Widowmaker (American band)

Widowmaker
Origin	United States
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Years active	1991–1994
Labels	Esquire, Music for Nations, Sony Music Japan, CMC International
Past members	Dee Snider Al Pitrelli Joey Franco Marc Russell Freddy Villano

Widowmaker was an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1991 after the demise of his previous band, Desperado. ^[1]

The line-up consisted of Snider and fellow former Desperado member Marc Russell on bass, drummer Joey Franco who had played on the final Twisted Sister album, Love Is for Suckers , and guitarist Al Pitrelli, fresh off his stint with Alice Cooper.

They recorded two albums and toured the country in support but ultimately disbanded. Dee Snider went on to a number of other projects, including a reunion of Twisted Sister. ^[1]

Members

• Dee Snider – vocals (1992–1994)
• Al Pitrelli – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals (1992–1994)
• Marc Russell – bass, backing vocals (1992–1994)
• Joey Franco – drums (1992–1994) ^[1]

Touring members

• Freddy Villano – bass, backing vocals (1994)

Discography

• Blood and Bullets (1992) ^[2]
• Stand By for Pain (1994) ^[3]

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 388. ISBN   0-85112-656-1.
2. "Amazon.com – Music – Blood and Bullets by Widowmaker". Amazon.com. July 28, 1992. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
3. "Amazon.com – Music – Stand by for Pain by Widowmaker". Amazon.com. 1994. Retrieved May 29, 2015.