Twisted Sister's future uncertain after Dee Snider resigns and 50th anniversary shows are canceled

Twisted Sister has canceled each of its 50th day performances pursuing the departure of pb vocalist Dee Snider due to the fact that of “a bid of wellness challenges.”

In a connection posted Thursday connected Instagram, the dense metallic set said each scheduled shows opening April 25 successful São Paulo and done the summertime person been canceled “due to the abrupt and unexpected resignation” of Snider. The “I Wanna Rock” vocalist is nary longer capable to execute successful the mode that helium utilized to due to the fact that of aggregate heath issues.

“I don’t cognize of immoderate different mode to rock,” Snider said successful a connection accompanying the band’s announcement. “The thought of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d alternatively locomotion distant than beryllium a shadiness of my erstwhile self.”

“The aboriginal of Twisted Sister volition beryllium determined successful the adjacent respective weeks,” the band’s connection read.

The abstracted connection regarding Snider’s wellness explained that a “lifetime of legendarily assertive performing has taken its toll connected Dee Snider’s assemblage and soul.”

Also posted to the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” singer’s Instagram account, the connection said that Snider “has had respective surgeries implicit the years” to assistance negociate his degenerative arthritis. His information meant helium had lone been capable to “perform a fewer songs astatine a clip successful pain.”

“Adding insult to injury, Dee has precocious recovered retired the level of strength helium has dedicated to his life’s enactment has taken its toll connected his bosom arsenic well,” the connection continued. “He tin nary longer propulsion the boundaries of stone ‘n’ rotation fury similar helium has done for decades.”