On March 3, it was announced the band would tour later in the year with Sebastian Bach (formerly of Skid Row ) as the vocalist.
On the following day, Dee confirmed he had left Twisted Sister, due to “health challenges”.
However, on February 5, 2026, the band announced that they had cancelled their entire world tour due to Dee Snider’s health, and that the future of the band would be “determined in the next several weeks”.
On September 10, 2025, Twisted Sister announced their reunion and would embark on a world tour, Twisted Forever, Forever Twisted, in 2026 celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary, but without bassist Mark Mendoza due to “irreconcilable differences”. It will feature Russell Pzütto on bass and Joe Franco on drums.
On April 8, 2024, Snider stated to podcast “The Hook Rocks!” that offers the band had been receiving for a reunion were “getting close to being impossible to refuse”. Although he reiterated that the numbers were “not there yet” but they “sure as hell seem to be going in that…
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On April 7, 2023, Dee Snider announced the band would reunite in 2024 for appearances at various Democratic political rallies during the 2024 election season .
On January 26, 2023, Twisted Sister reunited as they were inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills . At the event, they performed a special one-off onstage three–song set once again featuring drummer Mike Portnoy filling in for A. J. Pero and guitarist…
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On March 20, 2015, drummer A. J. Pero died in his sleep of a heart attack. Twisted Sister released the following statement: “The members of Twisted Sister are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of our brother, AJ Pero. The band, crew and most importantly the family of AJ…
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On April 7, 2015, TMZ.com reported that Twisted Sister would embark on its final tour, dubbed “Forty and Fuck It”, in 2016. Mike Portnoy (of The Winery Dogs and Transatlantic and formerly of Dream Theater and Adrenaline Mob ) filled in for Pero on drums on this tour. The band…
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Twisted Sister performed at Copenhell 2014 in Denmark to an audience of 20,000 as part of the group’s Stay Hungry 30th Anniversary World Tour. This was the group’s first show in Denmark in 30 years. The Twisted Sister show was praised as one of the best concert performances. The band…
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