GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba tells Las Vegas Review-Journal that one of his favorite things about being in the band is the unpredictability of the group's live shows — including the time they take the stage and the songs they will perform during each concert. "That's what I've always loved ...
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With dozens of bands congregating on Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the annual Rock On The Range festival, one of the event's headliners, GUNS N' ROSES, played a warm-up gig on Tuesday night (May 13) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the Axl Rose-led act broke out a slew of cover tunes ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus told the Associated Press at yesterday's (Wednesday, April 23) Revolver Golden Gods awards show in Los Angeles that fans could see new music from the band in the next year. "We are working on stuff and hopefully very soon we're going to have new stuff out," Fortus said on ...
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A Bolivian TV report on GUNS N' ROSES' April 12 concert in La Paz, Bolivia — including an interview with the band's guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal — can be seen below. As previously reported, Slash recently said that he was not concerned about Duff McKagan's reunion with Axl Rose at five GUNS N' ROSES shows ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba was interviewed by Bolivian TV ahead of the band's recent appearance in the country. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald ...
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Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will headline the Guitar Gods tour, set to take place in North America in June/July. Joining Malmsteen on all shows will be Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES), Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) and Gary Hoey. A two-minute promotional video for the Guitar Gods tour can be seen below. Malmsteen is ...
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Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will headline the Guitar Gods tour, set to take place in North America in June/July. Joining Malmsteen on all shows will be Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES), Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) and Gary Hoey. Malmsteen is one of the most technically accomplished guitarists of all time, rewriting the book ...
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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan played the first of five shows with the band last night (Sunday, April 6) at Estadio Ferrocarril Oeste in Buenos Aires, Argentina. McKagan is filling in for GN'R's current bassist, Tommy Stinson, during the group's South American tour because Stinson is reuniting with THE REPLACEMENTS for two high-profile dates ...
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The latest episode of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) features an interview with GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba. You can now listen to the podcast using the audio player below. (Note: The Ashba chat begins around the 21-minute mark.) Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in ...
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Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, RIHANNA), Marty Friedman (MEGADETH), Gus G. (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIREWIND), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD), Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER), Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA), Rowan Robertson (DIO), Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS) and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) are among the musicians who performed at the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A ...
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Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has set a March 18 release date for his debut solo album, "I Am The Fire", in North America. The CD will be released internationally on Century Media Records, ...
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Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has set a March 18, 2014 release date for his debut solo album, "I Am The Fire", in North America. The CD will be released internationally on Century Media ...
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Guitarist Yossi Sassi, founding member of Israel-based oriental folk metallers ORPHANED LAND, has announced his departure from the band. In a statement, he said: "I never thought that someday I'll write these words… yet if there's something stronger than our past — it is our future, and our dreams, as we evolve and understand what ...
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Shooting for the forthcoming rock photography book titled "Before I Hit The Stage: Backstage Rock 'N' Roll Moments In New York City, 2013" wrapped when Andrew W.K. partied hard this past New Year's Eve at Manhattan's Irving Plaza. The book is set to become the first ever published that photographically documents touring rock 'n' roll ...
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GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba has designed his own signature Les Paul guitar, to be released in March 2014 by Gibson. Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald this past February about being in one ...
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"Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. From the creators of "Bonzo Bash" (the celebration show for LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham), Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton bring you yet another celebration for an icon! Tichy and Sutton, ...
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Bumblefoot has launched a line of signature guitar cases, via Eastsport, Inc. Solo artist, producer, and lead guitarist of GUNS N' ROSES, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal brought his A-game to the table while crafting his signature series of cases. Using his decades of performing and touring experience, Ron has been hands-on in developing not only fashionable ...
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The world-famous Whisky A Go Go nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California turns 50 years old on Thursday, January 16, 2014. The venue will ring in this historic evening with a show by legendary THE DOORS guitarist Robbie Krieger and his JAM KITCHEN band. Mayor John Heilman will be there to present ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal spoke to Argentina's Vorterix prior to his November 24 appearance at The Roxy Palermo in Buenos Aires. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On recurrecting his solo career: Bumblefoot: "Before GUNS, I was touring all the time, doing my own stuff, putting out ...
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On November 22, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and the drummer of his solo band, Dennis Leeflang, were interviewed on Chile's Radio Futuro prior to their first-ever performance in Santiago the next day. Speaking about first visit to Chile as a solo artist, Thal said (hear audio below): "It's funny… Before GUNS, Dennis ...
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Just in time for Halloween, a scarily impressive alliance of metal and hard rock luminaries has formed to create one of the most depraved abominations of musical crossbreeding in history — an all-metal tribute to the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, available on CD October 22! Never before have such quintessential pop hits as "Beat ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was interviewed on a recent episode of "Met Al Metal", Israel's biggest metal radio show hosted by the brothers Lior and Niv Peleg. You can now listen to the entire show using the audio player below. Thal admitted in a recent interview with the "Totally Driven Radio" podcast ...
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Original KISS members Ace Frehley (guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) reunited on stage for the first time in 13 years this past Wednesday night (October 23) during the all-star jam at the 30th-anniversary party for VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's radio show at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. Drummer ...
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Original KISS members Ace Frehley (guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) reunited on stage for the first time in 13 years last night (Wednesday, October 23) during the all-star jam at the 30th-anniversary party for VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's radio show at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. Drummer Mike ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was interviewed on a recent episode of "Met Al Metal", Israel's biggest metal radio show hosted by the brothers Lior and Niv Peleg. You can watch video footage of Bumblefoot's appearance below. Thal admitted in a recent interview with the "Totally Driven Radio" podcast that he was not ...
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Just in time for Halloween, a scarily impressive alliance of metal and hard rock luminaries has formed to create one of the most depraved abominations of musical crossbreeding in history — an all-metal tribute to the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, available on CD October 22! Never before have such quintessential pop hits as "Beat ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal held a clinic at the Copenhagen Guitar Show on October 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Thal admitted in a recent interview with the "Totally Driven Radio" podcast that he was not pleased with GUNS N' ROSES' shows consistently starting ...
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"Burning Daylight", the new video from TONY HARNELL & THE WILDFLOWERS FEATURING BUMBLEFOOT, the collaboration between former TNT singer Tony Harnell and GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, can be seen below. TONY HARNELL & THE WILDFLOWERS FEATURING BUMBLEFOOT recently released its debut album via CDBaby.com. The track listing for the effort is as ...
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Just in time for Halloween — the first-ever all--metal tribute to the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, will be released, featuring an all-star lineup that will raise the dead! "Thriller – A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson" features outstanding performances by Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT), Danny Worsnop (ASKING ALEXANDRIA), Elias Soriano (NONPOINT), Lajon Witherspoon (SEVENDUST), Phil ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was interviewed on the latest episode of "Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. EST on the VOC Nation Radio Network. You can now listen to the podcast using the audio player below. Asked about GUNS N' ...
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