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Shocking report details how former Autograph drummer Keni Richards’ dead body was discovered

Shocking report details how former Autograph drummer Keni Richards’ dead body was discovered     Sleazreoxx — Back on April 11, 2017, Sleaze Roxx was the first online news publication to announce that former Autograph drummerKeni Richards had unfortunately passed away. At that time, Sleaze Roxx was asked to keep under wraps that Richardshad been murdered given that a police investigation was underway to find his killer. In an interview with Shockwave Magazine later that month at the M3 Rock Festival, Autograph guitarist Steve Lynch revealed that there was a homicide investigation pending with[…]

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DRUGS, DEPRESSION & MURDER? What really happened to ex-Autograph drummer Keni Richards

  Randy Rand, Simon Daniels, Keni Richards and Steve Lynch DRUGS, DEPRESSION & MURDER? What really happened to ex-Autograph drummer Keni Richards   SAN BERNARDINO, California — It’s been a little over a month since news broke that former Autograph drummer Keni Richards had died. Richards, 60,  played drums for the Southern California based band during their peak years. He was also slated to be on board for their 2013 comeback but not before things[…]

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On Sale Now …

#THEOCHO Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2018 on sale now       MIAMI, Florida —   The waiting is over and the time is FINALLY here…the 2018 Monsters of Rock Cruise is ready to go on sale, beginning TODAY at 12 noon Eastern!   If you’ve never attended, now is the time to become a part of the greatest floating Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Festival to ever sail the seven seas! Get ready…the Monsters of Rock Cruise awaits you! This year’s MORC has more bands, more[…]

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RIP … Ex-Autograph Drummer Keni Richards Dead at 60

RIP Ex-Autograph Drummer Keni Richards Dead at 60   Ultimate Classic Rock — Keni Richards, a musician best known for his tenure as the original drummer for Autograph, has died at the age of 60. The band’s founding guitarist, Steve Lynch, confirmed the news via the band’s Twitter account, calling Richards “the mighty force that was our backbone from 1983-1988.” Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan also tweeted a tribute, saying Richards was “an amazing soul and[…]

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M3 Announces 2017 Lineup

M3 2017 Ratt w/ Pearcy, DeMartini & Croucier, Kix, Dokken, Loverboy, Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Vain & more   M3 MUSIC FEST — Here it is, the premiere rock festival has announced their lineup for April 28th and 29th 2017. M3 has become a huge draw every spring and this coming year will be no different. The M3 Rock Fest is always a favorite of music fans and this year brings you a great list of bands.[…]

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TURN UP THE ALCOHOL … Autograph’s Randy Rand a drunken mess to kick-off Holiday tour run

  TURN UP THE ALCOHOL  Autograph’s Randy Rand a drunken mess to kick-off Holiday tour run   SAVAGE, Minnesota — The band Autograph just hit the road to kick-off the holiday weekend with their first run of tour dates for the summer. Early last week the band wrote on their official Facebook; “Here we go! Hitting the road tomorrow! Check the list and we’ll see you on the road!” It appears the band’s bassist Randy Rand didn’t just hit the road,[…]

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Anniversary party in parking lot puts exclamation point on retro-rock weekend

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Anniversary party in parking lot puts exclamation point on retro-rock weekend   HOLLYWOO, Calif., USA — An action-packed weekend of retro rock was capped Sunday in grand fashion with the 44th annual Rainbow Bar & Grill Anniversary party, where about 1,000 revelers packed not just the legendary restaurant/club but the parking lot, too, as L.A. Guns, Autograph, Junkyard, Tuff, Circus of Power and others performed in succession beginning in the early afternoon. It[…]

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PAY TO PEE? South Florida’s heat wave didn’t help attendance at inaugural ‘RockFest 80’s’

PAY TO PEE? South Florida’s heat wave didn’t help attendance at the inaugural ‘RockFest 80’s’   South Florida — This past weekend was the first ever ‘RockFest 80’s‘ music festival. The 2 day event was held April 2nd & 3rd and took place at Markham Park in Sunrise Florida. The inaugural event supplied 22 hours of music by more than 20 artists. At the press kick-off local Radio Dj Paul Castronova and event organizer Roy Anthony talked about the[…]

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Rainbow Bar & Grill 44th Anniversary Party April 17th 2016

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rainbow Bar & Grill announce 44th Anniversary Party; L.A. Guns, Junkyard, Autograph, Tuff & Circus Of Power HOLLYWOOD, California — Just in time for spring the ‘Rainbow Bar & Grill’ have announced their annual parking lot party. This years marks the 44th Anniversary for the world famous club.  The event is only a handful of years old but it’s growing every year. The show will be headlined by local Hollywood faves the L.A. Guns. Other[…]

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Poll results for: Which hairband had the worst hair?

  Which hairband had the worst hair?    Metal Sludge Poll — We asked you to vote on our latest poll, Which hairband had the worst hair?  The votes are in and the fans have voted.  Your vote is that Firehouse had the worst hair of the hairbands. Congrats to our winner Firehouse and oddly, the dog in the photo above has better hair than the band. Go figure. Second place goes to the legendary[…]

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