Under the Blade is the debut studio album by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister

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, released on Secret Records on September 18, 1982. (U.S. Sales Certification - Gold). It featured a very brutal and rough sound which was eventually totally ignored on a remixed re-release by Atlantic Records on July 14, 1985. The re-release also had a remixed version of the song "I'll Never Grow Up Now" added. The Atlantic Records release was both a try to emphasize on the commercial success of Stay Hungry and, by then (and for years to come) the only official way to get the album as Secret Records were no more. Bootlegs with the original mix were still in circulation. On May 31, 2011, Eagle Records

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 re-released Under the Blade in a digital remastered form with the original mix finally restored. Under the Blade has sold over two million copies worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written by Dee Snider.

1. "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)" - 4:45
2. "Bad Boys (of Rock 'n' Roll)" - 3:20
3. "Run for Your Life" - 3:28
4. "Sin After Sin" - 3:23
5. "Shoot 'Em Down" - 3:53
6. "Destroyer" - 4:16
7. "Under the Blade
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   " - 4:40
8. "Tear It Loose" - 3:08
9. "I'll Never Grow Up, Now" - 4:27†
10. "Day of the Rocker" - 5:03

†1985 Atlantic re-issue only

Special edition

The special edition contains the original album, the complete and remastered Ruff Cuts EP, and an edited live version of "Shoot 'Em Down" from an UK-sampler called "Reading Rock Volume One".

Also, the appearance of Twisted Sister at the 1983 Reading Festival is on a bonus DVD, together with interviews from the band members.

1. "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)" - 4:46
2. "Bad Boys (of Rock 'n' Roll)" - 3:21
3. "Run for Your Life" - 3:28
4. "Sin After Sin" - 3:22
5. "Shoot 'Em Down" - 3:54
6. "Destroyer" - 4:09
7. "Under the Blade
   Under the Blade (song)
   "Under the Blade" was a single released by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister in 1979. In 1982, the song was used as the title track for their debut album, Under the Blade....
   
   " - 4:38
8. "Tear It Loose" - 3:09
9. "Day of the Rocker" - 5:02
10. "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)" - 5:32†
11. "Shoot 'Em Down" - 3:56†
12. "Under the Blade" - 4:41†
13. "Leader of the Pack" - 4:01†
14. "Shoot 'Em Down (live)" - 3:37

†from the 1982 Ruff Cuts EP

Twisted Sister

• Dee Snider
  Dee Snider
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   - lead vocals
• Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda
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   - lead guitar
• Jay Jay French
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   - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mark "The Animal" Mendoza
  Mark Mendoza
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   - bass, backing vocals
• A. J. Pero
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   - drums, percussion

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	70
1985	The Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200	125