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Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister performing in Manchester, 2006.
Twisted Sister performing in Manchester, 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Background information
Origin New York City, USA
Genre(s) Glam metal, Heavy metal, Hard rock
Years active 1972–1988
1997
2001–2006
2007–present
Website twistedsister.com
Members
Dee Snider
Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda
Jay Jay French
Mark "The Very Scary Animal" Mendoza
A. J. Pero
Former members
See: Twisted Sister band members

Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15 1955) is an American Musician, radio personality, and Actor. Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (born August 5, 1955 in New York City, New York) is one of the two guitarists of the American heavy John French (born 20 July 1952) better known with his Stage name Jay Jay French or J Mark "The Very Scary Animal" Mendoza (born Mark Glickman July 13 1955, Long Island, New York) is the Bassist of the Anthony Jude Pero (born October 14, 1959 in Staten Island New York) is the drummer of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Twisted Sister, from the group's inception in December 1972 until the present The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The City of New York [1] Their work fuses the shock tactics of Alice Cooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant makeup of bands like the New York Dolls and Kiss. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM) is a heavy metal music movement that started in the late 1970s in Britain, and achieved For the self-titled debut album see New York Dolls (album The New York Dolls are an American Glam rock band formed in Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 The group has a glam-like image and implements musically elements of classic heavy metal bands such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden as did some of the earlier glam metal bands. Traditional heavy metal, also known as classic metal, trad metal, or often simply heavy metal, is the seminal subgenre of Heavy metal music before Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. For other uses see Iron maiden. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Although the band has been categorized with glam metal bands, their music is much closer to the heavy metal and traditional metal style. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Traditional heavy metal, also known as classic metal, trad metal, or often simply heavy metal, is the seminal subgenre of Heavy metal music before Dee Snider, the group's frontman, has even been quoted as saying:

I don't think Twisted Sister is "glam" because that implies glamour, and we're not glamorous. Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15 1955) is an American Musician, radio personality, and Actor.
We should be called "Hid" because we're hideous. [2][3]

Although the band was formed by guitarist Jay Jay French in December 1972, all of their songs were written by lead singer Dee Snider from 1976 onward. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres John French (born 20 July 1952) better known with his Stage name Jay Jay French or J Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15 1955) is an American Musician, radio personality, and Actor. Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton He describes Twisted Sister as "Slade meets Sex Pistols". Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The group's hits include "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", both popularized by regular airplay on MTV in the 1980s. " We're Not Gonna Take It " is a 1984 hit song by the American Glam metal / Heavy metal band Twisted Sister from their album "I Wanna Rock" is a song from the album Stay Hungry ( 1984) by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Many of the band's songs explore themes of parent vs. child conflicts and criticisms of the educational system. [4]

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History of Twisted Sister

Pre-Dee period (1972 - 1976)

Twisted Sister was formed in December 1972 by guitarist Jay Jay French, and completed their line-up on February 14, 1973, when guitarist Jay Jay French joined a band called Silverstar. In those days, French was using the stage name Johnny Heartbreaker. He had previously played in some local bands and had almost auditioned for Wicked Lester, the band that would eventually become Kiss. Wicked Lester was a New York -based Rock and roll group The group was formed (as Rainbow in 1970 and its most notable early members were Bassist Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Legend has it that French actually did audition but, according to an interview in the February, 2003 issue of Classic Rock Magazine ([5]),he approached Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley about auditioning for Wicked Lester but, upon hearing a tape of their recordings, decided that their musical style was incompatible with his. Classic Rock is a Magazine dedicated to the radio format of Classic rock, published by Future Publishing, who are also responsible for its Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Stanley Harvey Eisen (born January 20, 1952, Queens New York) known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American Hard rock On the suggestion of Silverstar's lead singer Michael Valentine [6], the band changed its name to Twisted Sister. Valentine and the other guitarist, Billy Diamond, soon left, prompting French to assume vocal duties as well. [7]

In 1975, Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, a former high school friend of French, joined as co-lead singer and second guitarist. Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (born August 5, 1955 in New York City, New York) is one of the two guitarists of the American heavy He had previously recorded with a New York City band called SPV. Kevin John Grace replaced Mel "Starr" Anderson on drums. Bass guitarist Kenny Neill (Kenneth Harrisson-Neill) completed the lineup. The band followed a glam rock direction, influenced by David Bowie, Slade, Mott the Hoople, Humble Pie, and New York Dolls. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock band with strong R&B roots and known for being part of the popular Glam rock scene of the early Humble Pie were a rock, Rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups of the 1970s. For the self-titled debut album see New York Dolls (album The New York Dolls are an American Glam rock band formed in They played at local clubs without much success until 1976.

