Metal Sludge
History
History
Metal Sludge was founded in 1998 by Stevie Rachelle, front man of glam metal band Tuff, and his friend Shawn Card. For much of its early years, and the years which it gained most attention, the two of them were anonymously writing on the website via pseudonyms. Rachelle looked at their approach as similar to the Unknown Comic from the late 70s and early 80s who would wear a paper bag over his face or the Masked Magician who told the secrets of magic tricks in the late 90s.[citation needed]
The pseudonyms used most prominently were Jani Bon Neil (made up of the names Jani Lane, Jon Bon Jovi and Vince Neil), Bastard Boy Floyd (a play on the band Pretty Boy Floyd's name), Taime "Sex" Slaughter (made up of the names Taime Downe, Steve "Sex" Summers and Mark Slaughter, Donna Anderson (made up of the names Donna D'Errico and Pamela Anderson, both ex-wives of Mtley Cre members Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee. ) and Ozzy Stillbourne (a play on the name Ozzy Osbourne). Other names used included CC Van Sixx combining CC DeVille, Eddie Van Halen and Nikki Sixx, Dana Brittingham using Dana Strum and Eric Brittingham, Blackie Z'Nuff was Blackie Lawless and Chip Z'Nuff, and Blas Dokken which is Blas Elias and Don Dokken.
Metal Sludge's approach was antagonistic, utilizing humour, but at the same time it was in a tongue-in-cheek manner as the website did support the bands which it covered. Their first large rivalry was with Gerri Miller of Metal Edge magazine; a magazine which once covered glam metal, heavy metal music and hard rock but had since moved on to nu metal.[citation needed]
After 6 years, in August 2004, the pressure got to be too intense, and Stevie Rachelle came forward as running the site. This simultaneously led to a falling out between Rachelle and Card which ended in a lengthy lawsuit.[citation needed]
Sludgeaholics & Sludgettes
A personality that emerged from Metal Sludge was C.C. Banana. Inspired by a 2001 Metal Sludge article about Poison guitarist C. C. DeVille, C.C. Banana has since gone on to become a comedic entertainer in his own right. C.C. Banana first came to the attention of Sludgeaholics when he stalked, and mocked, C.C. DeVille while wearing a large banana costume. Later that year, the newly-dubbed C.C. Banana again made Metal Sludge headlines when he engaged in a nightclub confrontation with longtime Sludge nemesis Sebastian Bach. Since then, C.C. Banana has gone on to conduct dozens of comedic rock star interviews, host a string of live concerts and even make a handful of TV guest appearances (including Who Wants to Be a Superhero? on the Sci Fi Channel and Talking Metal On Fuse). In 2008, C.C. Banana appeared on the Kiss tribute album "KISS MY ANKH: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent," performing a parody of the song "Unholy" rewritten as a roast of Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley.
Other notable Sludge personalities included Evel Dick who went on to win Big Brother 8 and Static Beth who created a website showing rock stars and other famous men's penises.
Rachelle and Card worked together for all facets of the site. Card suggested a monthly pinup girl, the name of which was taken from the band Insane Clown Posse and their fan base being referred to as Juggalos or Jugalettes.
Merchandise and CDs
A line of T-shirts, long sleeves, hoodies, baby dolls, hats, panties, and work shirts were launched. The "Metal Slut" line was introduced in tank tops, baby dolls, and g-string panties. The logo was identical to the Metal Sludge logo only the word Sludge was substituted with the word Slut. The site also sold custom baseball jerseys, hoodies, work shirts, ski beanies and flex fit hats with embroidered Metal Sludge logos.
The site released Hey That's What I Call Sludge Vol - 1 on CD in 2003. This was a play on the Now That's What I Call Music CD series. The CD featured 24 tracks by artists who were friendly with the website. Featured artists included: Sum 41, Lit, Metal Skool now known as Steel Panther, Bowling for Soup, Firehouse, Supersuckers, Wednesday 13, Jizzy Pearl of Love/Hate, Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot, Tuff, Billy Morris former Warrant guitarist and The Wildhearts.
The Original Gossip Board
The website forum has 30,000 registered members, with several sub-forums. In the past, various celebrities from the era have found their way onto the boards and traded blows with fans. This includes regular visitors Tracii Guns, guitarist of L.A. Guns, Skid Row guitarist Dave Sabo, Robbie Crane of Ratt, photographer Neil Zlozower and Steve Summers, lead singer of Pretty Boy Floyd.
Interviews: 20 Questions, Rewind, 3-Wind, Back 4 More, and 10 questions
The website has conducted hundreds of interviews over the years, with artists from all walks of the rock community:
Steven Adler of Guns n' Roses, Alice Cooper, Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Rikki Rockett of Poison, David Coverdale of Whitesnake, Nikki Sixx of Mtley Cre, Tracii Guns of LA Guns, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society, Eric Brittingham of Cinderella, Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Jani Lane of Warrant, Bruce Kulick of Kiss, Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat, Jeff Pilson of Dokken, Bobby Blotzer of Ratt, King Diamond and hardcore punk legend Henry Rollins from Black Flag.
