In the nearly 50 years since founding heavy metal institution Twisted Sister, John “Jay Jay” Frenchhas sold over 20 million records, collected 37 gold and platinum albums, headlined many of the world’s largest music festivals in 38 countries, and now is now adding podcasting to his resume with The Jay…
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Twisted Sister Founding Member and Music Executive Jay Jay French Delves into Podcasting with “The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music”
Tune in Every Tuesday for New Conversations with Musicians, Authors, Actors, Music Managers, Music Producers, Movie and TV Producers, and Media Legends. In the nearly 50 years since founding heavy metal institution Twisted Sister, John “Jay Jay” French has sold over 20 million records, collected 37 gold and platinum albums,…
‘Spin The Wheel’ ft. Biff Byford (SAXON), Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT), Cecilia Nappo (BLACK MAMBA), Hannes Van Dahl (SABATON) & Jay Jay French (TWISTED SISTER)
With Covid plaguing the world during 2020, the international Heavy Metal community came screeching to a near standstill. The silence became deafening. And then one day, like a bolt of lightning, an idea came to us: What if you brought together a bunch of the heaviest hitters in the world…
Dee Snider – For The Love Of Metal LIVE
September 2020 July 31st, 2020 / Napalm Records Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Dee Snider needs no introduction in the world of heavy metal or hard rock. If, by now, you do not know the man himself or his contributions to hard rock/heavy metal, you need to have…
DEE SNIDER discusses life after Twisted Sister and “For the Love of Metal”
INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Dee Snider is an American vocalist, songwriter, radio personality, and actor. Snider rose to fame in the early 1980s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, one of the most successful bands in the genre. The band released five…
We Are Twisted F***king Sister – Horn, Andrew (Director)
Released: 2016, Music Box Films Label: Music Box Films Reviewed: April 2017 Rating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: JP Preamble/Intro: An entertaining an in-depth look at the first decade of the band Twisted Sister.
Bloodstock Open Air 2016 @ Catton Hall, Derbyshire
Bloodstock Open Air 2016 @Catton Hall, Derbyshire 11th – 14th August 2016 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography and Additional Reviews by Graham Hilling Derbyshire is probably the last place you’d expect to find metal. It’s not one of England’s most famous counties, nor has it built up a reputation for…
PORISPERE – feat. Twisted Sister and Metal Church
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Porispere festival, now held for the sixth time, has gradually grown into one of the most significant festivals in Finland. Although Porispere is still unable to compete financially against the bigger festivals, they have captured a couple of very interesting artists every year. This…
MIKE PORTNOY – Winery Dogs, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, ex-Dream Theater
MIKE PORTNOY INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Mike Portnoy is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer and co-founder of progressive metal/band Dream Theater. He resigned from the band in 2010 after 25 years. Nowadays, Portnoy is known for many other bands and projects. He is…
BLOODSTOCK Release Day Tickets; Launch YouTube Competition
Just six short weeks ‘til the gates are opened at Catton Park and the metal hoards flood onto the hallowed turf for BLOODSTOCK 2016! To celebrate, day tickets are now on sale! Ticket prices have been frozen for the FOURTH year running at £60 each (+ booking fee) and are available here.
SWEDENROCK 2016
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY ARTO LEHTINEN AND MARKO SYRJALA Once again here we are again as the Finnish Metal-Rules.com two-man-team made their annual road trip to Sweden Rock. The 2016 line up presented a wide range of metal and hard rock as usual. Over 70 bands offered one hell of…
Bloodstock Open Air 2016 Less Than 3 Months Away!
Bloodstock, the UK’s biggest and best heavy metal festival is back again this year at Catton Park, Derbyshire, with as monstrous a line-up as ever. The four day event, also featuring four stages, will be presenting headliners Twisted Sister, Slayer and Mastodon alongside thrash gods Anthrax, black metal innovators Venom,…
WE ARE TWISTED F***ING SISTER! In Theater’s February 19th
The setting is mid-1970s New York City: five rockers decked in platform boots and dramatic make-up embarked on a heavy metal journey. Little did they know the impact they would make, and that, forty years later, they would still be renowned for their songs, one-of-a-kind live shows, and take-no-prisoners attitude.…
DEE SNIDER And The 30th Anniversary Of The PMRC Hearings
www.huffingtonpost.com/dee-snider/1985-pmrc-senate-hearings-then-and-now_b_8136698.html?1442323560 September 19, 1985 was a historic day for all of us who work in the music business. That was the day that three musicians–Frank Zappa, John Denver and Twisted Sister singer DEE SNIDER–were called to testify at a Senate hearing instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC),…
A.J. Pero of Twisted Sister discusses the band return and future.
Interview and pictures by Marko Syrjala in 2003 Transcription by JP I managed to catch legendary drummer A.J. Pero from Twisted Sister during the band visit to the Sweden Rock Festival 2003. Here is the interview which was done at about 4.30 AM at the hotel! It was also just…