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DUCK … Sebastian Bach wildly swings his microphone and has a very oops moment with guitarist Brent Woods live on stage >Video<

“Hey, are you okay buddy?” – Sebastian Bach to Brent Woods after microphone mishap Metal Sludge — Sebastian Bach nearly takes off his lead guitarist’s head during a recent performance but luckily he missed. Bach, 55, was finishing “Piece of Me” over the weekend, and while swinging his micrcophone the former Skid Row screamer nearly hits his lead guitarist Brent Woods. Woods turns towards the drummer to end the song and his guitar headstock deflects[…]

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VAN ENEMY … “I was aware that I’d become the biggest enemy of every 40- to 50-year-old man out there” Wolfgang Van Halen

“I was aware that I’d become the biggest enemy of every 40- to 50-year-old man out there.” — Wolfgang Van Halen Metal Sludge — In a new interview with Classic Rock magazine courtesy of GUITAR dot com their Wolfgang Van Halen Q&A has some interesting tidbits for sure. GUITAR has shared some of the young teens thoughts he had when joining Van Halen at 16 years old and it seems Eddie Van Halen‘s only child[…]

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OUCH … Phil Lewis takes a swipe at Nikki Sixx: “Some bands go to the trouble of mastering their craft while others mime to a background track”

“Some bands go to the trouble of mastering their craft while others mime to a background track.” — Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns to Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe on Twitter Metal Sludge — Shots have been fired on Twitter… Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently Tweeted: “Ok here’s a question. Why do bands fight with each other?” L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis was happy to reply: “That’s easy. Some bands go to the trouble[…]

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BRET’S SIDE-MAN … Pete Evick releases ‘MTV Famous’ a Book about his 30 Year Journey from High School Talent Shows to playing with Poison frontman Bret Michaels

“No matter where I was and no matter what I was doing, I knew that in the summer of 1984 – at 4:00pm – the “Panama” video was going to play and I had to be in front of the TV to see it. That’s what “MTV famous” means in this book. I wanted to make someone feel the way I felt when I rushed home to see the “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” video,[…]

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OOPS … Terry Ilous of XYZ recalls his first days living in West Hollywood; “Someone came to me and said, “Did you know these are Boys Dressed as Women?” and I’m like, “No, I did not.”

“I keep seeing all these beautiful women and I’m like ‘Oh, my God, these girls are gorgeous. They’re all so tall and so beautiful in America. So I went to a bar called The Rage and I’m talking to this girl, and she had a really deep voice. I’m like ‘Wow, that’s a really deep voice’ and she was like six foot-one or six feet-two. I’m like ‘My God. I’m so short, It’s never going[…]

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MAKE A WISH … Little Kid actor from RATT “Lay It Down” video interviewed 38 years later on the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast

“The first crush that I had was in Jewish pre-school… umm, which is weird cause I grew up not Jewish, but I went to Jewish pre-school in Burbank. And, that was my first crush, so when we had this birthday party scene… and the little girl who played my crush, I was transfixed. Loved her, loved her. And in the adult version (referencing model Marianne Gravette) cause I was already a complete pervert, I thought[…]

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SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM … Bobby Blotzer doubles down on Ratt Vs: Mötley Crüe: “Mötley got Smoked by RATT in 84, they’ve Avoided Playing with Us Ever Since.”

“Motley got smoked by RATT in 84. They’ve avoided playing with us ever since that. They might have the flamethrowers and all the canned tracks and such, but they don’t have the chops to face off with RATT. Sorry.” — Bobby Blotzer Metal Sludge — This same subject was headlines a few months back, and it seems that former Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer is doubling-down on his previous comments. Those comments were, that Ratt crushes[…]

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LOVE GUN … Ace Frehley talks about Rock Groupies: “I remember when AIDS kicked in, in the 80’s it really didn’t help the situation.”

“I feel sorry for yous 25, 30 year old rock-stars who are going, where are all the groupies that used to be around in the 70’s.” — Ace Frehley Metal Sludge — Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is always interesting when he opens his mouth, and earlier in the week it was no different. Frehley was playing a concert at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles Illinois and commented about the song “Parasite” after his[…]

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COPS SAY … Local Police allege Ace Frehley’s tour manager Johnny ‘O’ made Death Threat against Indiana Festival Chairman: “One Day I’m Going to Come Back Here, and You’re Dead.”

“Those on scene told police that Ostrosky had been causing problems with festival staff all evening and had threatened to fight Wyman multiple times.” — Pharos Tribune – Kokomo Indiana Metal Sludge — In a new article posted earlier today (July 4th 2023) on a local Indiana website called the Pharos Tribune, there has been a more descriptive report about what was alleged to have happened last weekend at the Ace Frehley concert. This is[…]

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SHOCK ME … Ace Frehley’s manager Johnny ‘O’ arrested for ‘Disorderly Conduct’, ‘Alcohol Public Intoxication’, ‘Intimidation’ and ‘Resisting Arrest’

Metal Sludge — It’s all fun and games until someone gets arrested, right? But what could be worse than getting arrested and charged with an illegal activity you might ask? How about, 4 of them. That’s correct, and the word is that Ace Frehley‘s manager Johnny ‘O’ caught a pair of fancy silver bracelets from local authorities after a gig in the heartland last night. John Joseph Ostrosky, 53, also known as Johnny ‘O‘ appears[…]

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