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KISS … Ace Frehley Toxicology Tests Underway, To Finalize Cause Of Death

MORRIS COUNTY – New Jersey — It’s been a week since we’ve learned of the passing of former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. Now it appears that local authorities in Morris County New Jersey are stating there was no autopsy performed on the guitarist, but that toxicology tests are being done. Frehley, 74, died back on October 16th, after succumbing to various injuries do to a series of falls he took the weeks prior. TMZ reported[…]

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2026 > > > Monsters On The Mountain begin announcing next year’s festival with Sebastian Bach, Warrant, White Lion, Dangerous Toys and Crazy Lixx

GATLINBURG, Tennessee — The annual Monsters On The Mountain festival has been renamed The Mountain Music Festival and they have just begun announcing dates and some of the performers for 2026. The festival will be held over a 3-day weekend on August 21st, 22nd and 23rd 2026 and the event will take place on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The location stays the same as previous events, all held in Gatlinburg Tennessee. The 2026 announcements[…]

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RIP … Photographer Glen La Ferman Dead at 73

“Glen La Ferman has left the building. On Oct 20th Glen peacefully passed with loved ones and friends by his side.” — Statement from Glen La Ferman‘s official Facebook LOS ANGELES, California — Sad news as we report that rock photographer Glen La Ferman has died. Condolences and tributes are starting to pour onto La Ferman‘s social media platforms. There is a statement on La Ferman‘s official Facebook page that reads as follows: “Glen La[…]

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BATTER UP … Axl Rose has Meltdown during Guns N’ Roses show in Buenos Aries Argentina and Fast Pitches his Mic into the Bass Drum >Video<

BUENOS ARIES, Argentina — Guns N’ Roses took the stage for their 2nd of two shows at ‘Estadio Huracán‘ in Buenos Aires Argentina on Saturday October 18th 2025 and the night didn’t go well. The band opened with “Welcome To The Jungle” and before song #2, Axl Rose seemed to have reverted back to his old-self having an on-stage meltdown in front of the massive crowd. As the opening number ended Rose turned and threw[…]

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OLD AGE SUCKS ….. Stevie Rachelle shares Medical Emergency details that landed him in the Hospital for nearly a week: “I am humbled and grateful”

“I was a beaten, broken and defeated man… as I laid in a hospital bed for almost a week, talk about humbling.” — Stevie Rachelle URGENT CARE, California – Well, while I don’t always share every detail of my silly little life, today I will be doing just that, and it’s not a fun story to tell. Over the last few weeks I have been recovering from perhaps the most serious medical situation I have[…]

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TWO DRUMMERS ….. Kenny Aranoff and Tommy Aldridge’s Part 2 are now Live on the ‘Get On The Bus’ YouTube channel

MUSIC NEWS / YOUTUBE — Our friends over at the Get On The Bus YouTube channel have recently uploaded a few new interviews by a pair of the industries most legendary drummers and these are great. Kenny Aronoff has recorded and toured with the who’s-who of the entire music industry… and the list is long. Now Aronoff has stepped onto the rolling Get On The Bus studio, and took a seat in the interview chair.[…]

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RIP … LIMP BIZKIT Bassist Sam Rivers Dead at 48

“Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.” — Limp Bizkit on bassist Sam Rivers REST IN PEACE — More sad news to report in the rock n’ roll world as we report on the death of Sam Rivers. Rivers was the bassist for the Florida based LIMP BIZKIT since the band’s inception in 1994. According to a social media post from the band, Rivers apparently died today. The band wrote on their Instagram[…]

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KISS pay respects to Ace Frehley along with Alice Cooper, Blackie Lawless, Bret Michaels, Geddy Lee, Geoff Tate, Steve Vai and others

“We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history. He is and will always be a part of KISS‘s legacy.“ — Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley of KISS REMEMBERING AN ICON — Less than 24 hours after Ace Frehley‘s death, the entertainment industry has exploded with tributes and messages honoring the fallen KISS[…]

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RIP … Classic KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74

“In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth.“ — Ace Frehley‘s Family NEW YORK CITY, New York — It is with a profound sadness that we report that Ace Frehley has died. As of this posting, multiple sources have now confirmed with Metal Sludge that the KISS classic era guitarist is gone. Rolling Stone[…]

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THE DARKNESS … Justin Hawkins on NITRO: “No one is going to be able to sing higher than Jim Gillette (and) nobody’s going to play as fast or as ridiculous as Michael Angelo Batio”

“I think he was born 10 years too late,” Hawkins sighs in reference to Bettencourt. “Because he’d be competing with Eddie Van Halen if he were a bit younger.” — Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, courtesy of Guitar World by way of the Rick Beato podcast SAY IT ISN’T SO — In news you didn’t expect to read today, we’ll be sharing the latest from Justin Hawkins and him talking about Nitro! Wait, what? Correct,[…]

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