Club days (1976 - 1982)

In early 1976, Dee Snider[8] joined the band as lead singer and principal songwriter. After replacing drummer Grace with Tony Petri, the group took a heavier musical direction, influenced by Motörhead, Black Sabbath, and Alice Cooper, but without abandoning their glam image. Black Sabbath are an Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five

Although glam was out of fashion in those days, Snider's phenomenal abilities as frontman propelled the band to considerable local success. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song They broke attendance records at large halls in the Tri-State Region and their growing fan base began to take the name "S. The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area. M. F. F. O. T. S. ", for Sick Motherfucking Friends Of Twisted Sister. Later shortened to "S. M. F. " for "Sick Mother Fuckers. " No record label was interested in signing the band, so in 1979 they released the single "I'll Never Grow Up Now" / "Under the Blade" on their own label, Twisted Sister Records, followed in 1980 by "Bad Boys (Of Rock & Roll)" / "Lady's Boy". In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The legendary Eddie Kramer produced both singles. Eddie Kramer (born 1941 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an Audio engineer and producer who has worked with Led Zeppelin, Triumph [9]

In this period, the group suffered some member traffic. On October 31, 1978, Neill left to be a born again Christian, according to an interview with Snider. The band's roadie and friend, Mark "The Very Scary Animal" Mendoza, formerly bassist for The Dictators, replaced him. Mark "The Very Scary Animal" Mendoza (born Mark Glickman July 13 1955, Long Island, New York) is the Bassist of the The Dictators are a Rock and roll band formed in New York City in 1973 In December 1980, Petri also left for the Plasmatics[10] and was replaced briefly by Ritchie Teeter. The Plasmatics were an American punk band formed by Yale University graduate and radical Anti-artist Rod Swenson with Wendy O Teeter, also formerly of The Dictators, was replaced in that band by Mel Anderson. In April 1981, Teeter was replaced by "Fast" Joey Brighton, who was in turn replaced by A.J. Pero from Cities, another unsigned band with local fame. Anthony Jude Pero (born October 14, 1959 in Staten Island New York) is the drummer of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister [11]

This lineup—Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza and A. J. Pero—is considered the band's classic lineup, with which they would record four studio albums and perform numerous live shows around the world.

Upon the suggestion of two reporters from Sounds and Kerrang! magazines, Twisted Sister left New York to find a label in the UK. Sounds was a British Music paper, published weekly from October 10, 1970 &ndash April 6, 1991 Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There, in April 1982, they were finally signed by Secret Records, a small British label that was mainly a punk outlet.

Pre-MTV period (1982 - 1984)

In June 1982, the group released their first EP, Ruff Cuts, on the Secret Records label. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify This was followed shortly by their first LP, Under The Blade, produced by Pete Way of UFO. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Under the Blade is the debut album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on Secret Records on September 18 1982 Peter Frederick 'Pete' Way (born 7 August 1951, in Enfield Middlesex) is a Bass player. UFO are an English Hard rock band formed in 1969 UFO became a transitional band between early Hard rock and heavy metal and the New Despite rather low production quality, the album was a surprise underground hit in the UK, providing the band with sufficient name recognition to open for such metal acts as Motörhead. The album had an overall raw metal sound and included "Tear It Loose", a very fast speed metal song featuring a guitar solo by "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motörhead. Edward Clarke (born 5 October 1950, Twickenham, London) better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, is a Guitarist Another single, the future hit "We're Not Gonna Take It", was planned for release, but Secret Records went out of business before Snider was able to complete the lyrics. "We're Not Gonna Take It" later became one of their top singles.

Somewhere around this time, Twisted Sister updated its feminized image with a more grotesque look that distinguished them from other glam metal bands of the era. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. The group was now regarded more as a weird-looking heavy metal band because their look and music, although still reminiscent of pop/glam styles, were growing closer to heavy metal's leather and chains images.

