This shouldn’t be a shock to anybody, however Dee Snider is a reasonably political dude. And whereas he’s had some stances which might be fairly fucking regrettable these days, he nonetheless stays one of many “good guys,” for probably the most half. From his combat towards the PMRC to probably breaking out the make-up to protest anti-drag legal guidelines, let’s simply say our man has some left-leaning politics.

So it shouldn’t actually be a shock that Snider’s eyeing the present political local weather amid subsequent 12 months’s unavoidable shitshow referred to as the 2024 presidential election and considering it is likely to be time for Twisted Sister to return again out of retirement. The warning, in case you contemplate it that, got here throughout a current interview with Canada’s The Steel Voice, the place he was imagined to be speaking about his upcoming graphic novel titled He’s Not Gonna Take It.

“I received’t be stunned if we’re (Twisted Sister) reuniting this election 12 months to champion some vital causes. I can see we’re all on the identical web page (the entire band) just about all of us on the identical web page. And I may see us preventing, serving to combat the nice combat. I imply as a result of this can be a large image election and with issues like ladies’s proper to decide on, that’s an enormous image factor you recognize, that’s going to harm the opposite aspect.

“I say the opposite aspect as a result of I’m not on that aspect. You may’t roll again the clock, we’re not going again in time, we’re going ahead. So there are vital vital points so it’ll be extra about much less in regards to the politicians and extra in regards to the events they symbolize and what they symbolize. “

Gotta say it. He’s talking the reality with quite a lot of these factors. It’s an enormous election… “soul of the nation” and all that shit, though we’ll possible be selecting between one shitty outdated white man and one other shitty outdated white man…

This wouldn’t be the primary time Snider’s weighed in on a political situation, after all. Everyone knows the story of how he stood as much as the censorship-loving Dad and mom Music Useful resource Middle (PMRC) in a 1985 Senate listening to, championing musicians’ rights to say, act, and costume how they wished as a matter of free speech. And whereas he ended up defending rock and steel, Snider says he felt like a pariah afterward.

“I felt very deserted by the rock neighborhood for probably the most half, they didn’t perceive the significance of what was happening. And the trade as I mentioned to you earlier than they folded earlier than we even spoke. They agreed to the sticker; it was a finished deal. And quite a lot of the opposite musicians stayed out of it, they went quiet, they mentioned simply waited for the mud to settle. They intentionally made that transfer. I broken my band. I grew to become Public Enemy Quantity One though you the followers knew we weren’t the worst of the bunch.

“However nonetheless that face to Mother and Dad was like oh yeah you’ll be able to go see Motley Crue however you’ll be able to’t go see Twisted Sister. My mail was checked, my telephones have been tapped, my packages have been being checked. It was disheartening. I keep in mind Ronnie Dio trashing me within the Press and he mentioned who’s Dee Snider to talk for us. And my first line (on the hearings) was “I can not converse for anybody however myself he didn’t even take heed to my first line after which reacted and spoke out towards me, years later he apologized however nobody remembers the retraction.”

For those who’ve ever adopted Snider, you recognize none of this needs to be stunning or new. You additionally know whether or not you agree with the dude otherwise you don’t. All that issues is that politics could give approach to some extra Twisted Sister in our lives. And solely you’ll be able to decide whether or not that’s cool or not for you.

You may try the total interview beneath.