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January 21, 2018

DEAD, JAIL & ROCK N’ ROLL … Vinnie Vincent opens up on his Dead Dogs, Domestic Abuse Arrest & the Box Set

DEAD, JAIL & ROCK N’ ROLL Vinnie Vincent opens up on his Dead Dogs, Domestic Abuse Arrest & the infamous Box Set ATLANTA, Georgia — Vinnie Vincent opens up in emotional video clips from the weekend’s Kiss Expo. The amount of detail that Vincent goes into involving several personal and touchy subjects is rarely seen by celebrities. Muchless from a man who has essentially vanished from the public spotlight for over 2 decades. Vincent has[…]

January 19, 2018

DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY … Vinnie Vincent makes first public appearance in decades at Atlanta Kiss Expo

DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY Vinnie Vincent makes first public appearance in decades at Atlanta Kiss Expo By: Bob Suehs ATLANTA, Georgia — The following is a report courtesy of Bob Suehs and Rock N’ Roll Experience. Vinnie Vincent made his first appearance in over 2 decades at the VIP reception for the 2018 Atlanta KISS Expo. Vinnie arrived late to the expo and granted Eddie Trunk an exclusive interview prior to his scheduled 2[…]

January 13, 2018

KISS EXPO KOUNTDOWN … Vinnie Vincent: “I’ve been awed and humbled by the tremendous wave of love and respect you’ve shown me.”

KISS EXPO KOUNTDOWN Vinnie Vincent: “I’ve been awed and humbled by the tremendous wave of love and respect you’ve shown me.” Sleazeroxx — The reclusive and elusive former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent will be making a rare public appearance next weekend at the KISS Expo scheduled in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (on January 19-20, 2018). Joining Vincent will be Robert Flesichman, who handled the lead vocals on Vinnie Vincent Invasion‘s debut album released back in 1986. The following message was posted on L.A. KISS Expo‘s Facebook page yesterday; “NEW MESSAGE FROM VINNIE[…]

January 10, 2018

ALL HELL’S BREAKIN’ LOOSE … Man accused of stealing Kiss memorabilia from Texas storage unit arrested

ALL HELL’S BREAKIN’ LOOSE Man accused of stealing Kiss memorabilia from Texas storage unit arrested DALLAS, Texas – A 50-year-old man is accused of stealing an extensive collection of Kiss memorabilia — and one Star Wars action figure — from a storage unit, San Angelo police said. The victim called police Dec. 29 after discovering his collection of Kiss shirts, records, action figures and magazines and a Star Wars action figure had been taken from his unit at[…]

January 6, 2018

DISRESPECT? Kiss demand journalist remove Iron Maiden T-Shirt, “It doesn’t show respect” says Paul Stanley

DISRESPECT? Kiss demand journalist remove Iron Maiden T-Shirt, “It doesn’t show respect” says Paul Stanley YouTube — In a brand new YouTube clip the band Kiss demand an interviewer from Mexico change his T-shirt. The interview appears to take place pre-show at a Kiss concert. The interviewer named Gustavo is seen holding his microphone and wearing an Iron Maiden T-shirt, but the band ribs Gustavo with comments about his choice of dress. Paul Stanley is first to[…]

January 2, 2018

CLASSIC SLUDGE … Readers submit their stories: “The Biggest A??hole Rock Star I Ever Met Was…” (1999)

CLASSIC SLUDGE Readers submit their stories: “The Biggest A??hole Rock Star I Ever Met Was…” (1999) Celebrating Twenty Years of Metal Sludge 1998-2018. The following article posted below was first published in our Rotten Roundup section back on October 11th 1999. This was the exact article, editors notes and the stories submiited by (you the readers) Sludgeaholics. These are actual e-mail stories from fans and their experiences, that they allege happened. Note: The email at the[…]

August 16, 2017

DOME AND DUMBER … Rock N’ Skull loses venue along with Steel Panther, Warrant, FireHouse and Lita Ford

DOME AND DUMBER Rock N’ Skull loses venue along with Steel Panther, Warrant, FireHouse and Lita Ford PEKIN, Illinois — In what seems to be a neverending saga, the Rock N’ Skull story just keeps getting dumber and dumber. First off, the story Metal Sludge reported back on July 6th that Steel Panther was being cut from the roster, is still not officially confirmed. But according to the event promoter, a poster (inset right) that was leaked in recent days clearly has[…]

August 13, 2017

REUNION DOOR CLOSED … Scotti Hill: “Sebastian Bach did something to Dave Sabo that was unacceptable”

REUNION DOOR CLOSED Scotti Hill: “Sebastian Bach did something to Dave ‘Snake’ Sabo that was unacceptable” LOS ANGELES, California — Scotti Hill of Skid Row joined the August 7th episode of Another FN Podcast to tell stories about his youth, learning to play guitar, how Skid Row got together, Dimebag Darrell, the KISS Farewell Tour, and more, but eventually the elephant in the room made itself known and the topic of Sebastian Bach and any chance of a reunion came up. It had been[…]

August 2, 2017

Texas born calf is spitting image of Gene Simmons

DID THE DEMON MATE WITH A COW? Texas born calf is spitting image of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons The internet has gone udderly wild for a Texas calf’s uncanny resemblance to Kiss frontman Gene Simmons. BBC — The baby cow, named Genie, was born on Friday at a ranch in Kerrville, Texas, and even likes to stick out its tongue like the rocker. Hill Country Visitor, a tourism agency that promotes the region of[…]

July 6, 2017

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,[…]