Dust off your denim and leather and flex your devil horns: Twisted Sister is back — bigger, louder, and more unapologetic than ever. The band that gave the world We’re Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock has confirmed they will storm stages worldwide in 2026, celebrating their 50th anniversary.
While full details remain under wraps (because even metal legends love a good tease), founding guitarist and manager Jay Jay French couldn’t contain his excitement about reaching a milestone that once seemed impossible, “Beginning on February 2nd, 1976 in a little bar called The Turtleneck Inn in Hunter Mountain, NY, Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda and I have called ourselves Twisted Sister and stood shoulder to shoulder for nearly five decades, through multiple personnel changes and thousands of performances. We are proud to celebrate a milestone that once felt unthinkable: a 50-year anniversary. We have created a music and performance legacy that has and will continue to inspire millions of fans around the world. Twisted Forever, Forever Twisted.”
Lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda added, “Fifty years on, and Twisted Sister is still the soundtrack for every rebel with a reason and a reason to turn it up.”
But it was frontman Dee Snider who really cranked the volume to 11 with his typically unfiltered announcement, “If you’re lucky enough to be in a band that people still want to see after fifty years(!), how can you not answer the call? In 2026, Twisted Fucking Sister will hit stages around the world because WE STILL WANNA ROCK.”
Let that sink in, SMFs. The band that gave us headbanging anthems, legendary MTV videos, and enough eyeliner to keep Max Factor in business, is returning to stages around the world.
For those keeping score at home, Twisted Sister last toured with drummer Mike Portnoy in 2016, following the tragic death of drummer A.J. Pero. But 50 years? That’s cause for celebration. These guys have survived the club circuit grind of the ’70s, MTV domination in the ’80s, breakups, makeups, PMRC hearings (shoutout to Dee for that Senate testimony), and enough lineup changes to make Spinal Tap sweat.
Joe “Seven” Franco will return on drums, a former member of Twisted Sister who last recorded and performed with the band in 1987 for the Love is for Suckers album and tour. Playing bass will be Russell Pzütto, who has previously appeared in concert with Twisted Sister and has been a touring member of Dee Snider’s solo projects.
Tour dates and details remain under wraps, tighter than your mom’s jeans in the ‘80s. But if you’re a betting person, start saving your pennies and preparing your vocal cords now. When Twisted Sister announces they’re ready to rock one more time, you know it’s going to be loud, proud and absolutely unmissable. And don’t be surprised if you see a Bent Brother date pop up along the way…
Stay tuned to official Twisted Sister channels for the announcement that will have metalheads worldwide screaming “We’re not gonna take it” – except this time, we absolutely ARE gonna take it, and we’re gonna love every gloriously over-the-top minute of it.
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Dee is almost an imbecile. I own one of his records: Under The Blade, and it is the worst record I own. I would listen to my Melissa Manchester record, my Gordon Lightfoot record, ANY of my records, before that one. It takes 45 seconds to get to 60mph, I mean, come on! let’s go already! Then it bores the crap out of you with this Broadway crap. Who wrote that? Andrew Lloyd Weber?
Dee trashed the only guy who made them bearable, Tom Werman. Tom did a phenomenal job on Stay Hungry. He actually made them sound like a real rock band, and gave his stupid nursery rhymes, some context…the record has an arc; the sequencing is a chef’s kiss. And what does that loudmouth do to the one guy who gave him a hit record? He also can’t sing, he yells in key, that’s not singing…..This comment is harsh, but Dee can dish it out, so….