With their brand-new single “In The Eyes Of The Enemy”, the unstoppable GRAILKNIGHTS raise their banners once more and deliver a track forged in fire and glory! The accompanying video continues the epic tale where their last single “Forever” left off — a direct lead-up to the forthcoming album of the same title “Forever”, set for release on October 17 via PERCEPTION.
After recent singles stormed into the band’s Top 10 on Spotify and amassed more than 150,000 streams within just a few weeks, GRAILKNIGHTS prove again that their hymns strike like battle cries across the globe. “In The Eyes Of The Enemy” rises as a power-ballad of steel: soaring vocals featuring Chiara Tricarico, thundering choirs, and melodies carved into eternity — destined to become a soundtrack for both inner battles and triumphant victories.
The knights themselves proclaim:
“We are thrilled by the singles’ performances so far and by the growing crowds at our live shows. We have no ‘enemies’, just friends worldwide. Grailknights Battlechoir!”
The band’s new album “Forever” will be featuring twelve new hymns that build the seventh chapter of GRAILKNIGHTS’ glorious history (incl. previously-released singles ‘Necronomicon,’ ‘Grail Gym,’ ‘Forever’ plus a bold ‘Super Trouper’ cover version). Secure your copy (excl. ticket & merch bundles etc.) & pre-save “Forever” now at: https://grailknights.rpm.link/foreverPR
Crafted at Sascha Paeth’s Pathway Studios, their sidekick Sebastian Khayat delivered maximally heroic cover artwork for GRAILKNIGHTS’ new record, which fans can finally hold their hands on at the beginning of the quintet’s forthcoming “Battle Of Metal” co-headline tour with ALL FOR METAL.
20 – 25.09.2025 DE Kiel – Full Metal Cruise XII (Part I) SOLD OUT 25 – 30.09.2025 DE Kiel – Full Metal Cruise XII (Part II) SOLD OUT
“Battle Of Metal” Co-Headline Tour 2025 GRAILKNIGHTS & ALL FOR METAL w/ special guests Presented by Rock It!, musix, metal.de, Tasmanian Devil Agency, RPM & PERCEPTION
16.10.2025 DE Hanover – MusikZentrum 17.10.2025 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 18.10.2025 DE Berlin – Lido 19.10.2025 DE Hamburg – Markthalle 21.10.2025 DE Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal 22.10.2025 CH Pratteln – Konzertfabrik Z7 23.10.2025 DE Bochum – Matrix 24.10.2025 DE Munich – Backstage (Werk) 25.10.2025 DE Schirnding – Gemeindehalle 26.10.2025 CZ Zlín – Masters of Rock Café 27.10.2025 HU Budapest – Analog Music Hall 29.10.2025 AT Vienna – Viper Room 30.10.2025 DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann (Club) 31.10.2025 DE Cologne – Club Volta 02.11.2025 FR Paris – Nouveau Casino 03.11.2025 ES Bilbao – Sala Groove 04.11.2025 ES Madrid – Revi Live 05.11.2025 ES Salamanca – Sala B Caem 06.11.2025 FR Lyon – Rock n’ Eat 07.11.2025 BE Kortrijk – DVG Club 08.11.2025 DE Löffingen – Rocknacht
If it’s on their 2004 debut album “Across The Galaxy,” its follow-ups “Return To Castle Grailskull” and “Alliance” or their tales of the past 15 years (“Calling The Choir,”“Knightfall” & “Muscle Bound For Glory”), GRAILKNIGHTS’ goal has remained the same – the Holy Grail must be returned to Grailham City! Their mission also led their flight path to stages around the globe, which they boldly dominated as headlining act and shared with acts such as SABATON, FEUERSCHWANZ, BROTHERS OF METAL and TWILIGHT FORCE among others, always supported by their brave fan base aka the Battlechoir.
During the years, some of these equally brave musicians have also lent their additional vocal support to the Hanover, Germany based squad: Tracks like ‘Turbo Boost [feat. FEUERSCHWANZ]’ but especially ‘Pumping Iron Power,’ which was graced by SABATON’s Joakim Brodén, crafted additional intergalactic bondings between the band and metalheads worldwide, and saw GRAILKNIGHTS’ success numbers go through the roof with ‘Pumping Iron Power’ recently hitting 15 million Spotify streams only.
