Red Dragon Cartel

February 12, 2017

SAIGON DRAGON … Red Dragon Cartel welcomes ex-Saigon Kick drummer Phil Varone

SAIGON DRAGON Red Dragon Cartel welcomes ex-Saigon Kick drummer Phil Varone Facebook – According to everyone’s favorite social network (Facebook) the band Red Dragon Cartel have added a new member to the group. The addition is former Saigon Kick and one-time Skid Row drummer Phil Varone. Jake E. Lee and his Red Dragon Cartel wrote about adding Varone to the lineup; “He’s with us now in the studio working on our next album.[…]

November 18, 2015

3 AMIGOS! Anthony Esposito talkin’ shop and his time in bands with Ace Frehley, George Lynch and Jake E Lee

3 AMIGOS! Anthony Esposito talkin’ shop and his time in bands with Ace Frehley, George Lynch and Jake E Lee The Double Stop — Anthony Esposito discusses his career, from his early start in music, to his time in Lynch Mob and Ace Frehley’s band. He also discusses his new gig in Red Dragon Cartel, and gives us an update on the recording of the new album (a return to Jake E Lee’s Badlands style). Thanks to[…]

November 4, 2015

WHAMBULANCE! “George Lynch has been screwing me over for 25 years” rants Ex-Lynch Mob’s Anthony Esposito over CD booklet

WHAMBULANCE! “George Lynch has been screwing me over for 25 years” rants Ex-Lynch Mob’s Anthony Esposito over remaster CD booklet Brave Words — A new episode of The KISS Room podcast has been published and it features former Ace Frehley, Lynch Mob, and current Red Dragon Cartel bassist Anthony Esposito. Esposito talks about all those bands as well as addressing the recent comments by George Lynch claiming that he had gotten a text from Esposito[…]

September 10, 2015

FIRE DRAGON CARTEL Jake E Lee and bandmates escape death and watch limo burn to a crisp

FIRE DRAGON CARTEL Jake E Lee and bandmates watch limo burn to a crisp San Jose — Just in time to grab some headlines in a week of rock n’ roll fires Red Dragon Cartel is the latest victim. The Ohio based group The Loveless lost their entire trailer full of gear in an unfortunate roadside incident they experienced last week traveling between gigs. Metal Sludge reported on that HERE. Then yesterday morning we all woke up to the[…]

September 7, 2015

GREAT NIGHT FOR GREAT WHITE Healthy again, Jack Russell delivers a strong performance at outdoor Rainbow party

GREAT NIGHT FOR GREAT WHITE Healthy again, Jack Russell delivers a strong performance at outdoor Rainbow party Hollywood , California – He has been through a lot over the years — lots of highs but a disproportionate amount of lows, too — and Jack Russell is still standing. The founding singer for Great White has his own verson of the iconic pop-metal band, and Russell came through with a rousing performance Sunday, Sept. 6[…]

August 20, 2015

A 7th SINGER? Anthony Esposito on new RED DRAGON CARTEL record: ‘I don’t think Jake is 100% sold on him (Darren James Smith) doing the record either’

A 7th SINGER? Anthony Esposito on new RED DRAGON CARTEL record: ‘I don’t think Jake is 100% sold on him (Darren James Smith) doing the record either’ JARNRJ — A recent interview with RED DRAGON CARTEL bassist Anthony Esposito just hit JUSTAROCKNROLLJUNKIE dot com for anyone keeping score. And it looks like the score just might be a solid touchdown for the Jake E Lee project. Touchdown? Yes, as in TD, as in 7[…]

August 3, 2015

RED DRAGON CARTEL representative confirms return of DARREN JAMES SMITH

RED DRAGON CARTEL representative confirms return of DARREN JAMES SMITH Reunited And It Feels So Good — Well it’s already been 4 months and 12 days so why not do a reunion. Afterall, it’s clear and evident the fans are clamoring for this. What are we talking about? The Red Dragon Cartel reunion of course. The band featuring 80’s hair-metal guitar god Jake E Lee (Ex Ozzy Osbourne Band / Badlands) has come full circle to return[…]

July 8, 2015

RED DRAGON CARTEL offer Ex JONES STREET singer SHAWN CROSBY job for July shows

Facebook — RED DRAGON CARTEL has handed the lead microphone over to SHAWN CROSBY for their run of July shows according to CROSBY’s official Facebook page. See screen capture below. Metal Sludge first reported the former JONES STREET singer as a likely candidate for the postion back on June 24th right HERE. CROSBY fronted his fair share of Hollywood projects over the 80’s and 90’s but it was JONES STREET who came the closest to the[…]

June 24, 2015

RED DRAGON CARTEL rumored to be adding SHAWN CROSBY as new voice for July shows

Rumor Mill — Hot tip on the streets is that RED DRAGON CARTEL is set to play their up coming run of July shows with former JONES STREET frontman SHAWN CROSBY. CROSBY played the Hollywood scene for years back in the 80’s and his band JONES STREET was featured in rock rags like Metal Edge, Faces and Blast. But JS was on the tail end of that scene and never got that big break. Now it appears[…]

June 12, 2015

REJOIN DRAGON CARTEL Source says JAKE E LEE is considering DARREN JAMES SMITH return

Hot Tip — Metal Sludge has received a tip from a source that claims JAKE E LEE is trying to bring DARREN JAMES SMITH back to sing for RED DRAGON CARTEL. That or the group has their eyes set on singer NATHAN JAMES. The source states that bassist ANTHONY ESPOSITO says they plan to bring back SMITH who had to leave because of VISA issues. We’ve included a screen capture below. The source also claims it’s down to one of[…]