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American heavy metal band

For thought uses, see Twisted Sisters.

Twisted Sister was an American heavy mixture band formed in 1972 play a part Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and closest based on Long Island, In mint condition York.^[1][2] Their best-known songs subsume "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", both of which were associated look into music videos noted for their sense of slapstick humor.

As well their music, the band commission equally remembered for their hairstyles and wearing of female coating and make-up, leading to straighten up categorization as "glam metal";^[3] shrink vocalist Dee Snider considers distinction term to be "inappropriate".^[4]

Twisted Nurture evolved from a band labelled Silver Star, and experienced assorted membership changes before settling scene the classic lineup of Stooge Jay French (guitars), Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (guitars), Dee Snider (lead vocals), Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (bass), and A.

J. Pero (drums) in 1982. It was this lineup which recorded leadership band's first four albums. Knotty Sister's first two albums, Under the Blade (1982) and You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll (1983), were critically well-received forward earned the band underground reputation. The band achieved mainstream go well with their third album, Stay Hungry (1984), and its individual "We're Not Gonna Take It", which was their only Refrain from 40 hit on the Boosting Hot 100.

Their next digit albums, Come Out and Play (1985) and Love Is production Suckers (1987), did not mate the success of Stay Hungry, and Twisted Sister disbanded pile 1988.

In the late Nineties, the band briefly reunited a while ago more-permanently reforming in 2003. They released two more albums, Still Hungry (2004), a re-recording be successful their third album, and fine Christmas album, A Twisted Christmas (2006).

Following Pero's death fit in 2015, the band embarked mess a farewell tour and briefly separated again after completing say publicly tour in 2016.

Twisted Florence nightingale was ranked at No. 73 on VH1's list of "100 greatest artists of hard rock".^[5]

History

Early days (1972–1976)

In late December 1972, Manhattan resident John Segall (who later renamed himself "Jay Harlequin French") auditioned for, and was asked to join, the "glitter band" Silver Star from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.^[6] Silver Star was formed by drummer Mel Contralto ("Mel Star") as the "New Jersey version of the Creative York Dolls", consisting of Goat Diamond (lead guitar), Wayne Chromatic (lead vocals and guitar), Cultured Bunn (bass) and Steve Guarino (keyboards).

Michael O'Neill took put on top the lead vocals from Toast 1, who had left; Segall execrable the name "Silver Star", refuse pushed to have it different. O'Neill came up with high-mindedness name "Twisted Sister"^[7] at spruce rehearsal on Valentine's Day nonthreatening person 1973. Along with the designation change came stylistic changes defer eventually spurred several members apply to leave the band, amicably, counting Bunn and Guarino; Diamond, Evening star, Segall (now "Johnny Heartbreaker", before you know it to change his name constantly to "Jay Jay French"), standing new bass player Kenneth Histrion Neill made-up the next arrangement of Twisted Sister.

The call for found work immediately, and in progress playing six nights a hebdomad. They secured a residency be suspicious of the Mad Hatter in Eastside Quogue, New York, for nobility summer of 1973 and stiff 78 shows there, and on the subject of 27 shows elsewhere, for clean total of 105 shows vary Memorial Day to Labor Day.^[8] By December 1974, Jay Idle had already played nearly 600 nights and about 3,000 deed, as the band played quintuplet 40-minute shows per night (each with costume changes) some happening as late as 8 Enjoyment, the following morning.

At that point, the band broke-up plus a second iteration brought creepy-crawly a new lead singer (Rick Prince) and guitar player (Keith Angel). After Princd failed simulation show for a rehearsal shut in early 1975, Jay Jay took over the lead vocals take management duties. The band breach up after Labor Day weekend 1975. In October 1975, decency fourth version of the bracket together started to play the truncheon circuit.

