Meat Loaf claimed forever that this song was always meant for Bat out of Hell II and that he was angry at Steinman for putting it on Original Sin. Steinman denied that he had written it for Meat Loaf. I don’t like to wade into the interpersonal arguments between Meat Loaf and Steinman, because neither…

After two strong original tracks, Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell makes its first foray into Steinman’s back catalogue with a cover of the epilogue from Bad for Good. I reviewed the original a while ago, so this one will focus on what’s different in this version v. Steinman’s 12 years prior. As…

After the stunning album opener, Steinman surprisingly follows up with probably the closest thing he’s ever written to a straight-up metal song. It’s a cavernous, booming rocker that absolutely thrums with teenaged misdirected anger. On release, many critics ripped the lyrics on this album, claiming that they were infantile and ludicrous. I suspect an awful…