After an appearance on the music TV program The Tube, Atlantic Records approached the band and signed them. The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme which ran for 5 series from November 5, 1982 until Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Atlantic was one of the labels that had turned Twisted Sister down in the Club Days period. Their first LP under Atlantic, You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll, produced by Stuart Epps, was released in 1983 and included the UK #19 hit "I Am (I'm Me)". You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll is Twisted Sister 's second full-length album released on June 27 1983 From a production standpoint, the album sounded better than its predecessor, and it was every bit as heavy. Upon the success of the album the company decided to promote the band more heavily. A music video was made for the title track of You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll, which was to become the first of a series of comedic videos that popularized the band.

MTV videos (1984 - 1985)

International fame came for Twisted Sister when the band's third LP, Stay Hungry, hit the stores on May 10, 1984. Stay Hungry, released on May 10 1984, was the third album released by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. The album was a little more commercial-sounding than the first two, owing to Tom Werman's production, but it still included heavy songs such as the title track and "Burn In Hell". Tom Werman (born Boston) is a Record producer for Epic Records. During a very successful tour, a young Metallica supported the band. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Stay Hungry sold more than two million copies by the summer of 1985, and went on to sell more than three million in subsequent years. It remains the band's biggest success and is considered a classic among heavy metal fans.

Videos of hit singles "We're Not Gonna Take It" (a #21 hit in the US) and "I Wanna Rock" (US #68) ran almost constantly on MTV. " We're Not Gonna Take It " is a 1984 hit song by the American Glam metal / Heavy metal band Twisted Sister from their album "I Wanna Rock" is a song from the album Stay Hungry ( 1984) by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Their pervasive slapstick comedy proved a change of pace for the genre and gave the band a distinctive appeal. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with The acclaimed surreal comedy film, Pee Wee's Big Adventure took this further with the band having an appearance making a fictional video for "Burn In Hell" on the Warner Bros. back lot only to be interrupted by Pee Wee Herman passing through. Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 adventure Comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length film debut Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Despite being comedic in nature, the videos featured violence against parents and teachers, which placed the band under heavy criticism by conservative organizations. They were singled out by the PMRC in 1985. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Twisted Sister songs "Under the Blade" and "We're Not Gonna Take It" were specifically mentioned in the associated Senate hearings. Snider was one of the few musicians to testify before a Senate committee in these hearings on September 19, 1985. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives (He was addressed formally by the committee counsel as "Mr. Sister". )[12]

Decline and fall (1985 - 1987)

On November 9, 1985, the band released their fourth LP, Come Out and Play, produced by Dieter Dierks. ' Come Out and Play' (November 9 1985 is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released by Atlantic Records Dieter Dierks (born in Stommeln near Cologne) is a German Record producer and mostly known for his collaboration with the Rock band Scorpions It was not nearly as successful as its predecessor, although it did earn the band a gold album for sales of 500,000 copies. The failure was partly due to MTV banning the video for Be Chrool to Your Scuel on the grounds that it was offensive. If it had not been banned, it is arguable that Twisted Sister would have continued to gain popularity and credibility and become bigger than they already were. The song featured such guests as Alice Cooper (who also appeared in the video), Brian Setzer, Clarence Clemons and Billy Joel. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Brian Setzer (born April 10 1959, Massapequa, New York) is an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Clarence Clemons (born January 11, 1942) is an American Musician, best known as the Saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen 's William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. The tour supporting the album was a near fiasco, with low attendance and many cancelled dates. Not even Atlantic's re-release of a remixed Under the Blade helped the band recover its popularity. "Come Out and Play" was one of the first CDs to go out of print. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

After the tour, Pero left to rejoin Cities. He was replaced by ex-Good Rats drummer Joey "Seven" Franco. The Good Rats are a rock band from Long Island, New York. Their music mixes elements of Hard rock with Jazz and pop The nickname "Seven" comes from his being the band's seventh drummer.

