Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider sat down with the KISS fan podcast Three Sides Of The Coin to discuss his online feud with KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his Twitter battles with the KISS Army. Dee had made a statement about guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer being imposters and Paul responded by taking personal shots at Snider and his band rather than addressing ... [read more]
Archives for September 2015
Metal News Recap – Week of September 25, 2015
Dee Snider Talks About His "Feud" With Paul Stanley - "I Fear No Band, I Fear Nobody..." Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider sat down with the KISS fan podcast Three Sides Of The Coin to discuss his online feud with KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his Twitter battles with the KISS Army. Dee had made a statement about guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer being ... [read more]
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Looks Back On Historic PMRC Hearings 30 Years Later
Dee Snider has written an Op-Ed story about his experience, which appeared this week on HuffingtonPost.com. In 1985, the Parents’ Music Resource Center (PMRC), led by Tipper Gore, was trying to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing “offensive material.” The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of September 18, 2015
Def Leppard Unveil New Single “Let’s Go” Plus Track Listing, Cover Art Def Leppard have unveiled the first song “Let’s Go” from their new album. Check out the cover art for the self-titled album, above. The mid-tempo anthem sets the stage for Def Leppard’s forthcoming self-titled project, their first since 2008′s Songs from the Sparkle Lounge. Listen to it ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of September 11, 2015
Paul Stanley Calls Dee Snider a “Wannabe” ... The battle between Paul Stanley and Dee Snider is heating up and it’s getting ugly! During a recent podcast interview, Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider said he’s not a fan of the current state of Kiss in the post-Ace Frehley and Peter Criss era, calling the current Kiss lineup “an insult.” “I don’t see how people could accept this. ... [read more]
Dee Snider: To Paul Stanley of Kiss – Read This
A letter to Paul Stanley of Kiss in response to comments about Twisted Sister and myself he made on a recent Chris Jericho podcast. Dear Paul, September 9th, 2015 First off, thanks for giving me the attention I—as you noted-- so desperately wanted. Now, I’ve always had nothing but respect for your band, and you as a performer, but it really comes as no ... [read more]
Paul Stanley Calls Dee Snider a ‘Wannabe,’ Says Twisted Sister Are ‘A Bunch of Buffoons’
Paul Stanley‘s not gonna take it — and by “it,” we mean “being insulted by Dee Snider.” During a recent podcast interview, Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider said he’s not a fan of the current state of KISS in the post-Ace Frehley and Peter Criss era, calling the current KISS lineup “an insult.” “I don’t see how people could accept this. Tommy Thayer? I’m sorry. It’s insulting. Not ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of September 4, 2015
Motörhead's Lemmy Says “I Can't Do It” and Stops Austin Show Motörhead were forced to stop Wednesday’s show in Austin as frontman Lemmy Kilmister continues to battle health problems. Watch the evening’s final partial song – and the singer’s heartfelt apology to the supportive, cheering crowd – in the fan-filmed video here. The group’s previous concert in Salt Lake ... [read more]