Highly experienced in both studio and live battles, the superheroic metal group have faced and overcome several evil powers over time, and now they are set to oppose Dr. Skull in full length once again with their 7th adventure, followed by yet another journey across Europe. Joining forces with label family members ALL FOR METAL in autumn 2025, the “Battle Of Metal” can actually only end in another victory against all evil.
GRAILKNIGHTS are: Sir Optimus Prime | vocals Sovereign Storm | guitars, vocals Count Cranium | guitars, vocals Duncan MacLoud | bass, vocals Lord Drumcules | drums
Canada’s SCORCHING TOMB continue their path of unrelenting savagery with the release of their new single “Diminished to Ashes”, taken from the band’s upcoming debut album “Ossuary”, out October 24th, 2025 via Time To Kill Records.
The track distills the essence of SCORCHING TOMB’s sound into 4 minutes of sheer hostility, where crushing riffs, suffocating grooves and a hardcore-infused death metal assault collide with total abandon.
“‘Diminished to Ashes’ is a fast paced, face ripping banger with all the destructive elements that made death metal what it is today. Crippling vocals, punishing drums, reckless riffs crowned with death-imbued lyrics. This song will burn you to dust.”
After carving a name for themselves with a string of well-received EPs and a crushing split, the band is now poised to make their boldest statement yet. “Ossuary” captures their feral fusion of raw death metal and metallic hardcore at its most hostile, stripped of any modern gloss and delivered with total disdain for compromise.
With its filthy riffs, suffocating grooves and relentless aggression, the record is set to resonate with fans of Skinless, Fulci, Internal Bleeding, Xibalba and Terminal Nation, marking SCORCHING TOMB as one of the most uncompromising new forces in today’s extreme underground.
Tracklist:
1. Stalagmite Impalement 2. Skullcrush (feat. Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg) 3. Diminished to Ashes 4. Sanctum of Bones (Ossuary) 5. Sentenced to Rot 6. Feel the Blade feat. Primal Horde 7. Bloodlust Sacrifice 8. Expired Existence
SCORCHING TOMB emerged from the sewers of Montreal in 2018 with one clear mission: to fuse old-school death metal with modern hardcore in a city ruled by technical death metal. It didn’t take long for the band to make a name for themselves in the underground. Their blend of blistering old-school riffs, crushing mosh parts, and explosive live energy quickly caught the attention of the hardcore scene in particular.
Originally formed by tattoo artist Vincent P.L. (vocals) and guitarist Philippe Leblanc, SCORCHING TOMB has since solidified its most formidable lineup yet with the addition of Miguel Lepage (ex–Blind Witness, ex–Obey the Brave) on bass and Émile Savard (Profane Order, ex–Malebranche) on drums. With this new blood, the band has evolved from a local standout into a fully weaponized force.
Now, the time has come to follow in the footsteps of Cryptopsy, Quo Vadis, and Despised Icon, proving once again that Montreal remains a relentless, unyielding powerhouse in the world of death metal.
Line-up:
Vincent Patrick Lajeunesse – Vocals Philippe Leblanc – Guitars, Backing vocals Miguel Lepage – Bass Émile Savard – Drums
While they’ve blazed beyond the hot box of stoner metal, after 16 years, Stoned Jesus are still expanding their horizons. This week, the heavy progressive rockers are officially embarking on a three-album journey that will take them all the way to the sun, moon and back. Though created during a dark period of instability, the trilogy’s stunning opener, Songs to Sun, is guided by a burning passion for innovation that frontman Igor Sydorenko shares with his new bandmates.
“The melodies, the hooks, the progressive side coming together with the sheer joy of a band riding grooves”, The Obelisk writes of Songs to Sun in an early review. “…it’s a next-level, AOTY-contender-type outing”.
“This is an outstanding record from a band who are simply at THE TOP OF THEIR GAME and who deserve all the plaudits fully coming their way”, salutes Outlaws of the Sun.
Songs to Sun was released on September 19 on Season of Mist, and you can hear all six mind-melting tracks by listening to the full album stream on the Season of Mist YouTube channel:
“It’s time for Songs to Sun to arrive”, Sydorenko says. “The first part of The Songs Trilogy is one of our heaviest and intense yet eclectic and intricate collection of tracks to date. I’m extremely proud of presenting it to you all to enjoy. Can’t wait to play this material live, too. See you on the road!”
