{"id":619149,"date":"2026-03-04T09:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/?p=619149"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:21:50","slug":"twisted-sister-recruits-ace-frehleys-drummer-for-upcoming-reunion-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/news\/reunited\/twisted-sister-recruits-ace-frehleys-drummer-for-upcoming-reunion-shows","title":{"rendered":"TWISTED SISTER Recruits ACE FREHLEY&#039;s Drummer For Upcoming Reunion Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drummer <strong>Joey Cassata<\/strong> has confirmed he will be sitting behind the kit for <strong>Twisted Sister<\/strong> during the band&#039;s upcoming fall 2026 dates featuring <strong>Sebastian Bach<\/strong> on lead vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cassata<\/strong>, who previously played on <strong>Ace Frehley<\/strong>&#039;s final original solo album <em>10,000 Volts<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVb6ktbknQ6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">shared the news on social media<\/a> with an enthusiastic message: &#034;SUPER excited (and beyond honored) to be drumming for this LEGENDARY band!!<br>I&#039;ve been an SMF since I was 8 years old\u2026 and now this?! Absolutely surreal.<br>YOU CAN&#039;T STOP ROCK AND ROLL!! Let&#039;s gooooo!!!&#034;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement follows confirmation from guitarists <strong>Jay Jay French<\/strong> and <strong>Eddie Ojeda<\/strong> that <strong>Bach<\/strong> will front Twisted Sister for a handful of select dates this fall. 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