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GEAR SELLS… BUT WHO’S BUYING … David Ellefson is selling off some signed tour-used Megadeth gear

Blabbermouth — Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson is parting ways with several signed pieces of the band’s gear. Ellefson‘s official merchandise site has listed five signed MEGADETH-related items, including an album-used Hamer 12-string bass guitar (price: $1,500), a tour-played black Jackson CBXM IV David Ellefson X Series signature bass ($1,500), a tour-used Jackson X Series David Ellefson signature series concert bass CBX five-string bass guitar ($2,500), MEGADETH tour-used Hartke Hydrive 8×10″ cabinets in flight cases[…]

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DRUGS & ALCOHOL … Ted Nugent on Sebastian Bach: “He was always losing it…”

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Sofa King Cool, Ted Nugent spoke about his involvement with DAMNOCRACY, the short-lived project he formed with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, ex-BIOHAZARD bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld and drummer Jason Bonham (BONHAM, UFO, FOREIGNER). DAMNOCRACY was featured in the 2006 VH1 “reality” television show “SuperGroup”. The premise of the series, which was filmed in February and March 2006, was to lock several musicians in[…]

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VIDEOS FOR SALE … David Ellefson former Megadeth Bassist is back on Cameo and selling Videos of himself

Blabbermouth — David Ellefson, who was fired from MEGADETH earlier this year following a sex video scandal, has returned to Cameo, the online platform that allows fans to buy personalized video messages from celebrities. The 56-year-old bassist is charging purchasers $30 per video and he is offering a “24-hour delivery.” Ellefson stepped away from Cameo for several months beginning in May, just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving the bassist were[…]

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PLAGIARISM GODS? … Austria’s DJ Schmolli says: HOLLYWOOD GODS N’ MONSTERS took “My Idea” and they “Covered it Exactly”, “It’s Identical”, along with another DJ’s mash-up

Metal Sludge — On the latest episode of This, That & The Other Radio Show and Podcast, host Troy Patrick Farrell interviews a popular mash-up DJ named DJ Schmolli. Schmolli is from Austria, and has been doing mash-up music for over 20 years according to the new interview. Schmolli, also says that the band Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters took his identical idea and called it their own. Farrell and TTTO has asked is it “Theft”,[…]

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CHEAP GUNS … Scot Coogan says L.A. Guns did not want to Pay Him his Rate to Record Drums for New Album

Blabbermouth — Former L.A. GUNS drummer Scot Coogan has accused singer Phil Lewis of “conjuring up” a reason for his exit from the group. Last month, Lewis told Metal Rules that Coogan quit L.A. GUNS because he “didn’t have a studio” where he could lay down the drum tracks for the band’s new album, “Checkered Past”, resulting in L.A. GUNS‘ decision to enlist longtime engineer Adam Hamilton to play on the record instead. Coogan, a[…]

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BACH MCGHEE … Former Skid Row Manager Doc McGhee Recalls Trying to Explain to Sebastian Bach why he was not Receiving Publishing Royalties

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Golden Robot‘s “Conversations With…” video podcast, veteran talent manager Doc McGhee, who has worked with KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, BON JOVI and SKID ROW, among many others, spoke about the importance of musical chemistry within a band and the role of a lead singer in any group. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Bands are like marriages, okay? And you have problems keeping any band together. And more bands[…]

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Gn’Fn’R … Axl Rose thanks fans for attending the Guns N’ Roses “We’re F’N Back” tour with Mammoth WVH

Blabbermouth — GUNS N’ ROSES singer Axl Rose has thanked fans for coming out to see the group on its just-completed North American tour. Axl and his bandmates played the final show of their “We’re F’N Back” run on Sunday, October 4 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and he has since taken to social media to express his gratitude for “making it great”. “Again huge thanks to everyone that[…]

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DU(M)I … Savatage singer John ‘Jon’ Oliva arrested for DUI and Cocaine Possession

Blabbermouth — According to the web site of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, legendary SAVATAGE singer John Nicholas “Jon” Oliva was arrested earlier this week on the west central coast of Florida for driving under the influence as well as possession of a controlled substance. The Pasco County Jail web site shows the 62-year-old musician was arrested at 3:43 a.m. on Thursday (September 30) and was released on bail less than 24 hours later —[…]

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NEW MUSIC FROM … Guns N’ Roses rumor says the band will release a new 6 song E.P. “GnFnR” on October 1st

Metal Sludge — Hot off the internet… rumor or fact, only time will tell. According to a post on a popular internet forum, the word is that Guns N’ Roses will release a new 6 song E.P. title “GnFnR” on Friday October 1st 2021. According to Spotify, and a new article on Blabbermouth, the band will in fact release a new song “Hard Skool” on Friday September 24th 2021. The track listing for the rumored[…]

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GAG N’ ROSES … Axl Rose battled Food Poisoning at Chicago concert says he was Barfing & Light Headed

Blabbermouth — Axl Rose says that he is feeling “a lot better” after a probable case of “food poisoning” affected his vocal performance during GUNS N’ ROSES‘ concert Thursday night (September 16) in Chicago. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Axl “struggled often during” the show at Wrigley Field “to tether himself to a comfortable vocal range, especially straining to hit notes in his top register for the arena showdowns like ‘You Could Be Mine’ and[…]

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