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SHOTS FIRED … Ozzy Osbourne on David Lee Roth: “He’s Lost a Couple of Nuts and Bolts. When you Meet Him, it’s like, ‘What’s Wrong with Him?'”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview with REVOLVER magazine, Ozzy Osbourne gives an in-depth interview that covers his career from Black Sabbath to his latest recording Patient Number 9. Ozzy at some point is asked about Van Halen, and his answer was interesting for sure. REVOLVER writes: “Osbourne has his own Van Halen memories. In 1978, the young Southern California band was opening for Black Sabbath on the European leg of their Never[…]

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DOWN UNDER … GLAM FEST to Host Faster Pussycat, Wednesday 13, Tuff, Eclipse, Enuff Z’Nuff, Sisters Doll and more for Multi-City Australian Tour

Metal Sludge — Good day mate, and it will be an even better day for fans of 80’s styled Glam Rock, Shock Rock and Hard Rock down in Australia when Glam Fest hits their soil early next year. Glam Fest 2023 is being billed as “Glam, Sleaze, Shock Rock, Classic & Hard Rock & more on one stage.” Glam Fest 2023 will feature; Faster Pussycat from Hollywood, Shock Rocker Wednesday 13, Sweden’s Eclipse, Chicago’s Enuff[…]

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NO HALEN … Wolfgang Van Halen says the VAN HALEN Camp Is Too ‘Dysfunctional’ To Make Tribute Concert Happen

BLABBERMOUTH — Wolfgang Van Halen has once again weighed in on the proposed all-star VAN HALEN tribute project, saying he got “closure” by performing his late father’s songs at the recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. No progress has been reported on a possible VAN HALEN tribute concert since April when the former METALLICA bassist revealed to The Palm Beach Post that he was approached by VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen about six months earlier[…]

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E-FIGHT … Sebastian Bach challenges Falling In Reverse singer: “Can’t Wait To Meet You In Person. Name The Time And The Place And I Will Introduce You To Rock And Roll In Person”

Metal Sludge — Can you imagine a world where you are on Twitter at all hours of the day arguing with someone you’ve never met and then challenging them to (a fight) meet in person? I can’t either… but one person can and his name is Sebastian Bach. In a series of weekend tweets, Bach gets into it with Falling In Reverse singer Ronnie Radke who was battling with the man most known for throwing[…]

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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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