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HEALTH SCARE … STRYPER singer MICHAEL SWEET Undergoes Another Retinal Detachment Surgery

Blabbermouth — STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has undergone surgery for a re-detached retina. A retinal detachment happens when the retina separates from the back of the eye, causing peripheral vision loss. Without immediate treatment, a retinal detachment can lead to total vision loss, according to Healthline. The 58-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who had his initial procedure in November, took to his Instagram earlier today (Tuesday, January 11) to write: “So this just happened. I made it through[…]

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TOO FAST FOR ASHBA … DJ Ashba says he played all rhythm guitars on Motley Crue “Saints of Los Angeles”

Blabbermouth — Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba says that he played all the rhythm guitars on MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s “Saints Of Los Angeles” album. The 49-year-old musician and producer, who is credited as a songwriter on all but two of “Saints Of Los Angeles”‘s 13 tracks, discussed the extent of his involvement with the record during an appearance on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” earlier this week. When host Eddie[…]

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1, 2, F#@K YOU … Mick Sweda helps describe the unfortunate side of being in BulletBoys: “Toxic and Poisonous and nobody needs that at our age”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview on the This, That And The Other radio show and podcast with host Troy Patrick Farrell, former BulletBoys guitarist Mick Sweda explains why it’s over. Sweda spent an hour giving Farrell the good, the bad and even the ugly about why it didn’t work for the BulletBoys all original line-up to keep it together. The band reunited in late 2019 and soon after on December 30th 2019[…]

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VAN HATER … Is Wolfgang Van Halen Hating on his Fans? The Females too? “No one Deserves Attention. For being a Fan or Otherwise”

Metal Sludge — Happy New Year to everyone, including all the fans out there who support bands, tours, live shows and of course this website. Just in time for another bitter public tweet, we bring you the latest from Wolfgang Van Halen. Was there a more insufferable prick than Wolfgang Van Hater in 2021? We think not, and he’s off to a good start for 2022 as well. After numerous angry exchanges with fans online[…]

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BULLET BREAK UP … BulletBoys have officially lost 2 original members, Mick Sweda and Jimmy D’Anda out

Metal Sludge — The new year is here, and the first big rock n’ roll break up has happened just 72 hours into the new year. The original BulletBoys lineup, is no longer. Mick Sweda (Guitars) and Jimmy D’Anda (Drums) have both officially left BulletBoys. Sweda was on Facebook live tonight and told all of his viewers, watchers, friends and fans, that D’Anda and he will no longer perform with BulletBoys. Sweda also stated that[…]

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PLUG PULLED … David Lee Roth has canceled all of his Las Vegas retirement shows

David Lee Roth wipes out all Las Vegas ‘retirement’ showsBy: John Katsilometes LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL — David Lee Roth’s Las Vegas retirement flourish has fallen out, apparently because for COVID. The vaunted front man called off the entire run Monday afternoon, according to a representative of House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. Roth was to perform Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and again Jan. 14-15, Jan. 21-22 and Feb. 11-12. There has been no formal announcement[…]

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KASH FOR KISS … Gene Simmons on the future of KISS, selling their Music Catalog, Vodka and Cryto

A Journal of Musical Things — Gene Simmons is at the other end of a Zoom call. He’s at his home in LA with the family and the dogs, interested in spreading the word about his latest entrepreneurial endeavor: a Canadian-sourced vodka called Moneybag. Here’s how the conversation went. Alan Cross: The last time we spoke, you called me a “very handsome man.” That’s sustained me through the pandemic. Thank you. I do have some[…]

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THAT’S LIFE … David Lee Roth has canceled two of his Las Vegas shows, 12/31/21 & 1/1/22 due to Covid

Updated Thursday Dec. 30th 2021 5:45PM (PST). House of Blues Las Vegas has officially confirmed our breaking news story about the David Lee Roth shows being canceled for this weekend. See full tweet below. ?CONCERT ALERT?David Lee Roth shows planned for New Year's Eve weekend in Las Vegas have been canceled due to COVID-19.#LasVegas #NYE #Vegas #DavidLeeRoth #entertainment https://t.co/gIN8uqx2uz — MORE Las Vegas (@MOREFOX5) December 31, 2021 Metal Sludge — A hot tip has just[…]

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PISSING CONTEST … John Corabi reflects on his time playing guitar in RATT: “RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within…”

Blabbermouth — In a recent interview with Rock Show Critique, former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi spoke about his nearly decade-long stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) “For the eight years that I was in the band, even when Jizzy [Pearl] was there [singing for the group], RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within… Now, in the beginning, it was just Warren [DeMartini, guitar] and Bobby[…]

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DJ ASHBA Says He Walked Away From ‘One Of The Biggest Paychecks In The World’ When He Left GUNS N’ ROSES

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz”, DJ Ashba spoke about his decision to leave GUNS N’ ROSES more than six years and eventually launch a dance/rock hybrid called GDM (Guitar Dance Music) with his ASHBA project. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Financially, thank God, I’m in a place to where, honestly, I never have to hit another note. Everything I do at this point[…]

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