Group

Widowmaker

American heavy metal band fronted by Dee Snider

From: United States
Active: 1991–1996
Rating: ★ 3 (1 votes)
Releases: 4

About

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

The line-up consisted of Snider and fellow former Desperado member Marc Russell on bass, drummer Joey Franco who had played on the 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.

From Widowmaker (American band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Joe Franco now
Marc Russell now
Dee Snider now
Al Pitrelli 1992–1995 · former electric guitar
Freddy Villano 1994–1995 · former bass guitar

Discography

Albums 2

Singles 2

Links

Reference

Also known as

Dee Snider's Widowmaker · Widow Maker

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 8553a61b-5f9a-46b5-89ea-d0d05333c710

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.