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ATTENTION SINGERS Simon Cruz quits Sweden’s glam slam sleaze kings Crashdiet

ATTENTION SINGERS Simon Cruz quits Sweden’s glam sleaze kings Crashdiet Facebook — According to the band’s official Facebook page singer Simon Cruz has left Crashdiet. Cruz was the band’s third singer and appeared on their last 2 releases. Cruz joined Crashdiet in the summer of 2009 and in April 2010 the band released Generation Wild  (Gain Records), their first album with Cruz as their singer which debuted at #3 on the Swedish Album Chart. The band also released a fourth album The Savage Playground […]

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KILL ME DEADLY ‘The boys stated they were afraid their mother (Lita Ford) would kill them’ according to Broward County Sheriff’s Report

KILL ME DEADLY ‘The boys stated they were afraid their mother (Lita Ford) would kill them’ according to Broward County Sheriff’s Report By: Metal Sludge   Los Angeles — Last week we published an article on the widely publicized divorce between Lita Ford and Jim Gillette. Ford was a member of the legendary all-girl rock band The Runaways while Gillette fronted the 80’s headbanger’s ball freaks known as NITRO! The content of that article >HERE< was[…]

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SHAKE ME Fred Coury of Cinderella is the guest on the 50th episode of Inappropriate Earl

SHAKE ME Fred Coury of Cinderella is the guest on the 50th episode of Inappropriate Earl West Hollywood — What do Stephen Pearcy (Ratt), Tom Keifer (Cinderella) and Nadir D’Priest (London) all have in common? If you guessed they’re all lead singers from 80’s hairbands and shockingly – NONE of them are balding – great guess. They also all played in a band with drummer Fred Coury. Fred also played with Guns N’ Roses for few[…]

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TRACII GONES? Devil City Angels rumored to be prepping for split with guitarist Tracii Guns

TRACII GONES?  Devil City Angels rumored to be prepping for split with guitarist Tracii Guns   Rumorville — A hot rumor on the street has been gaining steam leading up to NAMM week in Southern California. What rumor is that you ask? It’s making the rounds that Devil City Angels is prepping to part ways with guitarist Tracii Guns. This rumor has hit the Sludge inbox on 3 occasions in the recent week. What’s that old saying,[…]

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DAVID LEE BALD? Foo Fighters jam night highlighted by epic David Lee Roth appearance

DAVID LEE BALD? Foo Fighters jam night highlighted by epic David Lee Roth appearance Los Angeles —  David Lee Roth’s appearance at Saturday night’s all-star Foo Fighters concert at the L.A. Forum was still big news on Monday. Rock fans were clearly surprised and interested in the event, flocking to various media sites at the start of the work week, temporarily making David Lee Roth the No. 1 trending term on Yahoo.com this morning. When it comes[…]

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BULLETBOYLESS 3/4 of the original BulletBoys (sans the singer) launch new group Lies, Deceit & Treachery

  BULLETBOYLESS  3/4 of the original BulletBoys (sans the singer) launch new group Lies, Deceit & Treachery   Los Angeles — Hard as a rock and ready to rock. Lies, Deceit & Treachery are on the books with a debut gig in the city of sin and it’s just around the corner. The Los Angeles based band is made up of 3 original and former (founding) BulletBoys members Mick Sweda (guitar), Lonnie Vencent (bass) and Jimmy D’Anda (drums).[…]

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ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all

  ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all autobiography By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — Vicky Hamilton was the original manager of Guns N’ Roses in the 1980s when the young band was struggling just to afford some guitar strings, to put some Top Ramen on the table and, if they were lucky, to have[…]

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BETTER HOMES & HEADBANDS! Bret Michaels latest video features guest star Martha Stewart

    BETTER HOMES & HEADBANDS! Bret Michaels latest video features guest star Martha Stewart   Youtube — Is this an unlikely pairing? According to PetSmart, no it’s not. Take a moment and rewind your mind to the hairband hey day. Now stop and think for a second, is there any chance you could have imagined the lead singer from Poison in a Christmas commercial with Martha Stewart? We didn’t think so. But, just in time for the[…]

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DOWN BOYS! Joey Allen lets his hair down on all things Warrant & Jani Lane with Inappropriate Earl

DOWN BOYS! Joey Allen lets his hair down on all things Warrant & Jani Lane with Inappropriate Earl   West Hollywood — Join me as I have one of my favorite axemen of all time Warrant’s Joey Allen as he discussed the LA Music scene when it was popping and Warrant’s mercurial rise to fame and the effects of grunge, the 90’s for an 80’s band and much much more. You can find him along with[…]

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ROCK SINGER DIES ON STAGE! Argentinian musician electrocuted from shock off microphone

ROCK SINGER DIES ON STAGE! Argentinian musician electrocuted from shock off microphone Argentina —  The lead singer of an up-and-coming Argentinian rock band died after being electrocuted onstage as he opened the group’s set to promote its first album. Agustín Briolini, 21, guitarist and leader singer of the Krebs, received a massive electrical shock to the head as the band performed at the Theatre of the Sun in the central Argentinian city of Villa Carlos[…]

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