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TWISTED SISTER
New York, USA
* 1976

Line-Up (2025):

Dee Snider - voc
Jay Jay French - g
Eddie Ojeda - g
Russell Pzütto - bg
Joey 'Seven' Franco - ds

Former Members:

Mark Mendoza (bg, cca 3/99-cca 4/15)
Tony Petri (ds, 1978-82); A.J. Pero (ds, 1982-4/87, cca 3/99-3/15); Joey 'Seven' Franco (ds, 4/87-1/88); Mike Portnoy (ds, 2015-cca 10/15)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Under The Blade produced by: Pete Way	9/1982	Secret/Roadrunner		70	125
2.	You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll	22.04.1983	Atlantic		14	130
3.	Stay Hungry produced by: Tom Werman	6/1984	Atlantic		34	15
4.	Come Out And Play produced by: Dieter Dierks	11/1985	Atlantic		95	53
5.	Love Is For Suckers produced by: Beau Hill	7/1987	Atlantic		57	74
6.	Big Hits And Nasty Cuts - The Best Of Twisted Sister	3/1992	Atlantic
7.	Twisted Sister Live - From Hammersmith	10.10.1994	Music For Nations
8.	We're Not Gonna Take It	13.04.1999
9.	Early Works	02.11.1999	Spitfire
10.	Club Daze - The Studio Sessions Vol. 1	1/2000	Eagle R.E.P.
11.	Live At Hammersmith	21.08.2001	Spitfire
12.	Never Say Never, Club Daze Vol. II	18.09.2001	Spitfire
13.	Essentials	17.09.2002	Warner Strategic
14.	Still Hungry	19.10.2004	Spitfire
15.	A Twisted Christmas	17.10.2006	Razor & Tie
16.	A Twisted Christmas Live	25.09.2007	Eagle Rock
17.	Live at the Astoria	18.11.2008	DR2
18.	Live at Wacken: The Reunion	01.03.2011	Ais
19.	Live at Hammersmith '84	29.05.2012	Armoury
20.	Club Daze, Vol. 2: Live in the Bars	05.06.2012	Armoury
21.	Fighting for the Rockers	24.02.2014	Chrome Dreams
22.	Train Kept a Rollin': Live In '79	06.11.2015	Air Cuts
23.	We Are Twisted Fucking Sister!	11.03.2016	Monoduo Films
24.	Rock 'N' Roll Saviors: The Early Years	15.07.2016	Cleopatra
25.	Metal Meltdown	22.07.2016	Loud & Proud
26.	Best of the Atlantic Years	26.08.2016	Rhino
27.	What You Don't Know	26.08.2016	Laser Media
28.	Its Only Rock & Roll (But We Like It) Live Radio Broadcast 1984/1983	16.09.2016	Cannonball

Dee Snider:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Never Let The Bastards Wear You Down	22.08.2000	Koch
2.	Extended Versions	27.05.2008	Sbme Special Mkts
3.	Desperado	21.04.2009	Cleopatra
4.	Dee Does Broadway	08.05.2012	Razor & Tie
5.	Rock and Roll Ain't Dead – Dee Snider Essentials 1983-2015	2015
6.	We Are The Ones	10/2016
7.	For The Love Of Metal	27.07.2018	Napalm
8.	For The Love Of Metal - Live!	7/2020	Napalm
9.	Leave A Scar	7/2021	Napalm

Eddie Ojeda:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Axes 2 Axes	17.01.2006	Black Lotus

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Ruff Cuts EP	7/1982	Secret
2.	I Am, I Am Me / Sin After Sin 12" + Tear It Loose / Destroyer	18.03.1983	Atlantic	17
3.	The Kids Are Back / Shoot 'Em Down / It's Only Rock'n'Roll 12" + What You Don't Know Sure Can't Hurt You / Bad Boys Of Rock / Run For Your Love	13.05.1983	Atlantic	32
4.	You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll / Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine 12" + Feel The Power / Heat Of Love / One Man Woman	8/1983	Atlantic	43
5.	We're Not Gonna Take It / You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll 12" + You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll	5/1984	Atlantic	58	21
6.	I Wanna Rock / The Kids Are Back	8/1984	Atlantic		68
7.	I Wanna Rock / Burn In Hell (live) 12" + S.M.F. (live)	12.10.1984	Atlantic	93
8.	The Price / S.M.F.	2/1985	Atlantic
9.	Leader Of The Pack / I Wanna Rock	11/1985	Atlantic		53
10.	Leader Of The Pack / S.M.F.	11/1985	Atlantic	47
11.	You Want What We Got / Stay Hungry 12" + We're Not Gonna Take It / King Of Fools	3/1986	Atlantic
12.	You Want What We Got / Shoot 'Em Dead	4/1986	Atlantic
13.	Hot Love / Tonight	10/1987	Atlantic
14.	The Kids Are Back / I Am (I'm Me)	1/1990	Old Gold
15.	Kalinka (Do It Right This Time)	23.05.2005

Dee Snider:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Rock and Roll Ain't Dead	15.03.2015
2.	We Are the Ones / We’re Not Gonna Take It	26.08.2016	Ear Music

Videos:

1. Come Out And Play
2. Stay Hungry
3. We Are Twisted Fucking Sisters! - 23.2.2016

Movies:

1. Helltown (1997, starring Dee Snider)
2. Strangeland (1997, starring Dee Snider)
3. Strangeland: Disciple (2009, starring Dee Snider)
4. Growing Up Twisted (7/2010, reality seriál, starring Dee Snider)

Various:

disbanded 1/1988
reunited 1999

Compilation Appearances:

"I Wanna Rock" on compilation "Mullet Rock" (4.3.03, Epic/Legacy)

Joey Franco:

appeared on the LP:

Vinnie Moore: Time Odyssey (1988, Squawk)
Doro: Angels Never Die (2/93, Phonogram)

Dee Snider:

produced by LP:

Envy: Ain't It A Sin (1987, WEA)

appeared on the LP:

Leslie West: Still Climbing (29.10.13)
Phil Campbell: Old Lions Still Roar (25.10.19, Nuclear Blast)
Michael Schenker: My Years With UFO (20.9.24, earMusic)

Compilation Appearances:

"Detroit Rock City" on Kiss tribute LP "Spin The Bottle" (27.4.04, Koch)

Jay Jay French:

appeared on the LP:

Fiona: Fiona (1985, Atlantic)

produced by LP:

Reckless: No Frills (1987, WEA)

Mark Mendoza:

produced by LP:

Reckless: No Frills (1987, WEA)

Eddie Ojeda:

appeared on the LP:

Scarecrow: A Touch Of Madness (1995, Bullet Proof)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	35	12.10.1994	4	Big Bang!
1995	1	11.01.1995	32		profile
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1998	37	22.10.1998	313	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
2000	3	10.02.2000	36	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	4	21.02.2002	44	Forum kritikum	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1982	40	02.10.1982	22	Albums	album review
1983	10	05.03.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	13	26.03.1983	26	Singles	single review
1983	16	16.04.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	17	23.04.1983	8		interview
1983	18	30.04.1983	16	It's Alive	gig review
1983	19	07.05.1983	27	Albums	album review
1983	20	14.05.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	24	11.06.1983	16	It's Alive	gig review
1983	35	27.08.1983	14	It's Alive	gig review
1983	42	15.10.1983	23	Singles	single review
1984	22	02.06.1984	4	Fast Forward
1984	34	06.10.1984	5	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	38	03.11.1984	26	Singles	single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	8		13	Natvrdo
1999	4		13	Pelmel
2000	4		110	Recenze - Reedice	album review