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January 16, 2022

TUFF DIARIES #19 … Michael Resigns, River Phoenix, Thirsty Whale, He’s Got a Gun, Stolen Van and Danny Quits

Metal Sludge — We’re now pushing forward, and into the 1990’s. The band was faced with obstacle after obstacle, but I was still as committed and determined as ever. Regardless of the future showing little to no hope for a glam band from the Sunset Strip, I didn’t want to accept the fact that the odds were stacked against us, or… I was blind as a bat. It’s now 1993 and the band started off[…]

January 15, 2022

TRIBUTE BOYS … BulletBoys newest lineup arrives in Key West Florida for their gig at Rokisland Fest

Metal Sludge — It’s official, the newest lineup of BulletBoys have arrived at their debut gig together in Key West Florida. BulletBoys are part of the lineup at Rokisland Fest, which is a 4-day event scheduled for January 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th 2022. BulletBoys featuring original lead vocalist Marq Torien is now joined by Ira Black on lead guitar, Brad Lang (bass) and Fred Aching (drums). BulletBoys had an all original reunion going for[…]

January 7, 2022

TOO FAST FOR ASHBA … DJ Ashba says he played all rhythm guitars on Motley Crue “Saints of Los Angeles”

Blabbermouth — Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba says that he played all the rhythm guitars on MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s “Saints Of Los Angeles” album. The 49-year-old musician and producer, who is credited as a songwriter on all but two of “Saints Of Los Angeles”‘s 13 tracks, discussed the extent of his involvement with the record during an appearance on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” earlier this week. When host Eddie[…]

January 6, 2022

1, 2, F#@K YOU … Mick Sweda helps describe the unfortunate side of being in BulletBoys: “Toxic and Poisonous and nobody needs that at our age”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview on the This, That And The Other radio show and podcast with host Troy Patrick Farrell, former BulletBoys guitarist Mick Sweda explains why it’s over. Sweda spent an hour giving Farrell the good, the bad and even the ugly about why it didn’t work for the BulletBoys all original line-up to keep it together. The band reunited in late 2019 and soon after on December 30th 2019[…]

December 3, 2021

MANGLED TANGO … Mark Knight on why Bang Tango canceled M3 Rock Festival: “There were some ego issues with other bands” and said “No” to the Monsters of Rock Cruise

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview on the Waste Some Time With Jason Green podcast, the guest is Mark Knight of Bang Tango. Knight talks in depth about the recent news that Bang Tango and their all original members reunion is officially over. All the hype, the plans, the work, phone calls, rehearsals and they did 1 show back in January 2020, and now it’s finished. Knight admits the band collectively agreed to[…]

November 26, 2021

SILLY REASONS … The Bang Tango reunion has imploded after 1 live show, Mark Knight: “Infighting manifested… and the band kinda broke up”

Metal Sludge — In a pair of new social media posts, Bang Tango guitarist Mark Knight has told fans that he is quitting the band. Knight took to his official Facebook and blogged: “Just wanted to say I am no longer part of the band Bang Tango! My best to them, and whoever may carry the torch! Time To move on, time to get going, what lies ahead I have no way of knowing” The[…]

October 15, 2021

OPERATION LAWSUIT & RUMORS … Scott Rockenfield ex-Queensryche drummer sues Eddie Jackson and Michael Wilton, reunion with Tate considered, La Torre on Thin Ice?

Metal Sludge — In a brand new lawsuit, filed on Monday in a Snohomish County Court in the state of Washington, former Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield is suing his former band-mates and several related band companies. The suit filed on October 11th 2021, in a Snohomish County Court has Rockenfield suing Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, both of their wives who are also named, in addition Queensryche Holdings, LLC and Tri-Ryche Cooperation, Inc. among other related[…]

October 1, 2021

FACE THE DAY … Rumor on the street is that Jack Russell of Jack Russell’s Great White has been hospitalized

Metal Sludge — Sources close to the Jack Russell’s Great White camp have informed Metal Sludge that the band’s founder and lead singer Jack Russell has been hospitalized. Word is that the singer is allegedly in ICU and had, or is about to have a surgery at a Southern California area hospital. Also the word is, that Russell will not be performing this weekend. Russell and his band are scheduled to perform this weekend but[…]

September 27, 2021

PANTHER MONSTER … Lexxi Foxx of Steel Panther teams with Diggity Dave of ‘Pimp My Ride’ to form new band Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters

Metal Sludge — Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters has arrived. A new project has been birthed from a few names that our readers might find familiar. Diggity Dave Aragon who once fronted the Los Angeles based rock band Shake The Faith with Tommy Thayer (Kiss, ex-Black N’ Blue) back in the 1990’s has teamed up with former Steel Panther bassist Lexxi Foxx to form Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters or HGNM. Foxx aka Travis Haley parted ways[…]

September 15, 2021

OUCH … Riki Rachtman gets roasted in ‘The Poser’ video on Youtube

Metal Sludge — The Almost Human youtube channel has recently uploaded and shared a video about Riki Rachtman. The Poser is the title of the clip, which clocks in at 3:43 and it’s pretty much a diss track that trashes Rachtman for what the channel alleges, are the former MTV host’s ‘poser ways’. Rachtman gets hammered for ‘jumping on band wagons’ according to the clip which also claims his favorite band was Motley Crue but[…]