It was with heavy hearts that Twisted Sister said goodbye to their drummer A.J. Pero, who passed away on March 20th. Twisted Sister members Dee Snider (vocals), Jay Jay French (guitar), Eddie Ojeda (guitar), and Mark “The Animal” Mendoza (bass), announced that world renowned drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob, Winery Dogs) is the replacement for their brother A.J. Pero for all shows this year, the first of which was last night (May 30th) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and was filmed for broadcast, DVD, and CD.

Twisted Sister performed:

“What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)”
“The Kids Are Back” 

“Stay Hungry” 

“The Beast” 

“Shoot 'Em Down” 

“You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll” 

“I Believe in Rock 'n' Roll”
“Under the Blade” 

“I Am (I'm Me)” 

“We're Not Gonna Take It”
“The Fire Still Burns” 

“The Price” 

“Burn in Hell” (with drum solo)

“I Wanna Rock”

Encore:

“Come Out and Play” 

“S.M.F.” 

Fan-filmed video:

The second tribute show for the A.J. Pero family is scheduled on Saturday, June 13th at The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.

 

Additionally, fulfilling all concert obligations that have been made for the remainder of 2015 (in several different countries), Twisted Sister want their fans to know all festival dates that they have been advertised as playing will happen under the moniker of The Sound Of Thunder: In memory of AJ PERO.

Finally, Twisted Sister has made it official that 2016 will formally close the touring chapter of their illustrious and legendary career. The Forty And Fuck It farewell shows celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary with the core line-up of Snider, French, Ojeda and Mendoza.

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