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CLASSIC METAL SLUDGE … Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns does 20 Questions – December 2nd 1998

Metal Sludge — Below is a Classic Metal Sludge 20 Questions interview with L.A. Guns founder, songwriter and lead guitarist Tracii Guns. This interview was the second ever interview conducted and it was featured on Metal Sludge way back on December 2nd 1998. Metal Sludge at the time was only 3 months old, and social media didn’t even exist yet. We have posted below, exactly what we ran back in 1998 but have added current[…]

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YOU ARE UNDER ARREST … Metal Sludge’s Top 10 Rock Stars who wore a Service Hat

YOU ARE UNDER ARREST Metal Sludge’s Top 10 Rock Stars who wore a Service Hat ————————————————————————— Looking back at some of the coolest lists we ever published… and this is 1 of them! This was first shared on Metal Sludge way back in 2018… wow… a half dozen years ago… and it’s still an awesome read. Go check it out and share with some friends… Stay tuned to Metal Sludge, because you never know what will[…]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY … Metal Sludge Was Born 25 Years Ago on September 1st 1998 & Here Is How It Came To Be

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Metal Sludge Launched September 1st 1998, 25 Years Ago & Here Is How It Came To Be  — This was first posted in 2018 on the 20th Anniversary, and I figured it would be cool to share it again here today, on the official birthday of Metal Sludge, September 1st. As the site passes a quarter of a century on the world wide web, I want to thank you for all of your[…]

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TUFF DIARIES #1 .. How I Made My Way To Hollywood California, 34 Years Ago Today. By Stevie Rachelle

TUFF DIARIES (Entry #1) How I Made My Way To Hollywood California, 34 Years Ago Today. By Stevie Rachelle  34 YEARS AGO TODAY I BEGAN MY FIRST 24 HOURS IN CALIFORNIA!  June 25th 1987   —  It was Friday June 19th 1987. A childhood friend I had known since grade school (Al Eid Hussein) had just returned from his visit to Hollywood California. Al was from Egpyt, and since 2nd grade I heard he knew Karate.[…]

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METAL SLUDGE CLASSIC … ‘TWAZ DA NITE B4 X-MAS’ at Gerry Miller’s House in 1998

Taime “Sex’ Slaughter wrote this Christmas classic back in 1998, so we thought we’d dust it off once again for this Christmas Season. Wow… to say we were mean back in the day is an understatement. Oh well, we can’t erase the past. Life goes on. Metal Sludge proudly presents: TWAZ DA NITE B4 X-MASAt Scary Gerry Miller’s House   Twas the night B4 X-mas as I sat here alonenothing was ringing not even my[…]

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FIGHTSTER … Trixter’s Steve Brown and P.J. Farley say their drummer Gus is on the “Sh!t List” and compare him to a Disobedient Dog

Metal Sludge – Who is ready for some news on those happy smiling New Jersey rockers Trixter? You remember those guys right, Metal Edge darlings who were barely out of high-school. Their debut album blasted up the charts after their smash video “Give It To Me Good” hit #1 on MTV. Well, it seems things aren’t all good’ in Trixterland. There appear to be some issues between key members Steve Brown (guitarist) and P.J. Farley[…]

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CHERRYDETH … Warrant’s Erik Turner talks about the time he met with Dave Mustaine to audition for Megadeth

Blabbermouth — WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner has confirmed to “The Chuck Shute Podcast” in a new interview that he nearly auditioned for MEGADETH when the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit was first being assembled back in 1983. “Yeah, it’s true,” Erik said (see video below). “When I was 16, there was a paper called the Recycler in Orange County, and there was an ad in there. I had never heard of METALLICA at the time, but [the ad said], ‘Ex-METALLICA guitarist forming new band MEGADETH. Inquire if you’re interested.’ So I contacted Dave through the[…]

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TOILET LOVER … Judas Priest singer Rob Halford admits to being Arrested for Cruising Men’s Toilets on Venice Beach California before he came out

Blabbermouth — In his new autobiography “Confess”, JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford reveals that he was once arrested for cruising Venice Beach toilets (in a case of police entrapment), yet the cops didn’t release the information to the media because they were PRIEST fans. Asked by NME what effect he thinks being “outed” would have had on him, the singer — who came out as gay on his own terms in 1998 on MTV — said: “The police did me a favor by keeping it out[…]

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SOAP ON A ROW … Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan and his Dirty Rocker Soap Company help battle COVID-19

Metal Sludge — Are you a filthy dirty rocker who needs to clean up your act? Or maybe just in need of a quality cleaning to keep the COVID 19 out of your life. Well then nevermind the coffee or hot sauce products that many rockers have released, Rachel Bolan is offering to help get you clean. That’s correct, the Skid Row co-founder, song-writer and bassist Rachel Bolan is doing his part with his company[…]

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THE GLOVES ARE OFF … Phil Lewis on L.A. Guns lawsuit: “We Can’t have Another Sh!tty Version going out Diluting the Brand.”

Blabbermouth — Phil Lewis has slammed drummer Steve Riley‘s lineup of L.A. GUNS, saying “we can’t have another shitty version going out diluting the brand.” This past January, Riley was sued by Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns and Lewis in California District Court. Joining Riley as defendants in the case are the three musicians who perform in his recently launched rival version of L.A. GUNS; that group’s manager, booking agent and merchandiser; and Golden Robot Records. The complaint, which requests a trial by jury, alleges that Riley‘s version of L.A. GUNS (referred to[…]

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