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ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

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< FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED > The West Coast MORC have just announced 45 bands for 2027 w/ Tesla, Queensrÿche, Winger, Y&T, Michael Monroe, Slaughter, HEAT, Sebastian Bach, Lynch Mob, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Wednesday 13, Tyketto, Tuff, Rhino Bucket & Ted Poley

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Stevie Rachelle @stevietuff ·

2 Jun

Hair Metal Chaos 'LIVE' With The Guru & Rachelle is BACK tonight at 5pm PST, 7pm CST!

Yes, The Hair Metal Guru & I, will be talking Skid Row tonight.

Hope to see you there, & if you can, share with a friend! Here's the link:

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Stevie Rachelle @stevietuff ·

2 Jun

FULL LINE-UP for MORC 2027 has just been announced w/ 45 acts!
Tesla, Queensrÿche, Winger, Y&T, Michael Monroe, Slaughter, HEAT, Sebastian Bach, Lynch Mob, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Wednesday 13, Tyketto, Tuff, Rhino Bucket & many more!
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2 Jun

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ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on ex-LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”
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Stevie Rachelle @stevietuff ·

2 Jun

Tuff are excited to say, we are part of the 2027 Monsters of Rock Cruise!

Next May 6-11th 2027, we will be hitting the water leaving from our home town of Los Angeles.

We’re stoked to once again be included in this awesome water rock festival.

Ready, Set, MORC!

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<< THE CATS OUT OF THE BAG >> Riki Rachtman Talks his Divorce with Lea Vendetta, why he Hates the term Hair Metal and His Up Coming OFITG Tour on the Idiots In Bars podcast

ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

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HEADBANGERS BALD is HERE … Hair Metal Chaos with The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle LIVE on YouTube Tue. June 2nd @5:PM (PST) for Show #3

POISON NEWS … Bret Michaels Pulls Out of Freedom 250 event originally scheduled for Friday July 3rd in Washington D.C.

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REVIEWS / PODCASTS / SOCIAL MEDIA

<< HEARTBREAK BOULEVARD >> Harry Cody of Shotgun Messiah talks about his Highs, Lows, Past, Present and Future in Music with The Hair Metal Guru

POISON NEWS … Bret Michaels Pulls Out of Freedom 250 event originally scheduled for Friday July 3rd in Washington D.C.

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ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

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HEADBANGERS BALD is HERE … Hair Metal Chaos with The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle LIVE on YouTube Tue. June 2nd @5:PM (PST) for Show #3

HAIR METAL CHAOS | Show #2 … The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle of Tuff hit YouTube on Tue. May 26th @ 5:PM (PST) for Round Two

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