Stoned Jesus are true trailblazers. Though often associated with the stoner crowd, frontman Igor Sydorenko has experimented with folk, prog, pop and alternative rock amidst familiar doses of doom. But after hitting the road hard in celebration of the band’s 15th anniversary, Sydorenko and his new mates set off for higher creative peaks.
“Each album in our upcoming trilogy highlights a different phase to Stoned Jesus”, Sydorenko says. “Songs to Sun shows off our heavier, more aggressive side”.
As if climbing above a mountain in the desert, massive opener “New Dawn” slowly appears on the horizon before bursting into flame behind a heavy psychedelic groove. More nods to Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest appear like a rippling heat wave throughout Songs to Sun. Lead single “Shadowland” slides into Sydorenko’s catchiest riff since “Here Come the Robots”, though he and his new mates outrun their demons with a gothic spell of keys before breaking toward the light with a high-powered fusion of pop melodies and headbanging prog.
An existential shadow hangs over Songs to Sun. The album reflects the unstable ground that Sydorenko navigated once the band’s previous lineup dissolved. “There’s a constant sense of instability that seeps through the lyrics of Songs to Sun“, he says. “Lost in the Rain” dwells on a break-up amidst a shimmering ballad that finds the sweet spot between Pink Floyd and King Crimson. Even the rubber-burning “See You on the Road” puts the pedal to the metal despite the grind of life on tour.
But even though Songs to Sun provides plenty of headbanging moments, it’s the love for experimenting with their music that continues to give the members of Stoned Jesus a rock-solid foundation. “This is probably the happiest I’ve been creatively in Stoned Jesus”, Sydorenko says. “With both Andrew and Yuri now in the band, we can experiment as deep as we can”. “Low” breaks away from people-pleasing tendencies by doing something the band has never done before. Andrew Rodin holds down the low end with a climbing bass line and punishing backing vocals, only for Yurii Ciel to blow the song wide open with a torrential rush of blast beats.
“I’m tired of ideals, they’re fragile and unreal”, Sydorenko bristles as Songs to Sun begins to set. While the only time when the amps aren’t cranked to 11, “Quicksand” is not only the longest but also the album’s heaviest song. Written many years ago, but deemed too personal to share until now, its prickly acoustics strip away any and all pre-conceptions as Stoned Jesus prepare for the dark next phase of this epic journey.
“Songs to Sun merges the groovy intensity of stoner metal with the profound intricacies of vintage prog, while keeping the riffs and the choruses as catchy as ever” Sydorenko says. “One will hear a lot of new twists and turns. Being able to experiment is the only way to progress for me and the boys in the band”.
On Songs to Sun, Stoned Jesus set their heavy progressive rock to stun.
Tracklist 1. New Dawn (8:53) 2. Shadowland (4:38) [WATCH] 3. Lost in the Rain (7:49) 4. Low (4:09) [WATCH] 5. See You on the Road (5:45) 6. Quicksand (9:52)
Hear Stoned Jesus perform “Low”, “Shadowland” and other new songs off Songs to Sun during their upcoming European festival appearances and tours of Australia and Latin America.
2025 European Festivals November 8 – Bochum, DE @ Tombstoned Fest November 14 – Magny-Les-Hameaux, FR @ Foud Rock November 15 – Eindhoven, NL @ Helldorado
2025 XV & Debut Australian Tour September 28 – Perth @ The Rosemount October 1 – Canberra @ The Baso October 2 – Sydney @ The Underground October 3 – Brisbane @ Soapbox Beer October 4 – Melbourne @ The Leadbeater October 5 – Adelaide @ The Crown & Anchor
2025 Latin American Tour October 21 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ Rock Experience October 22 – Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Gravador October 23 – Florianopolis, Brazil @ Desgosto October 24 – Curitiba, Brazil @ Beveldere October 25 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Jai Club October 26 – Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ Caverna October 28 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Uniclub October 29 – Santiago, Chile @ Club Ambar October 31 – Mexico City @ Sangriento [FIRST-EVER SHOW IN MEXICO]
Since 2009, Stoned Jesus has served as one of Europe’s leading forces in heavy rock. Igor Sydorenko, a veteran of the Ukrainian underground music scene, started it as a solo project after stumbling upon some heavy and angry riffs that would become the song “Occult.” He fed off his Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin influences and was soon turned onto Electric Wizard and Sleep, two bands who mastered the art of bold, lurching heaviness, thus creating a sonic template to abide by.
