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BACK IN 1979 … Geoff Tate was an “Effeminate womanizer” who “F#@ked a lot of High School girls in his VW Van” says Adam Bomb

Metal Sludge — A recent online post from Adam Bomb delves deep into the history of his band Tyrant with an up n’ coming Tacoma Washington area lead singer named Geoff Tate. This all is before Queensrÿche existed and covers the years 1978 and 1979. Bomb goes into detail about how he first met Jeff Waterfall (his stage name at the time) later professionally known as Geoff Tate. Bomb tells Metal Sludge that Tate was[…]

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FAST ROW … Rachel Bolan on the new Skid Row singer Erik Grönwall: “From the minute he opened his mouth”

Metal Sludge — In a new interview with WRIF radio’s Virtual Rock Room, the guest is Skid Row co-founder, songwriter and bassist Rachel Bolan. Bolan speaks with Meltdown from the Detroit based rock radio station and goes in-depth about the band’s short but fast history with Erik Grönwall. Grönwall was named the new Skid Row singer just 2 weeks ago on March 22nd. Bolan also reveals some amazing details, that the band had in fact,[…]

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80’s BIN … Geoff Tate on learning to sing, writing Operation: Mindcrime, DeGarmo, Rockenfield and a reunion

Metal Sludge — In a brand new episode of 80’s Metal Recycle Bin, the interview is with world-class rock singer Geoff Tate. Tate as most know, was the long time frontman for the band Queensrÿche. Tate says he first started taking piano lessons at age 9, and then joined the school band at age 10 where he played both keyboards and trumpet through High School. It wasn’t until a local band’s singer got sick and[…]

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SIN CITY SCISSORS … Ex-Enuff Z’Nuff guitarist Johnny Monaco steps off the stage and into the Hair Salon

Metal Sludge — In a world full of changes, oddities, viruses and uncertainty, musicians are having to take on side-jobs to make ends meet. Sometimes that even means taking care of some split enz. No, we’re not talking about that New wave band from New Zealand via Australia either. We’re talking about haircuts. On the latest episode of the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast, the sometimes co-host Johnny Monaco gives the host Jason[…]

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FUN, FACT OR FICTION … W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless convinced Groupie to perform a Coca-Cola Enema onto a sleeping Nikki Sixx’s face

Metal Sludge — As is the case with the internet, you never know what you might see, hear or learn. And today will be no different as we dig into YouTube and have uncovered a mind bending shock rocker for sure. Veteran radio personality Wes Nessman has been around for more than 40 years, and he’s surely had his fair share of run-ins with rock n’ roll royalty. Most local disc-jockeys or industry types in[…]

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STILL GOT IT … The Cruel Intentions drop new video for “Reapercussion” with Lizzy DeVine leading the way

Metal Sludge — The pandemic seems to be coming to an end, and that means it’s time to rock n’ roll again! And who better to give us some new rock n’ roll than the always reliable Lizzy DeVine and his band The Cruel Intentions. TCI is a 4-piece based out of Oslo Norway featuring DeVine (ex-Vains of Jenna) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, bassist Mats Wernerson, guitarist Kristian Nygaard Solhaug and drummer Robin Nilsson.[…]

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METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE … Nick Walsh the golden voice of Slik Toxik and Famous Underground checks in from the road singing Led Zepplin II

Metal Sludge — It’s been a while since we’ve covered Slik Toxik, or their lead singer Nick (Nicholas) Walsh, but here we go… The singer’s former band, Slik Toxik have recently celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their “Doin’ The Nasty” release, with it seeing a reissue on all digital music platforms, 3 decades later. Walsh tells Metal Sludge about how that happened, and gives readers an update on all things Toxik. He also gives us[…]

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SURVIVOR … Erik Grönwall tells fans about Leukemia battle in heartfelt intro to “18 & Life” during his second show fronting Skid Row

Metal Sludge — The new lineup of Skid Row performed their 2nd show with new frontman Erik Grönwall on Wednesday March 30th in Las Vegas. Skid Row announced Grönwall as their new singer just 1 week earlier in an interview on a popular Sirius satellite radio show. Grönwall who was diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukaemia) a year ago, told fans in a heartfelt intro to the song “18 & Life” about his battle. “Ladies[…]

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TOUR NEWS … Skid Row announce “The Gang’s All Here” tour dates for Europe, The U.K. and Australia

Metal Sludge — Hot on the heels of releasing their new single “The Gang’s All Here” and simultaneously introducing their new singer Erik Grönwall, Skid Row have just announced a slew of 2022 tour dates. Included are several dates in The U.K., throughout Europe and down under in Australia as well. Skid Row shocked the music world back on March 23rd when they announced Grönwall and released new music just days before their Las Vegas[…]

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TOUR CANCELED … Foo Fighters Cancel all remaining Tour Dates following Death of Taylor Hawkins

Metal Sludge — Foo Fighters have announced that they will cancel all remaining scheduled tour dates. The cancellation comes as no surprise, as the group mourn the death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins. Today the band released the following statement… “It is with great sadness that FOO FIGHTERS confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment[…]

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