Mark Mendoza Releases New Christmas Track

This is certainly a change for Twisted Sister bass player Mark Mendoza. He's teamed up with singer Marla Adler for a new Christmas song. It's called "I'm Your Christmas Present" and there is nothing metal here. It's all pop, all the time.

I mean, the song is kind of catchy, but not my thing. But good for Mendoza to get some new work out there.

'You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll'

For whatever reason, the original video for Twisted Sister's song "You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll" wasn't available on the band's official YouTube channel... until now.

The song is from the 1983 album of the same name and it is also my favorite Twisted Sister release. Just raw and outrageous rock.

Well, Get Ready

Here we are at Halloween eve. This means Christmas music hell is upon us.

To that end, Sirius XM just posted their holiday music lineup. All the channels below launch Friday, November 1. There is at least a Trans-Siberian Orchestra channel and a Rockin' Xmas channel, which is probably where you'll hear the Twisted Sister Christmas album.

Good luck to us all.

New Hair Metal Documentary Coming To Paramount+

This is exciting! A documentary about the glam metal heyday of the 80s is coming to Paramount+ on July 18. It's called I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream. The documentary is in three parts and will feature members of Skid Row, Winger, Twisted Sister, Vixen and The Scream (yes, John Corabi!)

I'm down for this and I can't wait. Watch the trailer below!

It Had To Happen: Twisted Sister Makeup Collection

Rock and Roll Beauty has another new line - this time it's Twisted Sister! There's eye shadow, lipsticks, eye liners and more. The eye shadows have names like "Stay Hungry," "Moshing," "Wake-up" and "Blastin."

There's no end to what can be monetized today. I'm just waiting for the Ice Nine Kills makeup collection at this point. I'm still salty I didn't start this rock-beauty company.

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!

TWISTED SISTER Makeup Collection Launched by Rock and Roll Beauty - https://t.co/05fyD1Q5rH #GoogleAlerts

— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) December 3, 2022

Twisted Sister To Be Inducted Into Metal Hall Of Fame

From my inbox! Twisted Sister will be inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame this coming January in Agoura Hills, California. This is kind of cool and congrats to the band.

This is a ticketed event and actually open to the public. Tickets are $35 in advance. Click through the post below for more information.

From the press release:

Philadelphia, PA (November 22, 2022) – ROCAVAKA - The Vaka Thats Rocks! is proud to present: The 6th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala, where Rock Legends TWISTED SISTER will be Inducted into the 2023 Metal Hall of Fame. The event will take place January 26, 2023, at the Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA.

The classic Twisted Sister lineup of Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza, and late drummer, A.J Pero, will be Inducted into the 2023 Metal Hall of Fame. at the Annual Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala "The Most Important Night in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal."

Together, these musicians recorded Twisted Sister's first four albums. Their first two albums "Under the Blade," and "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll," developed huge underground popularity for the band. This led Twisted Sister to achieve mainstream success with their third album "Stay Hungry" and the hit single "We're Not Gonna Take It". Over the last 30 years, both We're Not Gonna take It, along with Twisted Sister's other classic anthem, "I Wanna Rock" are not only consider to be two of the most influential videos in the history of Heavy Metal / MTV, but these two anthems are also the most licensed anthems in the history of heavy metal! After a 12 year hiatus, Twisted Sister returned to support a major fundraiser for 9/11 Police and Fireman which led to an extraordinary resurgence on the European festival circuit. In 2006, Twisted Sister had an unexpected international hit on their release of "A Twisted Christmas", which continues to sell every holiday season.

“The 2023 Metal Hall of Fame Charity Gala is going to be an amazing event as always," says Metal Hall of Fame President/CEO Pat Gesualdo. "There will be numerous Legendary Hard Rock and Heavy Metal artist Inductions, and many exciting surprises and performances!"