Metal Sludge — Sad news to report as we learn about the loss of yet another rock n’ roll veteran. Greg “FRITZ” Hinz of the Canadian band HELIX has died. Hinz had played with the band HELIX for 2 long runs totaling more than 25 years, over a 40 year period starting in 1982. Hinz has sadly has lost his near year long battle with cancer. Hinz was 68. We have grabbed an excerpt of[…]
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AGAIN? L.A. Guns dump drummer Shane Fitzgibbon, replace him with teen sensation T-Bone Bentley TORONTO, Canada — Just when you thought the L.A. Guns lineup was solid, it goes sideways yet again. It seems the band threw Shane Fitzgibbon to the curb and we’ve got the video footage to prove it. The worst part is… they did it in the middle of a live show. Oh well, how can anyone be shocked, it is L.A.[…]
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DO NOT PASS GO BulletBoys have been denied entry at border, Enuff Z’Nuff will headline Canadian shows The Border — An industry source is reporting to Metal Sludge that American rock band BulletBoys have been denied entry into Canada. BulletBoys are currently on a North American tour with Enuff Z’Nuff. The source has told us Enuff Z’Nuff will now headline the Canadian shows with support from Pump 5. Additional information is that BulletBoys were not the[…]
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GANGS IN THE STREET Junkyard and Little Caesar denied clearance to enter Canada, shows postponed CANADA– This is nothing new for Hollywood based bands, and once again it appears that Canada has rejected the idea of some of Hollywood’s heyday heroes from entering the Great White North! Ron Young of the band Little Caesar has posted the following to his official facebook today; “Due to Customs and Border issues, it appears the Canadian Government have refused Junkyard[…]
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GO AWAY! Tracii Guns turned away at Canadian border, concerts cancelled Canada — The great white north has bitten another rock band. This time it’s Tracii Guns and his band that were turned away at the Canadian border on early Monday evening. The Tracii Guns official band facebook page have posted the following message. Alert to our Canadian friends . We were turned away at the border at 650 PM tonight and due to[…]
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