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October 2, 2018

BACK FOR REDEMPTION … Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy redeems himself with solid weekend performances

BACK FOR REDEMPTION Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy redeems himself with solid weekend performances MONTCLAIR, New Jersey — After what many might call the worst performance of his 4 decade long career, Stephen Pearcy seems to have redeemed himself. Ratt took the stage last Friday night in Montclair New Jersey and rocked the near capacity crowd. Pearcy had a horrific show 48 hours prior when Ratt played Huntington New York but New Jersey was like night and day for the frontman. As first[…]

September 30, 2018

Frankie Banali puts Ratt bassist on blast: “Juan Croucier had nothing to do with me being in Quiet Riot”

Frankie Banali puts Ratt bassist on blast: “Juan Croucier had nothing to do with me being in Quiet Riot” Blabbermouth — Frankie Banali has shot down Juan Croucier‘s apparent claim that he was responsible for connecting the drummer with QUIET RIOT almost four decades ago. Banali made his comments in response to an entry on the “Discography” page of the RATTbassist’s web site, which lists his activities for the year 1981 as “Quiet Riot: Rehearsed and never did any show’s [sic] but[…]

September 27, 2018

SUN, SAND & ROCK N’ ROLL … Kix, FireHouse & Ron Keel featured acts at 80’s In The Park this weekend

SUN, SAND & ROCK N’ ROLL Kix, FireHouse & Ron Keel featured acts at 80’s In The Park this weekend COCOA BEACH, Florida — What’s better than 3 after parties? – A 3 DAY PARTY !!!!!! This weekend 80’s In The Park will lay siege to the hotel and turn it into a ROCKING HOTEL WEEKEND PARTY! The annual event will be held at Space Coast Harley Davidson on September 28th, 29th and 30th 2018. The lineup includes;[…]

September 27, 2018

NO EXCUSES … Stephen Pearcy of Ratt apologizes for live Ratt debacle: “There is no excuse for my behavior”

NO EXCUSES Stephen Pearcy of Ratt apologizes for live Ratt debacle: “There is no excuse for my behavior” LOS ANGELES, California — After what could be considered his worst ever live performance, Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy has owned it. Metal Sludge was first to report on the live show that took place in Huntington New York at “The Paramount.” Our report includes fan first hand accounts and various videos that show Pearcy[…]

September 25, 2018

DRUNK OR TIRED? Sebastian Bach verbal tirade “Blabbermouth is a piece of sh!t”, blames site for Emerson death

DRUNK OR TIRED? Sebastian Bach verbal tirade “Blabbermouth is a piece of sh!t”, blames site for Emerson death Updated (1:30pm pst): A twitter follower has shared the audio of Sebastian Bach’s angry rant directed at Blabbermouth.net. See Tweet below to hear the clip. Updated (08:00am pst): Obviously someone woke up and deleted his video. To read verbatim what Bach said, feel free to read our article below. Metal Sludge Keeping Up With Sebastian — In a brand new[…]

September 24, 2018

METAL POWER … 7 year old Malea Emma crushes the National Anthem with Soaring Notes and Metal Growl

METAL POWER 7 year old Malea Emma crushes the National Anthem with Soaring Notes and Metal Growl LOS ANGELES, California — Jim Gillette who? Look out Heavy Metal screamers and Nitro tribute bands. There’s a new kid in town and her name is Malea Emma. 7 year old Emma sang The National Anthem over the weekend at an L.A. Galaxy game. To say she crushed it, is an understatement. And unlike most young[…]

September 22, 2018

HYPOCRITE … Tommy Lee wouldn’t do Motley Crue meet n’ greets for money, but sells personalized messages online

HYPOCRITE Tommy Lee wouldn’t do Motley Crue meet n’ greets for money, but sells personalized messages online The Internet — Hey, who wants to pay Tommy Lee $ 250.00 for a pre-recorded 30 second video? Well if ya like, head on over to Cameo and get your credit card ready. The site has a whole list of available celebrities from NFL stars, to musicians, actors and even Youtubers. That’s correct, you can pay Tommy[…]

September 10, 2018

LA GUNSHOT … Phil Lewis to former bassist Kelly Nickels: “Crawl back under the stone from where you came.”

LA GUNSHOT Phil Lewis to former bassist Kelly Nickels: “Crawl back under the stone from where you came.” HOLLYWOOD, California — Never at a loss for words, L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis recently unloaded some choice words to a former member. It seems there was a recent question raised by White Fever Line Podcast about the band’s “reunion” (to Lewis) and if any of the other original members were considered to be[…]

September 3, 2018

SHE … Ace Frehley “I didn’t know if Vinnie Vincent was gonna show up in pants or a dress”

SHE Ace Frehley “I didn’t know if Vinnie Vincent was gonna show up in pants or a dress” ADELAIDE, Australia –Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and former bandmate Ace Frehley were recently down under in Australia. The pair were promoting the Simmons Vault Exprience. Frehley was very candid while doing the appearance with Simmons. During a video Q&A interview the crowd asks questions and someone shouts out Vinnie Vincent. Simmons then goes onto say Vincent is going to[…]

August 21, 2018

SON OF A GUN … Steven Adler announces another new singer, this guy from a Guns N’ Roses tribute band

SON OF A GUN Steven Adler announces another new singer, this guy from a Guns N’ Roses tribute band Instagram — Was it an April Fools or did it just go sideways that fast? Back in April former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler announced his new singer. Adler chose former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis, and bragged about how great he was. Then Adler’s Appetite did a few Hollywood shows and they were off to Australia in May.[…]