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SHOUT AT THE GAVEL … Mötley Crüe respond to lawsuit filed by Mick Mars

Metal Sludge — Mötley Crüe have quickly responded to today’s lawsuit filed by Mick Mars. An attorney for the band, Sasha Frid has told TMZ that Mick‘s lawsuit is “unfortunate and completely off-base” among other things. See the update below shared today by TMZ as of 1:20PM (PST). ———————————————————————– 1:20 PM PT — Attorney for the band, Sasha Frid, tells TMZ, “Mick’s lawsuit is unfortunate and completely off-base. In 2008, Mick voted for and signed[…]

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TAKE ME TO THE COURT … Mick Mars files lawsuit against Mötley Crüe

Metal Sludge — This just might be the biggest rock n’ roll story in quite sometime, and it involves Mötley Crüe. In short, former (semi retired) guitarist Mick Mars has sued the band he helped co-found and performed with for over 40 years. TMZ broke the story earlier today and the news is shocking for sure. Below is what TMZ has shared with their readers. ———————————————————————— Mötley Crüe co-founder Mick Mars IS going away mad[…]

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L.A. PHILS … Tracii Guns says: “As long as Phil Lewis sings, it sounds like L.A. Guns”

Metal Sludge — A new interview from our friends at The Metal Voice has popped up with L.A. Guns founder, lead guitarist and chief song-writer Tracii Guns and it has some good tidbits for sure. We have grabbed a few quality points that Guns covers and shared them below. To listen to the full interview, find the youtube below care of The Metal Voice. ———————————————————————————————— The Metal Voice: When asked what they did differently on[…]

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WHAT COULD GO WRONG … Marq Torien of BulletBoys is joining the Vinnie Vincent Invasion for a special Shredd Weekend performance

Metal Sludge — Fans of Vinnie Vincent and BulletBoys will be elated to learn that Marq Torien will be a featured guest at the VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Shredd Weekend show next month. Vincent took to social media to make the announcement with a post sharing an image of Torien and a related message. (see screen capture below) The Shredd Weekend listening party will take place on May 19th and May 20th in Nashville Tennessee at[…]

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CLEANSED … Bobbie Brown in depth on finding God, recent Life Battles with Drugs, a Stalker Stealing her Identity, Having a Seizure, Shaving her Head and her 8 Hour Divine Intervention

“Now I really feel like I have a clarity. With a whole new spin on it. This is definitely something I wasn’t looking for. I didn’t know about, and I had to go through this, to be like, you know, for God to go “Are you ready? Are you ready for this?” And it’s a powerful thing that happened, and it literally changed my life, my heart, my passion, my patience even.” — Bobbie Brown[…]

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FEELING THE NOIZE … Quiet Riot celebrates 40th anniversary of ‘Metal Health’ with Whisky concert

“This show was deeply emotional with Kevin’s mother and Frankie’s wife, Regina, both there.” – Rudy Sarzo LOS ANGELES – Forty years of glam metal goes by in a flash of pyro, a crash of a drum cymbal, a blink of heavy mascara – if you’re having fun, that is. So Quiet Riot is doing just that. It’s been 40 years since “Metal Health” went No. 1 — arguably the most important rock record since[…]

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RATE THIS 1-10 … Dokken performs “Kiss Of Death”, the band is on Fire but Lead Vocals by Don might be the Biggest Train Wreck ever Recorded

Metal Sludge — This post is not meant to be disrespectful or come across as ugly nor mean, but rather honest, factual and based in reality. If you are sensitive to harsh criticism, then please be advise to not read further, log off and go elsewhere. Don Dokken might be the worst rock singer on the planet earth in 2023. Seriously, is there any worse lead vocalist performing anywhere in the world? I say no…[…]

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UPDATE … Night Ranger frontman Jack Blades had “Stent” put in after Hospitalization says source

Metal Sludge — As many know Jack Blades of Night Ranger was hospitalized last week and it was serious enough for the band to miss last weekend’s 3-pack of concerts. Blades is rumored to have had some type of heart condition that landed him in the hospital. One insider close to the Night Ranger camp has told Metal Sludge directly that Blades even had to have a stent put in. The statement below regarding Blades[…]

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THANK YOU … Bill Gazzarri was the Godfather of the Sunset Strip, a True Legend and an Icon of one of the Biggest Music Scenes to ever exist

Bill Gazzarri 1924-1991 Wow… just wow! Today I received a message in one of my social media inboxes that brought the BIGGEST smile to my face and I honestly got chills when I saw the attachment. Call me weird, but this photo of Bill Gazzarri and I made me so happy… I cannot tell you exactly why… but it did. Maybe it’s because I am older now and continue to reflect on how fortunate I[…]

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RIP … Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny Dead at 59 after Suffering Brain Hemorrhage

Metal Sludge — Sad news as we report the sudden passing of Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny. Swinny, 59, was a founding member of the group and was admitted yesterday to an I.C.U. at a hospital while on tour after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Blabbermouth writes: “SALIVA shared a statement on Facebook in which the band said that Swinny had been found on Tuesday morning “in medical distress.” Paramedics were called and the musician was transported[…]

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