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HATER ALERT … Ex-Ratt Drummer Bobby Blotzer has some Harsh Words for Mötley Crüe‘s Bassist: “Nikki (Sixx) is a Jag Off”

“Nikki (Sixx) is a Jag Off.” — Bobby Blotzer Metal Sludge — In a recent social media exchange, former Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer threw some shade at Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx. This is nothing new for Blotzer as he has put Mötley Crüe in his cross hairs a few times over the years, and this week was more of the same. It seems Sixx started one of his usual Twitter threads that was simply[…]

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BACH N’ FORTH … Sebastian Bach reacts to Rachel Bolan’s claim, that Skid Row had written 98% of their debut before Bach joined

“You might read online my old bass player, and my old guitar player, ‘Oh, we came up with 98 percent of that shit.’ Well, if you look in the credits, I co-wrote that last song, I’ll have you know. I co-wrote these lyrics.“ — Sebastian Bach Metal Sludge — You’re not seeing double, it’s a new article, but it’s the same story with Skid Row and their former singer. This is the latest; “He said,[…]

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FEELING MINNESOTA … RockTember 2024 lineup; Ace Frehley, Loverboy, Adler, Pearcy, Aldo Nova, Steelheart, Tramp, Rhino Bucket, Vain & More

Metal Sludge — Hello Minnesota… are you ready for RockTember 2024? The official announcement dropped earlier today and RockTember has put together a whopper for sure. Friday and Saturday September 6th and 7th 2024 will be the dates for the annual RockTember fall music festival at the ‘Grand Casino’ in Hinckley Minnesota. Friday nite will be headlined by Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss) with Steven Adler (ex Guns N’ Roses) as direct support. Also appearing on nite[…]

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RIP … HELIX Drummer GREG ‘FRITZ’ HINZ Dead At 68

Metal Sludge — Sad news to report as we learn about the loss of yet another rock n’ roll veteran. Greg “FRITZ” Hinz of the Canadian band HELIX has died. Hinz had played with the band HELIX for 2 long runs totaling more than 25 years, over a 40 year period starting in 1982. Hinz has sadly has lost his near year long battle with cancer. Hinz was 68. We have grabbed an excerpt of[…]

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NOW IN STOCK … TUFF “Fist First” Remastered Special Edition color Vinyl LP is now IN STOCK from RLS Records

UPDATE: February 10th 2024! The new TUFF “Fist First” Vinyl is officially IN-STOCK and shipping! Order your copy today! LOS ANGELES, California — I am stoked to announce that we’re officially taking initial pre-orders for our next Vinyl release. That’s right, RLS Records are issuing a remaster of our 1994 TUFF release “Fist First” and it’s bigger, better and more bad-ass for sure. The new TUFF “Fist First” has been remastered and fully repackage outside[…]

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BAD GIRL MEANING GOOD GIRL … Metal Sludge’s Top 10 Bad-Girl Rock and Roll Sweethearts

Here is a throwback just in time for Valentine’s Day, which is just over a week out. We’re re-plugging a few of these cool classic lists that Metal Sludge published over the years, and these Top Lists are always a big hit. We salute Gerry “G-Spot” Gittelson, who has been the guy to put a lot of these together… give this one a read, it’s a lot of fun. Metal Sludge thanks you for your[…]

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CLASSIC METAL SLUDGE … Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns does 20 Questions – December 2nd 1998

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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SLUDGE FLASHBACK … 20 Questions with ex-Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba – Date: October 15th 2002

Metal Sludge — Grabbing some classic Metal Sludge from the old archives and sharing here… This classic 20 Questions feature was way back when Metal Sludge was only 4 years old, MySpace had just launched and Facebook was in the infant stages for only a few months. But the mighty Metal Sludge was already scouring the internet to bring you the best of the best and the worst of the worst. With that said, here[…]

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BRAVO DAVE ….. David Lee Roth unloads the Dirt on ‘The Chosen One’ Wolfgang Van Halen and Metal Sludge elects to Pile On

“This f#@king kid. This f#@king kid!” — David Lee Roth on Wolfgang Van Halen Metal Sludge — In a series of recent audio blogs David Lee Roth has unleashed some clips that have turned heads, and some of them heads are still turning as I type this. The man known as “Diamond” David Lee Roth recently threw a fastball at Sammy Hagar, and now he has wound up and delivered another. Whenever Dave delivers an[…]

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THE FARRAH FAWCETT of DRUMS … Stryper drummer Robert Sweet: “I was a maniac… My wife first met me when she was 14 and I was 22”

“I was a maniac, my wife reminds me of that all the time. My wife first met me when she was 14 and I was 22.” — Robert Sweet of Stryper Metal Sludge — Back in the 80’s Jon Bon Jovi was known for several things, including great music, his big brite smile and sex appeal… but his shaggy hair with frosted tips were also a draw for the Bad Medicine bad boy. There were[…]

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