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GREAT YOUTH … Great White have added 25 year old singing sensation Brett Carlisle as their new front-man

Metal Sludge — Great White have officially welcomed Brett Carlisle of All Or Nothing as their new lead singer. Carlisle, 25, has been turning heads for a few years with his soaring voice and endless range that he will now bring to the stage with the multi-platinum classic rockers Great White. Today Great White released a press statement that reads in part: “You might have noticed a new face and a new voice in some[…]

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McBALLS TO THE WALL … Jason McMaster of Dangerous Toys to front Accept while their singer Mark Tornillo recovers from virus

Metal Sludge — German heavy metal legends Accept have grabbed Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys) to fill their current front-man lead singer void. Accept have been forced to make a move while touring in the states as their current vocalist Mark Tornillo is battling an on-gong a virus infection. As was shared on Blabbermouth: “Earlier today, ACCEPT released the following statement via social media: “As Mark is still on the road to recovery, he has been[…]

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Motley Crue and Def Leppard announce ‘The World Tour’ 2023

Metal Sludge — It’s official, ‘The World Tour’ featuring Motley Crue and Def Leppard has been announced for 2023. The first string of tour dates for ‘The World Tour‘ see the 2 iconic rock bands kicking their run off in Mexico on February 18th 2023 and wrapping up in Scotland on July 6th 2023. This first leg of the 28 dates listed will see the pair appearing in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil. The[…]

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WHO’S ON FIRST? … Erik Grönwall Says Some Fans Think SEBASTIAN BACH Is Still In SKID ROW

Blabbermouth — New SKID ROW vocalist Erik Grönwall spoke to The Rock N’ Roll & Coffee Show about how he has been accepted by the band’s fans since he joined the group earlier this year as the replacement for ZP Theart. He said: “There’s so many different types of fans. I’ve realized that… ‘Cause when we did the show in California, [some] people came up to me after the show, and they were, like, ‘Sebastian[…]

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DON’T F#@K WITH L.A. GUNS … Tracii Guns body guard/road manager confronts taggers!

October 15th 2011 Breaking News: LA GUNS drama in NoLa Metal Sludge —Shocking Video. Warning, viewer discretion is advised! Tracii Guns body guard/road manager, allegedly beats down opening band for allegedly tagging the LA GUNS trailer. There is a video posting on Facebook from a show in New Orleans on Dec. 14th 2011. This clip shows the events on a security camera. It appears to be the LA GUNS road manager (Paul Markham), who is[…]

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DR. FEELGOOD … The Host from the Waste Some Time with Jason Green Podcast gives a Cancer update and says: “I Am Reporting it as Fact that John 5 will be joining Motley Crue”

Metal Sludge — As many of our readers have recently read on Metal Sludge back on October 7th, there has been a rumor circulating in the industry that John 5 will be replacing Mick Mars in Motley Crue. Metal Sludge had collectively heard this rumor from 3 different industry sources before we reported it, and 1 of those was in fact Jason Green, who we have been given his all clear to name him as[…]

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TUFF TALK … Stevie Rachelle on The Classic Metal Show talks Mick Mars of Motley Crue, Skid Row, the Glam Fest Tour in Oz and Fans who Complain

Metal Sludge — TUFF singer Stevie Rachelle appeared on The Classic Metal Show over this past weekend and per usual has plenty to say. Rachelle is the sole guest in this 1 hour segment and covers a plethora of topics with co-hosts Chris Akin and Wendell Neeley. Some of what is covered is highlighted below…. * Going on tour and playing live in Brazil, Ohio, Australia, etc..* Fans bitching about ticket prices, cost of parking[…]

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BAY AREA GLAM … Michael Raphael former Jailhouse guitarist takes Fans Back to his Glam Roots with ‘You Talk We Talk’ from 1986

LOS ANGELES – Michael Raphael’s glam roots run deep. The guitarist is now a successful music producer for TV shows, but Raphael is best known in rock circles as a founding member of Jailhouse, probably the most popular Los Angeles band in the late 1980s to never sign a full-scale recording deal. The curly-haired Californian, now in his 50s, is releasing an interesting package of old demo recordings for You Talk We Talk, a 1986[…]

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MEAT & GREET … Ted Poley takes Gig at local SubWay sandwich shop in Pennsylvania

Metal Sludge — Somebody has to do it… right? Talk about taking the band VIP experience to a new level, this is not your average Meet & Greet, but rather a Meat & Greet! Ted Poley has finally taken a new gig, and believe it or not… it’s at SubWay. Correct, as in a SubWay that makes sandwiches sells chips, drinks and those amazing 3 for $1.00 cookies out of that little plastic cookie house[…]

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MOTLEY FIVE … Industry Rumors are Circulating that John 5 could be New Guitarist in Motley Crue Replacing an Aging Mick Mars for Future shows

Metal Sludge — Father Time as they say is undefeated and that applies to everyone, even rock stars. With that, in recent weeks there have been a few rumors floating around the industry that Motley Crue have been looking at options going forward for their tours following their massively successful The Stadium Tour. Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has recently talked about touring in 2023 internationally with plans stretching into 2024 as well as another[…]

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