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METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Jetboy’s Billy Rowe and Blackboard Jungle’s Britt Pennella preview annual reunion

METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Jetboy’s Billy Rowe and Blackboard Jungle’s Britt Pennella preview annual reunion weekend with Swingin’ Thing, The Fizzy Bangers and more       HOLLYWOOD, California — My how time flies when you’re having fun. That’s the plan once again for the 17th annual Blackboard Jungle reunion scheduled for Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at the Viper Room back once again on the Sunset Strip. That’s right. The event has been pushed[…]

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M3 Music Festival announces set times for annual event feat: Whitesnake, Kix, Vince Neil, Dokken, Skid Row & Vain

  MAY 3rd-5th M3 Music Festival announces set times for annual event feat: Whitesnake, Kix, Vince Neil, Dokken, Skid Row & Vain     COLUMBIA, Maryland — After months of excitement the annual M3 Music Festival is upon us. The East Coast event is one of the premier yearly concerts for 80’s hard rock and hair metal fans to congregate. The 2019 M3 in its 11th year, will extend their 2 day weekend to 3[…]

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RED DESPERATE CARTEL … Nikki Sixx looks to have dissed Jake E. Lee, calls him ‘has-been, never was’ a ‘wash-up’ and ‘desperate’

RED DESPERATE CARTEL Nikki Sixx looks to have dissed Jake E. Lee, calls him ‘has-been, never was’ a ‘wash-up’ and ‘desperate’      Sleazeroxx — A number of articles were released yesterday by online publications including Blabbermouth, Sleaze Roxx and Metal Sludge based on an interview down by former Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee‘s interview with Tone-Talk. During the interview, Lee advised that Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Leewanted him to replace guitarist Mick Mars before he eventually got the gig with Ozzy Osbournein 1983. Lee also revealed[…]

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ARROGANT SOB … Jake E. Lee says: “I was fu@king better looking and fu@king better playing” than Mick, “Nikki & Tommy wanted me in Motley”

ARROGANT SOB Jake E. Lee says: “I was fu@king better looking and fu@king better playing” than Mick, “Nikki & Tommy wanted me in Motley Crue”     Blabbermouth — Jake E. Lee says that Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee wanted him to replace Mick Mars in MÖTLEY CRÜE. According to the former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist, the CRÜE musicians approached him about possibly joining their group in the early 1980s, before he got the call to work with the BLACK SABBATH frontman. Speaking to Tone-Talk, Lee recalled (see video below): “I quit RATT. I had nothing[…]

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OPRAH HELPED FIRE LAG GUITARIST …. Phil Lewis on former guitarist: “I found Michael (Grant) to be a narcissist sociopath”

OPRAH HELPED FIRE LAG GUITARIST Phil Lewis on former guitarist: “I found Michael (Grant) to be a narcissist sociopath”       Facebook — Who says Rock N’ Roll is dead? It’s so relevant that even Oprah Winfrey is helping to shape the future landscape of Rock N’ Roll as we know it. Well, she may not know she’s influencing L.A. Guns, but it appears the 3rd richest women on the planet is doing just that.[…]

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FALLING DOWN … Ozzy Osbourne cancels remainder of 2019 tour dates after suffering fall at home

FALLING DOWN Ozzy Osbourne cancels remainder of 2019 tour dates after suffering fall at home     LOS ANGELES, California — Metal music’s Prince of Darkness is pressing pause on some upcoming live engagements. On Thursday morning, Ozzy Osbourne‘s team announced on social media that, due to a fall at his Los Angeles home, as well as a bout with pneumonia, the singer will be pushing back all the scheduled dates of his No More Tours 2tour[…]

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YOU’RE IN LOVE …Bobby Blotzer claims Ratt lawsuit ‘beat up his marriage’ which is ending in divorce, confirms report of new girlfriend

YOU’RE IN LOVE Bobby Blotzer claims Ratt lawsuit ‘beat up his marriage’ which is ending in divorce, confirms report of new girlfriend Metal Sludge — Former Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer is in love again, this just weeks after his wife Michelle Blotzer has filed for divorce. Blotzer recently spoke to a Canadian journalist and spilled the beans about the 2013 marriage and confirmed it’s now in divorce court. Metal Sludge first reported the drummer’s marriage was headed for a[…]

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EYE CANDY GALORE … Brazil’s top rock band TALES FROM THE PORN drop video for “Hot Girls Fast Cars”

  EYE CANDY GALORE Brazil’s top rock band TALES FROM THE PORN drop video for “Hot Girls Fast Cars”     SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian rockers Tales From The Porn have dropped a new video. The latest the group’s third is for the song “Hot Girls Fast Cars” and features… as you might expect a bunch of hot girls and fast cars. Tales From The Porn released their debut “H.M.M.V.” in 2017. The Brazilian based[…]

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L.A. DEVILS … L.A. Guns debut new video single for “The Devil You Know”

L.A. DEVILS L.A. Guns debut new video single for “The Devil You Know”    Sleazeroxx — L.A. Guns featuring lead vocalist Phil Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns have released a video for the title track of their upcoming new studio album The Devil You Know, which will be released via Frontiers Music Srl on March 29, 2019. The video premiered earlier today at Metal Sucks. Track List for The Devil You Know: 01. Rage 02. Stay Away 03. Loaded Bomb 04. The Devil You Know 05.[…]

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Heavens Edge bassist George Guidotti reveals he has Stage 4 Lung Cancer

Heavens Edge bassist George Guidotti reveals he has Stage 4 Lung Cancer     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — George Guidotti, Bass Player For Heaven’s Edge Has Announced That He Has Stage 4 Lung Cancer. George posted the following announcement on his Facebook page: The following is courtesy of XS Rock.Com I’ve been putting this off for a couple of weeks now as I have been trying to figure out the right way to say it. But since[…]

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