Music Twisted Sister Drummer A.J. Pero Dead

Deberg_1990 · 03-20-2015, 04:17 PM

Longtime Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero has passed away, the heavy-metal act announced in a statement today. The Associated Press reports that Pero was found unresponsive on a tour bus in Poughkeepsie, New York and subsequently died of an apparent heart attack. He was 55.

Related: Rock Censorship: Big Brother Meets Twisted Sister

"Today, I lost a brother," frontman Dee Snider said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "Anthony Jude Pero passed away. A.J. was the final piece in a band that would become an international sensation and one of the greatest live rock acts to ever hit the stage. His sledgehammer assault on the drums helped drive Twisted Sister and me to greatness and inspired me to rock every single show. My heart breaks knowing I will never feel the power of his beat behind me, or turn to see his face smiling broadly from the sheer joy he got from doing what he loved. I will always remember that smile. R.I.P., my friend."

"The members of Twisted Sister are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of our brother, A.J. Pero," the band wrote on their official website (via Blabbermouth). "The band, crew and most importantly the family of A.J. Pero thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this time."

Pero had been touring with a side project, Adrenaline Mob, at the time of his death. He was found on his bus unresponsive, so paramedics rushed him to a hospital but he did not make it, guitarist Jay Jay French told TMZ.

"A.J. Pero was a force, the likes of which I doubt I will ever have the chance to play in front of again," French said. "His drumming was legendary, but his heart, as a human being, was even greater. In our hearts, he will always be the engine that drove the train. I loved him and today my heart has been ripped out. R.I.P."

The Staten Island–born drummer was originally in the New York rock group Cities when he was recruited to join Twisted Sister in 1982. With Snider's crew, Pero appeared on the band's first four albums – 1982's Under the Blade, 1983's You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll, 1984's Stay Hungry and 1985's Come Out and Play – before leaving Twisted Sister and rejoining Cities in 1986.

Pero was behind the kit on Twisted Sister's most popular tracks, "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock." The band broke up in 1988, but Pero linked back up with his former bandmates for brief reunions in 1997 and the early 2000s until they regrouped permanently in 2003 and subsequently made a pair of studio albums, 2004's Still Hungry and 2006's A Twisted Christmas. Pero was still the group's drummer at the time of his death. It's unclear whether Twisted Sister will postpone their upcoming tour dates – they're next scheduled to perform May 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada – in light of Pero's death.

In addition to Twisted Sister, Pero was also a member of the Ozzy Osbourne cover band No More Tears.

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chiefs1111 · 03-20-2015, 04:18 PM

R.I.P

ShowtimeSBMVP · 03-20-2015, 04:22 PM

KCrockaholic · 03-20-2015, 04:23 PM

TS was my first rock concert along with Quiet Riot.

Reerun_KC · 03-20-2015, 04:24 PM

Guess he is not gonna take it anymore?

KCrockaholic · 03-20-2015, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

Guess he is not gonna take it anymore?

Hopefully he doesn't Burn in Hell.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 03-20-2015, 06:42 PM

Heart attack caused by meth overdose

Marcellus · 03-20-2015, 06:48 PM

I saw these guys last year at a music festival and I shit you not they kicked ass. I was 100% surprised.

They had all the original members (not anymore) and they rocked it out very well. Dee Synder is a ****ing animal. Made Staind who headlined look like the pussies they are.

RIP

Reerun_KC · 03-20-2015, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Hopefully he doesn't Burn in Hell.

Guess he paid "the price" for his heavy partying .

Sweet Daddy Hate · 03-20-2015, 06:51 PM

He was a good drummer, and the TS classics still hold weight on a rocking stereo.

RIP.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 03-20-2015, 06:51 PM

TS was an intense show back in the day. MEGA energy.

The Poz · 03-20-2015, 09:17 PM

I was just talking about him yesterday. Chatting with friends about drummers and I recalled seeing TS open for Iron Maiden. Pero's drum solo was incredible.

Red Dawg · 03-20-2015, 10:08 PM

Who cares.

In58men · 03-20-2015, 10:13 PM

I'm glad he's dead

eDave · 03-20-2015, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inmem58

I'm glad he's dead

WTF?

Anyway, dude could pound. Was never really a Twisted Sister fan, but he drums were beastly.

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