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Metal Sludge

December2021

THAT’S LIFE … David Lee Roth has canceled two of his Las Vegas shows, 12/31/21 & 1/1/22 due to Covid

Updated Thursday Dec. 30th 2021 5:45PM (PST). House of Blues Las Vegas has officially confirmed our breaking news story about the David Lee Roth shows being canceled for this weekend. See full tweet below. ?CONCERT ALERT?David Lee Roth shows planned for New Year's Eve weekend in Las Vegas have been canceled due to COVID-19.#LasVegas #NYE #Vegas #DavidLeeRoth #entertainment https://t.co/gIN8uqx2uz — MORE Las Vegas (@MOREFOX5) December 31, 2021 Metal Sludge — A hot tip has just[…]

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PISSING CONTEST … John Corabi reflects on his time playing guitar in RATT: “RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within…”

Blabbermouth — In a recent interview with Rock Show Critique, former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi spoke about his nearly decade-long stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) “For the eight years that I was in the band, even when Jizzy [Pearl] was there [singing for the group], RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within… Now, in the beginning, it was just Warren [DeMartini, guitar] and Bobby[…]

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DJ ASHBA Says He Walked Away From ‘One Of The Biggest Paychecks In The World’ When He Left GUNS N’ ROSES

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz”, DJ Ashba spoke about his decision to leave GUNS N’ ROSES more than six years and eventually launch a dance/rock hybrid called GDM (Guitar Dance Music) with his ASHBA project. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Financially, thank God, I’m in a place to where, honestly, I never have to hit another note. Everything I do at this point[…]

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SONIC SLAM 2022 … Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat announce Summer Tour 2022

Loudwire — Tom Keifer is fired up to tour for 2022 and he’s bringing along some veteran bands to provide support. L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat will join the #keiferband when they hit the road next summer for what they’ve dubbed the “Sonic Slam” tour. Tom Keifer says, “#keiferband is amped for the ‘Sonic Slam’ 2022 tour with our friends L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat! Get ready for a 100 percent live, raucous, loud and[…]

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ALL FEMALE METAL TOUR … The Iron Maidens and Burning Witches team up for the “Hell Hath No Fury Tour” 2022

The Iron Maidens and Burning Witches Announce “Hell Hath No Fury Tour 2022” Metal Sludge — What’s better than 5 hot chicks playing rock n’ roll on stage? How about 10? That’s right, mark your calendars as The Iron Maidens and Burning Witches will be hitting the road in May 2022 for a string of shows. Both all-female groups are 5 pieces, and are teaming up for the “Hell Hath No Fury” tour 2022. The[…]

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M3 2022 … M3 Music Festival lineup: Kix, Tom Keifer, Tesla, Skid Row, BOC, Extreme, Stryper, Zebra, Lizzy Borden, Yngwie, Doro, Quireboys, Vain & XYZ

Metal Sludge — The 13th annual M3 Music Festival have announced their 2022 lineup. The 3-day event will be held on May 6th, 7th and 8th 2022. Friday is headlined by local kings Kix with Lizzy Borden as support, along with Doro and Count’s 77. Saturday is headlined by Tom Keifer (Cinderella) with Extreme as direct support, new comers Blue Oyster Cult, Stephen Pearcy (the Voice of Ratt), Tony Harnell (the Voice of TNT), Heaven’s[…]

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WHAT A TOOL … Danny Carey of Tool arrested at the Kansas City airport for assault, tells Cops: “I’m the drummer from Tool… I just wanna go home”

Update: 2:44 PM PT — According to a report, obtained by TMZ, Carey got physical with the other person, shoving them in the chest with two fingers and shouting, “You’re a f*****g f****t!” multiple times. 2:17 PM PT — We just got video of Danny’s arrest, he’s wearing a Chiefs jersey, but unclear if he was at the game before the airport incident. You can hear him at one point tell cops he’s the drummer[…]

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GUYS, GUYS, GUYS … Tommy Lee publicly reveals that his Motley Crue bandmate Nikki Sixx is his ‘Gay Lover’

Metal Sludge — Just when you thought you’ve heard it all, out of left field comes news that might surprise some in the rock world. After 40 years as band-mates, and all around bad boy rockers, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has acknowledge publicly that Nikki Sixx is his “Gay Lover” and “Other Wife”. Lee wrote a heartfelt message on his official Instagram account stating: “Happy Birthday to my brother/ other wife/ band mate/terror twin[…]

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GEAR SELLS… BUT WHO’S BUYING … David Ellefson is selling off some signed tour-used Megadeth gear

Blabbermouth — Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson is parting ways with several signed pieces of the band’s gear. Ellefson‘s official merchandise site has listed five signed MEGADETH-related items, including an album-used Hamer 12-string bass guitar (price: $1,500), a tour-played black Jackson CBXM IV David Ellefson X Series signature bass ($1,500), a tour-used Jackson X Series David Ellefson signature series concert bass CBX five-string bass guitar ($2,500), MEGADETH tour-used Hartke Hydrive 8×10″ cabinets in flight cases[…]

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DRUGS & ALCOHOL … Ted Nugent on Sebastian Bach: “He was always losing it…”

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Sofa King Cool, Ted Nugent spoke about his involvement with DAMNOCRACY, the short-lived project he formed with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, ex-BIOHAZARD bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld and drummer Jason Bonham (BONHAM, UFO, FOREIGNER). DAMNOCRACY was featured in the 2006 VH1 “reality” television show “SuperGroup”. The premise of the series, which was filmed in February and March 2006, was to lock several musicians in[…]

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