In 1987, Snider embarked on a solo project, reportedly approaching future Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, but this did not work out. For other uses see Iron maiden. Janick Robert Gers (pronounced YA-nik Gerz (born January 27, 1957 in Hartlepool, England) is one of three current Guitarists He then recorded an album with Franco programming the drum machine and featuring several session musicians such as Reb Beach on guitar, Kip Winger (just before he formed Winger) and Steve Whiteman of Kix. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Reb Beach (born Richard Earl Beach Jr on August 31, 1963, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist Kip Winger is an American rock musician member of the Hard rock band Winger and a solo artist Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City that gained popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s KIX is an American Hard rock band who achieved popularity in the 1980s Atlantic Records refused to release it unless it was labeled as a Twisted Sister album. So, on August 13, 1987 Love Is For Suckers made its debut. Love Is for Suckers is the fifth Album by the heavy metal group Twisted Sister. Although the band had not played in the recording sessions, they were mentioned on the album cover as if they had, and they did play some of the songs in subsequent shows. Beau Hill's production gave the album a very polished pop metal sound. Beau Hill is an American Record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, KIX, Winger, Streets, Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. The band had also removed the makeup that they had been wearing since their early days. Commercially, the album was a complete failure and many of their metal fans were disappointed with the pop sound.

On October 12, 1987, almost two months after the release of Love Is For Suckers, Snider left the band, the record label canceled their contract and Twisted Sister broke up. The public announcement of the band's demise came early in 1988. [13]

Separation period (1987 - 1997)

After the band's break-up, former members were involved in different projects:

  • Dee Snider formed Desperado, Widowmaker and SMFs. Desperado is a heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1988 after Twisted Sister was disbanded He also wrote, directed and starred in the movie Strangeland. Strangeland is an American Horror film released in 1998. The Movie was directed by John Pieplow and written by Dee Snider A sequel, Strangeland 2, is planned.
  • Eddie Ojeda went on to join Scarecrow and then formed Prisoners of War. Both projects were unsuccessful. He also worked as a session guitarist and guitar instructor.
  • Jay Jay French stopped performing except for some guest appearances. He formed French Management and managed the alternative metal band Sevendust. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Sevendust is an American Alternative metal band from Atlanta Georgia.
  • Mark Mendoza briefly joined Blackfoot. Blackfoot is a Southern rock band from Jacksonville Florida. They were formed in 1972 and were contemporaries of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and tried for years to Then he worked as a producer and manager. He also occasionally pursued solo projects.
  • A. J. Pero was involved in several projects and subsequently toured with Snider's SMFs.
  • Joey Franco worked as a session drummer and played with Snider's Widowmaker.

In 1992, Atlantic Records released a "best of" compilation Big Hits and Nasty Cuts that also featured some live performances from the Under The Blade period. Big Hits and Nasty Cuts The Best of Twisted Sister, is a greatest hits compilation by Twisted Sister. A live album from the Stay Hungry era named Live At Hammersmith was released in 1994 by CMC International. Live at Hammersmith is a live album from Twisted Sister released 3 October 1994. CMC International is a Record label, a division of its parent label - Sanctuary Records.

Reunions and re-issues (1997 - Present)

Twisted Sister in Sweden, 2007.
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In 1998, the band recorded a song for the soundtrack of Snider's movie Strangeland. [[14]]

In 1999, Spitfire Records re-issued their back catalog, supplemented with previously unreleased tracks. Spitfire Records was a subdivision of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York, United States. This was followed by Club Daze Volume 1: The Studio Sessions, an album containing demo recordings from the pre-Under the Blade era, and Club Daze Volume 2: Live In The Bars, a live counterpart.

In 2001, Koch Records released a tribute album under the name Twisted Forever: A Tribute To The Legendary Twisted Sister. Koch Records, the primary subsidiary of Koch Entertainment LP is the largest Independent record label in the United States. A tribute album is a recorded collection of Cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions Twisted Forever - A Tribute to the Legendary Twisted Sister is a tribute album released in 2001 The album featured a wide range of artists and bands who had been influenced by Twisted Sister, including Lit, Motörhead, Chuck D, Anthrax, Overkill, Cradle of Filth, Joan Jett, Sebastian Bach, and Hammerfall. Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1 1960 in Roosevelt New York) better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper author and producer Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Overkill is an American Thrash metalband formed in 1980 in New Jersey. Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk, on April 3, 1968) is a Canadian heavy metal singer best known as ex- Frontman For The C J Cherryh novel see The Gene Wars universe. HammerFall is a Power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden Oddly for a tribute album, Twisted Sister was also present with a cover of AC/DC's "Sin City". AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young.

