New Bat Out Of Hell Album from Meat Loaf

By: Randall Larson
Date: Monday, May 29, 2006

Due out on this Halloween, Bat Out of Hell III is Meat Loaf's long-awaited 3rd installment of the most successful rock music series of all time, with the two previous albums selling a total of 45 million copies around the world. Bat Out of Hell, released in 1977 and produced by Todd Rundgren, is the third best-selling album of all time, with 30 million copies sold worldwide, featuring such Meat Loaf/Jim Steinman standards as "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" and the show-stopping "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights."

The Steinman-produced Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, which came out in 1993, has sold more than 15 million, with the classic "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," earning Meat Loaf a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance.

Bat Out of Hell III: Monster's Loose continues the epic story in grand fashion, with contributions once again from Steinman and Rundgren, and produced by hitmaker Desmond Child (producer of albums by Aerosmith & Bon Jovi). The title song was co-written by John 5 of Marilyn Manson notoriety, Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.

"It's going to be an amazing album, as in the true tradition of all Bat albums," said Meat Loaf (born Marvin Lee Aday, now age 53) on his web site. "Updates and music clips will be posted on the site right now, the title cut, "Monster's Loose," can be downloaded.
www.meatloaf.net

More information on the album's cover artist, Julie Bell, can be seen at www.imaginistix.com

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Comments/Responses

• May 29, 2006, 09:35am •

I liked the last Bat of hell Album, I might have to check this one out.....

• May 29, 2006, 10:16am •

well whatgives its obvious that shitheads like shit
and if this is the most successful "rock series of all time" what is their basis? Its no where near the level of excellence that zeppelin or the who created. You dont hear people comparing meat loaf to clapton or hendrix or even sheryl crowe. bat out of hell 2 had one hit -I would do anything for fat cause I am so fat- or whatever it was. that cd remains dusty in a box or on a shelf and the one day while cleaning out last decades fashion it is found and that track is listened to and then once again it is buried in that box like shit by cat litter.

Im surprised meatloaf did do the bloodrayne soundtrack, was he not proud of the film?
oh and rocky horror pic and blackdog ducked as well

• May 29, 2006, 10:18am •

ducked sucked clucked -is it rabbit or duck season?

• May 29, 2006, 10:38am •

Meat Loaf, I feel, is one of the best musicians of all time. There are so very few musicians willing to write ballads -- I think he might be the only one in recent history to do so. I'm looking forward to seeing BooH 3, just to see what he comes up with.

It would be excellent if more musicians were willing to do proper ballads. The man is a true artist.

• May 29, 2006, 12:46pm •

I forgot that it was 93 that BooH II came out.

I have to say that it's about time that BooH III and Meat Loaf made a re-appearance on the scene. Like a comet he comes and goes out of the music business on a cycle of roughly a decade or more before he makes his return back into music.

He's a good theatrical rock musician up there with Styx than I say LED Zeppelin or The Who, but the Who also can be described as theatrical rock too with "Tommy" under their belt.

I hope it produces a few hits off it and he can finally repeat the success of the original had with three of them.

• May 29, 2006, 12:53pm •

While I enjoy his music, and respect him for his longevity and such, he really should hang it up.

Regarding his appearance on American Idol during the finale, all I can say is "Thank God for Kat". She totally saved his performance from being truly horrible. Had she not been singing, the award for worst pro guest appearance would have been a toss-up between Meat Loaf and Rod Stewart.

• May 29, 2006, 05:17pm •

um just because rod stewart used to put live gerbils up is but does not mean hes a professional singer-case in point randy jackson said it only got him a job as a talent judge-thats my gerbil

• May 29, 2006, 05:24pm •

tashiro: Meat Loaf did NOT compose either "Bat Out of Hell" album - Jim Steinman did. Sure ML has a great booming voice, but the credit does and should not rest on his shoulders for those classics.

As for Zeppelin and The Who - I'm not sure if you can even compare any of those bands. They all produce their own distinctive flavour of rock.

That said, I'd throw Pink Floyd in the mix as another band who was an absolute monster in the 70s - if we're talking about premiere rock acts from that period.

• May 29, 2006, 05:27pm •

Meat Loaf: Regurgitated. He's back, just when you thought it was safe to turn on your radio.

• May 29, 2006, 07:27pm •

diet, perhaps you should re-read the article, and pay attention this time before you go off spitting such unnesessary venom.

The first 2 recordings (a series hence the pts) sold over 45 million copies. Like Meatloaf or not, that's rather impressive and not accomplished by most artists. What is shit to you probably isn't to most.

As for being an artist, Meatloaf is more a performer, and has really only sold well when Steinman cowrites his stuff.

I cought the show back in 94 and he really impressed me. Something not easily done by a live act. Not sure about now, but he had lost a LOT of weight and tore all over that stage. Not bad, for a man his age.

More power to him. At least he writes songs with melody and feeling. Something hard to come by in this R/B - hip/hop arena called the recording industry.

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