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TMZ REPORTS … Tawny Kitaen Died from Heart Disease, with Opioids a Contributing Factor

TMZ — Tawny Kitaen, the late actress who starred in “Bachelor Party” and whose personal life was filled with radical ups and downs, died from heart issues … this according to her autopsy. According to the Orange County Coroner’s Office, Tawny’s official cause of death is dilated cardiomyopathy … the most common type of heart disease. Other contributing factors include

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KISS ROADIE DIES OF COVID … Kiss frontman Paul Stanley’s dear friend and guitar tech Fran Stueber, has Suddenly Died from Covid

Metal Sludge — In a social media post from Paul Stanley this afternoon the Kiss frontman has shared sad news that his personal guitar technician of more than 20 years has died from Covid. Stanley wrote: “My dear friend, buddy and guitar tech for 20 years, Fran Stueber died yesterday suddenly of Covid. Both on and offstage I depended on

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OPERATION LAWSUIT & RUMORS … Scott Rockenfield ex-Queensryche drummer sues Eddie Jackson and Michael Wilton, reunion with Tate considered, La Torre on Thin Ice?

Metal Sludge — In a brand new lawsuit, filed on Monday in a Snohomish County Court in the state of Washington, former Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield is suing his former band-mates and several related band companies. The suit filed on October 11th 2021, in a Snohomish County Court has Rockenfield suing Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, both of their wives who

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TWITTER WINO … Sebastian Bach: “Sometimes I’ve had a couple Glasses of Wine and I end up, ahh, Deleting a lot of things in the Morning”

Metal Sludge — In a recent interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach goes off on a slew of subjects. Bach covers everything from global warming to vaccines, to President Joe Biden along with former President Donald Trump, his followers and haters on social media. He also admits to drinking and later deleting once he wakes

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METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE … Kix drummer Jimmy Chalfant suffers major Heart Attack, recovering after Surgery

Metal Sludge Exclusive – Kix drummer Jimmy “Chocolate” Chalfant has suffered a major heart attack. An anonymous source informed Metal Sludge today that Chalfant had a major heart attack, last week on Wednesday September 29th. Chalfant, 63, was hospitalized, had 2 separate surgeries and is now in recovery. Metal Sludge reached out to the Kix camp directly earlier today and

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END OF THE ROAD … Kiss frontman Paul Stanley says: “I believe strongly by the beginning of 2023 we will be finished.”

Ultimate Classic Rock — Kiss lost a year of their End of the Road farewell tour due to the pandemic, but Paul Stanley says a new End is in sight. “I believe strongly by the beginning of 2023 we will be finished,” he tells UCR. And he’s adamant there will be no reconsideration, even for fans asking for more. “It’s a different time than we

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