THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe to headline M3 Music Festival with Tom Keifer, Queensryche, KIX, Dokken and Krokus

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe to headline M3 Music Festival along with Tom Keifer, Queensryche, KIX, Dokken and Krokus   Maryland —  The M3 Music Festival have officially announced their lineup for their annual concert. This year the 2-day event will be held May 1st and May 2nd in Columbia Maryland. The promoters have grabbed a pair of European bands that will get the

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CLASSIC SLUDGE … A Really Fat Sludge Wire For October 13th 1999

CLASSIC SLUDGE A Really Fat Sludge Wire For October 13th 1999 Wow…what in the world were we thinking? The internet was in an infant stage and Metal Sludge was just starting out too. But during that first calendar year from September 1998 through late 1999 we uploaded several dozen Sludgewire columns. As we continue to celebrate Twenty Years (1998-2018) of Metal Sludge, we give you these crazy-ass Sludgewires from wayback. In

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CLASSIC SLUDGE … No Gimmick Needed Sludge Wire October 20th 1999

CLASSIC SLUDGE No Gimmick Needed Sludge Wire October 20th 1999   Wow…what in the world were we thinking? The internet was in an infant stage and Metal Sludge was just starting out too. But during that first calendar year from September 1998 through late 1999 we uploaded several dozen Sludge Wire columns. As we continue to celebrate Twenty Years (1998-2018) of Metal Sludge, we give you these crazy-ass Sludge Wires from wayback.

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CLASSIC SLUDGE … Ozzy Stillbourne’s Bitter Halloween Sludge Wire October 26 1999

CLASSIC SLUDGE Ozzy Stillbourne’s Bitter Halloween Sludge Wire October 26 1999   Wow…what in the world were we thinking? The internet was in an infant stage and Metal Sludge was just starting out too. But during that first calendar year from September 1998 through late 1999 we uploaded several dozen Sludge Wire columns. As we continue to celebrate Twenty Years (1998-2018) of Metal Sludge, we give you these crazy-ass Sludge Wires from

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TELL THE WORLD From the Ashes of Ratt, Stephen Pearcy proves he is alive and well in triumphant Whisky performance

TELL THE WORLD From the Ashes of Ratt, Stephen Pearcy proves he is alive and well in triumphant Whisky performance By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large HOLLYWOOD – Ratt was once among the world’s biggest acts, but all that remains from the Los Angeles group’s legacy is Stephen Pearcy in the wake of the curly-haired singer’s permanent departure

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ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all

  ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all autobiography By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — Vicky Hamilton was the original manager of Guns N’ Roses in the 1980s when the young band was struggling just to afford some guitar strings,

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