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WRIGHT OR WRONG … Rudy Sarzo says he was asked to rejoin Quiet Riot shortly after Frankie Banali died

Sleazeroxx — In a recent interview with Metal Mike for the 80’s Glam Metalcast podcast, Sarzo spoke about rejoining Quiet Riot and the influence that his former bandmate Frankie Banali had on him. Banali passed away on August 20, 2020 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Sarzo indicated (as transcribed by the 80’s Glam Metalcast podcast): “It’s been in the works for awhile. It was just a matter of doing it with the right timing.[…]

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ROXIE ROLLER … METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: 10 Questions with Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Roxie’s Glam roots are indisputable, starting all the way back to when he was a teenage guitar whiz on the Sunset Strip. It was there Roxie ruled in the years before Poison with his utterly brilliant band called Candy, which headlined the Whisky and the Roxy in the early 1980s but never struck it rich. But a mere taste of success is all that was needed to inspire the broad-shouldered, bespectacled[…]

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IT’S NOT LOVE … George Lynch on Ratt: “They’re probably worse than Dokken with the internal issues”

Blabbermouth — In a brand new interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, KXM) confirmed that he received an offer to play with RATT in 2018 following Warren DeMartini‘s most recent departure from the group. “We were talking about it,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “But they wanted a hired-gun guy that was working for a not-great salary. And I’m not that guy. I’ve never been[…]

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CLASSIC 20 QUESTIONS … Lupus from The Bloodhound Gang – November 19th 1998

Metal Sludge — Hello and welcome to Classic Metal Sludge… We’re going to take you back to our first ever interview that we conducted with Lupus from The Bloodhound Gang. Metal Sludge was only a few months old at the time, 80 days to be exact and there was no such thing as social media yet. Below is exactly what we posted way back on November 19th 1998. We only posted the 1 photo below[…]

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AIN’T TALKIN’ BOUT FOOD … Wolfgang Van Halen responds to troll on Twitter: “I Kindly Suggest You Eat My Entire Ass”

Metal Sludge — In the latest news from the world of Wolfie Van Halen, the multi-instrumentalist is doing what he does best. No not play guitar or sing, but respond to trolls on the internet. The youngest Van Halen has been in the spotlight for years, but in the last few weeks that spotlight got a bit brighter as he’s opening stadium shows for the mighty Guns N’ Roses. Van Halen has tons of fans[…]

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LEAN MEAN MACHINE … Vince Neil Returns and He’s Looking Thinner and Sounding the Best he has in Years

Metal Sludge — Wow… talk about a transformation! Vince Neil is back, and he’s looking and sounding better than he has in years. The voice of Motley Crue hit the stage for a private event in Austin Texas last night and it’s pretty obvious the singer has done an about-face from his last live show back in the spring. That’s no exaggeration folks, check out the back-stage photo (above) and live video below. Neil caught[…]

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BACH MEETS BEAVER … Ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach at 80’s Rock The Dam Fest in Beaver Dam

Metal Sludge — Just in time to kick summer in the arse, the former voice of Skid Row is back on the road. Over the weekend Sebastian Bach shared the stage with Lita Ford at the 4th Annual ‘Rock The Dam-Fest‘ in Beaver Dam Kentucky. Fans were elated to see the big yearly show and while masks were suggested to wear at the event, it was not enforced as a rule. The reunited Los Angeles[…]

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FEEL THIS NOIZE … Sources say Rudy Sarzo is coming back to Quiet Riot!

Metal Sludge — Are you ready to Bang Your Head? Sources from the heart of Hollywood have told Metal Sludge that Rudy Sarzo is coming back to play bass in Quiet Riot. That’s the inside scoop and you heard it here first… Sarzo was a classic era original from the heyday of Quiet Riot as they went to #1 on the Billboard chart and ruled the airwaves with their 1983 Metal Health release on Pasha[…]

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BACH IN BUSINESS … Sebastian Bach announces “Slave To The Grind” 30th Anniversary Tour with his Solo Band

Metal Sludge — Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach has just announced a fall U.S.tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the “Slave To The Grind” record released by Skid Row back in 1991. Bach tells fans he intends to perform the full record, playing all the songs during his 38 date tour starting in late September that will take him coast to coast up til mid December. The singer took to social media writing: “30[…]

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ALL VACCINATED BUT … Members of Buckcherry, Foo Fighters and Poison’s Rikki Rockett are Vaccinated but have Now Tested Positive for COVID-19

Metal Sludge — Just when it seemed like rock n’ roll was making a big comeback in recent months, there is concerning news. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has posted a new video on his official YouTube channel and stated: “I got vaccinated and still got Corona Virus! WTF?” Rockett went onto explain how he has tested positive for COVID-19 but he was fully vaccinated months ago. Rockett who is also a Cancer survivor speaks at[…]

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