Under the Blade

by Twisted Sister

Overview

Although Twisted Sister had been slugging it out on the New York-area bar/club scene for nearly a decade by the early '80s (developing a large following in the process), no major record label would sign the act. Noticing that England was in the midst of a heavy metal resurgence (dubbed the New Wave of British Heavy Metal), the quintet moved over to the U.K., where they recorded their debut album, Under the Blade, issued in 1982 on the independent Secret Records. UFO bassist Pete Way produced the album, which featured many of the band's best compositions from their club days. The chilling title track remains one of the band's best and has became a perennial concert favorite, while other metallic highlights include the opening "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)," "Sin After Sin," "Shoot 'Em Down," and "Tear It Loose." The band also brings the volume down a notch or two with the slow-burning tracks "Run for Your Life" and "Destroyer," while the 1999 CD reissue on Spitfire included a bonus track not on the original record ("I'll Never Grow Up Now!"). Under the Blade remains one of Twisted Sister's hardest rocking albums and is highly recommended to lovers of early-'80s British heavy metal. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	02/28/2025
Label:	Friday Music Two
UPC:	0829421097815

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Twisted Sister   Primary Artist
"Fast" Eddie Clarke   Guitar
Jay Jay French   Guitar
Dee Snider   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mark Mendoza   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
A.J. Pero   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Eddie Ojeda   Guitar,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Suzette Guilot-Snider   Costume Design,Make-Up
Edwin H. Kramer   Producer
Dee Snider   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Assistant Producer
Dan Nash   Assistant Engineer
Will Gosling   Engineer
Mark Mendoza   Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Assistant Producer
Pete Way   Producer,Executive Producer
D. Snider   Composer
Danny McNerney   Engineer,Remixing
Fin Costello   Photography,Cover Art Concept
David Boscombe   Engineer
Craig Thomson   Engineer