Jake E Lee

November 18, 2015

3 AMIGOS! Anthony Esposito talkin’ shop and his time in bands with Ace Frehley, George Lynch and Jake E Lee

3 AMIGOS! Anthony Esposito talkin’ shop and his time in bands with Ace Frehley, George Lynch and Jake E Lee The Double Stop — Anthony Esposito discusses his career, from his early start in music, to his time in Lynch Mob and Ace Frehley’s band. He also discusses his new gig in Red Dragon Cartel, and gives us an update on the recording of the new album (a return to Jake E Lee’s Badlands style). Thanks to[…]

September 10, 2015

FIRE DRAGON CARTEL Jake E Lee and bandmates escape death and watch limo burn to a crisp

FIRE DRAGON CARTEL Jake E Lee and bandmates watch limo burn to a crisp San Jose — Just in time to grab some headlines in a week of rock n’ roll fires Red Dragon Cartel is the latest victim. The Ohio based group The Loveless lost their entire trailer full of gear in an unfortunate roadside incident they experienced last week traveling between gigs. Metal Sludge reported on that HERE. Then yesterday morning we all woke up to the[…]

September 7, 2015

GREAT NIGHT FOR GREAT WHITE Healthy again, Jack Russell delivers a strong performance at outdoor Rainbow party

GREAT NIGHT FOR GREAT WHITE Healthy again, Jack Russell delivers a strong performance at outdoor Rainbow party Hollywood , California – He has been through a lot over the years — lots of highs but a disproportionate amount of lows, too — and Jack Russell is still standing. The founding singer for Great White has his own verson of the iconic pop-metal band, and Russell came through with a rousing performance Sunday, Sept. 6[…]

August 20, 2015

A 7th SINGER? Anthony Esposito on new RED DRAGON CARTEL record: ‘I don’t think Jake is 100% sold on him (Darren James Smith) doing the record either’

A 7th SINGER? Anthony Esposito on new RED DRAGON CARTEL record: ‘I don’t think Jake is 100% sold on him (Darren James Smith) doing the record either’ JARNRJ — A recent interview with RED DRAGON CARTEL bassist Anthony Esposito just hit JUSTAROCKNROLLJUNKIE dot com for anyone keeping score. And it looks like the score just might be a solid touchdown for the Jake E Lee project. Touchdown? Yes, as in TD, as in 7[…]

August 3, 2015

RED DRAGON CARTEL representative confirms return of DARREN JAMES SMITH

RED DRAGON CARTEL representative confirms return of DARREN JAMES SMITH Reunited And It Feels So Good — Well it’s already been 4 months and 12 days so why not do a reunion. Afterall, it’s clear and evident the fans are clamoring for this. What are we talking about? The Red Dragon Cartel reunion of course. The band featuring 80’s hair-metal guitar god Jake E Lee (Ex Ozzy Osbourne Band / Badlands) has come full circle to return[…]

July 31, 2015

REJOIN DRAGON CARTEL Darren James Smith returning to Jake E Lee project say multiple sources

REJOIN DRAGON CARTEL Darren James Smith returning to Jake E Lee project say multiple sources This Is Happening — Hot off the internet, Metal Sludge has just been privy to a very strong rumor that Darren James Smith is returning to Jake E Lee’s project Red Dragon Cartel. This (very reliable) source has told us that the band’s original voice will return in time for the band’s show at the “Rainbow Bar & Grill” Labor Day weekend[…]

July 30, 2015

RED DRAGON CAMELTOE! Shawn Crosby completes July run, but not sure he’s the guy

RED DRAGON CAMELTOE! SHAWN CROSBY finishes RED DRAGON CARTEL July tour run, but not sure he’s the guy Rock N’ Roll Experience — Jake E. Lee and his Red Dragon Cartel made a return to the Maryland area on July 23rd and this version featured the bands 5th lead singer. New singer Shawn Crosby is the perfect fit for the band, he brings back the old school Ray Gillen vibe and much of the set[…]

July 8, 2015

RED DRAGON CARTEL offer Ex JONES STREET singer SHAWN CROSBY job for July shows

Facebook — RED DRAGON CARTEL has handed the lead microphone over to SHAWN CROSBY for their run of July shows according to CROSBY’s official Facebook page. See screen capture below. Metal Sludge first reported the former JONES STREET singer as a likely candidate for the postion back on June 24th right HERE. CROSBY fronted his fair share of Hollywood projects over the 80’s and 90’s but it was JONES STREET who came the closest to the[…]

June 24, 2015

RED DRAGON CARTEL rumored to be adding SHAWN CROSBY as new voice for July shows

Rumor Mill — Hot tip on the streets is that RED DRAGON CARTEL is set to play their up coming run of July shows with former JONES STREET frontman SHAWN CROSBY. CROSBY played the Hollywood scene for years back in the 80’s and his band JONES STREET was featured in rock rags like Metal Edge, Faces and Blast. But JS was on the tail end of that scene and never got that big break. Now it appears[…]

June 12, 2015

REJOIN DRAGON CARTEL Source says JAKE E LEE is considering DARREN JAMES SMITH return

Hot Tip — Metal Sludge has received a tip from a source that claims JAKE E LEE is trying to bring DARREN JAMES SMITH back to sing for RED DRAGON CARTEL. That or the group has their eyes set on singer NATHAN JAMES. The source states that bassist ANTHONY ESPOSITO says they plan to bring back SMITH who had to leave because of VISA issues. We’ve included a screen capture below. The source also claims it’s down to one of[…]