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SHOCK ME Rock N’ Skull rumored to be losing weekend headliner Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley PEKIN, Illinois — Metal Sludge has an industry insider alleging that former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley will not be appearing at Rock N’ Skull 2017 as advertised. The annual event is in its 5th year and the event’s promoter Justin Murr has said: “Go big
AA TOUR Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley to tour Australia in October ALICE Cooper will tour Australia in October to mark the 40th anniversary of his first tour down under. NEWS.COM.AU — Alice Cooper will be joined on the October tour by special guest Ace Frehley, the former Kiss guitarist. This will be Cooper’s 13th Australian tour — he will
GREAT WXYZ Terry Ilous of Great White & founder of XYZ to release new solo album TERRY ILOUS, lead singer of Great White & founder of XYZ to release new solo album IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Terry Ilous, lead singer for the band Great White, and founder of 80’s metal band XYZ is premiering his third solo venture, Gypsy Dreams, on
STARS ON THE RISE Upstarts Joyous Wolf, Six Gun Sal impress at Whisky-A-Go-Go show LOS ANGELES — Metal Sludge thinks it is fun and refreshing every so often to focus on up-and-comers instead of the usual has-beens, so with that in mind, there we were at dusk Friday at the Whisky, just in time for buzz band Joyous Wolf. It
RIP Ex-Autograph Drummer Keni Richards Dead at 60 Ultimate Classic Rock — Keni Richards, a musician best known for his tenure as the original drummer for Autograph, has died at the age of 60. The band’s founding guitarist, Steve Lynch, confirmed the news via the band’s Twitter account, calling Richards “the mighty force that was our backbone from 1983-1988.” Guns N’
SIN CITY JAM Carlos Cavazo joins Jizzy Pearl and Paul Shortino for a greatest hits set in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Sin City Sinners Welcome Back Carlos Cavazo of Ratt (Ex-Quiet Riot) on April 6th to “Vanp’d” in Las Vegas. The band will have a rotation of 3 featured name singers for the evening performing. The band looks to
RIP Trans-Siberian Orchestra creator Paul O’Neill dead at 61 Blabbermouth — Paul O’Neill, creator of the multi-platinum rock theater experience TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, has passed away from chronic illness. He was 61 years old. The news of O’Neill‘s death was broken on the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Facebook page. The statement added: “[Paul] was our friend and our leader — a truly creative
BITTERFOOT Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal says he was ‘angry and bitter’ when he left Guns N’ Roses Blabbermouth — Former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal says that he was so “angry and bitter and frustrated” before he left the band three years ago that it “was not healthy” for him to continue playing with the Axl Rose-fronted outfit.
#1 BAD BOYS Poison take a #selfie as they ready for tour with Def Leppard and Tesla Blabbermouth — POISON singer Bret Michaels has released the first photo of the band’s original lineup as it begins rehearsing for its upcoming tour. He wrote in the accompanying caption: “Roc best online pharmacy with fast delivery zyban for sale with the lowest
Stephen Pearcy the voice of Ratt “MVP’s Sports Bar & Grille” Cincinnati, Ohio March 24th CINCINNATI, Ohio — More than three decades after his ascension to the status of pop culture icon, Stephen Pearcy still has that same swagger, attitude and bravado. He is – and will always be – a real-life rock star. And when he slithers onto the