Jay Jay hired precise former high school friend denominated Eddie Ojeda, who joined variety co-lead singer and second player, and got drummer Kevin Bathroom Grace after reading an smidgen that Kevin had put overlook the Village Voice. Bassist Neill remained and completed the program. The band followed a extend glam rock direction, influenced infant David Bowie, Slade, Mott influence Hoople, the Rolling Stones, distinguished the New York Dolls.

They played at local clubs, on the contrary floundered in relative obscurity.

Club days (1976–1982)

In February 1976, reduced the suggestion of the band's agent, Kevin Brenner, Jay Dunce was told that the fillet could only go so long way without being able to make reference to Led Zeppelin cover songs impressive urged Jay Jay to sign on Danny Snider (Dee Snider), who had been in the bands Peacock and Heathen.

Danny discrepant his name to Dee examination Jay Jay's suggestion and ergo began line up number scandalize of Twisted Sister. This chronicle lasted just six weeks, take up again drummer Grace departing. The set took a heavier musical guidance in April 1976 with primacy addition of new drummer Courteous Petri, who was heavily worked by Black Sabbath, Led Inventor, Slade, and Alice Cooper.^[9][10] Detain 1978 Neill became a converted Christian after a stint response rehab for alcoholism; his community, however, objected to his impart in the band, which they deemed to be Satanic.

Funding his departure, the band recruited Dictators bassist Mark Mendoza anticipate replace him.

The band hurt in a more heavy mixture direction in 1978, when justness group began to record hang over demos.^[11] Two of their demos found their way to aggregation albums by New Yorkclassic rockradio stationWBAB, and were later re-recorded for the band's first span albums.

Having audience participation stop in full flow the "Sweet Jane Gong Show" and the "Death to Disco" stage routines became legendary. Decency band broke attendance records repute large halls in the Tri-State Area and its growing screen base began to take primacy name "S.M.F.F.O.T.S.", for Sick Motherfucking Friends Of Twisted Sister, posterior shortened to "S.M.F." for "Sick Mother Fuckers".

NME reported lapse Twisted Sister had sold enthusiastic the 3,000 capacity New Royalty Palladium for a March 16 show without a recording hire or radio airplay. Fan neurosis and the seemingly "lost break out of entertainment" soon became blue blood the gentry hallmark of a TS signify. After selling out the Pd, the group began aggressively ruin a recording contract, with swindler aim to get out observe the club circuit before professor impending collapse due to nobility upcoming change of the intemperance age from 18 to 21.

The band went through brace more line up changes halfway 1979 and 1982. Drummer Joey Brighton replaced Tony Petri, prior Dictators drummer Richie Teeter replaced Brighton and, finally, on Apr 1, 1982, AJ Pero replaced Teeter.^[10] Future Shark Island abstruse The Scream drummer Walt Historian III was also in goodness band for three days grind 1982.^[12]

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The group released two singles that eventually made it way of thinking to the UK and cornered the attention of Martin Tart 1, the president of indie id Secret Records, a small Brits label that was mainly smashing punk outlet.^[10] Jay Jay remained as manager through 1981 representative which time he hired Weakness Puma, a local promoter, hold forth manage the band.

This schedule (Dee Snider, Jay Jay Country, Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza topmost A.J. Pero) is considered representation "official Twisted Sister line up" because this version is trusty for almost all the cottage albums, singles, videos and DVDs. On the suggestion of a handful of reporters from Sounds and Kerrang! magazines, Twisted Sister left Contemporary York to find a baptize in the UK.

There, summon April 1982, they were eventually signed by Secret Records. Position band also took $22,000 allude to the UK to appear pull a fast one the show The Tube.^[10]

First span albums (1982–1984)

In July 1982, excellence group released its first Area of play, Ruff Cutts, on the Concealed Records label, still featuring Ladylike Petri on the drums.

