Ace Frehley

January 19, 2018

DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY … Vinnie Vincent makes first public appearance in decades at Atlanta Kiss Expo

DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY Vinnie Vincent makes first public appearance in decades at Atlanta Kiss Expo By: Bob Suehs ATLANTA, Georgia — The following is a report courtesy of Bob Suehs and Rock N’ Roll Experience. Vinnie Vincent made his first appearance in over 2 decades at the VIP reception for the 2018 Atlanta KISS Expo. Vinnie arrived late to the expo and granted Eddie Trunk an exclusive interview prior to his scheduled 2[…]

August 16, 2017

DOME AND DUMBER … Rock N’ Skull loses venue along with Steel Panther, Warrant, FireHouse and Lita Ford

DOME AND DUMBER Rock N’ Skull loses venue along with Steel Panther, Warrant, FireHouse and Lita Ford PEKIN, Illinois — In what seems to be a neverending saga, the Rock N’ Skull story just keeps getting dumber and dumber. First off, the story Metal Sludge reported back on July 6th that Steel Panther was being cut from the roster, is still not officially confirmed. But according to the event promoter, a poster (inset right) that was leaked in recent days clearly has[…]

July 6, 2017

SAY IT ISN’T SO … Rock N’ Skull rumored to be cutting Steel Panther from lineup to save money

SAY IT ISN’T SO Rock N’ Skull rumored to be cutting Steel Panther from lineup to save money PEKIN, Illinois — Metal Sludge has learned from inside sources that Rock N’ Skull is planning to drop Steel Panther from their Saturday nite show on October 28th and Jean Beauvoir from the Sunday show October 29th. The moves are being made to save money according to the source. We were made aware of this back in June,[…]

June 7, 2017

GOING GOING GONE … Wildside are the latest in a string of casualties for Rock N’ Skull festival

GOING GOING GONE Wildside are the latest in a string of casualties for Rock N’ Skull festival UPDATED: WildSide frontman Drew ‘Rose’ Hannah posts statement and Rock N’ Skull adds a band! PEKIN, Illinois — In what seems to be somewhat of a domino effect, yet another band has pulled out of the Rock N’ Skull festival. The latest casualty are Los Angeles based rockers WildSide, who were slotted to perform on day 3 of the event. Metal[…]

May 29, 2017

Gene Simmons on calling it quits: “We’ll do it the right way, with a big party … and maybe free”

FREE KISS? Gene Simmons on calling it quits: “We’ll do it the right way, with a big party … and maybe free” GLASGOW, Scotland — “We’re not going to be able to do this into our 70s – and I’m 67 now. But we’ll do it for a few more years and, when we think it’s time to go, we’ll go.” He may have walked into the interview with a roaring “gie it laldy” to[…]

May 21, 2017

ROCK N’ FAIL … SouthGang pulls out of Rock N’ Skull after ‘Contract negotiations fail’ with the promoter

ROCK N’ FAIL SouthGang pulls out of Rock N’ Skull after ‘Contract negotiations fail’ with the promoter MARIETTA, Georgia — SouthGang has dropped off of Rock N’ Skull. SouthGang was first announced last November (2016) that the group would appear at the October 2017 event. Now after being advertised for nearly 7 months, it looks like that is no longer the case. Rock N’ Skull promoter Justin Murr confirmed the news with a posting on Facebook that[…]

May 5, 2017

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST … Rock N’ Skull loses Ted Poley of Danger Danger

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Rock N’ Skull loses Ted Poley of Danger Danger PEKIN, Illinois — Metal Sludge has learned that Rock N’ Skull has lost yet another feature act from their October festival lineup. This time it’s Ted Poley, the voice of Danger Danger. Poley has appeared at Rock N’ Skull in years past as a solo act, and with Danger Danger. Since the original Rock N’ Skull promo poster (see below) for the[…]

April 18, 2017

Rock N’ Skull confirms Ace Frehley cancellation: “The Sludge story is correct”

UP IN SMOKE Rock N’ Skull confirms Ace Frehley off event: “The Sludge story is correct” PEKIN, Illinois — Metal Sludge reported earlier today that Ace Frehley was touring down under with Alice Cooper in late October 2017. On the heels of this major tour announcement we also reported on a rumor that Frehley was pulling out of his appearance at the annual Rock N’ Skull event on October 29th. After a few hours[…]

April 18, 2017

SHOCK ME … Rock N’ Skull rumored to be losing headliner Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley

SHOCK ME Rock N’ Skull rumored to be losing weekend headliner Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley PEKIN, Illinois — Metal Sludge has an industry insider alleging that former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley will not be appearing at Rock N’ Skull 2017 as advertised. The annual event is in its 5th year and the event’s promoter Justin Murr has said: “Go big or go home” in early promotions for the late fall festival. But now it appears that[…]

April 18, 2017

AA TOUR … Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley to tour Australia in October

AA TOUR Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley to tour Australia in October ALICE Cooper will tour Australia in October to mark the 40th anniversary of his first tour down under. NEWS.COM.AU — Alice Cooper will be joined on the October tour by special guest Ace Frehley, the former Kiss guitarist. This will be Cooper’s 13th Australian tour — he will play Perth Arena on October 17, Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on October 19, Margaret Court[…]