19 Facts About Twisted Sister

1.

Twisted Sister was an American heavy metal band originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York.

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Twisted Sister is ranked No 73 among VH1's 100 greatest artists of hard rock.

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3.

Twisted Sister was replaced by ex-Good Rats drummer Joey "Seven" Franco.

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4.

The album featured a wide range of artists and bands who had been influenced by Twisted Sister, including Lit, Motorhead, Chuck D, Anthrax, Overkill, Cradle of Filth, Joan Jett, Sebastian Bach, and HammerFall.

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5.

In November 2001, the reunited Twisted Sister joined fellow New York metal artists Anthrax, Overkill, Sebastian Bach, and Ace Frehley to headline a benefit concert for NYPD and FDNY Widows and Orphans Fund in the wake of the September 11,2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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6.

On July 8,2006, Twisted Sister played in front of 80,000 people in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

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7.

Twisted Sister was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15,2006.

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8.

On December 13,2006, Twisted Sister made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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9.

On December 22,2006, Twisted Sister performed the song on CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

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10.

On February 25,2008, Twisted Sister performed at "Aftermath - The Station Fire 5 years later" in Providence, Rhode Island.

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11.

On May 10,2008, Twisted Sister performed a free concert at the Bulgarian town Lovech.

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12.

On July 13,2008, Twisted Sister performed at Snatch Rock n Roll Lounge, in Calgary, Alberta.

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13.

On September 1,2008, Twisted Sister performed at the Rock The Bayou Festival in Houston, Texas.

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14.

On June 4,2009, Twisted Sister performed Stay Hungry in its entirety for the first time at the Sweden Rock Festival.

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15.

On February 16,2010, Twisted Sister were confirmed to play at Bloodstock Open Air 2010.

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16.

Twisted Sister performed at Copenhell 2014 in Denmark to an audience of 20,000 as part of the group's Stay Hungry 30th Anniversary World Tour.

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17.

The Twisted Sister show was praised as one of the best concert performances.

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18.

On this tour a recording of a drum solo, from one of AJ's last concerts with Twisted Sister, was shown on the stage screen, giving the fans one final experience of the classic line-up together.

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19.

Twisted Sister is generally classified as heavy metal glam metal, hard rock, shock rock, and glam rock.

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