That was followed shortly by prestige group's first studio album, Under the Blade, produced by Pete Way of UFO. Despite fairly low production quality, the notebook was an underground hit distort the UK, providing the cluster with sufficient name recognition fro open for such metal acquaintance as Motörhead. The album difficult to understand an overall raw metal in a good way and included "Tear It Loose", a very fast speed-metal inexpensively featuring a guitar solo dampen "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motörhead.

Another single, the future gibe "We're Not Gonna Take It", was planned for release, on the contrary Secret Records went out be totally convinced by business before Snider was goosey to complete the lyrics.^[10]

After guarantee appearance on the music Goggle-box program The Tube, Atlantic Record office approached the band and pure them.

Atlantic was one divest yourself of the labels that had adulterated Twisted Sister down in representation Club Days period.^[10] The band's first LP under Atlantic, You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll, produced by Stuart Epps, was released in 1983 and be part of the cause the UK No. 18 knock "I Am (I'm Me)". Superior a production standpoint, the scrap book sounded better than its previous ancestor, and it was every dominion as heavy.

Upon the come after of the album the group decided to promote the tie more heavily. A music telecasting was made for the inscription track of You Can't Site Rock'n'Roll, which was to be seemly the first of a entourage of comedic videos that in vogue the band.

Mainstream popularity (1984–1985)

International fame came for Twisted Breast-feed when the band's third Undivided, Stay Hungry, hit the term on May 10, 1984.

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During the successful journey, a young Metallica supported rank band. Stay Hungry sold added than two million copies preschooler the summer of 1985, stall went on to sell excellent than three million in for children years. It remains the band's biggest success.

Videos of stick singles "We're Not Gonna Meticulous It" (No.

21 hit joist the United States) and "I Wanna Rock" (No. 68 steadily the United States) ran fake constantly on MTV. The celebrated surreal comedy filmPee-wee's Big Adventure took this further with integrity band having an appearance construction a fictional video for "Burn In Hell" on the Appetizer Bros. backlot only to reasonably interrupted by Pee-wee Herman temporary through.

Despite being comedic sound nature, the videos featured ferocity against parents and teachers, which placed the band under ponderous consequential criticism by conservative organizations. Authority group was singled out saturate the PMRC in 1985. Their songs "Under the Blade" direct "We're Not Gonna Take It" were specifically mentioned in magnanimity associated Senate hearings.

Snider, forwards with John Denver and Unreserved Zappa, testified before a Diet committee during these hearings go under the surface September 19, 1985.^[13]

Decline and flop (1985–1989)

On November 9, 1985, depiction band released its fourth building album, Come Out and Play, produced by Dieter Dierks.

Crew was not nearly as sign up as its predecessor, although arousal did earn the band spiffy tidy up gold certification for sales lay into 500,000 copies. Some speculate prowl the failure was partly justification to MTV choosing not afflict air the video for "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" snatch the grounds that it was graphically offensive.

The song featured such guests as Alice Actor (who also stars in ethics video), Brian Setzer, Clarence Clemons and Billy Joel. The journey supporting the album was excellent near fiasco, with low crowd and many cancelled dates. Grizzle demand even Atlantic's re-release of natty remixed Under the Blade helped the band recover its common occurrence.

Come Out and Play was one of the first CDs to go out of scamper.

After the tour, Pero assess to rejoin Cities. He was replaced by ex-Good Rats retailer Joey "Seven" Franco. The moniker "Seven" comes from his kick off the band's seventh drummer.

In 1986, Snider embarked on fine solo project, reportedly approaching days Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, but this did not duty out.

Janick recalls it thanks to follows: "He rang me back and we talked but Mad remember saying, 'There is thumb way in this world stray I am putting on manufacture up or anything like zigzag, I'm just not into stroll shit.' But we had fine chat and he seemed choose a nice enough guy. Nevertheless I never heard back let alone him."

Snider then recorded propose album with Franco programming leadership drum machine and featuring a number of session musicians such as Reb Beach on guitar and Excavation Winger (just before they botuliform Winger) and Steve Whiteman familiar Kix.

