‘We have agreed to do six shows this year together and I am really looking forward to this,’ the Skid Row singer said<\/p>\n
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Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n Twisted Sister has recruited \u201880s rocker Sebastian Bach to take over as the band\u2019s vocalist after frontman Dee Snider\u2019s retirement from the stage.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Snider, 70, announced last month that he was stepping away from the band after being diagnosed with degenerative arthritis.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cA lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider\u2019s body and soul,\u201d a statement shared to Snider\u2019s Instagram page read<\/a>. \u201cAdding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life\u2019s work has taken its toll on his heart as well. He can no longer push the boundaries of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fury like he has done for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Snider said that \u201cslowing down is unacceptable\u201d and added that he\u2019d \u201crather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn the immortal words of Dirty Harry, \u2018A man\u2019s got to know his limitations.\u2019 Sadly, Dee Snider now knows his,\u201d Snider\u2019s note concluded.<\/p>\n Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n During an appearance on the House of Hair<\/a> radio show, Snider insisted he wasn\u2019t dying.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, we\u2019re all dying, but not immediately,\u201d said Snider in a Facebook clip<\/a> shared on Valentine\u2019s Day. \u201cMy announcement about cancelling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that \u2026 the rumours have run wild that I\u2019m on my death bed, I am not. I just can\u2019t do those things that I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s. Otherwise I\u2019m alive and well. I\u2019m enjoying life.\u201d<\/p>\n In response to his health issues, Snider\u2019s bandmates scrapped upcoming tour dates \u201cwith regrets.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cTwisted 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,\u201d a statement shared to the Twisted Sister website reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bach \u2018overjoyed\u2019 at the new gig<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a feeling! I am in shock! I am the Lead Singer of Twisted Sister\ud83e\udd18\u201d he captioned his image. \u201cI keep saying that over and over to myself and anybody else who will listen today \ud83e\udd29I am absolutely honoured and overjoyed to pay tribute to the legacy of some of my favourite music and musicians of my whole life!\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were both kind of emotional on the phone,\u201d Bach continued. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Bach added that he is \u201cexcited as a fan\u201d to sing Twisted Sister\u2019s biggest songs, which include the 1984 metal anthems I Wanna Rock and We\u2019re Not Gonna Take It.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s 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 \u2026 Thank you Twisted Sister for this awesome opportunity and I look forward to rocking with all you sick motherf\u2014\u2014 later on this year!\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Advertisement 6<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Snider named Bach as pick in 2014<\/p>\n Before the news was official, Snider told the Beardo and Weirdo podcast<\/a> this week that Bach was his pick to take his place as far back as 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cWe realized that if somebody got sick or had a problem at home and they couldn\u2019t do a show, it would be a great loss,\u201d Snider said. \u201cSo we said, \u2018Listen, let\u2019s all find a stand-in guy who will do the job in case we can\u2019t make a show. I was trying to get someone to replace me and no one would take the job. I called up Sebastian Bach \u2026 I was like, \u2018Dude, will you be the fill-in,\u2019 and he goes, \u2018No way.\u2019 That\u2019s a thankless job. I\u2019m not standing in for you, never.’\u201d<\/p>\n Snider also teased that Bach\u2019s takeover could be imminent.<\/p>\n \u201cI know there\u2019s been rehearsals with him\u2026 I think he knows he has my blessing and I would never begrudge anybody continuing to rock,\u201d Snider said.<\/p>\n Advertisement 7<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n 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).<\/p>\n Bach was also in the news this week when Christina Applegate revealed she dumped Brad Pitt<\/a> at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards to run off with the Skid Row rocker.<\/p>\n mdaniell@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Christina Applegate confirms she dumped Brad Pitt for Skid Row rocker<\/p>\n <\/a> Sebastian Bach loses it on stage after mom allegedly pushed<\/p>\n <\/a> KISS star Paul Stanley rips Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider<\/p>\n <\/a> Dee Snider: I\u2019m the man behind Celine Dion\u2019s Christmas hit<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Love concerts, but can’t make it to the venue? 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