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March 26, 2016

BAND QUITS? Wes Scantlin abandoned on stage by Puddle of Mudd bandmates in the U.K.

BAND QUITS? Wes Scantlin abandoned on stage by Puddle of Mudd bandmates in the U.K. United Kingdom — While on a short tour of the U.K. lead singer Wes Scantlin has once again publicly had some sort of breakdown on stage. This time the singer had some issues with his bandmates. It is appears they abandoned the stage and left him sitting there by himself. The crowd seems very upset and fans are heard shouting; “F??k you Wes”.[…]

March 25, 2016

Guns N’ Roses tweets “Patience…Coming Summer 2016” and lists 21 cities

Guns N’ Roses tweets “Patience…Coming Summer 2016” and lists 21 cities Twitter — After weeks and months of speculation Guns N’ Roses have finally given their fans a hint of where they will tour this coming summer. The band’s official Twitter account tweeted today with a simple and short video message accompanied by their hit song “Patience” as the background music. The message started with the word “Patience” followed by “Coming Summer 2016” and the short[…]

March 23, 2016

AXL/DC? Rumors are rampant Axl Rose will guest as AC/DC vocalist

AXL/DC? Rumors are rampant Axl Rose will guest as AC/DC vocalist Rumorville — After the recent medical issue involving Brian Johnson’s hearing the vocalist was urged by a Doctor to stop touring immediately. With that news AC/DC has since halted shows but released a statement fairly quickly (March 7th) saying they would fulfill tour obligations with a guest vocalist. Now after a week of tidbits and rumors about who might be that guest now[…]

March 23, 2016

FINS GONE WILD! SEBASTIAN BACH announces Finland’s SANTA CRUZ as tour support

FINS GONE WILD! SEBASTIAN BACH announces Finland’s SANTA CRUZ as US tour support IM MUSIC MAG — Lock up your daughters, hide your booze, and grab your earplugs, because Santa Cruz will return to American soil this April and May. The boys are back with the intention of kicking a whole planet’s worth of ass, partying hard, and rocking the hell out as the main support act on Sebastian Bach’s upcoming tour. The trek kicks off on April[…]

March 23, 2016

VIPER ROOM … Blackboard Jungle, Swingin’ Thing and The Image Nation set for annual reunion show

VIPER ROOM Blackboard Jungle, Swingin’ Thing and The Image Nation set for annual reunion show Facebook — Hollywood California will once again play host to the annual Blackboard Jungle reunion show. This year the event will be at the “Viper Room” on Saturday May 28th 2016. Blackboard Jungle bassist and co-founder Britt Pennella recently appeared on The Joe Howard Show podcast. The interview is a fun listen HERE as Pennella catches up with long time friend[…]

March 21, 2016

ADLER iN ROSES? Steven Adler cancels “Whisky” appearance, could it be?

ADLER iN ROSES? Steven Adler cancels “Whisky” appearance, could it be? Twitter — According to a tweet by the world famous “Whisky-A-Go-Go” Steven Adler and his band Adler have cancelled their April 1st 2016 live show. The most famous club on the Sunset Strip tweeted the message we’ve screen captured below, and even hash tagged Guns N’ Roses. And added “Stay tuned for a big announcement!” Guns N’ Roses will take to the stage in a[…]

March 20, 2016

Sammy Serious looks back with ‘no regrets’ at classic Zeros lineup and forward to Trump as President

GET PUMPED FOR TRUMP! Sammy Serious looks back with ‘no regrets’ at classic Zeros lineup and forward to Trump as President LOS ANGELES — Purple power. There is still some of it left in the form of Sammy Serious, who is forging on with the Zeros, that inconic glam act from Hollywood that tried to follow in the footsteps of Poison and Warrant a generation ago but ultimately failed to live up to the[…]

March 17, 2016

DEATH I HEAR YOU CALLING … Kiss bassist Gene Simmons can’t wait for rap music to be dead

DEATH I HEAR YOU CALLING Kiss bassist Gene Simmons can’t wait for rap music to be dead Rolling Stone — Gene Simmons is not happy with the pop charts. “I am looking forward to the death of rap,” the Kiss singer and reality-TV star tells Rolling Stone. “I’m looking forward to music coming back to lyrics and melody, instead of just talking. A song, as far as I’m concerned, is by definition lyric and[…]

March 17, 2016

FORGIVE US FOR WE HAVE SINNED … METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Faster Pussycat apologize (kind of) for Stryper attack

FORGIVE US FOR WE HAVE SINNED METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Faster Pussycat apologize (kind of) for Stryper attack Hollywood, CALIFORNIA — From the gutters of Hollywood our inbox has received an exclusive message from Faster Pussycat today. After last weeks verbal onslaught of the band Stryper the dirt bags of rock found themselves tangling with Jesus’s favorite rock band. Now after some minor backlash it appears they may have done some soul searching. It looks like they are[…]

March 16, 2016

METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Taking a walk on the WildSide with singer Drew Hannah

‘IF THINGS HAD BEEN DIFFERENT, WHO KNOWS?’ METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Taking a walk on the WildSide with singer Drew Hannah LOS ANGELES — They’re not Young Gunns anymore, that’s for sure, but they’ve still got their wild side, as in WildSide the band, the Los Angeles pop-metal act that everyone thought was going to be the next Guns N’ Roses or Motley Crue — but it didn’t happen. WildSide, led by singer Drew[…]