We Wish You A Metal X-Mas And A Headbanging New Year

We Wish You A Metal X-Mas And A Headbanging New Year
Armoury Records
Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment
Review By ~Downshifter

If you have not heard of this release yet, well its time you do. The perfect stocking stuffer for that headbanging thrasher in your family come on you know every family has at least one. Extremely well produced and featuring many of metals best players. We Wish You A Metal XMas And A Headbanging New Year is actually a very decent recording to add to your collection or download from iTunes to your xmas holiday playlist like I did. My favorite track would for sure be Run Rudolph Run featuring Lemmy on vocals, it just bleeds coolness. Hearing Dio belt out God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, like only Ronnie can is almost kind of spooky, and dark, and actually bad ass! For fans of cookie monster style vocals, you will enjoy Silent Night like you have never heard it before and hearing Geoff Tate sing Silver Bells is pretty cool. Now for me this is not a cd I would enjoy year round, but around the holidays I will be happy to fire it up each year as a new tradition.

Go out and grab a copy here

Track Listing:

1) We Wish You A Merry Xmas (Jeff Scott Soto / Bruce Kulick / Bob Kulick / Chris Wyse / Ray Luzier)
2) Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Alice Cooper / John 5 / Billy Sheehan / Vinny Appice)
3) Run Rudolph Run (Lemmy / Billy F. Gibbons / Dave Grohl)
4) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Ronnie James Dio / Tony Iommi / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright)
5) Little Drummer Boy (Dug Pinnick / George Lynch / Billy Sheehan / Simon Phillips)
6) Santa Claus Is Back In Town (Tim “Ripper” Owens / Steve Morse / Juan Garcia/ Marco Mendoza / Vinny Appice)
7) Silent Night (Chuck Billy / Scott Ian / Jon Donais / Chris Wyse / John Tempesta)
8) Silver Bells (Geoff Tate / Carlos Cavazo / James Lomenzo / Ray Luzier)
9) Deck the Halls (Oni Logan / Craig Goldy / Tony Franklin / John Tempesta)
10) Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer (Stephen Pearcy / Tracii Guns / Bob Kulick / Billy Sheehan / Greg Bissonette)
11) Rocking Around the Xmas Tree (Joe Lynn Turner / Bruce Kulick / Bob Kulick/ Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright)
12) Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Tommy Shaw / Steve Lukather / Marco Mendoza /Kenny Aronoff)

***Editorial Note***

Special thoughts and prayers go out to Ronnie James Dio and his family

A statement released yesterday by Mrs. Dio on the band's website confirmed their fears - "Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans."