Metal Sludge

Metal Sludge

May2024

FireHouse officially name Nate Peck as their new full-time frontman and lead vocalist

Metal Sludge — News from the FireHouse camp as they announce their new lead vocalist. Fans of FireHouse and our readers here at Metal Sludge are all aware of the unfortunate news of CJ Snare‘s sad passing back in April and now the band have named his replacement. The band had been performing with fill-in vocalist Nate Peck since 2023 when Snare had to take a leave to deal with medical issues and surgery. Now[…]

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LAWSUIT SETTLED … AUTOGRAPH family feud has finally ended with the two sides settling their differences (Read their statements here)

“I am pleased to confirm that I will have all rights to the AUTOGRAPH name, trademarks, and logo.” — Steve Lynch Metal Sludge — After a back n’ forth legal battle, the Autograph family feud has finally come to an end. In short, the band who have been performing as Autograph in recent years, will now be called Autograph Beyond. On the other side of this, former and founding guitarist Steve Lynch will retain all[…]

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RUNAWAY TO EUROPE – Cherie Currie of THE RUNAWAYS will Tour Europe this Summer with SHAMELESS Feat: Stevie Rachelle of TUFF

Metal Sludge — Better late than never… and that pertains to Cherie Currie of The Runaways hitting select countries in Europe this summer, for the very first time ever! Currie is the classic voice and front-woman from the ground-breaking all female pop punk group The Runaways. This summer Currie will hit European soil for 2 weeks worth of dates that include shows in Germany, Belgium, Holland and Czech Republic. This will be The Runaways singer’s[…]

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ROCK N’ ROLL HOTTIE … Heather Leather visits The Waste Some Time with Jason Green Show

Metal Sludge — On the latest LIVE edition of The Waste Some Time with Jason Green Show, the guest and co-host is none other than Heather Leather, the VintageVixen80s internet star. Leather, 24, is a huge fan of the 80’s and loves to dress like it’s 1989… and she shares her world with upwards of 400,000 followers with nearly 5 million views on her official Tik-Tok. She also has a rather large following on other[…]

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“‘GIVE IT TO ME GOOD’ BOUGHT ME MY HOUSE” – Metal Sludge Exclusive: 12 questions with Trixter guitarist/rock entrepreneur Steve Brown

“My first gig with them was at Wembley Stadium in front of 90,000.” — Steve Brown on playing with Def Leppard LOS ANGELES – Still a kid in 1990 when Trixter scored a big hit with “Give It To Me Good,” guitarist Steve Brown parlayed his young success like a true master. The highlight was probably subbing in with Def Leppard a couple of times through the years, but Brown never turned his back on[…]

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STALKER ALERT … Nikki Sixx says repeat Stalker has been Re-Arrested for Violating Restraining Order

“We are using the legal system to hold bad people accountable. When your daughter and wife get threatened all bets are off.” — Nikki Sixx on recent situations and his family dealing with stalkers Metal Sludge — Crazy world we’re living in folks… and it doesn’t stop at the average person’s front door. Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has publicly commented on recent situations involving not 1, but 2 stalkers that he and his family[…]

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NEWS & UPDATES … Golden Robot Records have sent Metal Sludge an official statement regarding Riley’s L.A. Guns and their “The Dark Horse” LP

Metal Sludge — Golden Robot Records have responded to our Riley’s L.A. Guns article and sent us an official statement. The label is home to Riley’s L.A. Guns who are awaiting the official release of “The Dark Horse” their 2nd release with the label. Metal Sludge shared a statement from Riley’s L.A. Guns that hit the internet on May 6th and the band’s message to their label wasn’t a good look. In short, the band[…]

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RIP OFF & TEAR … Riley’s L.A. Guns calls out Golden Robot Records for not delivering their latest record; “They won’t answer my emails so we are all left in limbo.”

“We have no idea what is happening with it. We don’t know if it’s been made, being made or never coming because Golden Robot Records won’t tell us. They won’t answer my emails so we are all left in limbo. I re-did the art 3 times to fit their changing templates. So the art was done over a year ago.“ — Riley’s L.A. Guns Metal Sludge — Riley’s L.A. Guns have officially called out their[…]

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RUMORS IN THE AIR … Night Ranger guitarist Keri Kelli suffered a Broken Ankle performing at M3 Music Fest

“Ya man, I tripped (on stage)… but I made it through the show somehow.” — Keri Kelli Metal Sludge — The annual M3 Music Festival was held over the weekend for the 15th year, and once again the multi-day festival proved to be a success. However, there was 1 small casualty that has come to light. Sources from the road have informed Metal Sludge that Night Ranger guitarist Keri Kelli suffered a broken ankle on[…]

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FALLEN PUSSYCAT … Danny Nordahl of Faster Pussycat falls out of Tour Bus and Suffers a Broken Arm, his replacement is L.A. Guns bassist Johnny Martin >Updated with Video<

UPDATE: Thursday May 2nd 2024 (4:00PM EST) The band have now shared a video on their social media showing Danny Nordahl in a sling explaining the situation and Johnny Martin of L.A. Guns also appears in the updated video. (watch video below) The band have also posted the following message confirming our original Metal Sludge report. “Danny broke his arm and thumb. Johnny Martin of @laguns is saving the day (and the tour). We love[…]

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