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November 23, 2020

L.A. MUDSLINGERS … Steve Riley wishes Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis would Stop Mudslinging: ‘It Looks Horrible From Both Sides’

Blabbermouth —Steve Riley‘s version of L.A. GUNS released its debut album, “Renegades”, on November 13 via Golden Robot Records. Riley‘s version of L.A. GUNS is not to be confused with the band led by guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis, which issued two well-received albums, “The Missing Peace” and “The Devil You Know”, plus the live release “Made In Milan”, under the L.A. GUNS name over the last three years. Riley is joined in[…]

November 7, 2020

JOKE MOB … Former Lynch Mob bassist Anthony Esposito comments on re-imagined ‘Wicked Sensation’ release: ‘It’s Bullsh!t’ and ‘A Joke’

Blabbermouth — Original LYNCH MOB bassist Anthony Esposito has slammed the recently released “reimagined” version of the band’s debut album as “a joke.” Issued in late August via Rat Pak Records, “Wicked Sensation Reimagined” is a reworked and re-recorded version of the original LP, featuring a more soulful, funkified take on LYNCH MOB‘s bluesy hard rock songs. Esposito, who played on “Wicked Sensation” and is credited as a writer on five of the album’s tracks,[…]

October 25, 2020

WOLFIE SHOOTS DOWN VH RUMOR … Wolfie has Shot Down a Rumor started on a WVH Facebook Group

Blabbermouth — Wolfgang Van Halen has shot down a rumor that a new version of VAN HALEN is being assembled featuring him on guitar in place of his late father. Earlier today, a rumor started to make the rounds via a Wolfgang Van Halen private group on Facebook that the VAN HALEN “camp” is discussing the possibility of the band carrying with a revamped lineup that would consist of Sammy Hagar on vocals, Michael Anthony[…]

October 14, 2020

I (Don’t Wanna) REMEMBER YOU … Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan on Sebastian Bach: “I wouldn’t say we were friends; we were bandmates”

Blabbermouth — SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan says that he was never friends with the band’s former lead singer, Sebastian Bach. Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly in a band called OZONE MONDAY. In 1999, SKID ROW reformed and, after a bit of shuffling over the years, featured a lineup consisting of Bolan,[…]

October 13, 2020

TED BLASTS TOMMY … Ted Nugent calls Tommy Lee ‘A Convicted Felon, Domestic Violence Heroin Addict’

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Blunt Force Truth, Ted Nugent discussed his recent appearance on Sammy Hagar‘s AXS TV reality series “Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar”. The outspoken conservative rocker, who is also an avid hunter, said (see video below): “Sammy Hagar just came out, and [we shot footage for] his ‘Rock & Roll Road Trip’ on AXS TV. The producers wouldn’t let him near me, even though he and[…]

September 25, 2020

CHERRYDETH … Warrant’s Erik Turner talks about the time he met with Dave Mustaine to audition for Megadeth

Blabbermouth — WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner has confirmed to “The Chuck Shute Podcast” in a new interview that he nearly auditioned for MEGADETH when the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit was first being assembled back in 1983. “Yeah, it’s true,” Erik said (see video below). “When I was 16, there was a paper called the Recycler in Orange County, and there was an ad in there. I had never heard of METALLICA at the time, but [the ad said], ‘Ex-METALLICA guitarist forming new band MEGADETH. Inquire if you’re interested.’ So I contacted Dave through the[…]

September 16, 2020

RAM IT DOWN … Rob Halford admits to trying to seduce a famous 80’s Rock Singer in his Hotel Room

Blabbermouth — Rob Halford says that he once tried to seduce former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di’Anno. The JUDAS PRIEST singer made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, “Confess”, which has already been described by the U.K.’s The Telegraph as “one of the most candid and surprising memoirs of the year.” In the book, Halford recalls inviting Di’Anno back to his hotel room when MAIDEN supported PRIEST on a 1980 tour. Just prior to the trek, Di’Anno was quoted in a music paper as saying that that MAIDEN was going to “blow the bollocks off PRIEST” on[…]

September 10, 2020

MESSAGE TO FANS … Don Dokken is unhappy with recent criticism of his live shows: “They can Kiss my @ss!”

Blabbermouth — DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken has pushed back against criticism of his band’s live performances, saying that people “don’t know” what he went through during his various health battles. In recent years, Don has been ruthlessly lambasted by fans after radiation treatments from a bout with stomach cancer and eventual vocal-cord surgery hurt his singing ability. The negative reviews were seemingly amplified after he underwent neck and spine surgery last November, leaving him unable to play guitar. Asked in[…]

September 7, 2020

JOURNEY GONE WILD … Sebastian Bach sings “Oh Sherrie” Steve Perry quarantine cover

Blabbermouth — Sebastian Bach has recorded a quarantine cover version of former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry‘s 1984 solo hit “Oh Sherrie”. Bach uploaded the video to his social media, saying: “Bored in my house after seven months, decided to put on a record and sing a song for you. “For all you audiophiles out there, what you are hearing right here is my voice panned either to the left or the right or both of Steve Perry‘s voice which is in the[…]

September 1, 2020

HOOKS THAT SELL … Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx sells 100% of his music catalog

Blabbermouth — Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, the first and only U.K.-listed investment company offering investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated intellectual property rights, and its investment adviser, The Family (Music) Limited, have announced that the company has acquired the music catalog of musician, songwriter and producer Nikki Sixx, best known as the founding member, bassist, and lead songwriter of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of Sixx‘s writer’s share of PRO income and writer’s Sound Exchange in respect[…]