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“Hey everyone – some very sad news to report. Doug Goldstein, a longtime manager of Guns N’ Roses, has passed away. Doug was with GN’R and Axl for 17 years, until 2004.” — Appetite For Distortion courtesy Instagram June 25th 2026 — Breaking News hitting the wire right now as we report that former Guns N’ Roses manager Doug Goldstein
June 8th 2026 — The years have flown by, the scene has evolved and the streets of Hollywood California still bore (most of) the same names… but it will never be the same club scene again… At least not like it once was. However, there is a glimpse into the history books quite literally, that will bring you back to
“I think it was a hostile take-over. I think Phil (Lewis) and Tracii (Guns) wanted control of the band.” — Kelly Nickels on his former band L.A. Guns June 8th 2026 — Rock bassist Kelly Nickels was a recent guest on the Hair Metal Guru podcast and the French native who grew up in New York City shares plenty about
“I didn’t listen to their hair-spray. I listened to their music.” — Riki Rachtman on why he hates the term Hair Metal June 3rd 2026 — Riki Rachtman is getting ready to hit the road this summer on his ‘One Foot In The Gutter‘ tour that will see him hit roughly 2 dozen cities going coast-to-coast… but before he loads
“The first gig we did… there was a guy there dancing in front, it was like a Battle of the Bands… very first show we ever did and this guy was dancing… I kind of thought he was making fun of us but it turned out it was Axl (Rose).” — Greg Steele / Faster Pussycat classic guitarist MS NEWS
THE HAIR METAL GURU — What video channel on YouTube has created, shared and posted nearly 3 dozen videos in just the last 2 weeks? If you answered The Hair Metal Guru, you would be a winner. The Hair Metal Guru has been on fire lately and the content this channel is churning out is second to none when it
“I don’t give a F#@k what it looks like… it can look like a Partridge Family bus, as long as it gets us there and the AC works!” — Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat on touring in a tour bus MS NEWS / April 27th 2026 — In his first interview in a year, Faster Pussycat principal Taime Downe spoke
LOS ANGELES, California — Riki Rachtman is coming home to Hollywood. That’s right, the Cathouse co-founder just announced a few West Coast dates for his very popular “One Foot In The Gutter” tours. Rachtman first started his ‘OFITG’ idea with a test show back in September of 2022 and by the time 2023 rolled around, he was booking dates anywhere
“Just good times… with both of them… it was comedy and hilarity.” — Zakk Wylde on Ozzy & Dimebag LOS ANGELES, California — Zakk Wylde sits down with Get On The Bus and let’s it all hang out from his Ozzy Osbourne audition at the age of 20, to jamming with Guns N’ Roses and his current position playing guitar
NEW SITE – Update: We just relaunched the Metal Sludge website to bring you a Brighter, Cleaner and Slicker look going forward in 2026, this included several upgrades and we hope you like it. If you would like to help out… Please do so by clicking one of the Donate Banners. Thank You for your Support! HOLLYWOOD, California — The
