Meat Loaf

Remember the classic Meat Loaf albums Dead Ringer and Blind Before I Stop? What about Midnight at the Lost and Found and Bad Attitude? Wait … you’ve never heard of any of these? Oh, yeah, that’s right — Meat Loaf has been completely incapable of selling albums when not tag-teaming fans with the help of songwriter Jim Steinman (Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II). Good news, folks — that is, if you like Meat Loaf (the singer, not the food) — the pair are back in the studio, wrapping up the third installment of their Hell series. It’s sure to feature more theatrically overblown singles, more hot-ass female vocals that somehow make a man-cow sound sexy, and more piano than a Billy Joel concert. If you’re not willing to wait, you can always check out his “Hair of the Dog That Bit You” tour. Expect to witness a man, shaped like an aging wrestler, strut across the stage with sweat-dripping aplomb as he tries not to look like an aging wrestler about to keel over. You should also expect a song or two off the upcoming album.