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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 Bin have officially re-launched and re-branded their channel and show… and it’s now going to[…]

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READY FOR A RECORD DEAL … WildSide singer Drew Rose talks about coming up on the Sunset Strip in the 80’s with The Hair Metal Guru

Metal Sludge — In a new interview with The Hair Metal Guru Youtube channel, Drew Rose of WildSide talks about his teenage years starting out in music, and the decades that followed. Rose, now 60, talks in depth about how he grew up listening to Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and early Def Leppard to getting a major label record contract with Capitol Records off the Sunset Strip. Rose, who went by Hannah during[…]

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NEW VINYL ALERT … WildSide “Under The Influence” has been reissued on Colored Vinyl

Metal Sludge — Hollywood rockers Wildside have seen their debut “Under The Influence” be reissued on colored vinyl courtesy of Experience Vinyl. Wildside signed to Capitol Records at the tail-end of the Sunset Strip‘s 80’s explosion but unfortunately by the time it was released in 1992, the music landscape had changed drastically. While the band’s debut from Capitol Records was issued on CD and vinyl, the release has long been out of print and locating[…]

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HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time

Metal Sludge’s Top 19 HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR: The Top 19 Sappiest — and Greatest — Power Ballads of All-Time HOLLYWOOD, California — Power ballads make the hair-metal band, not the other way around. All these iconic groups like Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crue from the MTV era spent a lifetime trying to prove they had more teeth in than their music than in their smiles, but often all it took was one slow-building love song[…]

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WHO MADE THE LIST … Hair Metal Guru’s 10 Hair Metal Albums that Could’ve and Should’ve… but Didn’t

“Everyone knows the heavy weights–the Poisons, Warrants, and Cinderellas, but I’m here to talk about bands that I love JUST as much:“ — Hair Metal Guru Metal Sludge — Everyone loves a Top 10 list, right? Or not… Regardless… everyone has their favorites and least favorites, and today we give the Hair Metal Guru a chance to share his Top 10 list right here on Metal Sludge. Now you may be asking… who the F#@k[…]

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TUFF DIARIES #21 … Fist First Tour, Making F#@%ing Videos, Building Bunk Beds, O.J. Simpson and Rock Club + Strip Club = Awesome

Metal Sludge — It’s the summer of 1994 and we have decided along with our new record label and up coming tour, we will also need videos to promote the new Tuff record. In-between processing and shipping both CD and Cassette orders for the “Fist First” release, we were all pretty much multi-tasking like crazy. Remember, this was all pre computer too. At least the computers or cell-phones that would later become common devices that[…]

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Former WildSide guitarist Brent Woods diagnosed with Leukemia

Metal Sludge — Former WildSide and current Sebastian Bach Band guitarist Brent Woods has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Woods took to his official Facebook page today (Nov. 9th 2020) and wrote to fans about his situation. “This is NOT a sympathy post but more of an awareness post. I haven’t told many people about this but the word has spread a bit and I’m getting a lot of concerned messages. I don’t post much but[…]

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LIVE ?!*@ LIKE A WILDSIDE … WildSide issue classic years “Live” Recording, + Unreleased Rare Demos

LIVE ?!*@ LIKE A WILDSIDE WildSide issue classic years “Live” Recording, + Unreleased Rare Demos   Metal Sludge — Just when you thought they might be done and over for good, something pops up. WildSide have just released a brand new “Live” recording from their heyday featuring the classic line-up. The new “Live” release was recorded during the group’s 1993 North American tour with Drew Hannah (Vocals), Brent Woods (Lead Guitar), Benny Rhynedance (Guitars), Marc Simon (Bass) and Jimmy Darby (Drums). . In addition to the live tracks,[…]

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HANG ON BENNY … Former WildSide guitarist Benny Rhynedance compares their debut to a Bugatti or Gold Medal

HANG ON BENNY Former WildSide guitarist Benny Rhynedance compares their debut to a Bugatti or Gold Medal     Metal Sludge —  Former WildSide guitarist Benny Rhynedance speaks openly in a brand new interview at Sleazeroxx. Rhynedance once again gives fans an interesting and unique perspective into the band’s history, muchlike he did with his 5 part series The History of WildSide (1-2-3–4–5). Reflecting on his disappointment that their record was not a huge hit Rhynedance tells Sleazeroxx: “The[…]

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