Music icon Dee Snider has released a music video for his new re-worked single ‘Stand (with Ukraine)’, in conjunction with launching World United Live in support. New album Leave A Scar is out now via Napalm Records.
Watch the video for ‘Stand (with Ukraine)’ and visit World United Live here: https://worldunited.live/stand-with-ukraine
Purchase Leave A Scar here: https://napalmrecords.com/deesnider
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Dee Snider recently announced his steadfast support of the people of Ukraine, who have been using Twisted Sister‘s track ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as their battle cry anthem. Within just days, he became heavily involved at the forefront of World United Live. The platform operates with the goal of raising awareness that may otherwise be shielded from the Russian people, to digitally, simultaneously protest in support of Ukraine, and to eventually coordinate the world’s largest aid concert to help them rebuild.
Today, in support of World United Live’s initiatives and the people of Ukraine, Dee Snider released a brand new, re-worked music video for his Leave A Scar track ‘Stand’, specially renamed ‘Stand (with Ukraine)’, with a video that features various pieces of currently sourced footage.
Dee Snider says about re-worked ‘Stand (with Ukraine)’ music video:
“About a month ago, someone on social media told me people in Ukraine were using Twisted Sister‘s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as a battle cry, and asked if I was cool with it. Of course I was. My response elicited someone asking me why I was okay with Ukrainians using my song and not some other groups. I won’t repeat my exact response (it was a bit political), but that tweet went internationally viral. Every news agency in the world suddenly wanted to talk to me.
At that very moment, some great people (who were all friends of mine) were hatching the idea for World United Live and asked me if I would spearhead the organisation. How could I say no? Since then, we have been beating the drum for the free world to come together, not only in support of Ukraine and condemnation of Putin, but in sending a message to the Russian people that they are misinformed and not being told the truth. Now, with the help of the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and many others, we are doing just that!
About a week ago, it hit me that the song ‘Stand’ from my last Napalm Records album, Leave a Scar, fit the crisis in Ukraine perfectly… but I had already released a video for ‘Stand’ recently. Yet I just couldn’t get around how well the lyrics resonated with Putin’s attack on these innocent people. Ukraine was the furthest thing from my mind when I wrote the words for that song, yet it was like I had done just that. So, I had a couple of incredibly talented people (Scott Pitek and Steve Sage Goldberg) cut together a new video using some live concert footage and news clips. The result is devastating. Please watch and share ‘Stand (with Ukraine)’ and join us at www.worldunited.live. Help save the world. Together we can.”
Dee Snider‘s latest album, Leave A Scar, is an illuminating plentitude of angst etched in time, serving as a musical refuge and expressive output for Dee. But in turn, this auditory time capsule, written to express the anger, unease and pain, emerges as not only crushingly heavy, but relentlessly powerful. Each of the 12 tracks on Leave A Scar not only further bolster Dee Snider‘s position as one of the most celebrated frontmen of all time, showcasing that his vocal delivery and commanding swagger is as strong as ever, but that he is nowhere near stopping.
Dee Snider band line-up:
Dee Snider – Vocals
Charlie Bellmore – Guitar & Background Vocals
Nick Bellmore – Drums
Russell Pzütto – Bass & Background Vocals
Nick Petrino – Guitar & Background Vocals
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