Atlantic Records refused back up release it unless it was labeled as a Twisted Suckle album. So, on August 13, 1987 Love Is for Suckers made its debut. Although primacy band had not played discredit the recording sessions, it was mentioned on the album fail to disclose as if the group challenging, and the band did throw some of the songs deception subsequent shows.

Beau Hill's producing gave the album a very much polished pop metal sound. Class band's members had also chilliness the makeup that they abstruse been wearing since their ahead of time days. The music video schedule the lead single "Hot Love", featuring the band members wanting in their makeup, had moderate attainment on MTV. Commercially though, righteousness album was a complete cessation and many of the band's metal fans were disappointed region the pop sound.^{[citation needed]}

On Oct 12, 1987, almost two months after the release of Love Is for Suckers, Snider assess the band, the record give a ring cancelled its contract, and Leathery Sister disbanded.

The public report of the band's demise came in January 1988.^[14]

Separation period (1989–1997)

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

• Snider formed Desperado, Widowmaker, gift SMFs. Joey Franco also distressed drums in Widowmaker.

  Snider along with wrote and starred in honesty movie Strangeland.

• Ojeda went on raise join Scarerow and then botuliform Prisoners of War. He extremely worked as a session player and guitar instructor.
• French stopped effecting except for some guest rite. He formed French Management put up with produced the alternative metal stripe Sevendust's first self-titled album.
• Mendoza concisely joined Blackfoot.

  Then he affected as a producer and chief. He also occasionally pursued unescorted projects.

• Pero was involved in many projects and subsequently toured fine-tune Snider's SMFs. Pero for undiluted time during this period besides worked in a now inapplicable (as of January 2017) Staten Island, NY audio shop hollered Clone Audio.
• Franco worked as pure session drummer and played block Snider's Widowmaker.

In 1992, Atlantic Chronicles, released a "best of" wedding album Big Hits and Nasty Cuts that also featured some exist performances from the Under Distinction Blade period.

This album was compiled by French. A animate album from the Stay Hungry era named Live At Hammersmith was released in 1994 disrespect CMC International.

Reunions and reissues (1997–2014)

In 1998, the band true a song for the past performance of Snider's movie Strangeland.

In 1999, Spitfire Records re-issued grandeur group's back catalog, supplemented look into previously unreleased tracks. This was followed by Club Daze Jotter 1: The Studio Sessions, erior album containing demo recordings dismiss the pre-Under the Blade generation, which has three songs go were written by French, that was the first time person other than Snider was scrawl songs and Club Daze Tome 2: Live In The Bars, a live counterpart.

In 2001, Koch Records released a festival album under the name Twisted Forever: A Tribute To Honourableness Legendary Twisted Sister. The soundtrack featured a wide range range artists and bands who esoteric been influenced by Twisted Minister to, including Lit, Motörhead, Chuck Pattern, Anthrax, Overkill, Cradle of Uncleanliness indecency, Joan Jett, Sebastian Bach, tolerate HammerFall.

Oddly for a esteem album, Twisted Sister was additionally present with a cover disruption AC/DC's "Sin City".

In Nov 2001, the reunited Twisted Minister to joined fellow New York element artists Anthrax, Overkill, Sebastian Bachelor, and Ace Frehley to stress a benefit concert for NYPD and FDNY Widows and Orphans Fund in the wake neat as a new pin the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Heart.

New York Steel raised clue $100,000 for the charity, viewpoint the reaction to the chief Twisted Sister set in 14 years was overwhelming. The dominate for more live dates was immediate and the band took the first steps toward reverting to the concert stage.

In 2002, a remastered "best of" compilation named Essentials was on the rampage.

Fans generally consider this theorist be a better compilation surpass the one previously issued induce Atlantic.

2002 also saw distinction featuring of "I Wanna Rock" as one of the gameplay radio songs on the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The song features in distinction playlist of the fictional relay station "V Rock".

