Twisted Sister have confirmed that Sebastian Bach will front the band in the place of retired frontman Dee Snider for a run of select shows this autumn.
Snider stepped down from Twisted Sister due to health issues, prompting the cancellation of all planned 2026 reunion shows. Now, Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda have introduced Bach as their frontman for the six shows yet to be announced, and he has Snider’s seal of approval.
A social media statement read: “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. These appearances do not affect or conflict with Sebastian’s current or future solo touring schedule, which remains fully intact.”
Bach reacted with a long, emotional statement, opening with: “I am the lead singer of Twisted Sister. I keep saying that over and over to myself and anybody else who will listen.”
He said he is “absolutely honoured and overjoyed to pay tribute to the legacy of some of my favourite music and musicians of my whole life!”
He added that he called Snider before the news broke: “We were both kind of emotional on the phone. 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, Suzette and his wonderful family.”
Bach confirmed: “We have agreed to do six shows this year together, and I am really looking forward to this. None of the shows of my solo band are being cancelled or moved. I am going to be one busy mother trucker, that is for sure, but I am used to it!” He thanked the band directly: “I would like to personally thank Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda and the whole team of Twisted Fucking Sister. 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. I am completely excited as a fan to sing these songs.”
He signed off: “Thank you, Twisted Sister, for this awesome opportunity, and I look forward to rocking with all you sick motherfckers later on this year!”
After speculation about his condition, Snider addressed the rumours directly on his House of Hair radio show, saying: “I’m not dying! No, not never; I mean, we’re all dying, but not immediately.” He added: “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. Alright? Otherwise I’m alive and well. I’m enjoying life.”
Snider explained that he can no longer perform with the intensity fans expect: “You won’t see me on the stage kicking a** like I used to, because that will mess me up. So had to pull out of Twisted Sister, had to cancel the tour, my apologies for that. (sic)”
He thanked fans for their concern: “Thank you for all the love and care and worry and all that stuff. It was crazy the amount of people, the outpouring was beautiful, thank you very much for cheering me on. I’m OK, I just can’t do that anymore.”
He added: “The truth of the matter is, I don’t want you to see me up there being less than you expect me to be. You got memories of the great shows that I did, that’s what I want to leave you with. Not me standing up there like Willie Nelson – nothing wrong with Willie, 95 years old, in a wheelchair – you know what I’m saying.” Snider said he still expects to be around for years: “I went out rockin’, I’m still rockin’ here, I ain’t stopping. I got a lot of life to live. My dad is 95 and still kicking, so I’m expecting to be around for a long time.”
A statement on the band’s website explained: “A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body and soul… Snider (70) suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years just to keep going, able to only perform a few songs at a time in pain.” It added that his heart has also been affected by decades of high-intensity performing.
Snider said: “I don’t know of any other way to rock. The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.”
