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BACH = HIGH MAINTENANCE … Accept’s Wolf Hoffman on Sebastian Bach: “He’s high maintenance… I’m not sure I could take it 24 hours a day.”

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with the “Talking With Mark Strigl” podcast, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann was asked if he had any memories of working with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach on the song “Rock ‘N’ Roll” for Bach‘s debut solo album, 1999’s “Bring ‘Em Bach Alive!” He responded (hear audio here): “Yup, I do have some memories. He’s a crazy motherfucker. [Laughs] No, I mean, he’s a fun guy, but at the[…]

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RAZZLE REMEMBERED … L.A. Guns singer to Vince Neil recalling the Hanoi Rocks Drummer’s Tragic Death: “F#@k You for Killing my friend”

Metal Sludge — December 8th will always be a horrible day in the history of rock n’ roll. John Lennon was murdered by a crazy fan in New York City back in 1980. A few short years later in 1984, Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley, drummer for the Finnish band Hanoi Rocks was tragically killed in an auto accident. That car was being driven by Vince Neil of Motley Crue. Ultimate Classic Rock writes: “The two bands[…]

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RATT IS DONE FOR 2021 … Stephen Pearcy “Gonna Go Solo” in 2021 says guitarist Erik Ferentinos

Blabbermouth — Guitarist Erik Ferentinos, who has played with RATT singer Stephen Pearcy for nearly two decades, says that RATT fans shouldn’t expect much activity from the band in 2021. “I think [Stephen] may be pausing the RATT thing this coming year and he’s gonna go solo,” Erik said during an appearance on “The Classic Metal Show” (hear audio below). “And I don’t know — maybe we’ll see a reunion with the real dudes, which[…]

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WOLFIE IS MAD, AGAIN … Wolfgang Van Halen is angry at Julien’s Auctions about a recent sale of his Pop’s Iconic Guitars, cue twitter rant: “F#@k ’em”

Metal Sludge — No it’s not Groundhog Day, but yes Wolfgang Van Halen is in the news again. As predictable as sunshine in Southern California, it seems the son of the late Edward Van Halen is once again firing off on his twitter and he’s not happy either. The latest in a string of rants that people are taking advantage of his Father’s passing, Van Halen tweeted: “F@#k ’em” at Julien’s Auctions. As reported by[…]

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BABY VAN HALEN … Wolfgang Gives David Lee Roth the Okay to Play Van Halen Songs: “To a certain extent. Dave has all the right in the world…”

Blabbermouth — Wolfgang Van Halen says that David Lee Roth has “all the right in the world” to perform VAN HALEN songs live with his solo band. Wolfgang made the comment during a new interview with the Tucson, Arizona radio station KFMA while promoting the upcoming debut album from his solo project, MAMMOTH WVH. Asked if he agrees with Roth‘s September 2019 statement that he would be “the face of VAN HALEN from this point[…]

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SHOW NO MERCY … L.A. Guns singer on Vince Neil’s singing ability: “Vince has Trouble Singing his Own Songs – Total Hack.”

Metal Sludge — Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, here comes the L.A. Guns guys cyber bullying Motley Crue. It seems that L.A. Guns singer Phil Lewis has taken a shot at Vince Neil. In a new post on social media by Your Backstage Pass, the Admin Christopher Carroll shared a article from Metalhead Zone. In the Metalhead Zone article, Tommy Lee says “We’ve tried” to have Vince sing some of the[…]

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L.A. GOATS … Fan review of L.A. Guns live stream: “Why weren’t the Two Old Goats Rockin’ the F#@k Out?”

Metal Sludge — We haven’t run many Live Music reviews in some time… and not just because we’re lazy. The truth is, there is not much Live Music to review. But never fear, online streaming is here. L.A. Guns featuring Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis recently played their second Live stream concert over the weekend. Their first was courtesy Monsters Of Rock Cruise live stream events back on June 20th 2020. The event was Live[…]

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CRAB BIO COMING … Ex MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi says his Autobiography will ‘Piss Off’ A Few Of His Ex-Wives

Blabbermouth — Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi has completed work on his autobiography. Titled “Horseshoes And Hand Grenades”, it was written wih the help of MÖTLEY CRÜE historian/author Paul Miles, and is tentatively due in early 2021. In a new interview with the “Thunder Underground” podcast, Corabi stated about his book: “It literally goes from my birth — back to the very beginning. It talks about my side of the family — and my[…]

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BOWLING GONE WILD … Bowling For Soup singer Jaret Reddick belts out Skid Row for a Cause and Kills It!

Metal Sludge — What do Bowling For Soup and Skid Row have in common? If you answered, they both kick ass and write killer songs, you would be correct. But if you said both singers have released amazing versions of “Youth Gone Wild” you would also be correct. Just when the pandemic is kicking us all in the arse at full speed, Rock N’ Roll kicks back – with balls. Bowling For Soup lead singer[…]

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L.A. MUDSLINGERS … Steve Riley wishes Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis would Stop Mudslinging: ‘It Looks Horrible From Both Sides’

Blabbermouth —Steve Riley‘s version of L.A. GUNS released its debut album, “Renegades”, on November 13 via Golden Robot Records. Riley‘s version of L.A. GUNS is not to be confused with the band led by guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis, which issued two well-received albums, “The Missing Peace” and “The Devil You Know”, plus the live release “Made In Milan”, under the L.A. GUNS name over the last three years. Riley is joined in[…]

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