Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (born Mark Glickman, July 13, 1956) is an American bassist and a member of the heavy metal band

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. He joined the band in 1978 after leaving

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. He briefly played in

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in 1988 and with

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projects. He is also a co-founder of Area 22 Productions where he hosts his weekly podcast 22 NOW. Mendoza played the bass guitar on all of Twisted Sister's major label releases. He remixed '' Under the Blade'' when it was reissued by

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, and produced and mixed '' Still Hungry'' and ''

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''. Growing up in West Hempstead,

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, Mark 'Mendoza' Glickman attended George Washington Middle School and West Hempstead High School and graduated in 1974. Mark T. A Mendoza is involved in ( The Song Alliance ) with his partner Marla Adler ( Who do you Love/ vocals/ Bernard Wright), And have just released a new Christmas song called “ I ‘m Your Christmas Present “

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