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WRIGHT OR WRONG … Rudy Sarzo says he was asked to rejoin Quiet Riot shortly after Frankie Banali died

Sleazeroxx — In a recent interview with Metal Mike for the 80’s Glam Metalcast podcast, Sarzo spoke about rejoining Quiet Riot and the influence that his former bandmate Frankie Banali had on him. Banali passed away on August 20, 2020 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Sarzo indicated (as transcribed by the 80’s Glam Metalcast podcast): “It’s been in the works for awhile. It was just a matter of doing it with the right timing.[…]

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PODCAST LAUNCHED … “The First 50 Gigs: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction” out now!

Blabbermouth — Marc Canter and Jason Porath, the authors of the critically acclaimed book “Reckless Road”, have announced the launch of the video podcast “The First 50 Gigs: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction”. The introductory episode along with episode one of the first season is available now exclusively on Patreon. The “Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction” book, which was published in 2008 and[…]

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GIVE IT TO ME SOLO … Steve Brown of Trixter releases debut solo single “Where Do We Run”

Metal Sludge — Trixter guitarist and songwriter Steve Brown has just released his first ever solo release. Brown has been giving it to us good with his band Trixter for more than 35 years and has kept busy with several side-projects as well. Aside from that New Jersey based band he founded, Brown has also backed up Eric Martin (Mr. Big), filled in for Def Leppard when they have been down a guitarist and played[…]

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ROXIE ROLLER … METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: 10 Questions with Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Roxie’s Glam roots are indisputable, starting all the way back to when he was a teenage guitar whiz on the Sunset Strip. It was there Roxie ruled in the years before Poison with his utterly brilliant band called Candy, which headlined the Whisky and the Roxy in the early 1980s but never struck it rich. But a mere taste of success is all that was needed to inspire the broad-shouldered, bespectacled[…]

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WHO, WHY, HOW, HELP … Who is Jesse Brunette and his wife Kenda, and Why are they on Metal Sludge?

Metal Sludge .. Okay, let the questions begin… who are they and why are they on Metal Sludge? Well let me cut to the chase here… Jesse and Kenda Brunette are a married couple from Green Bay Wisconsin that have been involved with Rock and Music shows for roughly 30 years. They have helped book, orchestrate, promote, work at, work for and sort countless shows from Milwaukee to best online pharmacy with fast delivery cipro[…]

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Mammoth WVH cancels 2 shows with Guns N’ Roses, after touring member tests positive for Covid-19

Metal Sludge — Sadly another band has fallen victim to the Covid-19 virus. Mammoth W best online pharmacy with fast delivery femara for sale with the lowest prices today in the USA VH featuring Wolfgang Van Halen have announced they will not appear at their next few scheduled shows due to a positive Covid-19 test within their touring camp. “Mammoth WVH will not be performing tonight in Missoula, MT or Monday night in Commerce City,[…]

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IT’S NOT LOVE … George Lynch on Ratt: “They’re probably worse than Dokken with the internal issues”

Blabbermouth — In a brand new interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, KXM) confirmed t best online pharmacy with fast delivery elavil for sale with the lowest prices today in the USA hat he r best online pharmacy with fast delivery nolvadex for sale with the lowest prices today in the USA eceived an offer to play with RATT in 2018 following Warren DeMartini‘s most recent[…]

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CLASSIC 20 QUESTIONS … Lupus from The Bloodhound Gang – November 19th 1998

Metal Sludge — Hello and welcome to Classic Metal Sludge… We’re going to take you back to our first ever interview that we conducted with Lupus from The Bloodhound Gang. Metal Sludge was only a few months old at the time, 80 days to be exact and there was no such thing as social media yet. Below is exactly what we posted way back on November 19th 1998. We only posted the 1 photo below[…]

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BADASS AS EVER … Billy Idol drops new single “Bitter Taste” recalling Hollywood Motorcycle Accident

Blabbermouth — Billy Idol will issue a new EP, “The Roadside” — his first new release in nearly seven years — on September 17 via Dark Horse Records. Produced by Butch Walker (GREEN DAY, WEEZER) and featuring Idol‘s longtime lead guitarist and co-writer Steve Stevens, “The Roadside” was conceived, recorded, and mixed almost entirely under the shadow of the pandemic. The lead single “Bitter Taste”, premiering today, features some of Idol‘s most introspective and confessional[…]

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AIN’T TALKIN’ BOUT FOOD … Wolfgang Van Halen responds to troll on Twitter: “I Kindly Suggest You Eat My Entire Ass”

Metal Sludge — In the latest news from the world of Wolfie Van Halen, the multi-instrumentalist is doing what he does best. No not play guitar or sing, but respond to trolls on the internet. The youngest Van Halen has been in the spotlight for years, but in the last few weeks that spotlight got a bit brighter as he’s opening stadium shows for the mighty Guns N’ Roses. Van Halen has tons of fans[…]

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