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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[…]

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SLUDGE FLASHBACK … 20 Questions with Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali – Date: April 10th 2001

Metal Sludge — Taking a walk down memory lane with another Sludge Flashback from 2001. Today we revisit our 20 Questions with the late and great drummer, Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot. At the time, Kevin DuBrow was a big Metal Sludge fan and pushed Frankie to do our interview. Rip to both Kevin & Frankie… Metal Sludge will continue to help keep your music and memory alive and well. Below is the exact interview[…]

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RIP … Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65

Blabbermouth — Eddie Van Halen — the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen — has died after a long battle with throat cancer … TMZ has learned. Sources directly connected to the rock star tell us … he died at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica Tuesday. His wife, Janie, was by his side, along with his son, Wolfgang, and Alex, Eddie’s brother and drummer. We’re told in the last 72 hours, Eddie’s ongoing[…]

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HERE’S DAVE … DAVID LEE ROTH has been added to KISS North American leg of “End Of The Road” tour for 2020

HERE’S DAVE DAVID LEE ROTH has been added to KISS North American leg of “End Of The Road” tour for 2020       Blabbermouth –It’s official: VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth will open for KISS on the 2020 North American leg of the “End Of The Road” tour. The Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana said Tuesday that Roth had been added as a special guest to the last leg of the “End Of The Road” tour that will stop in Fort Wayne on Sunday,[…]

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RIP … Former DAVID LEE ROTH Guitarist BART WALSH Dies At 56

RIP Former DAVID LEE ROTH Guitarist BART WALSH Dies At 56     Metal Sludge News — It really sucks to share the news when a friend dies, but sadly, we’re doing it again. Bart Walsh has passed away. RIP to Bart Walsh. The following is from Blabbermouth   Former David Lee Roth guitarist Bart Walsh has died at the age of 56. According to Bart‘s family, the cause of his death was gastrointestinal bleed and dehydration. Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi paid tribute to Bart on social media,[…]

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PUT A FORK IN IT … David Lee Roth says that Van Halen is “Finished”

PUT A FORK IN IT David Lee Roth says that Van Halen is “Finished”     Blabbermouth —  David Lee Roth says that VAN HALEN is “finished.” The singer made the comment while speaking to Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF about his upcoming Las Vegas residency, which is due to kick off in January. Asked if he was “bummed out” that he couldn’t tour with VAN HALEN this past summer, as had been rumored several months ago, Roth responded: “That’s been canceled a number of times, and[…]

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DAVID LEE RUBIK’S CUBE … Listen to Van Halen frontman’s three hour verbal puzzle on the Joe Rogan Experience

DAVID LEE RUBIK’S CUBE Listen to Van Halen frontman’s three hour verbal puzzle on the Joe Rogan Experience     Blabbermouth — VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth was a guest on this past Thursday’s (February 28) episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience”, the immensely popular podcast that consists of lengthy, laid-back conversation. As usual, the three-hour interview, which can be seen below, saw Rothtalking almost entirely in riddles and never giving a straight answer to anything, including questions about the Sammy[…]

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DOPPELGANGER … Man once known as David Lee Roth impersonator facing child sex charges

  DOPPELGANGER Man once known as David Lee Roth impersonator facing child sex charges    TORONTO, Canada — You might say he was Runnin’ with the Devil. A British Columbia man previously known in Ontario for successfully impersonating David Lee Roth, the lead singer of Van Halen, and was in the middle of a love triangle that turned deadly, is facing numerous child sex charges dating back to 2006. According to the Salmon Arm Observer, David Kuntz-Angel[…]

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DRUGS, DEPRESSION & MURDER? What really happened to ex-Autograph drummer Keni Richards

  Randy Rand, Simon Daniels, Keni Richards and Steve Lynch DRUGS, DEPRESSION & MURDER? What really happened to ex-Autograph drummer Keni Richards   SAN BERNARDINO, California — It’s been a little over a month since news broke that former Autograph drummer Keni Richards had died. Richards, 60,  played drums for the Southern California based band during their peak years. He was also slated to be on board for their 2013 comeback but not before things[…]

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DOGGIN’ WITH THE DEVIL … David Lee Roth sued by gardener for alleged dog bite

DOGGIN’ WITH THE DEVIL David Lee Roth sued by gardener for alleged dog bite   TMZ — David Lee Roth‘s dog allegedly took a bloody bite out of a landscaper, but the former Van Halen frontman claims it was, at worst, a small nip. The landscaper, Timothy Salinas, says he was doing maintenance work in Roth’s Pasadena yard when the rocker’s Australian Cattle dog suddenly attacked and took a chunk out of his lower left calf.[…]

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