The Kyiv-based project was initially dubbed “Stoned Jesus from the Outer Space” but shortened to the much crisper Stoned Jesus. The name was trimmed down out of necessity — Sydorenko wanted to legitimize the band immediately. “I realized that this may cause some problems,” he told Psychedelic Baby in 2010. “Some people wouldn’t take our music seriously, then. I don’t mind jokes and having fun, but music is always the most serious thing for me.”
Two demos ensued before Stoned Jesus’s debut LP, 2010’s First Communion. Recorded with the first line-up in two hours, First Communion was a promising offering that dove headlong into the world of heavy stoner rock, with three songs going over the 10-minute mark for hypnotic effect. The album eventually saw a proper reissue in 2020, introducing it to a new group of fans. The first change of rhythm section brought Seven Thunders Roar in 2012, which included “I’m the Mountain,” a 13-minute epic that has since become a live staple. The album also introduced a bevy of acoustic guitar and softer vocal approaches from Sydorenko.
The Harvest came next in 2015 with a new drummer, deftly transitioning Stoned Jesus into the new terrain, with more alternative and progressive rock leanings. This is a credit to Sydorenko’s evolving songwriting style and desire to never allow Stoned Jesus to repeat itself. “It works brilliantly for the likes of Motörhead or AC/DC, but we’re not that legendary yet,” he told Outlaws of the Sun in 2015. “So, let’s experiment, shall we? Let’s play with the genres, the sound, the song structures, the melodies, the time signatures — yes, my favorite trick!”
With another change of the drummer, the fourth LP, Pilgrims, arrived in 2018. A bold and experimental record, it showed the growing maturity of both musical and lyrical sides of Igor’s ever-progressing songwriting. After a year-long The Pilgrimage Tour and yet another year on the road celebrating the band’s 10th anniversary with the greatest hits setlist, Stoned Jesus’ original plans were to record its follow-up in 2020. That, of course, was sidelined by the pandemic. The band then entered Spivaki Records in Kharkiv in July 2021 to record nine songs at 75 minutes. Two-thirds of the material was mixed and mastered before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, leaving the final run-time of six songs at 43 minutes.
The result was Father Light, the band’s first for Season of Mist, which caught Stoned Jesus in full bloom. The foundational elements of Stoned Jesus’s sound remained (fuzzed-out rock, driving bass lines and maximum groove), once again augmented by the combination of Sydorenko’s gentle clean vocals and hook-laden chorus choices, along with an array of ornamental guitar melodies. And, in true Stoned Jesus fashion, the journey is often the reward. The cuts on Father Light expand and shift — all the while, the band’s trademark heaviness serves as the guide.
Mother Dark, the gloomier introspective twin of Father Light, while partially recorded was shelved due to Igor’s dissatisfaction with the working dynamics of the latest Stoned Jesus line-up. Dissolving said line-up was a difficult decision to make, but Igor’s relocation to Europe brought a surprising reunion with his old friend Yurii, a talented drummer Igor had known even before writing the first Stoned Jesus song. Adding bassist-vocalist Andrew Rodin to this new line-up solidified its reliability, and now, after the whole year of relentless 25th Anniversary Tour schedule, the reinvigorated Stoned Jesus is more than ready for their next chapter.
Songs to Sun is the first album in a forthcoming trilogy that once complete, will stand as the pinnacle of what’s been a decades-long trip for Stoned Jesus. While picking up where Father Light left off, Sydorenko and his new mates still nod to Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest along the way. But by merging metal’s fiery intensity with mind-melting grooves, vintage prog and their catchiest choruses yet, they bring the many distinct phases of Stoned Jesus to a bright, burning head.
Lineup Igor Sydorenko – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards Andrew Rodin – Bass, Backing Vocals Yurii Ciel – Drums, Backing Vocals Production Credits Produced by Igor Sydorenko Recorded by Ignancy Gruzecki Mixed and Mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén at Studio Tri-Lamb, Sweden
Cleopatra Records’ twice monthly Pirate Radio Cleopatra is back with a new Vintage Interviews special, this time featuring Missing Persons vocalist Dale Bozzio.
Still active more than 40 years after Missing Persons erupted onto the scene with a seemingly endless succession of monster hit singles, Dale reflects not only upon that band’s success, but also her earlier career alongside Frank Zappa – a friendship, she tells us, that began when she broke into one of his live shows in 1972.
