Metal Sludge — Just in time to kick summer in the arse, the former voice of Skid Row is back on the road. Over the weekend Sebastian Bach shared the stage with Lita Ford at the 4th Annual ‘Rock The Dam-Fest‘ in Beaver Dam Kentucky. Fans were elated to see the big yearly show and while masks were suggested to wear at the event, it was not enforced as a rule. The reunited Los Angeles[…]
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Metal Sludge — In a brand new installment of the Waste Some Time with Jason Green Podcast, Nitro’s vocalist Jim Gillette is the guest. Gillette talks about his early years singing in local Phoenix area bands, and eventually releasing the Vocal Power voice instructional lessons in 1986 as a teenager. Green touches on a variety of subjects with the semi-retired singer including those popular vocal tapes, the singers who emulate his famous screams on Youtube[…]
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LOS ANGELES — In an era of google-copy-and-paste disguised as hard work, it is nice to see folks put their heart and soul into a passion project. That’s just what co-author Richard Bienstock has pulled off with new book ‘Nothing But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of The ’80s Hard Rock Explosion.” The book, co-written by Tom Beaujour, took three years and is 99 percent quotes — which is incredibly time-consuming if you happen[…]
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Blabbermouth — Bret Michaels (POISON), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and Lita Ford are among the artists who will take part in the ’80s Radical Sabbatical virtual interactive festival, scheduled to be held on January 30, 2021. Isn’t it time to escape to a simpler era? Isn’t it about time to treat yourself to a full day of fun — ’80s style? The ’80s Radical Sabbatical is just what we need right now, so get ready[…]
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Metal Sludge — Check this out, a one of a kind unique online event – An Evening of Music, Photographs and Rock Stars coming together with Mark “Weiss Guy” Weiss. This Friday October 30th 2020 (6:00PM EST) at MeetHook.Live Join Mark “Weiss Guy” Weiss and his Special Guests… Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne Band), Don Dokken (Dokken), Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) Lita Ford, Tico Tores (Bon Jovi), Yngwie[…]
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— It’s the 4th quarter of 1991 and we had just got back from a long U.S. tour. We also went to England for the American Dream concert series in London. After flying back into Florida from our overseas trip we met back up with our roadies. Our budget didn’t allow for us to bring our full road-crew so we put them up in a cheap motel in Orlando for a week. You see our[…]
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SWEET HOME IOWA Bret Michaels, Dokken, Warrant, Firehouse and Lita Ford rock 5,000 fans in Council Bluffs Music Mania Podcast – A crowd of people, young and old, began forming inside Council Bluff’s Mid America Center hours before showtime, all clamoring for this one-night-only special event featuring five 80’s rock heavyweights. The hits would come fast and furious on this night and despite the inclusion of five different acts, the show moved at a[…]
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QUIET RIOT CANCEL Rock N’ Skull announce several lineup changes along with new venue “Diesel Dick’s Pub & Grub” _______________________________________________________________ Update: In yet another stunning cancellation Quiet Riot has pulled out of Rock N’ Skull. The legendary band was scheduled to headline Sunday night October 29th. Quiet Riot has been on board since late 2016 and were 1 of the bands featured on the original poster. (see below) Metal Sludge has an industry source who[…]
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LAME IN LIMA Loud-N-Lima rock festival, ‘a massive mud pit’ and ‘dreary attendance’ say online reviews LIMA, Ohio — We couldn’t help but notice the countless online reviews of this weekend’s Loud-N-Lima music festival. Loud-N-Lima was held in Lima Ohio at the local Allen County Fairgrounds. The 3-day event was July 21st, 22nd and 23rd 2017. The lineup is (was) a who’s who of 80’s hairband heroes, including Vince Neil, Bret Michaels, Warrant, Steel Panther,[…]
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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,[…]
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