L.A. Guns

21 hours ago

DO IT FOR THE LOVE … Tracii Guns offers insight to recent ‘How Much To Get Paid Per Gig’ debate adds: “You’re Supposed To Play Music and Create Art because you Love It”

“Rule number 1 be great. Rule number 2 be grateful for the ability to create. Everything else is extra.” — Tracii Guns / L.A. Guns FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY — How much money is fair pay when playing music? That is the million dollar question, no pun intended… and it seems there are all kinds of opinions as to what is acceptable pay in the music / entertainment industry. Metal Sludge recently posted the[…]

July 10, 2025

JPEARLTV … Jizzy Pearl says signing with Golden Robot or Frontiers Music are not ‘Real Record Deals’, it’s not the same thing as signing an ‘Old School Record Deal’

“Living in L.A. or even in Las Vegas, you always hear about delusional musicians, you can kind of feel sorry for ’em, after-all they’re only hurting themselves… well… or, the girl they are mooching off of.” — Jizzy Pearl – Love/Hate LAS VEGAS, Nevada — In the latest episode on his JPearlTV Youtube channel, rock n’ roll veteran Jizzy Pearl talks about real record deals and the sins of the Sunset Strip. Pearl is no[…]

June 24, 2025

GUITARIST AVAILABLE … Former L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades currently without a band: “(I am) actively looking for established working gig”

“As some of you know I left my band Crashing Wayward a few months back for several reasons.. financial, personal, musical differences.” — Stacey Blades FACEBOOK — The former L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades has went on record that he is actively looking for an established working gig. Blades, 56, born Bryan Todd MaClachlan made his biggest impact while a member of L.A. Guns starting in 2004 up until he quit that group in December[…]

May 1, 2025

SLUDGE FLASHBACK … Love/Hate singer Jizzy Pearl ReWind Interview Dated: May 18th 2000

Metal Sludge — Today we will journey back with you 25 years ago, to the spring of 2000… and on the 18th day of May of the first year of new millennium we did a ReWind Interview with Love/Hate frontman Jizzy Pearl. Below is exactly what we shared with you a quarter century ago with the one and only, Jizzy Pearl. We hope you enjoy it… We last did 20 Questions with King Jizzo on[…]

April 10, 2025

STAY IN YOUR LANE … Rachel Bolan reacts to Tracii Guns rant about Skid Row not reuniting with Sebastian Bach: “Tracii has his own career. He should worry about that and not about Skid Row.”

“Why doesn’t Tracii (Guns) just stay in his own yard?’ You know what I mean?” — Rachel Bolan / Skid Row ROCK NEWS — After a recent interview hit the wire with Tracii Guns boldly telling the world about the millions of dollars Skid Row could make if they reunited with Sebastian Bach, the band’s bassist Rachel Bolan has now answered the L.A. Guns guitarist’s unfounded claims. The subject of a Skid Row reunion with[…]

April 6, 2025

TOTALLY PLAUSIBLE … Tracii Guns on why Skid Row will not Reunite with Sebastian Bach: “Their Point of View is… that he is a Sh!t Head.”

“Don’t ever leave that kind of F#@king money on the table! What the F#@k is wrong with all of you?” — Tracii Guns to Skid Row on their decision to not reunite with Sebastian Bach Metal Sludge — In a recent podcast interview L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns talks about why Skid Row should reunite with Sebastian Bach. Guns was a guest on The Chuck Shute Podcast and has plenty to say about a laundry[…]

February 28, 2025

2018-2025 … Riley’s L.A. Guns have announced they are officially “Calling It Quits”

“Personally, I am not into this old rocker thing that’s happening… Not digging seeing some of my heroes fat, bald, not being able to sing or play like they did or now looking like some f**ked up Santa Clause, nope… not digging it…!!!” — Kelly Nickels of Riley’s L.A. Guns Metal News — In a brand new post on their official Facebook page, Riley’s L.A. Guns have announced they are calling it a day. The[…]

February 23, 2025

1984 … Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns talks about his early relationship with Axl Rose back on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood

“He (Axl) had taken some ecstasy, and we didn’t see him for, like, a week and he showed up at this gig and he was just like a completely different person. I was, like, ‘Whoa. Who are you? Who’s this guy?’ And that’s when the other side of that kind of kicked in.” — Tracii Guns on Axl Rose Metal News — In a new interview Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns talks openly about his[…]

February 6, 2025

GUNS N’ BUBBLES … L.A. Guns drop “Taste It” the new video single from “Leopard Skin” their forthcoming release on Cleopatra Records

“We can’t shed our leopard skin, but there’s a lot of different spots in this band.” — Tracii Guns / L.A. Guns Metal Sludge — Everyone’s second favorite Guns band has dropped their 1st single “Taste It” from their forthcoming record “Leopard Skin” that is slated for an early spring release on Cleopatra Records. L.A. Guns and their lineup has oddly enough remained in-tact for a longer period than usual with classic era members Tracii[…]

January 2, 2025

SUNSET STRIP REVIEW … The Whisky hosted an epic 80’s week to close out 2024 with Quiet Riot, Faster Pussycat, Stephen Pearcy and L.A. Guns

“This is my 21st year in the band, and it’s lucky 21, I first met (late original singer) Kevin DuBrow in 2003 or 2004, and now it’s gonna be 2025, so look at that.” — Alex Grossi / Quiet Riot “I think everyone is coming in to drink the free booze. That’s how popular we are.” — Chad Stewart / Faster Pussycat LOS ANGELES — What a Christmas week filled with top classic rock bands[…]