She discusses, too, the demands placed upon the band by the fast-changing nature of the early 1980s music scene… Missing Persons were part of that generation for whom simply making records and playing concerts was only the beginning. Now, she laughs, they were expected to be movie stars as well, as MTV rose to prominence, and video established itself as the industry’s promo tool of choice.
Still touring and recording, still appearing under the Missing Persons name, Dale was long ago proclaimed an 80s legend. Her recent recordings, however, prove that she is so much more, and alongside such first-time-around-ers as “Destination Unknown,” “Walking In L.A.” and “Words,” we also hear energetic cuts from the albums New Wave Sessions (2007), Missing In Action (2014), Dreaming (2020) and Hollywood Lie (2023), and some startling cover versions, too.
Launched in fall 2024, some two dozen episodes of Pirate Radio Cleopatra are now available, including the marathon four part Gothic Top 100, the Reggae Top 25 and specials dedicated to Thor, Melanie and Pat Travers.
In addition, Pirate Radio Cleopatra will be hitting the road next month., as the Pirate Radio Cleopatra Roadshow touches down at Rainbow Records in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday October 5.
Kentucky’s finest, Black Stone Cherry, will release their brand-new EP, ‘Celebrate’, which will be digitally available on 6 March 2026 via Mascot Records. They explode back into action with the video for their new track, ‘Neon Eyes.’
Black Stone Cherry are a band in the truest sense of the term. Hard rockers of enormous heart. Four accomplished songwriters with rock, metal, roots, blues, soul and hip hop in their blood. Old friends with an instinctive, compassionate sense for what each other is feeling.
On ‘Celebrate’ – produced by the band and recorded at High Street Studios in Bowling Green, Kentucky – they embody all this at the height of their powers. There’s happiness and heartache. Muscular hooks and raw soul. The life experiences of four men approaching forty (two of them parents), in one emotive, unpolished diamond of a record. Six commanding, stage-ready original tracks and an inspired cover of Simple Minds’ ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ featuring Tyler Connolly (Theory Of A Deadman).
New track ‘Neon Eyes’ was a soundcheck riff that exploded into a thumping, hard rock party-starter, and the video follows them on a typical day in the life of a band on the road, as they arrive at their stunning headline performance at the 2025 Maid of Stone Festival in the UK.
You get a glimpse of the band behind the scenes, how they prepare for a show, them mingling with the crowd, fans rejoicing throughout the day, and all the way up to a typically high voltage performance showing what an undeniable force they are – plus some magical and unforgettable memories made during the day – watch the video to the end…
Talking about the song, the band say, “For Neon Eyes we had the riff recorded on an iPhone and immediately wrote a song around it when we first started writing for this EP. We knew we wanted the main riff to also be the chorus so once we landed on the title, everything fell into place. A classic BSC banger.”
Black Stone Cherry are masters of taking a somber subject and flipping it on its head, creating a punchy, empowering rock song. “Any piece of art is a snapshot of that artist’s life,” singer/guitarist Chris Robertson reasons. “I look at these songs as a culmination of everything we’ve lived since Screamin’ At The Sky.”
“None of us are precious, because we’re all fighting on the same team,” Ben says. “John Fred might have a guitar riff, or me or Chris might have a drum beat. And Steve is our bass player, but he played slide on the last album, and there’s parts on the new stuff where he plays guitar. It was cool to think you could start the day without a song, and five hours later walk out with a demo.”
‘Celebrate’ is an EP of contrasts. ‘I’m Fine’ is a dreamily woozy, Nirvana-laced grunge singalong. But it was the searing, mid-tempo heartache of ‘Deep’ that struck a really pertinent chord – with Ben in particular. Following long struggles with fertility issues, he and his wife suffered a miscarriage midway through the writing process. Two days later, he was channelling the experience into ‘Deep’.
For a curveball, ‘Celebrate’ is capped off with a strapping yet sensuous cover of Simple Minds’ classic ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, featuring guest vocals from old Black Stone friend Tyler Connolly (Theory Of A Deadman). Immortalised in John Hughes’ seminal 1985 coming-of-age film The Breakfast Club, it turned out to be a surprisingly natural fit for Black Stone Cherry. A happy pairing with the soulful gravel and sincerity of Chris’s vocals. “I love that song!” the frontman laughs.