Metal Sludge has also interviewed various members of obscure hair bands such as: Nitro, Sleez Beez, Kik Tracee, W.A.S.P., Vain, Enuff Z'nuff, Kingofthehill, Love/Hate, Pretty Boy Floyd, Helix, Y&T, Pariah, Tigertailz, Killer Dwarfs, XYZ, The Zeros, Saigon Kick, Firehouse, Danger Danger, Tuff, Wildside, Leatherwolf, Silent Rage, Loudness & Odin, and the B'zz.
As well as rock and metal musicians, interviews are also conducted with pornstars like Jenna Jameson, Kendra Jade, Jasmine St. Clarie & Ron Jeremy. Also professional wrestlers Chris Jericho & The Blue Meanie and the girlfriends/former-girlfriends of rockstars such as Bobbie Brown, Donna D'Errico and Rock of Love 2 finalist Daisy De La Hoya.
The first interview is called a "20 Questions" interview, if the person interviewed returns for further ones in the future (usually spaced a couple of years apart), they are referred to as a "Rewind", "3-Wind" and "Back-4-More" respectively. There is also a interview titled "10 questions" which interviews new talented up and coming bands, and more obscure rock acts and artists of the 80's era.
Metal Sludge also exposes people who have agreed to do an interview but later backed out due to the nature of the questions or other reasons. These people are placed on the "Pussy List", which includes Sebastian Bach, Marilyn Manson and Joey Belladonna. If a person has been placed on the Pussy List, but has later agreed to the interview, they are removed from the list. Phil Lewis is an example of this.
Metal Sludge Extravaganza
The Metal Sludge Extravaganzas (MSE or MSX), are a series of tours organised by the website over the years. Below is a list of bands and musicians who have performed at the events:
MSE: Hair of the Dog, The Phil Lewis Band, Head-Set, Saturday Marketm Ground and Rover's Pinky.
Hosted by: Kendra JadeMSE3: Metal Skool, Hollywood Roses, Whole Lotta Rosies and Storyteller.Hosted by: Ralph Saenz and Josie Pearl.MSE4: Metal Skool, Jeff Pilson's Underground Moon, Halfcocked, Psychic Mafia and Belly Love.Hosted by: Jasmin St. Claire and The Blue MeanieMSE5: Faster Pussycat, Every Mother's Nightmare, Aqua Net, Lynam and Medicine Mann.Hosted by: Kendra JadeMSE 2003: Faster Pussycat, Enuff Z'nuff, Pretty Boy Floyd and Crash Kelly.Hosted by: C.C. Banana and others at each stopMSE7:Donnie Vie (of Enuff Z'nuff), Billy Morris Band, London Calling, Chad Stewart, Dave Brooks, The Erotics, Cheap Vinyl and State of Being.MSE9: Metal Skool, WWIII, Killingbird, National Dust and Madison Paige.Hosted by: Jasmin St. Claire and The Blue MeanieMSE10 (MSEX): Donnie Vie (of Enuff Z'nuff), American Dog, Ground Zero, Billy Morris Band, All Star New Years Sludge Jam (featuring; Stevie Rachelle, Donnie Vie and Drew Hannah from the band Wildside), Bombshell Crush, Motortramp, The Cherry Pops, Mad Margritt, Amps 2 Eleven and Subtones.Hosted by: Nate S. AxelCelebrities & columnsFamous musicians have written columns for the website. Rikki Rockett of Poison wrote for the "Dear Dr. Rockett" section. In addition, Scott Ian of Anthrax wrote during the "Sludgevivor" contest which was a direct parody of Survivor the TV show.Tour diaries were also featured. Contributors included the band Antiproduct, Ron Keel of Keel, Wednesday 13 the former Murderdolls singer, Mike Tramp of White Lion, and Jizzy Pearl of (Love/Hate ex-Ratt & LA Guns frontman).In pop cultureAt the beginning of the Murderdolls video for "White Wedding", the Metal Sludge character Jani Bon Neil is mentioned.EvelDick from Big Brother 8 is a former Sludgeholic of the Month and a long-term supporter of the site.References^ KNAC.COM News - Metal Sludge Mastermind Comes Clean^ "KISS MY ANKH: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent". SplitScreen Entertainment. http://www.splitscreenentertainment.com. Retrieved 2008-08-31.^ The Pussy ListExternal linksMetal SludgePick My Brain interview with Jani Bon NeilCategories: Heavy metal publications | Music websites | Internet properties established in 1998Hidden categories: Articles lacking reliable references from October 2009 | Wikipedia articles needing style editing from June 2009 | All articles needing style editing | Articles with topics of unclear notability from April 2008 | Wikipedia articles needing style editing from November 2008 | All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010by: wowo
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