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‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s

Forty years ago Prince, Madonna and Judas Priest were among stars dubbed the ‘Filthy Fifteen’ in a high-profile parents’ campaign against ‘objectionable’ music. Some of those artists, and supporters like Alice Cooper, recall a major moral panic

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“I’m not a massive fan of all things prog. But I must have listened to the Tarkus album a million times down the years”: Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French wants Emerson, Lake and Palmer to be remembered for ever

Glam metal guitar slinger had been a fan of The Nice but hadn’t even heard of Carl Palmer when the super-talented supergroup blew him away live

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Twisted Sister reuniting for 50th anniversary tour in 2026

I Believe In Rock 'n' Roll hitmakers Twisted Sister have confirmed they are reuniting for a 50th anniversary tour next year.

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"We still wanna rock!": Twisted Sister will tour the world in 2026 to celebrate half a century of Not Taking It

"Fifty years on, and Twisted Sister is still the soundtrack for every rebel with a reason and a reason to turn it up"

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"We didn't want to become known as a ballad band. That's how you become Air Supply": Night Ranger look back on their sudden rise, equally sudden fall, and return to mid-level happiness

How did Night Ranger, a hard rock band with a few good licks and a few bad hairdos, suddenly find themselves in charts and stadiums all over the world?

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Gene Simmons clarifies KISS won't play a concert at Kiss Army Storms Vegas convention following backlash

Gene Simmons says KISS have no plans to perform live at the Kiss Army Storms Vegas convention.

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"Dumb done well is lots of fun": Twisted Sister start their own party on You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

Hated by their US record company, Twisted Sister's You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll was a mission statement and a launchpad

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"There's not a doubt in my mind that when I'm gone that song will live on forever": Dee Snider on the Twisted Sister song that transcended its era

We're Not Gonna Take It had a long and difficult birth, but the song Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider predicted would become a “monster” is reportedly now the most licensed song in heavy metal history

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“Allthe labels said, ‘You’re dated.’ If weweren’t doing so well, it would have beencrushing, but we were playing tosold-out crowds”: How forgotten ’80s heroes Zebra earned their stripes as the people’s power-trio

Led by singer/guitarist Randy Jackson, Zebra kept the spirit of Zeppelin, Hendrix and Cream alive. These days, family man Jackson is busy shaping up the group’s first album in two decades

Guitar World

“I called Gene Simmons. He said: ‘How the hell did you get this number?!’ That was when I got the idea that we weren’t going to be best buddies”: Dee Snider’s wild tales of Robert Plant, Frank Zappa, Freddy Krueger and Kiss

From Johnny Cash and John Denver to Manowar and Henry Kissinger, former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has mixed with them all

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Lordi’s singer isn’t a fan of modern Eurovision rock songs: “They all go in one ear and out the other for me”

The frontman of 2006’s Eurovision winners says the likes of Blind Channel and Måneskin “don’t have the type of chorus that would stick to me”

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Twisted Sister have almost been offered enough money to reunite

“Is it there yet? No. Is it getting close? Yeah,” says singer Dee Snider

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"It was the only place that Satan wouldn’t be hanging out": Twisted Sister were a long way from home, but Jimmy Page's bathroom was a songwriting refuge

How Twisted Sister convinced their record company they weren't the worst band in the world and made Stay Hungry

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A brief history of the metal Christmas song – and why there’ll (probably) never be a heavy holiday classic

Superstars from Spinal Tap to King Diamond have all tried to make a heavy metal Christmas classic. Yet, these attempts have never become chart-smashing hits. What gives?

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10 rock and metal covers of Christmas classics that sound made up but actually happened

From The Misfits getting Grinchy to a legendary actor doing a heavy metal Jingle Bells, some of these Christmas covers really are stranger than fiction

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10 metal bands who thankfully retired before they turned rubbish

While some bands may choose to push on years past their sell-by date, these metal icons called it quits at just the right time

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Dee Snider takes aim at Kiss, Ozzy and Scorpions over retirement plans: “I see people singing Crazy Nights and they’re not so crazy any more”

Former Twisted Sister singer Dee Singer has something to say about Kiss, Ozzy and Scorpions and their respective retirements

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10 times metal bands re-recorded their classic songs – and it actually went well

Re-recording your greatest hits is rarely a good idea. Such superstars as Iron Maiden, Anthrax and Tool absolutely nailed it though.

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This shred-heavy documentary finally focuses on the fringes of LA’s hair metal scene – and it hits streaming next month

I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream will talk to members of Skid Row, Winger, Twisted Sister, Vixen and The Scream and examine the fortunes and failures of the scene’s ’80s heyday

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A hair metal documentary series is coming to Paramount+ and please take our money right now

The three-part I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal Dream is scheduled to begin on Paramount+ in July

Chicago Sun-Times

Rocker Dee Snider draws on Long Island childhood in 1st novel ‘Frats’

His debut as a novelist follows his previous stints as a radio disc jockey, TV voiceover artist, Broadway actor, horror film writer and of course the drag-wearing face of Twisted Sister.

The Independent UK

Dee Snider — rocker, actor, DJ and now writer — draws on Long Island childhood in 1st novel 'Frats'

Dee Snider has been a heavy metal singer, a Broadway actor, a radio DJ, and a TV voice-over artist

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Twisted Sister's Dee Snider says the "stupidity" of US anti-drag mandates are making him want to start wearing makeup again in protest

Former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has condemned America's attempt to ban drag performances

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Watch Twisted Sister's Dee Snider be unmasked as a freaky, gothic doll on The Masked Singer

Dee Snider looks like something out of a Tim Burton film as he rocks high heels and a sparkly dress before being unmasked as The Doll on The Masked Singer

The Orange County Register

Twisted Sister will reunite at the Metal Hall of Fame ceremony in Southern California

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Metal legends Twisted Sister, known for the monster hits “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock,” are being inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame.

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