No one in Black Stone Cherry takes what they have for granted, least of all their fans. They’ll play to thousands in an arena or festival field, followed by a 100-capacity pub, and put on the exact same show. You can feel it in ‘Celebrate’: the sense that their hearts are totally invested, their priorities clear. Time spent with loved ones. Supporting one another. Connecting with audiences. Music that makes you feel something. No polish, no faking it, just moments that matter.
Track Listing
Celebrate
Neon Eyes
Caught Up In The Up Down
I’m Fine
Deep
What You’re Made Of
Don’t You (Forget About Me) ft. Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman
USA Tour Dates 09/26 Umatilla, OR – Rock The Locks 09/27 Reno, NV – Trip Wire Festival 11/04 Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall 11/05 Destin, FL – Club LA 11/06 Orlando, FL – The Beacham 11/08 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel 11/09 Waynesboro, VA – The Foundry 11/11 Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 11/12 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre 11/14 Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall 11/15 Hartford, CT – The Webster Theater 11/16 Hampton, NH – Wally’s 11/18 Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes 11/19 Wilmington, DE – The Queen 11/21 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop 11/22 Wyandotte, MI – District 142 11/23 Fort Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre 11/25 Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille 11/28 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave 11/29 Joliet, IL – The Forge 11/30 St. Louis, MO – The Sovereign 12/02 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre 12/03 Colorado Springs, CO -Sunshine Studios Live 12/05 Council Bluffs, IA – Horseshoe Whiskey Roadhouse 12/06 Sioux Falls, SD – The District 12/07 Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze 12/09 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron 12/10 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
In April, 2026 the band will appear on Creed’s Summer of ’99 And Beyond Cruise.
Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon spoke to Guitarist and founder of TWISTED SISTER about the band coming out of retirement once again for 50 year celebration shows. Watch the video interview below.
When asked why TWISTED SISTER are reuniting this time around?
“Dee (Snider) called and he said, “Hey, man. Let’s do it one more time. I thought to myself, I have a whole other life. I do motivational speaking. I have a book. I write articles, I go to audio shows. I write reviews of audio gear…etc.. I love that. That’s truly what I love. But here’s the thing. Ask a boxer why they go back in the ring. And they go because I’ll never feel that way again. And the truth is it’s a lot healthier than boxing. So, if I can go out on stage to 100,000 people and have them sing ‘We’re Noting Take It To Me’ one More Time, I’ll take that because there’s nothing as intoxicating as having 100,000 people sing your songs to you. There’s nothing better. So, it’s a chance for my daughter to be embarrassed one more time.(laughs).”
When asked about the statements made by the Twisted Sister camp in regards to Criticising artist who always come out of retirement ?
” Dee (Snider) (made those statements), he also said I think we should run that (those statements) before we go on stage every night. I think we should play all of the ‘We’re never getting back together again.’ ‘We refuse to do this or anyone who does this is an idiot.’ ‘You’re a joke if you do that.’ Why would you do that? We’ll just keep running them all. You know, of course. ”
When asked why Mark Mendoza was not being part of the 50 year reunion “It happens with bands. Bands are like marriages and things happen. Me, Dee, and Eddie (Ojeda) have played through 10 different drummers and bass players, right? Most people don’t know this. We have never spoken about why someone is in and why someone is out. We never have. And don’t forget, I go back three more years. I go back to 13 ex-members of the band. 13. I had never spoken about them. My attitude is that a realignment takes place for lack of a better word, however you have to do it to keep your business moving and you make your business move. And that’s really all there is to it. And I don’t want to bring in any more than that. People know what they know and I have no reason to throw, you know, dirt on anything whatsoever. You make the move to keep the business moving forward and it’s exactly what Twisted Sister has always done. We have four original members. We have 80% original. Joe Franco (drummer) is back with us. He was one of our drummers. He played on our albums and toured with us. So, we have a very high percentage of original band members. And I’m very proud of that because some bands are touring with no original members. And I’m proud of me, Dee, and Eddie. Let me tell you, we’ve been together shoulder-to-shoulder on stage for thousands of shows, not hundreds. Yeah. Yeah. Thousands of shows. And we’re going to celebrate that one more time. “
TWISTED SISTER has announced its first reunion concert as part of the band’s 50th-anniversary tour. The band will perform at Barcelona Rock Fest, which will take place from July 3 to July 5 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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