DEE SNIDER Releases Official Lyric Video For Title Track Of 'We Are The Ones' Solo Album

The official lyric video for “We Are The Ones”, the title track of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider‘s new solo album, can be seen below. Due on October 28 via Red River Records (distributed by BFD/RED), the CD was produced by Damon Ranger and is described by Dee as “an album that is think part FOO FIGHTERS, part IMAGINE DRAGONS, part THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS.” He added: “Forget anything from the past. Most of my heavy metal fans are gonna hate it; I’ve abandoned my past to move forward.”

Asked if there was one song that shaped the sound of this record, Dee told Billboard: “The first song [Damon] brought me was a song called ‘We Are The Ones’, which is the title track from the album. Thematically, Damon says it’s the message of Dee Snider fighting back and rebellion… it’s believing in yourself. The ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ message is eternal and that should continue on.”

Snider also talked about the track “Rule The World”, which he said was “sort of a ‘We Are The Champions’; it’s a very big studio anthem. When you hear it, it’s the kind of thing you can totally see Super Bowl time, the whole stadium lit up and it’s an uplifting song about, ‘With hands held high, we can rule the world,'” he said. “It’s basically about everybody just joining together with love and peace, real positive.”

“We Are The Ones” will include a newly re-recorded acoustic version of TWISTED SISTER‘s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” which has also been tapped the official anthem for The Recording Academy‘s advocacy efforts, including the “Fair Play Fair Pay” act. Also featured is a cover of NINE INCH NAILS‘ “Head Like A Hole”. “I always thought it was a great song, a powerful song,” Dee explains, “I can’t wait to do that one live. Like ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ is iconic, ‘Head Like A Hole’ is iconic for that era.”

Dee is unapologetically energized about where he’s going as an artist. “Music inspires that genuine enthusiasm,” he said. “I’m not anti the past — I’m just not one of those guys sitting there singing about the glory days. To me, these are the glory days, and the days to come are the glory days. And this new record is the part of my next glory days.”

With TWISTED SISTER effectively entering the rearview mirror, Dee now has his sights dead-set on his new musical direction. “You can’t expect others to embrace what you do if you don’t embrace it yourself,” he admits. “I have to believe it first before I can expect anybody else to believe it. When you’re creating a new record, you want to make a statement, and you want to have music you can stand behind and feel strongly about. So it was a little unnerving when I started heading down this path. After Damon and I cut the first four tracks, I said, ‘Oh yeah, there is a place for me here.’ This is music I feel excited about, and I also look forward to playing it live.”

“We Are The Ones” track listing:

01. We Are The Ones
02. Over Again
03. Close To You
04. Rule The World
05. We’re Not Gonna Take It
06. Crazy For Nothing
07. Believe
08. Head Like A Hole
09. Superhero
10. So What