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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,[…]

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SUICIDE FAILURE … “I tried to kill myself, but it didn’t work” Donnie Vie unloads on his past and ex-bandmates

SUICIDE FAILURE “I tried to kill myself, but it didn’t work” Donnie Vie unloads on his past and ex-bandmates   M2 Podxast — Former Enuff Z’Nuff singer Donnie Vie recently guested on the M2 Podcast. The acclaimed songwriter goes in dept about a ton of stuff from the past. Vie starts off slow but says he is going through a “make over of the soul” in regards to his place in life. The Chicago native says he’s[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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DROP N’ SKULL … Rock N’ Skull rumored to be dropping more bands from 2017 event

DROP N’ SKULL Rock N’ Skull rumored to be dropping more bands from 2017 event     PEKIN, Illinois — According to sources Rock N’ Skull will soon announce dropping more bands off their 2017 event. A band member close to the event, alleges that the promoter is approaching select acts with an offer or option to ‘pull out’. One of our sources also alleges some of the groups are resistant to do so. The source noted these groups have[…]

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Original BulletBoys members reunite Lies, Deceit & Treachery project

GUESS WHAT? Original BulletBoys members reunite Lies, Deceit & Treachery project   Facebook — According to a brand new social networks posting the band Lies, Deceit & Treachery are reforming. Original Bulletboys drummer Jimmy D’Anda has posted on his official Facebook page with a headline that reads “Guess what?” along with a (cropped) photo of 3 of the classic era BulletBoys members. The photo appears to be a classic era shot of the full (BulletBoys)[…]

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DOUBLING DOWN IN LAS VEGAS … METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: In Sin City, Vince Neil and Dennis DeYoung

DOUBLING DOWN IN LAS VEGAS METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: In Sin City, Vince Neil and Dennis DeYoung rock in the New Year     LAS VEGAS — Every so often, you luck out in Las Vegas. So with everyone openly complaining about how bad a year 2016 was, the ending on New Years weekend proved to be utterly spectacular in this neon enclave in Nevada — a rock and roll haven that is increasingly living up[…]

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DECADES LATER … Tuff hits Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio for December shows

DECADES LATER  Tuff hits Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio for December shows   On The Road — Who likes Tuff? Surely someone visiting this whacky site likes Tuff, so here is my shameless plug! Tuff hits the road for December and visits some places we have not been in more than 20 years. Read on and I will give you all the glorious details. Yes, it’s been 2 plus decades since Tuff set foot in[…]

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17 DRUMMERS IN A ROW … BulletBoys part way with 17th drummer, hire another

17 DRUMMERS IN A ROW BulletBoys part way with 17th drummer, hire another   Facebook — According to a recent post on their official Facebook page the Hollywood based BulletBoys have parted ways with their current drummer. But not just any drummer. According to the band’s Wikipedia page Shawn Duncan was the band’s 17th drummer. And it appears that without missing a beat the band has hired the 18th.  His name is Joaquin Revuelta. Over their storied history[…]

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