Reviews

September 29, 2020

FIGHTSTER … Trixter’s Steve Brown and P.J. Farley say their drummer Gus is on the “Sh!t List” and compare him to a Disobedient Dog

Metal Sludge – Who is ready for some news on those happy smiling New Jersey rockers Trixter? You remember those guys right, Metal Edge darlings who were barely out of high-school. Their debut album blasted up the charts after their smash video “Give It To Me Good” hit #1 on MTV. Well, it seems things aren’t all good’ in Trixterland. There appear to be some issues between key members Steve Brown (guitarist) and P.J. Farley[…]

September 22, 2020

TOILET LOVER … Judas Priest singer Rob Halford admits to being Arrested for Cruising Men’s Toilets on Venice Beach California before he came out

Blabbermouth — In his new autobiography “Confess”, JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford reveals that he was once arrested for cruising Venice Beach toilets (in a case of police entrapment), yet the cops didn’t release the information to the media because they were PRIEST fans. Asked by NME what effect he thinks being “outed” would have had on him, the singer — who came out as gay on his own terms in 1998 on MTV — said: “The police did me a favor by keeping it out[…]

September 21, 2020

SOAP ON A ROW … Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan and his Dirty Rocker Soap Company help battle COVID-19

Metal Sludge — Are you a filthy dirty rocker who needs to clean up your act? Or maybe just in need of a quality cleaning to keep the COVID 19 out of your life. Well then nevermind the coffee or hot sauce products that many rockers have released, Rachel Bolan is offering to help get you clean. That’s correct, the Skid Row co-founder, song-writer and bassist Rachel Bolan is doing his part with his company[…]

September 16, 2020

RAM IT DOWN … Rob Halford admits to trying to seduce a famous 80’s Rock Singer in his Hotel Room

Blabbermouth — Rob Halford says that he once tried to seduce former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di’Anno. The JUDAS PRIEST singer made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, “Confess”, which has already been described by the U.K.’s The Telegraph as “one of the most candid and surprising memoirs of the year.” In the book, Halford recalls inviting Di’Anno back to his hotel room when MAIDEN supported PRIEST on a 1980 tour. Just prior to the trek, Di’Anno was quoted in a music paper as saying that that MAIDEN was going to “blow the bollocks off PRIEST” on[…]

September 7, 2020

JOURNEY GONE WILD … Sebastian Bach sings “Oh Sherrie” Steve Perry quarantine cover

Blabbermouth — Sebastian Bach has recorded a quarantine cover version of former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry‘s 1984 solo hit “Oh Sherrie”. Bach uploaded the video to his social media, saying: “Bored in my house after seven months, decided to put on a record and sing a song for you. “For all you audiophiles out there, what you are hearing right here is my voice panned either to the left or the right or both of Steve Perry‘s voice which is in the[…]

September 1, 2020

HOOKS THAT SELL … Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx sells 100% of his music catalog

Blabbermouth — Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the first and only U.K.-listed investment company offering investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated intellectual property rights, and its investment adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, have announced that the company has acquired the music catalog of musician, songwriter and producer Nikki Sixx, best known as the founding member, bassist, and lead songwriter of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of Sixx‘s writer’s share of PRO income and writer’s Sound Exchange in respect[…]

August 23, 2020

COVID CRISIS CRITICAL … Sebastian Bach implies to fans on Twitter that “Skid Row no longer exists”

Metal Sludge — Never one to mince words about his former band, Sebastian Bach has taken another shot at Skid Row. A fan on Twitter shared a question to fellow Tweeters asking: “Who are bands that no longer exist that you’ve seen live?” The fan answered his own question with: “The Clash. The Smiths. R.E.M.. Oasis. The Police. The Replacements. Jane’s Addiction. Van Halen. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.” Bach shared the question and answered:[…]

August 13, 2020

MOTLEY CRUED … Marq Torien claims Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx called him racial slurs ‘be@ner’ and ‘wetb@ck’

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview on the Chuck Shute Podcast, BulletBoys singer Marq Torien alleges Motley Crue members called him racial slurs when they first met. Torien who grew up in East Los Angeles says that his first ever meeting with Motley Crue was outside the Rainbow Bar & Grill. The BulletBoys singer says he saw Vince Neil standing outside the club leabing against a brick wall and told Torien: “Hey, beaner[…]

August 9, 2020

YOUR FAVE SISTER … Dee Snider: “Sebastian Bach’s losing (his) shit. Life’s too short. I’m The Original Hair Farmer, whatever.”

Blabbernouth — In a behind-the-scenes clip from his recent appearance on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider ranted to host Eddie Trunk about the term “hair metal” and the categorization of music in general. Dee said (see video below): “The term ‘heavy metal’ — I was there, dude — was a derogatory title, assigned to hard rock of a certain type by arrogant, condescending writers and critics. Calling a band heavy metal was originally meant to be a putdown.[…]

August 4, 2020

OBVIOUSLY … “It’s like my fucking brain, after all this time, is turning into mush” Sebastian Bach

Metal Sludge — Sebastian Bach is finding it harder and harder to deal with the current state of our world. Bach has been vocal on social media about Covid 19 for many months but now it’s reaching a new level. The singer best known for his time fronting the band Skid Row has also been very outspoken about President Trump as well. Bach, 52, has continued with his endless tirades and rants, which are usually[…]