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REPEAT OFFENDER … KIX guitarist Ronnie Younkins under house-arrest after repeated run-ins with Police

Blabbermouth — KIX guitarist Ronnie Younkins is unable to tour with the band because he has been placed under house arrest after repeatedly getting in trouble with the police. He is being temporarily replaced by Bob Paré, an accomplished musician who studied at the Music Institute in Los Angeles and taught music theory and guitar at several institutions, including Western Maryland College and Maryland Institute of Music. Asked in a new interview with Robert Cavuoto[…]

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RIP … Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has died

Metal Sludge — Rock n’ Roll has lost another soldier as Johnny Solinger has died. Solinger was diagnosed with liver failure earlier this year and sadly he has passed away today. Solinger, 55, was best known for his tenure fronting the band Skid Row from 1999-2015. His wife Paula made the announcement today via her Facebook writing: “Johnny has passed. I was holding his hand. He went in peace. Thank you all. I will take[…]

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GUT-LESS HYPOCRITE … Stryper’s Michael Sweet takes shots at certain “Rock Stars” but won’t name names; Fans suggest he’s attacking Vince Neil

Metal Sludge — In a new post on social media Stryper singer Michael Sweet has made some comments about certain “rock stars” and how they have let their-self go and cannot perform. Sweet posted a lengthy rant writing: “I’ve never understood how certain bands can achieve the success that they have and continue to thrive when it seems that they they could care less. Or they’ve lost their abilities all together. Why do people/fans continue[…]

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CLASSIC 20 QUESTIONS … Skid Row guitarist Dave ‘The Snake” Sabo in his tell-all interview with Metal Sludge back on April 4th 2000

Metal Sludge — Every once in a while we like to dig out a Classic Metal Sludge 20 Questions and this week we’ve done it again. This interview was conducted in April 2000 with Skid Row guitarist and co-founder Dave “The Snake” Sabo. Sabo talks all about the band, their history and we asked him about his former singer Sebastian Bach‘s input on the band’s song writing and their much publicized break up 25 years[…]

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F-BOMB MELTDOWN … Sebastian Bach goes on a Twitter tirade feuding with a fan about Skid Row song credits

Blabbermouth — Sebastian Bach has shot down a fan’s claim that he didn’t contribute to the songwriting on SKID ROW‘s debut album. Bach joined SKID ROW in 1988 as the replacement for the band’s original lead singer Matt Fallon, who sang on demo versions of songs that were eventually re-recorded for SKID ROW‘s multi-platinum 1989 eponymous LP. Earlier today, Bach weighed in on a Twitter discussion between SKID ROW fans in response to the announcement[…]

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TAKE III … Rough Cutt gets ready to release “III” featuring Shortino, Derakh and Thorne with Special Guest former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo

Metal Sludge — As the world is slowly coming back to life from the Covid craze, there are also some surprises that are popping up in the way of music. One of them is new music from the 80’s heavy metal group Rough Cutt courtesy of the DDR Music Group. Rough Cutt have reemerged featuring classic era members Paul Shortino (Vocals), Amir Derakh (Guitars) and Matt Thorne (Bass). Adding to the surprises, the group have[…]

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STINKS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT … David Ellefson admits in Police report to ‘Sexting’ and sending ‘Masturbation Videos’ to Dutch Teenager

Rolling Stone — New details have emerged regarding the incidents that led former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson to file revenge-porn charges against the person who leaked compromising video of his online sexual interactions with a fan. Ellefson, the longtime Megadeth bassist who joined the band during its formative years, admitted to police in a report obtained by Rolling Stone that he had been sexting with a Dutch teenager who had captured video of their encounters[…]

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CHERRY JAM … Warrant joined by Jack Russell and members of Trixter for ‘Cherry Pie’ All-Star Jam

Blabbermouth — Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell and TRIXTER‘s Steve Brown and P.J. Farley joined WARRANT on stage last night (Saturday, June 5) at the Live United Live Music Festival in Sunbury, Pennsylvania to perform the classic WARRANT song “Cherry Pie”. Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below. buy trazodone online in the best USA pharmacy https://naturalinstincthealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/png/buy-trazodone.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore Back in 2010, former WARRANT vocalist Jani Lane[…]

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YOU HAD TO BE THERE … Hollywood dreams and Sunset Strip memories 30+ years later with TAZ singer K.K.

LOS ANGELES — Once among Hollywood’s most promising unsigned bands, Taz is resurfacing a generation later with a CD of rare recordings set to be released soon on Eonion Records. Taz was big enough to headline consecutive nights in hometown Los Angeles at such prestigious venues as the Roxy and Country Club, but except for a long-forgotten Japan EP and few batches of demos for record companies-only, there is almost nothing on tape. Until now.[…]

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KISS THIS … Slaughter to issue Dual LP Definitive Edition “Fear No Evil” Vinyl Set on Kiss My Wax Records

Metal Sludge — The vinyl craze is in full swing, and it seems that most bands are getting on board with it. Slaughter have recently hit the wire with news of a very cool release for their 3rd studio record “Fear No Evil.” The band has done a deal with Kiss My Wax Records who are promoting pre-orders for what they are calling The Definitive Edition of “Fear No Evil.” The Definitive Edition includes 2[…]

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