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FISH TANK … The KISS Meet n’ Greet includes Photo with KISS as the band stands in Fish Tank / Zoo enclosure

Metal Sludge — Ever take the kids to the Zoo, and stare at the monkeys and the gorillas behind the glass? Well, if you pay for a meet n’ greet with the rock band KISS, it might bring back some memories of your trip to a Zoo. Or perhaps, the local pet store, where they keep lizards, mice, hamsters and other animals in a glass like tank or aquarium. The difference is, there are not[…]

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NEW BASTARD … Stephen Pearcy adding Johnny Monaco to The Rat Bastards says Chris Akin of CMS

Metal Sludge — As was reported here on Metal Sludge late last week, Stephen Pearcy the voice of Ratt was forced to make a few changes in his solo band. Pearcy brought in Johnny Monaco to play with his The Rat Bastards band at the M3 Rock Festival after Chris Hager suffered a very bad case of Covid. Now the word is that Monaco is being added into the group as a regular. This according[…]

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RUMOR SAYS … Stephen Pearcy band hit hard with Covid again, Johnny Monaco to sub at M3 Rock Festival

UPDATED: (11:45am – PST) One online fan with the handle neverdunnrocking writes on IG: “Was at the show last night in Draper, UT. Scot Coogan and Chris Hagar were not on stage. Still a great show nonetheless! ?? “ Metal Sludge — In a hot new tip sourced to Metal Sludge, the word is that Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy has added guitarist Johnny Monaco to his solo Rat Pack line-up for the weekend. Pearcy is[…]

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COVID STRIKES AGAIN … M3 Rock Festival announces Extreme has canceled appearance due to Covid

Metal Sludge — The dreaded Covid pandemic has hit rock n’ roll yet again. The M3 Music Festival has just announced that Extreme is pulling out of the yearly event due to multiple members of the band and crew having Covid. Extreme is listed as the main support to Tom Keifer for Saturday’s show on May 7th 2022. “Due to multiple positive Covid results within the Extreme band and crew, they will unfortunately have to[…]

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VAN NUGENT … TED NUGENT Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Was The ‘Best Guitarist’ He Has Ever Seen

Blabbermouth — During yesterday’s (Tuesday, May 3) edition of “The Nightly Nuge”, a news-style clip in which legendary rocker Ted Nugent offers his take on the news of our world every night, he was asked to name the best guitar player he has ever seen. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There’s so many. I’m gonna go ahead and give it to Eddie Van Halen because he was so diverse in not only his histrionics[…]

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TUFF DIARIES #20 … 1994, Northridge Earthquake, Kurt Cobain, forming RLS Records and releasing “Fist First”

Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — It’s now another new year. I can’t believe it… but it’s January of 1994. Hard to believe that a decade earlier, I had never even been to a rock concert yet. But that all changed in February of 1984 when I saw Kiss on their “Lick It Up” tour. Then a few weeks later I went to another concert, this time it was to see Ozzy Osbourne promoting his “Bark At[…]

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YABBA DABBA DOO … Ted Poley says Gene Simmons bowled “Sort of like Fred Flinstone” when Danger Danger went bowling with Kiss on tour

Metal Sludge — On a new episode of the 80’s Glam Metalcast, the guest is rock n’ roll singer Ted Poley. Poley is most known for fronting Danger Danger but also sings for the super-group Tokyo Motor Fist. Poley talks about an array of subjects that covers a few choice moments in history including Danger Danger when they tour with Kiss. Poley talks about how the bands spent their days off while on the “Hot[…]

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REMEMBER WHEN … Jizzy Pearl chats with Robbie Crane about Sunset Strip, Ratt, Warrant and the Vince Neil Band on his JPearlTV Youtube channel

Metal Sludge — In a new JIZZO CHATS episode on JPearlTv, lead singer Jizzy Pearl talks with former band-mate and long-time Ratt bassist Robbie Crane. Crane who like Pearl grew up in Southern California talk about an array of subjects including their history on the Sunset Strip. The guys talk in depth about how their time in Ratt started and ended, and what happened along the way as they were both substitutes in the group.[…]

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WHAT A PARTY … Steel Panther headlines Massive 50th Anniversary Parking Lot Bash at Rainbow Bar

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The Rainbow Bar & Grill 50th anniversary party this past Sunday was as good as gold.  Never before have that many guests attended the annual party event, as an overflow crowd of about 2,000 packed the restaurant and parking lot on a balmy, spring day. So much hairspray, leather, makeup and lipstick – and that was just the boys. Steel Panther, a hometown favorite, headlined, and the popular satiric glam band[…]

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RIP … Autograph bassist Randy Rand, Dead at 71

Metal Sludge — Sad news from the world of rock n’ roll. Randy Rand has died. Rand, 71, was the bassist of the band Autograph. A statement from the band was released today that reads in part: “It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts to announce the unexpected passing of our cherished friend and founding member of Autograph, Randy Rand.” There is no official cause of death but the band’s only original member since[…]

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