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‘We have agreed to do six shows this year together and I am really looking forward to this,’ the Skid Row singer said
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Twisted Sister has recruited ‘80s rocker Sebastian Bach to take over as the band’s vocalist after frontman Dee Snider’s retirement from the stage.
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Snider, 70, announced last month that he was stepping away from the band after being diagnosed with degenerative arthritis.
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“A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body and soul,” a statement shared to Snider’s Instagram page read. “Adding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life’s work has taken its toll on his heart as well. He can no longer push the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll fury like he has done for decades.”
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Snider said that “slowing down is unacceptable” and added that he’d “rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.”
“In the immortal words of Dirty Harry, ‘A man’s got to know his limitations.’ Sadly, Dee Snider now knows his,” Snider’s note concluded.
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Dee Snider of Twisted Sister seen in Toronto in 2015. Photo by Dave Abel /Toronto Sun
During an appearance on the House of Hair radio show, Snider insisted he wasn’t dying.
“I mean, we’re all dying, but not immediately,” said Snider in a Facebook clip shared on Valentine’s Day. “My announcement about cancelling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that … the rumours have run wild that I’m on my death bed, I am not. I just can’t do those things that I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Otherwise I’m alive and well. I’m enjoying life.”
In response to his health issues, Snider’s bandmates scrapped upcoming tour dates “with regrets.” But in a post this week, remaining members Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda announced that the group will rise from the ashes with Bach taking over.
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“Twisted Sister members Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda are thrilled to announce that iconic vocalist and frontman Sebastian Bach will be fronting the band for a handful of select dates this fall,” a statement shared to the Twisted Sister website reads.
Bach ‘overjoyed’ at the new gig
Bach, 57, shared his enthusiasm for the new gig on Instagram, posting a photo of himself holding a Twisted Sister LP and a Skid Row album inside Ditch Records in Victoria, B.C.
“What a feeling! I am in shock! I am the Lead Singer of Twisted Sister🤘” he captioned his image. “I keep saying that over and over to myself and anybody else who will listen today 🤩I am absolutely honoured and overjoyed to pay tribute to the legacy of some of my favourite music and musicians of my whole life!”
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The Peterborough, Ont.-raised rocker said he spoke to Snider for close to an hour and got his blessing to take the reins of Twisted Sister.
Sebastian Bach seen during a 2013 headlining set at the Boonstock Music Festival in Alberta. Photo by Tom Braid /Postmedia
“We were both kind of emotional on the phone,” Bach continued. “I know I was a little bit teary-eyed because I have nothing but respect for Dee and I have always been a fan and a friend of Dee, (his wife Suzette) and his wonderful family. We have agreed to do six shows this year together and I am really looking forward to this.”
Bach added that he is “excited as a fan” to sing Twisted Sister’s biggest songs, which include the 1984 metal anthems I Wanna Rock and We’re Not Gonna Take It.
“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 … Thank you Twisted Sister for this awesome opportunity and I look forward to rocking with all you sick motherf—— later on this year!” he concluded.
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Snider named Bach as pick in 2014
Before the news was official, Snider told the Beardo and Weirdo podcast this week that Bach was his pick to take his place as far back as 2014.
“We realized that if somebody got sick or had a problem at home and they couldn’t do a show, it would be a great loss,” Snider said. “So we said, ‘Listen, let’s all find a stand-in guy who will do the job in case we can’t make a show. I was trying to get someone to replace me and no one would take the job. I called up Sebastian Bach … I was like, ‘Dude, will you be the fill-in,’ and he goes, ‘No way.’ That’s a thankless job. I’m not standing in for you, never.’”
Snider also teased that Bach’s takeover could be imminent.
“I know there’s been rehearsals with him… I think he knows he has my blessing and I would never begrudge anybody continuing to rock,” Snider said.
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With the new gig, Bach joins a long line of singers that have replaced famous frontmen in long-established bands, including Brian Johnson (who replaced Bon Scott in AC/DC) and Sammy Hagar (who stepped in to lead Van Halen after David Lee Roth departed in the 1980s).
Bach was also in the news this week when Christina Applegate revealed she dumped Brad Pitt at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards to run off with the Skid Row rocker.
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