ACE FREHLEY WHO? Kiss and Tommy Thayer get Punk’d by Black N’ Blue Monsters of Rock Cruise — Black N’ Blue has officially punk’d Kiss and their former guitarist Tommy Thayer. Black N’ Blue has released a brand new promo for the Monsters of Rock Cruise, and it’s a must see. Video is below. Especially if you’re a true diehard Kiss fan. Black N’ Blue has a long storied relationship with Kiss. As most know[…]
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6 STRING WANGER Man steals Fender guitar by shoving it down his pants! Daily Mail — Surveillance video shows a thief stealing a full-sized $1,700 guitar by stuffing it down his pants and walking out of the store. Police are looking for a man who stole an expensive guitar by hiding it in his tracksuit bottoms last week in Fort Worth, Texas. Security footage shows the suspect stealing the brown Sunburst Fender Guitar, worth more than[…]
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JACK LIKES DONALD “I’ll tell you what… I would take Trump over Hillary any day” Jack Russell Blabbermouth — Former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has weighed in on underdog Donald Trump‘s stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that he “would take” the real estate mogul “over Hillary any day.” Trump shocked the political establishment and the world by becoming the 45th president in one[…]
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METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Tracii Guns succeeds big-time in L.A. Guns reunion with Phil Lewis at NAMM convention ANAHEIM, Calif., USA — For years L.A. Guns has been divided, a long, sad saga that has often included two versions of the band exisiting at the same time. That all ended Friday. Tracii Guns and singer Phil Lewis are reunited again, this time for good they swear, and Guns’ nemesis, longtime drummer Steve Riley, is[…]
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TEARS ARE FALLING Eddie Trunk ranting after Kiss drummer avoids him at NAMM; “When he saw me, he bolted into a door and hid” SleazeRoxx — Heavy metal radio personality Eddie Trunk recently had an interesting run in — or lack of run in — with KISS‘ drummer Eric Singer at the NAMM convention, which is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, USA from January 19 to 22, 2017. The following is[…]
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MONTROSE REMEMBERED AT NAMM Keith St. John talks 10 Questions with Metal Sludge IRVINE, Calif., USA — It’s that time of year again, as the annual NAMM convention comes to the Anaheim Convention Center this coming week beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 17 and picking up steam for the weekend. Among the highlights — and there figure to be a lot of them — is a live concert Saturday at Yost Theatre organized by ex-Montrose singer[…]
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MAMA KIN Steven Adler’s mother to release tell-all book “Sweet Child Of Mine: How I Lost My Son To Guns N’ Roses” Blabbermouth — Deanna Adler, the mother of original GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Steven Adler, will release her long-awaited tell-all book, “Sweet Child Of Mine: How I Lost My Son to Guns N’ Roses” (formerly “No Bed Of Roses”) on January 24 via Monarch Publishing, LLC. Deanna gives an honest and revealing look into[…]
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Skid Row are headed into the studio, officially confirm singer ZP Theart for next recording session Blabbermouth — South African-born, British-based singer ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I) has been officially named the new frontman of SKID ROW. SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan made the lineup announcement during the band’s January 14 concert at the Casino in Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada. Addressing the crowd before taking over lead vocals for SKID ROW‘s cover version[…]
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LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE! Bobby Blotzer says Eddie Trunk is spreading “lies and misinformation” about Ratt Facebook — Bobby Blotzer has posted a long statement on the official Ratt Experience facebook page. Blotzer’s latest blog is about the current state of Ratt from his perspective. Blotzer speaks openly about both sides and has also taken a shot at radio personality Eddie Trunk. The drummer is alleging the New Jersey based Trunk is spreading “lies[…]
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NEW RECORD Stephen Pearcy confirms new RATT tunes underway with Warren DeMartini Blabbermouth — Stephen Pearcy says that the recently reunited RATT is working on its first new music since 2010’s “Infestation” album. The singer, who will release a new solo disc called “Smash” at the end of this month, told Josh Rundquist (a.k.a. That Drummer Guy) on Thursday (January 5): “Warren [DeMartini, RATT guitarist] and I already demoing up some RATT music for,[…]
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