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WHAT SAY YOU … Did Grunge Really Kill Hair Metal? The Final Answer(s) from The Stars!

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HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time

Metal Sludge’s Top 19 HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time HOLLYWOOD, California — Power ballads make the hair-metal band, not the other way around. All these iconic singulair online in the best USA pharmacy https://kharistherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wiki/wiki-singulair.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore groups like Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crue from the MTV

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SUPER SLUDGE CLASSIC … Our ‘Famous Last Words’ column: 100 Amazing Quotes from Rock Stars Talking Smack (1999)

SUPER SLUDGE CLASSIC Our ‘Famous Last Words’ column: 100 Amazing Quotes from Rock Stars Talking Smack (1999) Celebrating 25+ years of Metal Sludge we are bringing you some choice posts from yesteryear. This “Famous Last Words” post below is the exact article we published on November 10th 1999 nearly 25 years earlier. It features Rock Stars talking smack in all

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GAVIN GONE WILD … Introducing Rising Rocker Gavin Evick, who is Gaining Traction with His Band’s New Video Single “Young, Wild & Free”

“To all the people that lived in the Sunset Strip scene in the 80s, I’m the farthest thing from “wild” compared to all you motherfuckers!” — Gavin Evick LOS ANGELES – He is just 22 years old and has rarely ventured outside home state Virginia, but remember the name Gavin Evick.  He is a 22-year-old rock singer with just two

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Metal Sludge’s Top 13 Rockers Who Wear Glasses

Some rock stars are so cool, they have to wear shades. Buddy Holly might have been the first, and John Lennon was also famous for his eye wear. These days, rockers wear shades sometimes because they have to – bright light sensitivity is a main reason – but often because of the image factor. While there is no real stigma

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‘I’M SO F#@KIN PROUD’ … As ex-MTV Veejay and Cathouse founder Riki Rachtman’s career winds down, here is an extensive Metal Sludge exclusive 

“I played in Knoxville. The venue was massive – probably over 1,000 capacity – and 85 people showed up!” — Riki Rachtman on his One Foot in the Gutter Tour LOS ANGELES – His fascinating life a series of wild ups and downs, Riki Rachtman plans to go out with a bang. He’s expected to perform what figures to be

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