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April 29, 2021

FBI INDICTED >UPDATED< Farm Rock promoter Freddy Stahmer Indicted by the FBI for Alleged Fraud costing his Investors in excess of $1,000,000.00

Updated: Monday May 3rd 2:00PM (PST). Metal Sludge have obtained the 6 page indictment of Frederick J. Stahmer as filed on April 21st 2021 by a District Court of Arizona. U.S.A. Vs: Frederick J. Stahmer case number 4:21-cr-00793 See all documents below. ———————————— Metal Sludge — Anyone remember the Farm Rock Festivals? Well if they slipped your mind, maybe our articles from 2016 and 2017 will shed some light and refresh you on the subject.[…]

April 26, 2021

M3 AMERICA … M3 Rock Festival new dates announced for July 2-3-4th 2021 feat: Queensryche, Night Ranger, Kix, Winger, Slaughter, Warrant & Lita Ford

Metal Sludge — Just posted, the M3 Music Festival have announced their New Dates for 2021. The annual event usually happens in the spring, but for 2021 the event will be a mid-summer bash the weekend of July 2nd, 3rd & 4th 2021. The festival’s official Facebook has posted the following announcement today. ————————————– We’re excited to announce that M3 Rock Festival has been rescheduled to July 4th weekend – July 2-4, 2021! And will[…]

April 25, 2021

TAKE THAT … Jack Russell to Mark Kendall about his past Alcohol issues: “You forgot how bad you were, and I put up with it!”

Blabbermouth — Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Rusell says that he has “no interest” in playing with the band’s founding guitarist Mark Kendall ever again. Russell exited GREAT WHITE in December 2011 after he was unable to tour with the group due a series of injuries, including a perforated bowel and a shattered pelvis. Jack largely blamed these injuries on his alcohol and painkiller addictions as well as the prednisone drug he was prescribed. In[…]

April 23, 2021

L.A. SETTLEMENT … Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis finally reach settlement with Steve Riley and the L.A. Guns lawsuit

Metal Sludge — According to a brand new joint statement from both parties, the L.A. Guns lawsuit has been settled. According to the statement both parties “have agreed to settle the trademark litigation currently pending in the U.S. District in the Central District of California”. “Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the parties have agreed to dismiss the pending lawsuit. Mr. Guns and Mr. Lewis will continue to operate under the “L.A. Guns” trademark,[…]

April 22, 2021

READY, SET, ROCK … Monsters of Rock Cruise announced for Feb. 2022 feat: Alice Cooper, Queensryche, Kix, Tom Keifer, Winger, L.A. Guns & more

Metal Sludge — After taking 2020 and 2021 off due to the Covid 19 global pandemic, the Monsters of Rock Cruise is BACK in 2022. Just released, the MORC will set sale from Miami Florida on February 9th 2022 through the 14th. The cruise will stop at CocoCay in The Bahamas and also at Labadee in Haiti. This lineup is solid to say the least and is laundry list of what you expect from the[…]

April 20, 2021

L.A. CHECKERS … L.A. Guns featuring Tracii Guns & Phil Lewis to issue new release “Checkered Past” in late 2021

Blabbermouth — L.A. GUNS, featuring singer Phil Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns, has set “Checkered Past” as the title of its new studio album, due in November via Frontiers Music Srl. This will be the third studio album since the much welcome reunion of the band’s core foundation of Lewis and Guns. It will follow the well-received studio albums “The Missing Peace” and “The Devil You Know”, plus the live release “Made In Milan”, and[…]

April 16, 2021

ALL ABOARD … Dana Strum describes in detail how he drove Ozzy Osbourne around Hollywood setting up audition with local guitarist Randy Rhoads

Metal Sludge — In a brand new extended interview on 80’s Metal Recycle Bin, Dana Strum takes listeners on a detailed play-by-play on how he introduced Ozzy Osbourne to Randy Rhoads. 80’s Metal Recycle Bin launched earlier in 2021 and has been bringing their audience teaser clips from the who’s who of rock n’ roll. Now they bring you an extended interview with the Slaughter bassist and co-founder Strum. Osbourne was just starting his solo[…]

April 15, 2021

DRAMA … Mark Kendall says addiction affected Jack Russell: “He could no longer perform, I don’t think, close to even his standards, much less ours.”

Blabbermouth — GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall says that he “can’t envision” a scenario where he will play with the band’s original lead singer, Jack Russell, ever again. Russell exited GREAT WHITE in December 2011 after he was unable to tour with the group due a series of injuries, including a perforated bowel and a shattered pelvis. Jack largely blamed these injuries on his alcohol and painkiller addictions as well as the prednisone drug he[…]

April 14, 2021

THE FINAL BEATDOWN … Europe guitarist Kee Marcello says: “I regret that I didn’t drag Bret Michaels and C.C. DeVille’s sorry asses to court”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview with Vinyl Writer Music, guitarist Kee Marcello (Europe. Easy Action) talks all things past and present. Marcello is best known for his work with the band Europe. But in the early 80’s Marcello was part of Swedish glam rockers Easy Action. At some point during the new interview Easy Action is brought up and a connection to Poison and their debut release “Look What The Cat Dragged[…]

April 12, 2021

KISS KASTLE … Looking inside Gene Simmon’s $25M Mansion and Property that he first Paid $1.35M for in 1984

Blabbermouth — Gene Simmons and his wife Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons recently gave Entertainment Tonight a tour of their Los Angeles mansion, which is on the market for $25 million. Simmons has been very vocal about his desire to leave California for some time due to wanting a quieter lifestyle and to get away from being listed on celebrity maps or having to deal with Beverly Hills tour buses. He also said that part of[…]

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