Twisted Sister has introduced their first present of 2026 as a part of their Fiftieth-anniversary reunion tour.
The Dee Snider-fronted band will carry out at Barcelona Rock Fest, which takes place from July 3 to five. The competition will have fun its tenth anniversary and has additionally confirmed a trio of German metallic bands to date: Settle for, Helloween and Powerwolf.
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For his or her first exhibits since 2016, Twisted Sister’s lineup will comprise Snider, longtime guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda, drummer Joe Franco (who performed on the band’s 1987 album Love Is for Suckers) and bassist Russell Pzutto, who performed on Snider’s final two solo albums.
The band will announce a full record of dates and venues later, however French confirmed in a Fb video final week that they’re going to be storming the USA and Europe subsequent 12 months.
“We’re gonna be headlining the largest festivals in Europe, and we’re gonna be enjoying some choose exhibits in the USA,” he mentioned. “We’re getting collectively and we’re gonna kick off [with] an American present someday in Could, I consider. We’re nonetheless confirming the dates. All the remainder of them are gonna be headlining the larger exhibits in Europe. We’re simply trying ahead to it. It is a tremendous expertise to have the ability to have fun 50 years.”
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Snider mentioned the upcoming reunion tour on a current episode of Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, detailing what followers can count on by way of efficiency and look.
“Quite a lot of the blokes had been actually down to simply black denims and a black leather-based vest [during the final shows],” Snider mentioned. “Not me, I at all times prefer to throw a bit pizzazz.”
Snider mentioned his spouse and make-up artist and costume designer Suzette Snider is “engaged on costumes for the tour … She’s not saying we must always return to what we wore within the ’80s, however she mentioned, ‘I believe that you must pay homage.’ Possibly age-appropriate, some lipstick on the enamel like your previous aunt.”
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Snider additionally touched on the absence of classic-era Twisted Sister bassist Mark Mendoza. “I can solely merely say irreconcilable variations and go away it at that,” he instructed Trunk. “I can not get into the weeds. I can not go down that path and I will not, however irreconcilable variations, and other people change. I am not saying he modified. Possibly we modified, no matter it’s.”
The frontman acknowledged that it’s going to take some apply to get into prime touring form once more, however he is as much as the problem. “Proper now it is low season. It has been low season for some time,” he mentioned. “However I am not about to embarrass myself. I can not. I can not disappoint folks. I can not disappoint myself. So I will be prepared.”
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