History Music / TwistedSister

* LongRunnerLineUp: The guys in the page image played together only for four years originally (when the drummer joined in 1982, and when he left for his former band in 1986) but have been together ever since the reformation in 2003 (not counting brief reunions in-between).

** ActorAllusion: The "I Wanna Rock" video also features a cameo by [[Film/AnimalHouse Kent "Flounder" Dorfman]].

Twisted Sister is an American HeavyMetal band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as the Music/NewYorkDolls and Music/{{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Music/JudasPriest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

'''A Twisted Christmas''' is a Christmas album from Twisted Sister, released on October 17, 2006. The genesis of this album was the group was looking for something new to do. One of them mentitoned an idea for a Christmas album. Dee Snider said that he made "We're Not Gonna Take It" melody taken from "Come All Ye Faithful". Thus was born the idea of making metal versions of Christmas songs. Originally this album was going to be Twisted Sister's swan song but it was unexpectedly popular with fans and critics. They are currently working on a DVD.

Twisted Sister videos include:

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI We're Not Gonna Take It]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmEfFlbqbbY Come All Ye Faithful]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRwrg0db_zY I Wanna Rock]]

* RepurposedPopSong: ''We're Not Gonna Take It'' remains popular at sporting events, political rallies, and protests and has even been used in television commercials. Which makes sense, since Dee Snider dedicated the song to all the assholes he had to deal with.

Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as the Music/NewYorkDolls and Music/{{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Music/JudasPriest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

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'''A Twisted Christmas''' is a Christmas album from Twisted Sister, released on October 17, 2006. The genesis of this album was the group was looking for something new to do. One of them mentitoned an idea for a Christmas album. Dee Snider said that he made ''We're Not Gonna Take It'' melody taken from ''Come All Ye Faithful''. Thus was born the idea of making metal versions of Christmas songs. Originally this album was going to be Twisted Sister's swan song but it was unexpectedly popular with fans and critics. They are currently working on a DVD.

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Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as the Music/NewYorkDolls and Music/{{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Music/JudasPriest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

* TheNeidermeyer: Played by the TropeNamer himself in the videos for "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock".
** ActorAllusion: The "I Wanna Rock" video also features a cameo by [[Film/AnimalHouse Kent "Flounder" Dorfman]].
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* OlderThanTheyThink: While the band had its heyday in [[TheEighties the 80s]], it was formed in 1972, half to a full decade before its contemporaries.

* BerserkButton: Hates being associated with pop metal, or at the very least, has very little respect for the subgenre at large, which he has very notably nicknamed "happy metal". Especially the growing tendency towards acoustic power ballads.

Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as NewYorkDolls and Music/{{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Music/JudasPriest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as Music/TheNewYorkDolls and Music/{{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Music/JudasPriest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from New York City. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as Music/NewYorkDolls and Music/{{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Music/JudasPriest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from New York City. Their work fuses the shock tactics of Music/AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as NewYorkDolls and {{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.

** ActorAllusion: The "I Wanna Rock" video also features a cameo by [[AnimalHouse Kent "Flounder" Dorfman]].

* NonActorVehicle: Snider wrote and produced ''{{Strangeland}}'' about a psychopath obsessed with body modification. It was truly the first horror film in the "Torture" genre.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Dee Snider's testimony before the PMRC in which he absolutely owned the entire committee with his eloquent and intelligent defense of his music, freedom of speech and the 1st Amendment, while reducing AlGore to incoherent rage by suggesting his wife had found sado-masochistic messages in one of his songs because that was what she had been looking for.

* RepurposedPopSong: ''We're Not Gonna Take It'' remains popular at sporting events, political rallies, and protests and has even been used in television commercials. Which makes sense since, Dee Snider dedicated the song to all the assholes he had to deal with.

* [[http://www.mtvmusic.com/video/?id=54323 We're Not Gonna Take It]]
* [[http://www.mtvmusic.com/video/?id=313650 Come All Ye Faithful]]
* [[http://www.mtvmusic.com/video/?id=58934 I Wanna Rock]]

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Twisted Sister is an American {{Music/Heavy Metal}} band from New York City. Their work fuses the shock tactics of AliceCooper, the rebellious mood of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and the extravagant image of glam rock bands such as NewYorkDolls and {{KISS}}, notably the makeup. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands. The band is generally categorized as glam metal for their earlier work, although the band does not consider themselves to be so.