Metal Edge

December 28, 2022

TUFF DIARIES #21 … Fist First Tour, Making F#@%ing Videos, Building Bunk Beds, O.J. Simpson and Rock Club + Strip Club = Awesome

Metal Sludge — It’s the summer of 1994 and we have decided along with our new record label and up coming tour, we will also need videos to promote the new Tuff record. In-between processing and shipping both CD and Cassette orders for the “Fist First” release, we were all pretty much multi-tasking like crazy. Remember, this was all pre computer too. At least the computers or cell-phones that would later become common devices that[…]

December 18, 2022

JOKE US RHYMES WITH … Krokus bassist Chris von Rohr says: “Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot” were the Worst, “Poseur Bands which had No Voice!”

Metal Sludge — In a new interview from Metal Edge, Krokus bassist Chris von Rohr talks about the band’s near 50 year career and what it was like first coming to America. Von Rohr recalls their first shows in the U.S. being with Sammy Hagar and says: “When we landed there and played our first shows, we thought it was all very cool, the weather was great, the girls were great, the whole thing was[…]

July 25, 2022

STOOL IS NOT COOL … Great White guitarist Mark Kendall on Jack Russell: “I Can’t Have Him Sitting On A Stool Onstage”

Blabbermouth — This past May, GREAT WHITE announced that it had parted ways with singer Mitch Malloy and had replaced him with Andrew Freeman (LAST IN LINE). Malloy had been in GREAT WHITE for nearly four years, having joined the group in 2018 following the departure of Terry Ilous. Asked in a new interview with Metal Edge if he and his bandmates ever considered the possibility of bringing original GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell back[…]

February 8, 2022

BACK FOR FIRSTS … Stephen Pearcy talks to Metal Edge about some of his ‘Infamous Firsts’

Metal Sludge — Thanks to our long time friends over at Metal Edge and their newly launched website and related brand, there looks to be more coverage of all things that rock! We’ll be sure to keep you informed when Metal Edge shares something that our Metal Sludge faithful will surely find worth a read. With that said, we’ll keep this short, and share a few excerpts from a brand new interview with Ratt founder,[…]

November 2, 2021

WELCOME BACK … Metal Edge has Returned Launching New Online Shop, Print Magazines are a Maybe and Paul Gargano is the Head of Content

Metal Sludge — Well look at this exciting news, an old friend has come back to the rock n’ roll world. We would like to say Welcome Back to Metal Edge. It appears that this has been in the works for a while, and it’s great to see it finally come to fruition. A long-time friend and a trusted ally in Paul Gargano has recently made the big announcement. Gargano took to social media on[…]

March 15, 2021

RIP … Former Metal Edge editor Gerri Miller has died

Metal Sludge — Some sad and crazy news this morning from our music world. Long time editor of Metal Edge Magazine, Gerri Miller has died. Miller was a constant figure in the rock magazine world from the mid 80’s until the late 1990’s with Metal Edge. A few posts are popping up on social media now including a tribute from Badlands bassist Greg Chaisson. Miller had been battling Lupus for many years. A comment on[…]

July 13, 2020

GREAT WISE … Metal Edge and Street Smart Management’s Paul Gargano weighs in on recent Great White news

Metal Sludge –– In an age when news can be taken to new heights based on the headline alone, Metal Sludge will be first in line to raise our hand and plead guilty. However, with the recent outcry of “Great White did what? How dare they!” we left it alone as it wasn’t truly a story. Well it wasn’t a story until everyone wanted to make it one. We did some basic research and according[…]