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Hard rock veterans The Hard Way trudge forward on the Sunset Strip with decades of experience behind them.

  Singer Eric Jeffrey’s band The Hard Way is among the best rock acts you’ve probably never heard of, but the group is just one big break from striking it big By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — The plan 25 years ago was to be a millionaire rock star by now. After all, young singer Eric Jeffreys had the look, the training (including graduating from Berklee School of Music) and[…]

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METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: With an explosive rock CD called "Dig," Heaven & Earth is plugging away with a new rhythm section, but the band is as strong as ever heading into a European tour.

  DIG THIS METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: With an explosive rock CD called “Dig,” Heaven & Earth is plugging away with a new rhythm section, but the band is as strong as ever heading into a European tour By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES — Heaven & Earth, led by heralded guitarist Stuart Smith, made a huge splash in 2013 with their CD “Dig,” considered among the best rock releases in[…]

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TEMPT-ED BY THE FRUIT OF ANOTHER; Young rockers Tempt from New York City are using old-school rock as a main influence, and it’s working.

  TEMPT-ED BY THE FRUIT OF ANOTHER Young rockers Tempt from New York City are using old-school rock as a main influence, and it’s working By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES — After focusing so much at Metal Sludge on rock bands that haven’t done anything over the past 20 years or so, how refreshing it is to meet a group like Tempt, an up-and-coming foursome from New York City[…]

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METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Rock documentary “Inside L.A. Metal” premieres in Hollywood in a rousing success

  METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Rock documentary “Inside L.A. Metal” premieres in Hollywood in a rousing success By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES — The heavily anticipated rock documentary film “Inside L.A Metal” celebrated its screen opening on Tuesday, June 3 at the Beverly Theatre, and oh what a star-studded spectacle the event was. Produced and written by California freelance journalist Bob Nalbandian, the movie is primed to be a huge[…]

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The Rainbow Bar & Grill celebrates 42nd anniversary April 13 with a parking lot party featuring Great White, BulletBoys & Tracii Guns Ex. L.A. Guns

The Rainbow Bar & Grill celebrated its 42nd anniversary featuring live performances by Great White, BulletBoys & Tracii Guns By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The Rainbow Bar & Grill celebrated its 42nd anniversary on Sunday, April 13 with a massive party in the parking lot, and of course Metal Sludge was there to scrape up all the grimy details. What a party it was with live performances[…]

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New York State Of Mind – Lords of Mercy & Flakjacket East Coast rock going through the grind.

  NEW YORK STATE OF MIND In a Metal Sludge exclusive, we detail the climb of East Coast standouts Lords of Mercy and Flakjacket, as both local bands try to make it big By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES — In our ever-increasing coverage of all things rock, Metal Sludge shifts focus to the East Coast, specifically the New York area, as we wonder if there is anything left from[…]

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New York State Of Mind – Lords of Mercy & Flakjacket East Coast rock going through the grind.

  NEW YORK STATE OF MIND In a Metal Sludge exclusive, we detail the climb of East Coast standouts Lords of Mercy and Flakjacket, as both local bands try to make it big By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES — In our ever-increasing coverage of all things rock, Metal Sludge shifts focus to the East Coast, specifically the New York area, as we wonder if there is anything left from[…]

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