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Twisted Sister
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Long Island, New York
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1972
- Genre:
- Glam Rock (early), Heavy Metal/Hard Rock (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Rock & Roll, Partying, Rebellion, Love, Fun, Sex
- Current label:
- Atlantic Records
- Years active:
- 1972-1988, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present
| Current | |
| Jay Jay French | Guitars (1972-1988, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present), Vocals (1975-1976) |
| Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda | Guitars (1975-1988, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Eddie Ojeda, ex-Scarecrow | |
| Dee Snider | Vocals (1976-1987, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present) |
| See also: Dee Snider, ex-Desperado, ex-Widowmaker, ex-Van Helsing's Curse, ex-Brighton Rock, ex-Harlequin, ex-Heathen, ex-Peacock | |
| Mark "The Animal" Mendoza | Bass (1978-1988, 1998, 2001, 2003-present) |
| See also: ex-Blackfoot, ex-The Dictators | |
| Past | |
| Kenneth Harrison-Neill | Bass (1973-1978) |
| Mell "Starr" Anderson | Drums (1973-1975) |
| See also: ex-The Dictators | |
| Michael Valentine O'Neil | Guitars (1973-1975) |
| Billy Diamond Stiger | Vocals (1973-1975) |
| Kevin John Grace | Drums (1975-1976) |
| Keith Angel Angelino | Guitars (1975) |
| Frank Rick Prince Karuba | Vocals (1975) |
| See also: ex-Black Widow, ex-Plum Nelly | |
| Tony Petri | Drums (1976-1980) |
| See also: ex-Plasmatics | |
| Richie Teeter | Drums (1980-1981) |
| (R.I.P. 2012) See also: ex-The Dictators | |
| "Fast" Joey Brighton | Drums (1981-1982) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Good Rats | |
| Walt Woodward III | Drums (1982) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Americade, ex-Saints Or Sinners, ex-Shark Island, ex-Sweet Savage, ex-The Painkillers, ex-The Scream | |
| A.J. Pero | Drums (1982-1986, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-2015) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-Cities, ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-Dee Snider, ex-TT Quick, ex-Blaze Bayley (live), ex-The Foundry, ex-TRED | |
| Joey "Seven" Franco | Drums (1987) |
| See also: Dee Snider (live), ex-Desperado, ex-Hammerhead, ex-Widowmaker, ex-Eddie Ojeda, ex-Van Helsing's Curse, ex-Doro, ex-Magellan, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-The Good Rats | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Mike Portnoy | Drums (2015-present) |
| See also: Metal Allegiance, S.A. Adams, Transatlantic, ex-Inner Sanctum, ex-Liquid Trio Experiment, ex-Rising Power, ex-John Arch, ex-Liquid Tension Experiment, ex-Majesty, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Yellow Matter Custard, Bigelf (live), ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-Dream Theater, ex-Fates Warning (live), ex-John Petrucci (live), ex-Overkill (live), ex-OSI, ex-Amazing Journey, ex-Cygnus and the Sea Monsters, ex-Hammer of the Gods, ex-Avenged Sevenfold (live), ex-Stone Sour (live) | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Dan McCafferty | Guitars |
| See also: Dee Snider (live) | |
| Jay Jay French | Guitars (1972-1988, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present), Vocals (1975-1976) |
| Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda | Guitars (1975-1988, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Eddie Ojeda, ex-Scarecrow | |
| Dee Snider | Vocals (1976-1987, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-present) |
| See also: Dee Snider, ex-Desperado, ex-Widowmaker, ex-Van Helsing's Curse, ex-Brighton Rock, ex-Harlequin, ex-Heathen, ex-Peacock | |
| Mark "The Animal" Mendoza | Bass (1978-1988, 1998, 2001, 2003-present) |
| See also: ex-Blackfoot, ex-The Dictators | |
| Kenneth Harrison-Neill | Bass (1973-1978) |
| Mell "Starr" Anderson | Drums (1973-1975) |
| See also: ex-The Dictators | |
| Michael Valentine O'Neil | Guitars (1973-1975) |
| Billy Diamond Stiger | Vocals (1973-1975) |
| Kevin John Grace | Drums (1975-1976) |
| Keith Angel Angelino | Guitars (1975) |
| Frank Rick Prince Karuba | Vocals (1975) |
| See also: ex-Black Widow, ex-Plum Nelly | |
| Tony Petri | Drums (1976-1980) |
| See also: ex-Plasmatics | |
| Richie Teeter | Drums (1980-1981) |
| (R.I.P. 2012) See also: ex-The Dictators | |
| "Fast" Joey Brighton | Drums (1981-1982) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Good Rats | |
| Walt Woodward III | Drums (1982) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Americade, ex-Saints Or Sinners, ex-Shark Island, ex-Sweet Savage, ex-The Painkillers, ex-The Scream | |
| A.J. Pero | Drums (1982-1986, 1997-1998, 2001, 2003-2015) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-Cities, ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-Dee Snider, ex-TT Quick, ex-Blaze Bayley (live), ex-The Foundry, ex-TRED | |
| Joey "Seven" Franco | Drums (1987) |
| See also: Dee Snider (live), ex-Desperado, ex-Hammerhead, ex-Widowmaker, ex-Eddie Ojeda, ex-Van Helsing's Curse, ex-Doro, ex-Magellan, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-The Good Rats | |
| Current | |
| Mike Portnoy | Drums (2015-present) |
| See also: Metal Allegiance, S.A. Adams, Transatlantic, ex-Inner Sanctum, ex-Liquid Trio Experiment, ex-Rising Power, ex-John Arch, ex-Liquid Tension Experiment, ex-Majesty, Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, Yellow Matter Custard, Bigelf (live), ex-Adrenaline Mob, ex-Dream Theater, ex-Fates Warning (live), ex-John Petrucci (live), ex-Overkill (live), ex-OSI, ex-Amazing Journey, ex-Cygnus and the Sea Monsters, ex-Hammer of the Gods, ex-Avenged Sevenfold (live), ex-Stone Sour (live) | |
| Past | |
| Dan McCafferty | Guitars |
| See also: Dee Snider (live) | |
| Added by: Runehammer | Modified by: Caliginosity |
| Added on: 2002-11-22 21:47:41 | Last modified on: 2016-03-29 20:22:36 |
Twisted Sister originally played glam rock until Dee Snider joined in 1976 and took over as the songwriter. Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda had performed as the band's vocalists until then.
Snider quit Twisted Sister in 1987 following the failure of "Love is for Suckers", and the band ...