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<<<<< DRUM ROLL PLEASE >>>>> Scot Coogan takes a shot at Matt Starr for selling his Ace Frehley related Drum Heads & Sticks both before and after the Legendary KISS guitarist’s death

September 4, 2026

Scot Coogan, Ace Frehley and Matt Starr METAL SLUDGE / September 4th 2026 – In a brand-new episode of Artist’s on Record with host Stefan Adika the guest is long-time Ace Frehley drummer Scot Coogan. Coogan recently guested on Adika’s popular YouTube show and of course the topic of Kiss and Frehley were part of the 4-hour chat. Coogan fired

ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

June 1, 2026

LAST IN LINE L-R: Andrew Freeman, Vivian Campbell, Phil Soussan & Vinny Appice – Photo: Jim Wright “I Don’t Go for That Sh?t, If you Got Something to Say, Back it Up.” — Andrew Freeman to his former band-mates in Last In Line June 1st 2026 — Rock drummer Vinny Appice shared details in an interview in recent months that

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”

October 7, 2025

“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

SCREW YOU TOO … Stevie Rachelle explains to Matt Starr, why his Idea is flawed when he says: “Accepting Low Paying Gigs Screws Everyone”

October 2, 2025

“WHEN YOU ACCEPT LOW PAYING GIGS, YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY MUSICIAN YOU’RE SCREWING!” — Matt Starr “Sticking your foot in the ground and demanding your idea of a GREAT rate and if you take less, you’re screwing yourself and everyone else… well… simply put… that’s a lot of bull-sh!t.” — Stevie Rachelle REALITY CHECK, California — Hey Matt Starr… I

BACK IN WHITE … Lorraine Lewis set to drop new Femme Fatale video for “Living Like There’s No Tomorrow” via Cleopatra Records

June 23, 2025

“Look, we can’t go back to the ’80s — I don’t wanna do that — but I do want to be the front person, the leader of the pack that has these great rocking guys in back of me.” — Lorraine Lewis – Femme Fatale LOS ANGELES, California — Lorraine Lewis is back with her revamped Femme Fatale band and

KIX UPDATE … Matt Starr has been enlisted to fill-in for Jimmy ‘Chocolate’ Chalfant as the drummer’s “Health Issues” continue

March 9, 2023

Metal Sludge — The rock band KIX have updated their fans today with a post from their drummer Jimmy ‘Chocolate’ Chalfant. Chalfant as most know has suffered a few serious health scares in recent years, including the on-stage medical emergency that best online pharmacy with fast delivery womenra with the lowest prices today in the USA happened last fall and

STREET OF DREAMS … Joe Lynn Turner at Whisky and LA Rock Review party at Viper Room

May 29, 2016

STREET OF DREAMS Joe Lynn Turner at Whisky and LA Rock Review party at Viper Room HOLLYWOOD, Calif., USA — It was a big Friday night on the Sunset Strip, as Joe Lynn Turner headlined at the Whisky on May 28, while across the street at the Viper Room, old fanzine L.A. Rock Review magazine was celebrating its first-ever reunion as

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<<<<< DRUM ROLL PLEASE >>>>> Scot Coogan takes a shot at Matt Starr for selling his Ace Frehley related Drum Heads & Sticks both before and after the Legendary KISS guitarist’s death

ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

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”

SCREW YOU TOO … Stevie Rachelle explains to Matt Starr, why his Idea is flawed when he says: “Accepting Low Paying Gigs Screws Everyone”

BACK IN WHITE … Lorraine Lewis set to drop new Femme Fatale video for “Living Like There’s No Tomorrow” via Cleopatra Records

KIX UPDATE … Matt Starr has been enlisted to fill-in for Jimmy ‘Chocolate’ Chalfant as the drummer’s “Health Issues” continue

STREET OF DREAMS … Joe Lynn Turner at Whisky and LA Rock Review party at Viper Room

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<<<<< DRUM ROLL PLEASE >>>>> Scot Coogan takes a shot at Matt Starr for selling his Ace Frehley related Drum Heads & Sticks both before and after the Legendary KISS guitarist’s death

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U.K. TOUR NEWS ….. Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate ‘The Real Thing’ Tour Stop in Wales has Cancelled, Enuff Z’Nuff Continues Supporting “Xtra Cherries” and Faster Pussycat Kick-Off their Tour Tonight with Lorraine Lewis & Blacklist Union

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