In November of 2001, the reunited Twisted Sister joined fellow New York metal artists Anthrax, Overkill, Sebastian Bach, and Ace Frehley to headline a benefit concert for NYPD and FDNY Widows and Orphans Fund in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department City of New York ( FDNY) has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan New York Steel raised over $100,000 for the charity, and the reaction to the first Twisted Sister set in 14 years was overwhelming. New York Steel was a benefit concert emceed by Eddie Trunk and Mike Piazza, featuring Heavy metal musicians that took place The demand for more live dates was immediate, and the band took the first steps toward returning to the concert stage.

In 2002, a remastered "best of" compilation named Essentials was released. Fans generally consider this to be a better compilation than the one previously issued by Atlantic.

Twisted Sister, this time including Mark Mendoza, reunited again for the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2003. Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock / metal festival held in Sweden since June 6, 1992. They also appeared in August of that same year at the Wacken Open Air festival. Wacken Open Air (WOA is a popular German music festival focusing on various forms of Extreme metal and Heavy metal. Footage from that show was filmed for a DVD release[15], which featured former Violent Apathy and Spite member, Tom Fuller[16]. Violent Apathy is a US hardcore band that formed in March 1981 at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo Michigan and sparked the Kalamazoo The Hardcore Punk rock band Spite, was an essential musical hub in the Michigan hardcore scene

In March 2004, they entered the studio to completely re-record their Stay Hungry album for Demolition Records. Demolition Records was formed in the UK during the year 2000 Roster Hanoi Rocks Lauren Harris Glenn Hughes They reported that they were not happy with the original album's production, so this time they produced it themselves. The re-recording was released under the name Still Hungry and contained seven bonus tracks. Still Hungry, released in 2004 was a re-recording of the 1984 album Stay Hungry released by heavy metal band Twisted Sister.

In July 2005, the group played a free concert in Edmonton for the Klondike Days festival. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton's Capital EX, formerly known as Klondike Days or K-Days, is an annual 10-day exhibition held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada In late 2005, Snider appeared on Numbers from the Beast: An All-Star Tribute to Iron Maiden, performing vocals for the Maiden classic "Wasted Years". Numbers from the Beast is a Tribute album to Iron Maiden that was released in 2005 " Wasted Years " was the fourteenth single released by Iron Maiden and the first from their Somewhere in Time album Snider was joined by his contemporaries and peers George Lynch, formerly of Dokken, and Bob Kulick. George Lynch (born September 28 1954 is a Hard rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken. Dokken is an American heavy metal and Hard rock band that was formed in 1978 Bob Kulick is an American guitarist (best known for his studio work with Kiss) and Grammy Award-winning record producer

Also in 2005, the band released the 2003 Wacken show on CD and DVD simply titled Live And Wacken. Wacken Open Air (WOA is a popular German music festival focusing on various forms of Extreme metal and Heavy metal. They also went on tour with Alice Cooper, acting as the support band but delivering a set similar to a headliner's. [17]

In 2006, Snider and French worked with Lordi to produce and play on a few tracks on their new album Arockalypse. Lordi is a heavy metal quintet from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992 however the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known Snider was featured on the first track, "SCG3 Special Report", as the voice of Lordi warning of the upcoming Arockalypse. French guest starred on the song "Chainsaw Buffet".

In June 2006, the band announced that they had signed with the American record label Razor and Tie to release a final CD, of heavy metal Christmas music called A Twisted Christmas. Razor & Tie is a New York based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The CD was released on October 17, 2006, and was a commercial success. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On July 8, 2006, Twisted Sister played in front of 80,000 people in Quebec City, Canada. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province The show also featured Scorpions as the headliner. They also played a small concert at the Wolverhampton Civic Center. The concert was a success, with many fans hailing it as just the same as Twisted Sister at their prime.

The group is still together and occasionally makes small tours around the world, in full makeup. Before each of these mini-tours, they perform as Bent Brother, practicing their set and appearing without makeup, usually at reduced ticket prices, although Snider and French have both voiced the opinion that they do not enjoy playing as Twisted Sister. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City.

Twisted Sister was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on Oct 15, 2006. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is an organization located in Lake Grove New York.