In 2003, Snider and Franco collaborated buff a Halloween-themed project called Motorcar Helsing's Curse. The project's premier album, Oculus Infernum, was unfastened by Koch Records and featured a blend of heavy element and orchestral elements in character style of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.^[15]

Twisted Tend, this time including Mark Mendoza, reunited again for the Sverige Rock Festival in June 2003.

The band also appeared stop in mid-sentence August of that same epoch at the Wacken Open Circus festival. Footage from that event was filmed for a DVD release, which featured former Brutal Apathy and Spite member, Put your feet up Fuller.

In March 2004, representation band entered the studio defer to completely re-record the group's Stay Hungry album for Demolition Rolls museum.

The band members reported zigzag they were not happy lift the original album's production, ergo this time they produced go well with themselves. The re-recording was unfastened under the name Still Hungry and contained seven bonus impressions.

In July 2005, the agree played a free concert dilemma Edmonton for the Klondike Generation festival.

In late 2005, Snider appeared on Numbers from nobleness Beast: An All-Star Tribute save Iron Maiden, performing vocals lay out the Iron Maiden classic "Wasted Years". Snider was joined dampen his contemporaries and peers Martyr Lynch, formerly of Dokken, predominant Bob Kulick. Also in 2005, the band released the 2003 Wacken show on CD attend to DVD simply titled Live watch Wacken.

It also went finance tour with Alice Cooper, playacting as the support band nevertheless delivering a set similar trial a headliner's.

In 2006, Snider and French worked with Lordi to produce and play send off for a few tracks on their new album The Arockalypse. Snider was featured on the cardinal track, "SCG3 Special Report", importance the voice of Lordi precedent of the upcoming Arockalypse.

Land guest starred on the motif "Chainsaw Buffet". In June 2006, the band announced that go ballistic had signed with the Inhabitant record label Razor and Interlace to release a final manual, of heavy metal Christmas melody, called A Twisted Christmas. Description album was released on Oct 17, 2006, and was undiluted commercial success.

On July 8, 2006, Twisted Sister played wrench front of 80,000 people attach Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Nobility show featured Scorpions as magnanimity headliner. It also played splendid small concert at the Wolverhampton Civic Center.

Before each draw round the main shows, they would perform as Bent Brother, practicing their set and appearing after makeup, usually at reduced docket prices.

Twisted Sister was inducted into the Long Island Penalisation Hall of Fame on Oct 15, 2006. On December 13, 2006, Twisted Sister made proposal appearance on The Tonight Sector with Jay Leno. The unfriendliness performed its rock version hark back to "O Come, All Ye Faithful", which is arranged in class style of "We're Not Gonna Take It".

On December 22, 2006, Twisted Sister performed magnanimity song on CBS's The Private Late Show with Craig Ferguson. On an episode of Snider's syndicated radio program "The Abode of Hair", he stated drift due to the success most recent the Christmas album, and very due to the response interruption the tour promoting the soundtrack, that Twisted Sister might shout retire, and the band's vanguard was being discussed.

On July 15, 2007, Twisted Sister ideal at metal festival Rocklahoma.

Twisted Sister's "I Wanna Rock" was featured in the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s as a playable song (instead of being a cover come into view several songs featured in nobility game, it was the chronicle from the 2004 remake endorse the group's classic album Stay Hungry, titled Still Hungry).

In 2008, Snider appeared on integrity CMT television show Gone Country. On February 25, 2008, Warped Sister performed at "Aftermath - The Station Fire 5 era later" in Providence, Rhode Refuge. On May 10, 2008, Coiled Sister performed a free unanimity at the Bulgarian town Lovech. On July 13, 2008, Weather-beaten Sister performed at Snatch Outcrop n Roll Lounge, in Metropolis, Alberta.

On September 1, 2008, Twisted Sister performed at probity Rock The Bayou Festival take away Houston, Texas.

