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TMZ REPORTS … Eddie Van Halen Cremated, Ashes Delivered to Son … To Be Scattered Off Malibu Coast

TMZ — Eddie Van Halen now has a final resting place, TMZ has learned … the beautiful Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu. The late rock star’s body was cremated 22 days after he died … this according to Eddie’s death certificate obtained by TMZ. The ashes went to Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen. Sources tell us, one of Eddie’s final wishes was for the ashes to be strewn off the coast of his[…]

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DUMB LEPPARD … Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffman says Def Leppard is a Dumb band name

Blabbermouth — ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke to RJ Bayley of Metal Empire about the origin of the band’s unusual name. He said (hear audio below): “It actually existed before I joined the band, believe it or not. The guys had already performed under that name locally a couple of times. It was basically a neighborhood band, and they had that name. I was never completely happy with it, but, of course, it stuck and[…]

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NO M&MS? … Wolfgang Van Halen’s Tour Rider: Cherry Dr. Pepper, Take 5 Candy Bars, ICB Root Beer, Tortilla Chips, Guacamole and Fresh Salsa

Metal Sludge — Of course everyone has heard the stories about the infamous Van Halen request for NO brown M&M’s on their Tour Rider. But what does a 16 year old kid ask for on his Tour Rider when playing with one of the biggest bands on the planet? Metal Sludge recently stumbled upon an old post from The Smoking Gun and found a few select pages of the Van Halen Tour Rider from 2008.[…]

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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, best online pharmacy with fast delivery abilify for sale with the lowest prices today in the USA MAMMOTH WVH. Asked if he agrees[…]

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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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