On December 13, 2006, Twisted Sister made an appearance on The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running The group performed their rock version of "O Come All Ye Faithful" which is arranged in the style of "We're Not Gonna Take It". " Adeste Fideles " is the name of a Hymn tune written by John Francis Wade in 1743 and the first line of the Latin text for which the tune was " We're Not Gonna Take It " is a 1984 hit song by the American Glam metal / Heavy metal band Twisted Sister from their album

On December 22, 2006, Twisted Sister appeared on CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, performing their rock version of "O Come All Ye Faithful". CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running Chat show and officially the flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company Craig Ferguson (born May 17, 1962) is a Scottish - American Television host, Stand-up comedian, Writer, and " Adeste Fideles " is the name of a Hymn tune written by John Francis Wade in 1743 and the first line of the Latin text for which the tune was

On a recent episode of Dee Sniders syndicated radio program "The House of Hair", Dee stated that due to the success of the Christmas album and also due to the response to the tour promoting the album that Twisted Sister might not retire, and that they are discussing what the band's future should be.

C. C. Banana interviewed Jay Jay French stating that TS will continue. They are currently working on a DVD.

On July 15, 2007, Twisted Sister performed at glam metal festival "Rocklahoma. "

Twisted Sister's famous "I Wanna Rock" was featured in the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s as a playable song (instead of being a cover like several songs featured in the game, it was the version from the 2004 remake of their classic album Stay Hungry, titled Still Hungry, ). Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80s (titled Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s in Europe is a Music video game and the third installment in the popular Stay Hungry, released on May 10 1984, was the third album released by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Still Hungry, released in 2004 was a re-recording of the 1984 album Stay Hungry released by heavy metal band Twisted Sister.

2008 - Dee Snider appeared on the CMT television show "Gone Country". Gone Country is an American celebrity Reality television show in which contestants compete to become a Country music singer

On February 25, 2008 Twisted Sister performed at "Aftermath - The Station Fire 5 years later" in Providence, RI.

On May 10, 2008 Twisted Sister performed a free concert at the Bulgarian town Lovech. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Lovech (Ловеч is a town in north-central Bulgaria with a population of about 50000

Band members

For more details on this topic, see Twisted Sister band members. The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Twisted Sister, from the group's inception in December 1972 until the present

Discography and videos

Studio albums

Live albums / compilations

12" EPs

Bootlegs (Vinyl LPs media only)

LP Title: "For All You S. Under the Blade is the debut album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on Secret Records on September 18 1982 You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll is Twisted Sister 's second full-length album released on June 27 1983 Stay Hungry, released on May 10 1984, was the third album released by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. ' Come Out and Play' (November 9 1985 is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released by Atlantic Records Love Is for Suckers is the fifth Album by the heavy metal group Twisted Sister. Still Hungry, released in 2004 was a re-recording of the 1984 album Stay Hungry released by heavy metal band Twisted Sister. A Twisted Christmas is a Christmas album from US heavy metal group Twisted Sister, released on October 17 2006. Big Hits and Nasty Cuts The Best of Twisted Sister, is a greatest hits compilation by Twisted Sister. Live at Hammersmith is a live album from Twisted Sister released 3 October 1994. Club Daze Volume 1 The Studio Sessions is an album by Twisted Sister. Club Daze Volume II Live in the Bars is an album by Twisted Sister. The Essentials by Twisted Sister is a compilation album which came out in 2002 " We're Not Gonna Take It " is a 1984 hit song by the American Glam metal / Heavy metal band Twisted Sister from their album M. F. " Recorded live in Japan (May, 24 - 1980).

Tracklist:

LP Title: "You Can't Stop Rock At Donnington" Recorded live At Donnington in London (August, 20 - 1983).

Tracklist:

LP Title: "Motherfuckers" Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London (Juny, 15 - 1984). Limited edition of 150.

Tracklist:

LP Title: "Bone Idol"

2LP recorded live at the Palladium, New York (December - 1984).

Tracklist:

LP Title: "S. M. F"

Recorded Live at two different localitations: in Rochester (New York) in 1979 and in San Bernardino, (California) in 1984. French pressing.

Tracklist:

LP Title: "Frankfurt ' 84"

Recorded live in Frankfurt (Germany), (Juny, 7 - 1984). There are red, black and clear vinyl pressings. German pressing.

Tracklist:

LP Title: "A Fuckin' Nightmare"

Recorded live in San Bernardino (California). Available on standard and picture disc LP.

Tracklist:

2LP Title: "Special Guest"

Recorded live in Rochester (New York, on October, 14 - 1984). Also Available in picture disc titled "Twist of the Wrist", as well as double LP titled "King Biscuit Flower Hour" (all same track list)

Tracklist:

7" singles

Music Videos

VHS/DVDs

External links

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