Daniel “Dee” Snider (born March 15, 1955) is an American retired singer, songwriter, actor and media personality. He is best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. The band’s 1984 song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was ranked No. 47 on 100 Greatest 80’s Songs. Snider later formed and fronted the heavy metal bands Desperado, Widowmaker and SMFs (Sick Mutha Fuckers). He also released several solo albums. Snider was ranked No. 83 in Hit Parader’s Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. Daniel Snider was born in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City, on March 15, 1955, the son of art teacher Marguerite (November 17, 1932 – January 2, 2018) and New York State Trooper (and later Nassau County court clerk) Bob Snider. He has Swiss and Ukrainian ancestry. Although his mother was Catholic and his father was Jewish, he and his siblings were raised as Episcopalians after his mother converted. He grew up in the Long Island towns of Baldwin and Freeport. Snider sang in a church choir, school choruses and concert choirs in high school, and was selected for the All‑State Chorus. He graduated from Baldwin Senior High School in 1973.
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We’re Not Gonna Take It
Dead Hearts Love Thy Enemy
We’re not Gonna Take It
Become The Storm
Goodbye Divinity
I Am The Hurricane
Tomorrow’s No Concern
American Made
So what
Roll Over You
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