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FACING LIFE … Ron Jeremy charged with 3 Counts of Rape, Bail could be $6.6M possible 90 Years to Life

TMZ — Former adult film star Ron Jeremy is now accused of raping 3 women and sexually assaulting a fourth … after the L.A. County D.A. announced the charges. District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Tuesday her office had charged Ron Jeremy with 3 counts of forcible rape, 3 counts of forcible penetration by a foreign object, 1 count of forcible oral copulation and 1 count of sexual battery. The charges relate to 4 separate incidents dating back to 2014.[…]

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PUPPY LOVE … Donny Osmond was in studio during NITRO debut sessions says Michael Angelo-Batio

Metal Sludge — Michael Angelo-Batio recently did a new interview with our friend and journalist Ruben Mosqueda over at Sleazeroxx. The Nitro guitarist says: “The label wanted people to either love us or hate us and it worked. They told us that if we did what they said, we’d ship 100,000 copies and they’d give tour support and we did everything they said [laughs]! And it worked [laughs]!” The band Nitro was known for being[…]

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NO LOVE LOST … Michael Grant on L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis: “I would never play with Phil again”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview with Rock N’ Roll Experience, former L.A. Guns guitarist Michael Grant lets it all out. Grant who was fired from L.A. Guns back in early 2018 is back with his new record by Michael Grant & The Assassins (Frontiers Music srl). The first single “Red Light Run” made a nice impact and the response from fans and industry alike has been very positive. Read a few excerpts[…]

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2021 IT IS … The Stadium Tour with Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett reveal 2021 Summer Dates

Metal Sludge — The long awaited return of Motley Crue will not be for another year. The Stadium Tour has officially announced their tour stops for the Summer of 2021. The tour features Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. The tour was set to kick off this week, but since CV19 took the world by storm, live events of all sizes have been cancelled or postponed. The biggest of those[…]

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CANCELLED … The Big Rock Show Summer tour with Ratt, Tom Keifer, Skid Row & Slaughter officially off

LOS ANGELES, California — It seems that Covid19 has claimed another… The Big Rock Summer Tour is officially cancelled. The summer tour was set to feature Ratt, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Skid Row and Slaughter. Ratt has made an official announcement via their Facebook page. Ratt wrote: “Unfortunately like the rest of the concerts, festivals and our Tour that was pushed into 2021. www.bigrocksummertour.com will NOT happen. RATT will be announcing shows Aug 2020. #ratt #Tour #rattproblem “ This sucks[…]

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Frankie Banali admitted to Emergency Room in Los Angeles area hospital.

Metal Sludge — According to a new social media post by Frankie Banali, the Quiet Riot drummer has just revealed to his friends and fans that he’s just been admitted to the ER. Banali writes: “JUST ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT KAISER… IT OCCURED TO ME THAT THIS IS JUST LIKE DISNEYLAND EXCEPT THE LINES ARE SHORTER & THE RIDES ARE PAINFULLY SLOW… AND THE PRICE OF ADMISSION… OMG! — at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical[…]

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STILL FIGHTING … Frankie Banali on Pancreatic Cancer: “I know that that’s what eventually is gonna kill me”

Blabbermouth — QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who has been battling stage IV pancreatic cancer for the past 14 months, offered an update on his health during an appearance Wednesday (June 10) on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation”. He said (hear audio below): “I’m still fighting the good fight. I’m still doing the chemotherapy. I switched to a different chemotherapy a few months ago. And the side effects on this one are pretty brutal, and they pretty much last into the[…]

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IN A FLASH … Legendary ’80s Rock Photographer Mark Weiss publishes “The Decade That Rocked”

Metal Sludge — Mark Weiss was more than just a photographer during hard rock’s explosion in the 1980s. He lived it. From the photo pit to the backstage dressing room to the hotel parties to the tour bus. Weiss has seen it all, and yes the New Jersey native has the photos to prove it. Weiss, 60, just published the book “The Decade That Rocked,” featuring nearly 400 pages and close to 800 original glossy[…]

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STILL SPINNING … RATT’s GEICO Commercial has already aired more than 10,000 times

Blabbermouth — According to Variety, RATT‘s recent TV commercial for the Geico insurance company has amassed more than 8.7 million views on YouTube, and has aired north of 10,000 times since April 13, with an estimated media spend of $21.1 million. The 40-second spot — featuring the current lineup of RATT playing the band’s classic hit “Round And Round” — is part of Geico‘s “Bundling Made Easy” campaign, which reminds people that bundling your home and car insurance is easy with Geico and helps you save money. Last month, RATT singer Stephen[…]

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POSTPONED … The Stadium Tour with Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison officially pushed to Summer of 2021

Metal Sludge — It’s now official, The Stadium Tour has been postponed til the summer of 2021. An announcement was issued today from Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett And The Blackhearts. This has been expected from the majority of fans for months since the Covid19 epidemic has hit the United States Back on April 1st 2020, Metal Sludge posted a poll on our official Twitter account asking fans what they thought might[…]

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