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RELAUNCHED … Lynch Mob Returns with New Lineup Feat: George Lynch, Vocalist Gabriel Colon and former BulletBoys Drummer Jimmy D’Anda

Metal Sludge — The word is that Lynch Mob is back. As many know back in 2021 George Lynch decided to retire the band’s long-standing name of Lynch Mob, and cited sensitive issues with the name going back decades. As was reported on Blabbermouth (January 4th 2021): “George Lynch has once again explained his decision to retire the LYNCH MOB band name, saying he “got tired of rationalizing it.“ Lynch has been appearing and performing[…]

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D-BAG ALERT … Sebastian Bach says: “But Most Of All, Let’s Hear It For Me!” to the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Crowd in Los Angeles

Metal Sludge — Can you say jackass? There is no candy coating any of this… and once again Sebastian Bach shows why he is one of the biggest morons in all of Rock n’ Roll. On Tuesday night September 27th the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert took place in Los Angeles at the sold-out Forum Arena. Hawkins died earlier in the year while on tour with the Foo Fighters in South America. The band’s founder and[…]

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OPINION … Phil Lewis weighs-in on Great White, Riley’s L.A. Guns show: “Amazes Me People Actually Go Out For This”

Metal Sludge — “Everyone has one“, is something that people say about others having an opinion. Of course, whether that opinion is good or bad, well that is up for others to decide. Earlier in the week in a social media reply, L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis chimed in with his opinion on a post about last weekend’s concert featuring the bands Great White and Riley’s L.A. Guns. The show took place at the Cannery[…]

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GREAT UPGRADE … Great White Introduce Brett Carlisle as Vocalist in place of an absent Andrew Freeman at Cannery Casino in Las Vegas

Metal Sludge — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again is an old saying… and it couldn’t be more fitting than to attach it to the Great White lead singer situation in recent years. Over the weekend Great White appeared in Las Vegas at the “Cannery Casino” and introduced Brett Carlisle on lead vocals for the night. The word is that Carlisle was substituting for an absent Andrew Freeman who is reported to[…]

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SKID ROW … Rachel Bolan Talks to 80’s Metal Recycle Bin podcast about Everything from Bon Jovi to Grönwall but Not a Peep about Bach

Metal Sludge — In a brand new episode of the 80’s Metal Recycle Bin the guest is Rachel Bolan of Skid Row. Bolan talks about an array of topics from the group’s early days in local bands up to the addition of their recent vocal sensation Erik Grönwall. Oddly enough there wasn’t a single mention about the band’s classic era front-man Sebastian Bach. Bolan talks about first meeting Dave “Snake” Sabo at a local music[…]

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BACK FOR MORE … Robbie Crane Hits the Stage with Stephen Pearcy’s Rat Bastards in Sin City

UPDATE: Metal Sludge reached out to Robbie Crane and he gave us a quick update via text from the road. Crane says he is subbing a few shows for Pearcy and The Rat Bastards, but is also still playing dates with Warrant. Read our full story below. —————————- Metal Sludge — As the rock world turns and evolves, so do the lineups that grace the stages of various rock bands out on tour. The latest[…]

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DIARY OF A SIBLING … Kathy Rhoads Replies to Metal Sludge Story that Her Brother Randy didn’t Have Anything Nice to Say about Eddie Van Halen

Metal Sludge — In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine Ozzy Osbourne came out and said that the late Randy Rhoads didn’t have anything nice to say about the late Eddie Van Halen. Metal Sludge covered the buzz-worthy subject in our article here. “To be honest, Randy didn’t have a nice thing to say about Eddie. Maybe they had a falling out or whatever, but they were rivals.” said Osbourne. Now Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio[…]

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MONEY TALKS … Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist Chris Holmes says Nikki Sixx Sent Him Money to Help with His Cancer Costs but Blackie Lawless Did Not

Metal Sludge — In a brand new video interview Chris Holmes, the Mean Man talks in detail with The Metal Voice about his recent cancer battle and much more. Holmes was a founding member of the band W.A.S.P. and played in the band from 1983-1990 and again from 1996-2001. Holmes is currently in Canada doing some live appearances and touring for the first time in North America in several years. The California native moved to[…]

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DANISH GUNS … Tracii Guns Performs First Gig with Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns band in Denmark Featuring a Full Set of L.A. Guns Songs

Metal Sludge — It was only a matter of time before we had, well you guessed it, a 3rd version of L.A. Guns. But this is not just another L.A. Guns, nope… fear not… Danish Guns are here. That’s correct, you read it right as L.A. Guns founder and lead guitarist Tracii Guns has now played out with his first official Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns solo show in Denmark. It also appears that the[…]

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RHOADS on VAN HALEN … “To Be Honest, Randy Didn’t Have A Nice Thing To Say About Eddie. They Were Rivals” says Ozzy Osbourne

Metal Sludge — In a recent in-depth interview over at Rolling Stone the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne spoke about his new album, single, old friends and an array of things from his career. Osbourne has now made some headlines with one part of his interview that delved into the alleged relationship between Guitar Heroes Eddie Van Halen and his storied solo band axeman Randy Rhoads. A few excerpts are noted below…. ————————————– Randy Rhoads,[…]

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