{"id":64313,"date":"2026-02-07T19:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dee-snider-resigns-from-twisted-sister-citing-health-issues-band-cancels-reunion-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T19:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:46:22","slug":"dee-snider-resigns-from-twisted-sister-citing-health-issues-band-cancels-reunion-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dee-snider-resigns-from-twisted-sister-citing-health-issues-band-cancels-reunion-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Dee Snider resigns from &#8220;Twisted Sister&#8221; citing health issues, band cancels reunion shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Heavy metal band Twisted Sister canceled its 50th anniversary reunion shows on Friday after lead singer Dee Snider resigned, citing health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUZhpdlEflU\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted<\/a> on social media saying the &#8220;sudden and unexpected resignation&#8221; of Snider has forced them to cancel all shows starting from April through the beginning of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The future of Twisted Sister will be determined in the next several weeks,&#8221; the band said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/07\/04e20a8f-a8ab-4ad4-8df3-fb94daebbe72\/thumbnail\/620x413\/086482c36087d320daaebf3a4e54462b\/gettyimages-2168596828.jpg#\" alt=\"Bret Michaels Parti-Gras 2024 \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/07\/04e20a8f-a8ab-4ad4-8df3-fb94daebbe72\/thumbnail\/620x413\/086482c36087d320daaebf3a4e54462b\/gettyimages-2168596828.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/07\/04e20a8f-a8ab-4ad4-8df3-fb94daebbe72\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/da96b744b4794a58839d7964260d02ca\/gettyimages-2168596828.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dee Snider of Twisted Sister performs on August 30, 2024 in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Bobby Bank \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Snider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUafn-ulqho\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement that at 70 years old, he&#8217;s found his body can &#8220;no longer push the boundaries of rock and roll fury,&#8221; as it had for decades. He wrote that he suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years, but regardless of the intervention, Snider said he is in pain after performing only a few songs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said he doesn&#8217;t want to slow down while on stage, but he recognizes his own limitations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twisted Sister is best known for the 1984 hit <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/twisted-sister-to-disband\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">singles <\/a><\/span>&#8220;We&#8217;re Not Gonna Take It&#8221; and &#8220;I Wanna Rock,&#8221; and the MTV videos accompanying each that were heavily played.\u00a0 &#8220;We&#8217;re Not Gonna Take It,&#8221; was Twisted Sister&#8217;s sole Top 40 hit and has morphed into a political anthem throughout the years.<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker Paul Ryan <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/were-not-gonna-take-it-twisted-sister-hit-becomes-unlikely-anthem-of-teachers-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">used <\/a><\/span>the song in 2012 for campaign stops when he was Mitt Romney&#8217;s running mate until Snider put a stop to it. 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