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SLUDGE FLASHBACK … Zakk Wylde does 20 Questions with Metal Sludge Dated: July 25th 2000

July 27, 2025

“I’d love to sell as many records as the Back Street Boys but my friends would beat my ass if I was that much of a pussy.” — Zakk Wylde CLASSIC SLUDGE — Here we go, 25 years ago this week, we interviewed Zakk Wylde who had just formed his band Black Label Society just a few years earlier in

TWO DAYS … Quiet Riot drummer Johnny Kelly explains how he was brought in to fill in for Frankie Banali, “He wanted me to be the one doing it.”

August 13, 2023

“At that point, it was like ‘There’s no way Quiet Riot would do a show without Frankie Banali And then, two days before the Dallas show, Alex called and was like ‘Can you do the show?’ and I was like ‘What do you mean ‘Do the show’?’ (laughter) He was like ‘Frankie’s not going to be there. Can you cover?’

SCHOOL OF ROCK teacher and former BLS guitarist admits to sending genital images to 14 year old student

January 16, 2018

SCHOOL OF ROCK teacher and former BLS guitarist admits to sending genital images to 14 year old student Blabbermouth — According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, former BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nicholas Catanese pleaded guilty Tuesday (January 16) to sending sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old female. The 46-year-old musician, who was known as “The Evil Twin” because of his amazing shredding skills (a nickname that Zakk

X-DRIVE featuring former White Lion, Lynch Mob & Megadeth members release "California" video

August 9, 2014

X-DRIVE featuring Ex members of White Lion, Lynch Mob & Megadeth release “California” video Blabbermouth — “California”, the new video from X-DRIVE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band’s debut album, “Get Your Rock On”, which will be released on August 22 in Europe and August 26 in North America via Frontiers Records. “California” is also available now — together with the

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Black Label Society

50+ ARTISTS > The Monsters of Rock Cruise have updated their Promo for the 2026 Ocean Festival – Act Now there are Limited Cabins Left!

SLUDGE FLASHBACK … Zakk Wylde does 20 Questions with Metal Sludge Dated: July 25th 2000

TWO DAYS … Quiet Riot drummer Johnny Kelly explains how he was brought in to fill in for Frankie Banali, “He wanted me to be the one doing it.”

SCHOOL OF ROCK teacher and former BLS guitarist admits to sending genital images to 14 year old student

X-DRIVE featuring former White Lion, Lynch Mob & Megadeth members release "California" video

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