“It was awesome… it was very dangerous, and yeah we lost a lot of friends but it was great.” — Riki Rachtman talking about the scene in Hollywood in the 80’s Metal Sludge — Riki Rachtman was recently a guest on the Idiots In Bars podcast and covered a lot of bases on his past, the present, and a peak into his future as well. Rachtman and the Idiots In Bars hosts Chris and Rayen[…]
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Metal Sludge — The wait is over, as a killer new docuseries on Hair Metal has officially arrived. As of September 17th 2024 the new 3-part docuseries ‘Nothin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of ’80s Hair Metal’ is officially streaming now on Paramount+. This docuseries was directed by Jeff Tremaine (The Dirt, Jackass) for Gorilla Films and features the who’s who of Hair Metal from throughout the 80’s decade. There are interviews with[…]
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“I have a theory… if you were in a band, and you think your band didn’t do well because of 3 guys from Seattle, than you’re pathetic!” — Riki Rachtman – Cathouse / Headbanger’s Ball Metal Sludge — This subject has been beat to death more than the “Will Skid Row reunite with Sebastian Bach” topic. But, it continuously gets asked of the so-called Hair Band or Hair Metal stars of yesteryear, and 80’s Metal[…]
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Metal Sludge’s Top 19 HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time HOLLYWOOD, California — Power ballads make the hair-metal band, not the other way around. All these iconic groups like Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crue from the MTV era spent a lifetime trying to prove they had more teeth in than their music than in their smiles, but often all it took was one slow-building love song[…]
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“It’s over, I can’t see you anymore.” — Johnny Monaco Metal Sludge — Nobody ever said breaking up was easy, but with social media it’s giving people an opportunity to share personal feelings that most of us would rarely see otherwise. Johnny Monaco is a rock guitarist, blogger and co-host of The Waste Some Time with Jason Green show and he has recently shared a very raw and honest breakup video. Monaco, who is in[…]
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Stadium Rock 80s at Lynn Family Stadium Lousiville Kentucky August 3rd & 4th 2024 Metal Sludge — A new music festival will make its official debut this summer at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville Kentucky. Stadium Rock 80s will debut the weekend of Saturday and Sunday August 3rd & 4th 2024. The 2-day event will feature more than a dozen 80’s rock bands, and also include interactive events, a photo booth, games, classic cars, food[…]
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Metal Sludge — Below is a Classic Metal Sludge 20 Questions interview with L.A. Guns founder, songwriter and lead guitarist Tracii Guns. This interview was the second ever interview conducted and it was featured on Metal Sludge way back on December 2nd 1998. Metal Sludge at the time was only 3 months old, and social media didn’t even exist yet. We have posted below, exactly what we ran back in 1998 but have added current[…]
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YOU ARE UNDER ARREST Metal Sludge’s Top 10 Rock Stars who wore a Service Hat ————————————————————————— Looking back at some of the coolest lists we ever published… and this is 1 of them! This was first shared on Metal Sludge way back in 2018… wow… a half dozen years ago… and it’s still an awesome read. Go check it out and share with some friends… Stay tuned to Metal Sludge, because you never know what will[…]
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Metal Sludge — “Everyone has one“, is something that people say about others having an opinion. Of course, whether that opinion is good or bad, well that is up for others to decide. Earlier in the week in a social media reply, L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis chimed in with his opinion on a post about last weekend’s concert featuring the bands Great White and Riley’s L.A. Guns. The show took place at the Cannery[…]
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Metal Sludge — L.A. Guns cancelled their appearance on the Sonic Slam Tour in Daytona Beach Florida on Saturday evening July 23rd 2022. Fans of the band took to social media as the event unfolded after the word spread fast that L.A. Guns would not be playing. A variation of rumors and complaints the same were fueled by angry fans when it became clear to those in attendance that L.A. Guns were not appearing as[…]
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