Ex Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy enters Los Angeles studio to record new solo release Los Angeles — Stephen Pearcy personally checked in with Metal Sludge earlier this week to tell us about his new plans. The former Ratt ...

    Jack Blades, Doug Aldrich & Deen Castronovo in studio recording album   Melodic Rock   – Just what is Deen Castronovo (Journey, Ozzy Osbourne, Bad English, Hardline), Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw/Blades) and Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake/David Coverdale, Ronnie James Dio, Burning Rain) doing pictured ...

X-DRIVE featuring Ex members of White Lion, Lynch Mob & Megadeth release “California” video Blabbermouth — “California”, the new video from X-DRIVE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band’s debut album, “Get Your Rock On”, which will be released ...

  What a week with three big classic-rock shows within five days in L.A. First Boston and Cheap Trick, then Chicago and REO Speedwagon, and then Journey and Steve Miller By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large    LOS ANGELES  — Like ...

  QUEENSRYCHE with original lead singer Geoff Tate to change its name to “OPERATION: MINDCRIME”   Press Release  — On the very day his “Farewell Tour” as Queensryche begins, Geoff Tate – one of rock’s quintessential front men and the lead ...

  Nikki Sixx lists Calabasas home for sale at 2.3M after buying Westlake Village mansion for 4.1M LA Times —  Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue just bought a mansion in Westlake Village so now he’s listed his place in a ...