New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Los Angeles-based heavy metal trio RUSTY EYE founding member, bassist and co-vocalist Mr. Rust was recently able to meet one of his musical icons, Twisted Sister vocalist/songwriter Dee Snider, in a unique situation. Mr. Rust and his wife Teresa Gallo enlisted Snider to officiate their recent November 6 wedding ceremony held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, CA. The couple have shared video footage of the ceremony featuring a soundtrack of tracks playing from RUSTY EYE's latest 2020 album DISSECTING SHADOWS (Epoché Records/Blood Blast Distribution).
"Twisted Sister has always been an influence for me and Rusty Eye," says Mr. Rust. "When I was six years old someone gave me the remixed version of 'Under The Blade' on vinyl and since then Twisted Sister has been one of my favorite bands. Dee's eloquence and showmanship has made him into a larger-than-life icon that can command a crowd and guarantees a good show."
"Teresa and I are metal and horror fans, and that made Dee Snider the perfect officiant to marry us. He has also officiated weddings for Twiggy Ramirez, Adam Green and his son
Jesse Blaze Snider, all whom are already divorced… but he says he's a got a good feeling about us as he believes in marriage and shortly before our wedding, he had celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary."
DISSECTING SHADOWS - the first new music from RUSTY EYE in over six years - highlights the trio's definitive 'Rust'n'Roll' sound, a combination of prog, thrash, punk, blackened death and synthwave. Lyrically, it celebrates exploitation cinema, Italian horror, and grindhouse, which is also the main component for their music video singles-"This Is Permanent" (premiered via Metal Injection, 8/27), "Can't Wait To Go To Hell" (premiered via Decibel Magazine, 9/17 and "Hellbound Witch" (premiered via Cryptic Rock, 10/23). All three videos were directed by Alejandro Ordonez (Raubtier Productions).
"We are still promoting 'Dissecting Shadows' on the digital space but due to the pandemic we had to cancel all of our live performances," Mr. Rust updates. "We have a follow-up EP on the shelf waiting to be released when we feel things are more 'normal.'"
DISSECTING SHADOWS is available on CD, 12" Vinyl (clear variant, 500 copies total) and cassette, bundled with a limited-edition portable boombox at https://store.rustyeye.com.
