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“My kids sat me down and said, ‘Please stop, because you are gonna kill yourself’”: Dee Snider opens up about health issues that made him step away from Twisted Sister

A planned reunion tour was scrapped after the singer walked away due to health concerns, though the band are now coming back with Sebastian Bach on vocals

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Twisted Sister reveal frontman to replace Dee Snider for a limited run of shows

Sebastian Bach is set to front Twisted Sister for a limited run of shows later this year.

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"It's a long way from me painting the TS logo on the back of my jean jacket in high school in liquid paper to fronting the band." Twisted Sister line up Sebastian Bach as Dee Snider's replacement for reunion shows and he's extremely excited

Sebastian Bach says he's spoken to Dee Snider and they were both "kind of emotional"

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"Hey, everybody. It's me, Dee Snider, and I'm not dying!" Twisted Sister frontman "still rocking, ain't stopping", despite reunion tour cancellation

"Don't worry about old Dee"

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Dee Snider insists he's 'not dying' after quitting Twisted Sister

Dee Snider has declared he's "not dying" after resigning from Twisted Sister due to health issues - dismissing rumours he's on his "death bed" and insisting he's "alive and well" and "enjoying life".

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"Everything I've done in my life so far seems to have led up to this moment." Dee Snider details the emotional mushroom ceremony he participated in to resolve health issues

Dee Snider's experience with mushrooms was documented on the Acid For Squares podcast

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"I have decided to take a break." Neil Young cancels upcoming European tour, saying "This is not the time"

Neil Young was scheduled to begin a run of European shows in June - including six UK dates

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"The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self." Twisted Sister cancel 50th anniversary reunion tour as Dee Snider quits due to health issues

The future of Twisted Sister will be decided in the coming weeks

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Dee Snider resigns from Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has resigned from the band after spending years battling degenerative arthritis in secret and undergoing a number of surgeries which left him "able to only perform a few songs at a time in pain".

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Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rush, Bon Jovi and more: 26 things we're looking forward to in 2026

Over the next twelve months, rock will keep rolling smoothly forward - here are 26 ways its wheels will remain lubricated

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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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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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“He got up, smashed the table and said, ‘I’ve got the power and I’m never gonna give it up!’ I prayed for sales to bomb. I was happy to see the thing die”: The turbulent story of Twisted Sister’s Stay Hungry, the 80s metal classic that tore the band apart

1984’s Stay Hungry should have turned Twisted Sister into megastars- but it was the beginning of the end for them

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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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UK Supreme Court Declares Transwomen Are Not 'Real Women': JK Rowling, Other Celebrities Likely Support The Ruling

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that under equality law, a woman is defined by biological sex, a decision following a case brought by For Women Scotland.

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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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“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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“Slash came to the studio, and told Axl that he was on his way to do this with me – Axl was keen to sing a few songs”: Michael Schenker on celebrating UFO with Axl Rose, Slash, and Dee Snider, and why he's come full circle with Gibson

My Years With UFO finds the effervescent Schenker revisiting seminal tracks in the company of rock legends, some Flying Vs, and and his trusty Marshall JCM800 2205, an amp so good everyone steals it

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"Phil Mogg sings so unusually so it's difficult to copy, but Axl did a fantastic job": Michael Schenker's track-by-track guide to his new album My Years With UFO

Michael Schenker's My Years With UFO features contributions from Axl Rose, Slash, Roger Glover, Joey Tempest and many more

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Michael Schenker launches version of UFO classic Only You Can Rock Me aided by Joey Tempest and Roger Glover

Only You Can Rock Me comes from Michael Schenker's upcoming album My Years With UFO

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Michael Schenker reveals that Axl Rose sang three songs during sessions for his upcoming album My Years In UFO

According to Michael Schenker, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is "a perfectionist"

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Michael Schenker releases epic, 11-minute version of UFO's Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom comes from Michael Schenker's upcoming album of UFO songs and stars Helloween frontman Kai Hansen

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"Tipper Gore, as misguided as she may have been, her heart was kind of in the right place." Inside Cover Your Ears, the thoughtful new documentary on music censorship starring Dee Snider, Chuck D, Jello Biafra and more

Cover Your Ears attempts to take a fair and balanced look at the phenomenon of music censorship

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