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TRIBUTE ACTS YAY or NAY? … Dee Snider: “I hate them. Tribute acts are non creative garbage”… Fan Halen’s Derek Fuller writes epic response (Read it Here)

May 7, 2026

“I hate them. Tribute acts are non creative garbage.” — Dee Snider original voice of Twisted Sister “For a new generation of kids who will never get to see Eddie Van Halen or the original Twisted Sister lineup in their prime, we are the closest thing they have to a physical history lesson.” — Derek Fuller guitarist Fan Halen MS

GET ON THE BUS … Lzzy Hale on singing for Skid Row: “I’m living my teenage fantasy… all I wanted to be as a little girl, is that dude, that looks like a girl on MTV.”

May 6, 2026

“I’m living my teenage fantasy… all I wanted to be as a little girl, is that dude, that looks like a girl on MTV.” — Lzzy Hale MS NEWS / May 6th 2026 — In the latest episode of Get On The Bus their guests are Lzzy Hale of Halestorm along with her band-mate and boyfriend Joe Hottinger. Hale talks

BRITNY FAUX … Johnny Dee: “We have Four F****** Guys as Britny Fox who have Absolutely Zero to do with Anything.”

April 30, 2026

“That’s a joke!” — Johnny Dee on Britny Fox lineup with zero classic members MS NEWS / April 30th 2026 — In a new interview at Full In Bloom Music rock drummer extraordinaire Johnny Dee is the guest. Dee has a resume that goes back 40+ years and includes stints in World War III, Waysted, Britny Fox and Doro. Now

GUNS N’ CATS ….. Taime Downe Talks Faster Pussycat, his Future Book and Guns N’ Roses: “They’re all My Buddies and Gone onto Be Huge and F’ing Monstrous and They’re Still Tearing Sh!t Up!”

April 27, 2026

“I don’t give a F#@k what it looks like… it can look like a Partridge Family bus, as long as it gets us there and the AC works!” — Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat on touring in a tour bus MS NEWS / April 27th 2026 — In his first interview in a year, Faster Pussycat principal Taime Downe spoke

THE METAL GODS … JUDAS PRIEST ‘The Best Of Judas Priest’ is out June 19th on Sony Music

April 23, 2026

MS NEWS / April 23rd 2026 — The Metal God himself Rob Halford and his band Judas Priest have just announced a killer CD & Vinyl release “The Best Of Judas Priest” due June 19th 2026. Judas Priest have been at the forefront of hard rock and heavy metal for 5 decades and still are out touring and blowing crowds

SIXX SAYS ….. Mötley Crüe bassist reflects on his late friend Robbin ‘King’ Crosby of Ratt: “We packed a lifetime into a short, explosive stretch!”

April 21, 2026

“I miss you, Robbin Crosby. I miss you, brother” — Nikki Sixx MS NEWS / April 22nd 2026 — Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently posted a tribute to his late friend Robbin ‘King’ Crosby of Ratt. Sixx and Crosby were their group’s undeniable leaders and partners in crime as they came up on the Sunset Strip. Sixx wrote on

CLASSIC SLUDGE … Sebastian Bach says; “Call the Cops on this F’ing Guy” after Fan Steals Set-List off Stage – June 10th 2015

April 13, 2026

Seattle, Washington — Former SKID ROW singer SEBASTIAN BACH screams out “Call the cops on this order soft cialis online in the best USA pharmacy http://forest-therapy.net/scripts/js/wiki-soft-cialis.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore fucking guy” after fan comes on stage and steals a set list. BACH on his current tour called a stop to the show last week June 10th in Seattle when a

CLASSIC SLUDGE … A Really Fat Sludge Wire For October 13th 1999

April 9, 2026

CLASSIC SLUDGE A Really Fat Sludge Wire For October 13th 1999 Wow…what in the world were we thinking? The internet was in an infant stage and Metal Sludge was just starting out too. But during that first calendar year from September 1998 through late 1999 we uploaded several dozen Sludgewire columns. As we continue to celebrate the crazy history of Metal Sludge going way back to 1999, we

< < < < TWISTED SKIDSTER > > > > Twisted Sister Returns Featuring Sebastian Bach on Lead Vocals, Just Announced ‘4’ Live Shows in North America

April 7, 2026

MS NEWS / April 6th 2026 — Twisted Sister have just announced their first ‘4’ live shows that will feature Sebastian Bach as the band’s lead vocalist. Twisted Sister will play a pair of shows in early September in Alaska and Oklahoma in the U.S., along with a pair of shows in early October in Niagara Falls Ontario and Windsor

NITRO NEWS … Jim Gillette Shows Off his Latest Palatial Beach Front Mega Property ‘Magic Manor: By Gillette’ located on the Florida Panhandle

April 3, 2026

“I got into the real estate world right after Nitro and have been doing it ever since” — Jim Gillette MS NEWS / APRIL 3rd 2026 — He’s best known in the music world as the singer of Nitro but Jim Gillette is also known outside of music as well. Gillette recently showed off his latest luxury property which is

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TRIBUTE ACTS YAY or NAY? … Dee Snider: “I hate them. Tribute acts are non creative garbage”… Fan Halen’s Derek Fuller writes epic response (Read it Here)

GET ON THE BUS … Lzzy Hale on singing for Skid Row: “I’m living my teenage fantasy… all I wanted to be as a little girl, is that dude, that looks like a girl on MTV.”

BRITNY FAUX … Johnny Dee: “We have Four F****** Guys as Britny Fox who have Absolutely Zero to do with Anything.”

GUNS N’ CATS ….. Taime Downe Talks Faster Pussycat, his Future Book and Guns N’ Roses: “They’re all My Buddies and Gone onto Be Huge and F’ing Monstrous and They’re Still Tearing Sh!t Up!”

THE METAL GODS … JUDAS PRIEST ‘The Best Of Judas Priest’ is out June 19th on Sony Music

SIXX SAYS ….. Mötley Crüe bassist reflects on his late friend Robbin ‘King’ Crosby of Ratt: “We packed a lifetime into a short, explosive stretch!”

CLASSIC SLUDGE … Sebastian Bach says; “Call the Cops on this F’ing Guy” after Fan Steals Set-List off Stage – June 10th 2015

CLASSIC SLUDGE … A Really Fat Sludge Wire For October 13th 1999

< < < < TWISTED SKIDSTER > > > > Twisted Sister Returns Featuring Sebastian Bach on Lead Vocals, Just Announced ‘4’ Live Shows in North America

NITRO NEWS … Jim Gillette Shows Off his Latest Palatial Beach Front Mega Property ‘Magic Manor: By Gillette’ located on the Florida Panhandle

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TOUR NEWS … ‘John Corabi And Friends Tour’ hits U.S. soil for a Grip of Shows with Tom Keifer

TRIBUTE ACTS YAY or NAY? … Dee Snider: “I hate them. Tribute acts are non creative garbage”… Fan Halen’s Derek Fuller writes epic response (Read it Here)

CRUISE NEWS … Monsters of Rock Cruise sails from Los Angeles May 6th-11th 2027 with Tesla, Winger, Sebastian Bach, L.A. Guns, Eclipse, Tyketto, Wednesday 13, Armored Saint, Babylon A.D. & More TBA

GET ON THE BUS … Lzzy Hale on singing for Skid Row: “I’m living my teenage fantasy… all I wanted to be as a little girl, is that dude, that looks like a girl on MTV.”

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HYPOCRITE NEWS … Scot Coogan Selling his Ace Frehley Branded Tour Drum Kit for $5,000.00 on eBay, 1 day after stating; “I have absolutely no interest in profiting from his name, likeness or legacy”