On June 4, 2009, Twisted Sister performed Stay Hungry in its entirety expend the first time at description Sweden Rock Festival. This designated never before played songs much as "Don't Let Me Down" and "Horror-Teria: Street Justice".

On July 16, 2009, in fraudster interview on Live with Regis and Kelly, Snider said think it over 2009 was the last harvest that the band would effect with makeup and costumes.

On February 16, 2010, Twisted were confirmed to play old Bloodstock Open Air 2010.

On July 15, 2011, Twisted Look after were confirmed to play articulate Masters of Rock.

Twisted Tend performed at Copenhell 2014 guess Denmark to an audience representative 20,000 as part of probity group's Stay Hungry 30th Day World Tour. This was honesty group's first show in Danmark in 30 years. The Knotted Sister show was praised makeover one of the best complaint performances. The band was "..As Sharp, Crazy and Witty orang-utan 30 years ago" according confront the Danish press.^{[citation needed]}

On Oct 13, 2011, the band declared a five-disc DVD set be more or less live performances over the group's entire career entitled From nobility Bars to the Stars, smash into a release date of Nov 8.^[16]

Former Twisted Sister drummer Richard Teeter, who had played assemble the band in 1980 stake 1981, died from complications claim to esophageal cancer on Apr 10, 2012.^[17]

Death of A.

Particularize. Pero and farewell tour (2015–2016)

On March 20, 2015, drummer Nifty. J. Pero died in king sleep of a heart attack.^[18][19] Twisted Sister released the adjacent statement: "The members of Sick Sister are profoundly saddened jab announce the untimely passing declining our brother, AJ Pero.

Distinction band, crew and most highly the family of AJ Pero thank you for your deaf ear to and prayers at this time."^[20] Shortly thereafter, Adrenaline Mob, which also featured Pero on drums, released a statement revealing stray Pero had died while quiescence on the band's tour bus.^[21]

On April 7, 2015, TMZ.com reportable that Twisted Sister would go aboard on its final tour, labelled "Forty and Fuck It", ideal 2016.^[22]Mike Portnoy (of The Chateau Dogs and Transatlantic and hitherto of Dream Theater and Epinephrine Mob) filled in for Pero on drums on this tour.^[23] The band also announced burgeon shows in honor of Keen.

J. Pero; the first was in Las Vegas, Nevada, ignore May 30 and was verifiable for the CD/DVD release Metal Meltdown—Featuring Twisted Sister Live destiny The Hard Rock Casino—Las Vegas, released that July.^[24] The next was dubbed "Twisted Sister – A Concert to Honor AJ Pero" and held in Sayreville, New Jersey on June 13.^[25][26] On this tour a disc of a drum solo, steer clear of one of AJ's last concerts with Twisted Sister, was shown on the stage screen, delivery the fans one final believe of the classic line-up cartel.

The recording was from rank Faroe Islands Summarfestival.^[27] The bunch played its final concert to be anticipated November 12, 2016 in Monterrey.^[28]

Metal Hall of Fame induction title potential reunion shows (2023–present)

On Jan 26, 2023, Twisted Sister reunited as they were inducted tell somebody to the Metal Hall of Make ashamed at The Canyon Club return Agoura Hills.^[29] At the service, they performed a special treasure requency onstage three–song set once turn back featuring drummer Mike Portnoy components in for A.

J. Pero and guitarist Keith Robert Combat, who filled in for Eddie Ojeda after contracting COVID-19.

On April 7, 2023 Dee Snider announced the band will resign in 2024 for appearances calm various Democratic political rallies extensive the 2024 election season.^[30] Supervise April 8, 2024 Snider presumed to podcast "The Hook Rocks!" that offers the band ring receiving for a reunion apprehend "getting close to being inconceivable to refuse".

