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May 31, 2023

DRUGS N’ ROSES … Jamie Adler tells Sad Drug History of ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer and brother Steven Adler: “I was 14 and he’s F***ing Smoking Heroin right in Front of me”

Sweet brother of mine: The wild, untold story of how Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was kidnapped by his sibling to break heroin addiction, “I was 14 and he’s f***ing smoking heroin right in front of me.” — Jamie Adler “I saw Sam Kinison overdose. He was literally on a table and they were pumping his stomach. They literally revived him right here. I was only a few feet away. It was really scary.”[…]

May 29, 2023

SHOCK ME … Vinnie Vincent had introduced new singer Scott Board just 6 days ago, now he’s back-pedaled stating: “I’m auditioning singers”

“My moment of happiness was jammin it out with my new singer SCOTT BOARD in our first studio shredd performance on some of my favorite songs” — Vinnie Vincent / May 23rd 2023 “I’m auditioning singers for a new tour and record.” — Vinnie Vincent / May 29th 2023 Metal Sludge — We can’t make this stuff up. It seems Vinnie Vincent has announced his new lead singer and in less than a week, has[…]

May 21, 2023

JANI LANE’S LITTLE GIRL … Maddi Lane Sings “Heaven” at Her First Ever Live Performance Honoring Her Late Father Jani Lane

“What an honor to sing tribute to my pops this weekend, in Ohio where he grew up, surrounded by close family and friends.” — Maddi Lane Cleveland, OHIO — The Jani Lane Tribute show took place at “Temple Live” over the weekend and it featured some very special guests. The show honoring the late Jani Lane was put together by former Warrant guitarist and life-long local Cleveland resident Billy Morris. Morris was also great friends[…]

May 16, 2023

L.E.G. MACHINE … Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. will Perform Seated on Final Dates of European Tour after his Legs were Giving Out at Recent Shows

“My legs were giving out on me and it got dangerous. I will not be able to stand to do the remaining 5 shows, so the compromise I reached with the Doctors was if I would stay seated, in a chair to do these last 5 then they will give me clearance to finish the tour and do those remaining 5 shows.” — Blackie Lawless Metal Sludge — W.A.S.P. singer, founder and chief song-writer Blackie[…]

May 7, 2023

RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT – ‘KIX… The Final Show’ will be this Fall, KIX are officially Retiring

Metal Sludge — KIX are calling it quits. After more than 40 years the Baltimore based KIX have decided to throw in the towel. KIX first formed in the late 1970’s and a few years later signed with Atlantic Records releasing their self-titled debut in 1981. The band have remained a crowd favorite with a die-hard underground following that has helped them tour throughout the United States and beyond for decades. As of tonight May[…]

May 4, 2023

TRIBUTE … Ex-Warrant Guitarist Billy Morris to keep Jani Lane’s memory alive with tribute concert in Cleveland

“Jani Lane was an amazing person first, and an amazing musician and songwriter second.” — Billy Morris Metal Sludge — Gone but not forgotten. Jani Lane, once among Rock’s brightest talents, died tragically in 2011, the former Warrant star singer found lifeless next to a bottle in a hotel room in Los Angeles. His best friend, former Warrant and current Tuff guitarist Billy Morris, is keeping Lane’s memory alive May 20 in Cleveland with a[…]

May 2, 2023

DOWN UNDER … Former Enuff Z’Nuff singer Donnie Vie and Alex Kane of Life, Sex & Death to tour Australia this Summer

Metal Sludge — Former Enuff Z’Nuff frontman, singer and song-writer Donnie Vie is headed to Australia. Vie is headed down under to perform a series of 8 shows in late June and early July 2023. Vie is bringing along fellow Chicago native, former Life, Sex & Death guitarist Alex Kane for the tour. For the diehards, you likely know that Kane was in an early version of Enuff Z’nuff before they signed to Atco for[…]

May 1, 2023

THE NEW GENERATION … Dougie Manross talks to Metal Sludge about playing Guitar for TUFF this Summer

“John 5 was the first player that got me excited about country pickin’ stuff.” — Dougie Manross LOS ANGELES – Meet Dougie “Lixx” Manross, a 23-year-old wunderkind guitarist from Cleveland who started years ago as Tuff’s roadie. Now Manross is actually playing live for Tuff as a temporary replacement for Billy Morris for a run of gigs, and the guitarist who started just a few seasons ago with a tennis racket could not be happier. […]

April 29, 2023

DUI … Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock arrested for DUI just days after Backstage Fight with Bandmate

TMZ — The hits keep coming for Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock … because a few days after getting into a fistfight with a bandmate, cops say he was driving drunk. Shifty was arrested for driving under the influence early Tuesday morning in South Carolina. According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, cops in Myrtle Beach say they were told to be on the lookout for a black SUV with California plates swerving in[…]

April 19, 2023

SAME OL’ SWINDLE … L.A. Guns singer Phil Lewis unloads on Mötley Crüe: “I Never Liked Them” calls them “F***ing Atrocious”

“They really are a fucking atrocious band; they always have been.” — Phil Lewis on Mötley Crüe “I never liked them. I never did. I never bought one of their records. I loathed ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’; I hated all of it.” — Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns “It’s a punishment of luxury — somebody that became a millionaire at such an early age that they never really developed social skills.” — Phil Lewis on Mötley[…]