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THE RED ROCKER … SAMMY HAGAR Announces 2026 Las Vegas Shows at ‘DOLBY LIVE at Park MGM’ for Dual Residency in March & September

“I can’t tell you how hard it’s been not to leak this announcement.” — Sammy Hagar about his 2026 Las Vegas residency shows LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Music acts doing a Las Vegas residency has become quite the regular attraction over the years, and these events have continued to draw crowds. The city of sin has been a go-to for

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MEAN MAN … Ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes: “Eddie Van Halen smokes Randy Rhoads” on guitar, shares thoughts on what he did not like about Quiet Riot

“VAN HALEN didn’t wear a little bow tie and polka dots. QUIET RIOT did. I didn’t like that.“ — Chris Holmes / former W.A.S.P. guitarist THE METAL VOICE — In a new interview with Canada’s The Metal Voice the guest was none other than classic era W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes. Holmes talks about the rivalry between the late guitar legends

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HOLLYWOOD … Crüefest hits ‘Whisky’ on Sat. July 12th for annual event with Lëwd and Crüed, Blacklist Union and Poizon’Us w/ Stevie Rachelle of Tuff

THE SUNSET STRIP — The 22nd annual Crüefest hits the world-famous ‘Whisky-A-Go-Go‘ on the Sunset Strip this coming weekend on Saturday July 12th 2025. The event as always, is jam packed with both original bands along with some cool tribute bands as well. The lineup this year features the following; Lëwd and Crüed (A Mötley Crüe tribute), Poizon’Us (A Poison

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DO YOU WANNA GET ROCKED? … Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss and Michal Pellicone launch Kickstarter to keep ROCKED MAGAZINE alive and printing

“If you’ve loved what we’ve created or if you believe in preserving rock history and keeping its culture alive please consider backing us.” — Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss & Michal Pellicone / ROCKED MAGAZINE NEW JERSEY — Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss and his partner Michal Pellicone launch Kickstarter to help keep ROCKED MAGAZINE alive and printing. Weiss is a world-renowned photographer who

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BORN TO BE WILD … 80’s Recycle Bin launches brand new Youtube Channel GET ON THE BUS with ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony

“The new channel name also brings brand new interviews with all your music favs shot in our beautiful mobile, state-of-the-art broadcast studio. We will be taking our journey on the road to festivals, concerts, events… wherever the music takes us.” — Drew ‘Rose’ Hannah / Get On The Bus LOS ANGELES, California — Our friends over at 80’s Metal Recycle

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DAVE’S NOT HERE … The Best Of All Worlds Tour featuring Hagar, Anthony, Satriani and Aronoff announce Vegas Residency April 30th – May 17th 2025

Metal Sludge — Sammy Hagar and his The Best Of All Worlds tour is hitting Las Vegas for an official residency in 2025. Hagar, also known as the Red Rocker along with his All-Star band, have announced they are coming to Las Vegas for their first official residency. Hagar who handles most of the Lead Vocals and Guitars, is bringing

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NEW … Alex Van Halen promoting his book “Brothers”, growing up and moving to the USA with his brother Edward Van Halen and how the band started with David Lee Roth >Video<

“Ain’t no way in hell, I will ever be as good as that!” — Alex Van Halen on his brother Edward‘ best online pharmacy with fast delivery fertigyn hp for sale with the lowest prices today in the USA s guitar playing at a very early age “There’s only 1 Ed.” — Alex Van Halen “Ed, just play.” — Alex

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METAL SLUDGE’S TOP 12 GREATEST HAIR METAL PARTY ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME

A throwback article from one of our Metal Sludge Top Lists! These were always fun, we hope you agree! Enjoy this cool throwback from the great Gerry Gittelson! Stay tuned to Metal Sludge… because, you never know what might happen next. Metal Sludge — Welcome to Metal Sludge’s definitive version of Hair Metal’s Top 12 party rock songs. We waved

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