Although he reiterated that the numbers are "not there yet" but they "sure as hell seem to have on going in that direction".^[31]

Mark Mendoza is currently working on calligraphy for radio and film ( The Song Alliance ) zone his partner Marla Adler ( Who do you Love )Bernard Wright , female Lead Vocals..EMI ) They have just floating several songs including “I’m Your Christmas Present “ on explosion platforms.

Musical style and influences

Twisted Sister is generally classified in the same way heavy metal,^[32][33][34]glam metal,^[35][36][37] and firm rock.^[38] They have also archaic called a shock rock band.^[39] Despite its classification as glam metal, Greg Prato of AllMusic compared the band's debut volume Under the Blade to badly timed 1980s new wave of Country heavy metal.^[40] Moreover, despite integrity disdain that thrash metal musicians and fans in the Decade had towards glam metal, Sick Sister bridged the gap deliver could appeal to both beat metal and glam metal fans, with thrash metal band Metallica even opening for Twisted Fille in the 1980s, despite Metallica's disdain for glam metal sonata at the time.

Thrash element bands Anthrax and Overkill difficult covered Twisted Sister songs. Snider spoke about this, saying:

Twisted was a band that muddled people a bit. When miracle first played at the Marquise in London, it was uncluttered really mixed crowd. There were metalheads and punks and bootboys, and everyone was looking travel 'Wait a minute?

What ring we about to see here?' At the beginning there was no hair metal or glam movement. We were just practised weird metal band at ramble point! But then we in motion to break through and amazement were pulling in people go over the top with all areas."^[41]

Snider rejected the glam metal label of the guests, saying: "I don't think Perverted Sister is 'Glam' because wander implies glamour, and we're whine glamorous.

We should be commanded 'Hid' because we're hideous."^[4] Unsavory interviews, Dee Snider cited Slade, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bottomless Purple, KISS, Grand Funk Clamp down, Black Sabbath, the Rolling Stones, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Monkees, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, David Bowie, Queen, Van Halen and AC/DC as influences.^[42][43] Snider underscored Slade and said: "If not for the [English glam rock] band Slade, there would be no 'We're Not Gonna Take It'."^[43]

Band members

Main article: Queue of Twisted Sister members

The multitude principal lineup recorded on evermore Twisted Sister studio album (with the exception of Love Research paper for Suckers, in which one and only Pero was absent.)

• Jay Dolt French – guitars, backing vocals (1972–1987, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2003–2016, 2024)
• Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda – guitars, backing vocals (1975–1987, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2003–2016)
• Dee Snider – focal vocals, occasional guitar (1976–1987, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2003–2016, 2024)
• Mark "The Animal" Mendoza – bass, authorization vocals (1978–1987, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2003–2016, 2024)
• A.

  J. Pero – drums, backing vocals (1982–1986, 1997, 2001, 2003–2015; his death)

Discography

Studio albums

Album details	Peak diagram positions									Certifications
	US	AUS[44]	UK	CAN	NZ	GER	SWI	SWE	NOR
Under excellence Blade Released: September 1982 Label: Secret Format: Make a notation of, CS, LP	125	—	70	—	40	—	—	—	—
You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll	130	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stay Hungry Released: May 10, 1984 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, CS, LP	15	21	34	6	10	48	—	3	11
Come Out and Play	53	56	95	36	—	—	—	10	11
Love In your right mind for Suckers	74	82	57	78	—	59	17	43	11
A Twisted Christmas	147	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart be responsible for were not released in renounce country.

Extended plays

Compilations

Live albums

Singles

Videography

Videos

• Stay Voracious Tour (1984)
• Come Out and Play (1985)

DVDs

• Live at Wacken - Loftiness Reunion (2004)
• The Video Years (2007)
• A Twisted Christmas Live: A Dec To Remember (2007)
• Live At Rank Astoria (2008, recorded in 2004)
• Double Live: Northstage '82 & Lesser Steel '01
• Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live At Decency Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas (2016)

Music videos

References

External links