Snakebite

Album: Redeemer of Souls (2014)
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  • Guitarist Glenn Tipton said this was a song written to be played live. "It's a little bit like 'You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise'…it's got that sort of vibe going for it," he said. "But a great live track. It's a track written for the audience and it does the job."

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  • Dan Gillespy from Courtenay BcThis song would have been a perfect single.
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