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SUNSET STRIP … Whisky & Rainbow host extended weekend featuring L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, Geoff Tate, Lizzy Borden, Enuff Z’Nuff & The Zeros

“The rock scene is still alive and still good for me and good for Faster Pussycat.” — Taime Downe “It is wonderful to be back here, and I’m always proud of The Zeros.” — Sammy Serious “The first Enuff Z’Nuff was a great band. I miss them every day.” — Chip Z’Nuff LOS ANGELES – The rock scene in Hollywood is alive again, but don’t just take our word for it. The proof was right[…]

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DETROIT REST CITY … Gene Simmons struggles in the Heat, decides to Sit on a Chair for his performance at KISS show in Manaus Brazil

Metal Sludge — Joining a list of rock stars who have fallen ill, or had to alter their performance in recent years is Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. Simmons seemingly fell ill in the heat during the band’s show in Manaus Brazil on Wednesday night April 12th. Simmons started the show standing but at some point the show was stopped and The Demon asked for a chair from their road crew. Online reports are noting the[…]

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OPERATION: WAL-MART … Former Queensrÿche drummer’s online store selling Rÿche branded items for your Home, Car and Pets

“The Ryche Shop is a fun “new horizon” for our amazing fanbase to hopefully smile and enjoy some unique, collectible and cool new items that have just never been available to them before. And personally, I am very excited about all the new and insanely cool and collectible creations that will soon be coming to our “custom” RycheShop collection.” — Scott Rockenfield Metal Sludge — Have you ever said to yourself: “I wish I had a Queensrÿche[…]

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RATT N’ ROLL … The RATT catalog of classic music compiled for “The Atlantic Years” Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set

Metal Sludge — Who is ready for some classic Ratt N’ Roll on vinyl? If your answer is yes, then you will be stoked to hear that the Atlantic Records catalog of classic Ratt albums have been put together in an awesome brand new box set. This epic vinyl collection of all things Ratt includes the group’s first 5 full-length studio albums “Out Of The Cellar” (1984), “Invasion of Your Privacy” (1985), “Dancing Undercover” (1986),[…]

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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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