Longtime Axl Rose friend and associate Del James, whose short story, "Without You", inspired the epic clip for GUNS N' ROSES' "November Rain", recently sat down for a chat with Rose and is sharing the results of that one-on-one exclusively with Spinner.com. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: Did ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the CD has shifted 537,000 units since it was released on November 23, 2008 as a ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was recently asked by a fan if he's hard GN'R's new album, "Chinese Democracy" and what he thought of it. "Yes, I listened to it on a long drive to Phoenix, Arizona," Gilby replied. "I think it's very good and very imaginative. Axl's [Rose] vocals sound great and ...
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In his first major interview in nine years, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose answered two series of questions from Billboard.com via e-mail, in which he discussed for the first time the events surrounding the release of the band's latest album, "Chinese Democracy", and his frustrations with the group's record label, Interscope. A ...
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Hollywood '80s metal band LONDON — best known for its hilarious appearance in the Penelope Spheeris documentary film "Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" (and whose former members include Nikki Sixx, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, Blackie Lawless and Fred Coury) — will reunite for its first live show in 21 years ...
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Vocalist Nadir D'Priest of the cult Hollywood band LONDON will be a special guest on Bill Peters' long-running "Metal on Metal" radio show on University Heights, Ohio's WJCU 88.7 FM tonight (Friday, January 9) at 9:00 p.m. EST. D'Priest will talk about the history of the band as well as its appearance as the headliner ...
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GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...
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Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose broke his silence last night (Thursday, December 11) by answering fan questions on the message boards of two of the most popular GUNS N' ROSES fan sites on the Web — MyGNR.com and Here Today… Gone To Hell! BLABBERMOUTH.NET has collected some of the ...
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Professional music photographer Robert John is best known for working with GUNS N' ROSES. He began shooting them in the 1980's when they were HOLLYWOOD ROSE, became their exclusive photographer when GN'R was signed to Geffen Records, and traveled with them through the height of their career. In this special feature, John shares footage he ...
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Tim Brouk of Journal and Courier reports: Chris Vester is only 24 and a 2003 graduate of Jefferson High School. Yet the Jefferson radio and television assistant is often grilled by his students about the school's most famous — and notorious — student, Axl Rose. "They ask me 'Did you know him?' They ...
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According to The Pulse of Radio, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin hasn't heard all of the band's new album, "Chinese Democracy", but he likes what he has heard. Stradlin, who quit the group in 1991, told Punk.bz, "I have listened to some tracks off the record and I enjoyed them." As for whether ...
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Denmark's OLIVER WEERS will support WHITESNAKE in Copenhagen on Friday, December 19. WEERS will perform with his band consisting of guitarist and album producer Soren Andersen, bass player Claus Langeskov (WHITE LION), guitarist Anders Bo (THE LICKS) and drummer Morten Hellborn (HANNAH SCHNEIDER). On November 13, OLIVER WEERS will make a special appearance with Marco ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan took part in an online chat at ESPN.com earlier today (Wednesday, October 22). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Q: For someone whose lifestyle brought you closer to death than most, it amazes me how well conditioned you ...
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GUNS N' ROSES's seminal 1987 debut, "Appetite for Destruction", will be reissued on vinyl on October 28 via Interscope. "Appetite for Destruction" was certified on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. sales in excess of 18 million copies. The LP has reportedly accumulated worldwide sales in excess of ...
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"Appetite for Destruction", the classic 1987 debut album by Los Angeles-based hard rock band GUNS N' ROSES, was certified on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. sales in excess of 18 million copies. The LP has reportedly accumulated worldwide sales in excess of 28 million. The album's original ...
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PRESTO BALLET, the project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, will perform at the CalProg 2008 festival, set to take place October 11 at Center Stage Theater in Whittier, California. Also scheduled to appear are ECHOLYN, IZZ and SYLVAN. For more information, visit www.calprog.com. PRESTO BALLET released its second album, "The Lost ...
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A collection of rare recordings from the cult Hollywood band LONDON, entitled "The Metal Years", is scheduled for release on September 30 via Cleopatra Records. Fresh off its appearance in the 1988 Penelope Spheeris film "The Decline Of Western Civilization: The Metal Years", Hollywood's own LONDON entered American Studios in Topanga, California in the summer ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and his lawyer Barry Sands attended a court hearing in Los Angeles on Friday (July 25) regarding Steven's recent drug-related arrest. (See video from X17 below.) Prior to the hearing, Steven told X17 cameras he was nervous, but looking to move on and sober up. "I'm ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has made his new solo album, "Concrete", available through iTunes. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Ball 02. Circle 03. Easy 04. Concrete 05. Drove 06. Ship 07. G.B. 08. Knuckleheads 09. I Know 10. Raggadubbacrete "Concrete" features a guest appearance by Stradlin's former ...
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PRESTO BALLET, the project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, will release its second album, "The Lost Art of Time Travel", in the U.S. through ProgRock Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Peace among the Ruins" will include the following tracks: "The Mind Machine", "Thieves", "I'm Not Blind", "One Tragedy at a Time", "You Are ...
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum has told Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com that he thinks GUNS N' ROSES will get back together. "I'm sure it'll happen eventually," he said. Sorum isn't so sure about his involvement in a reunion, however. "They could be having meetings about it right now. They could be ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will embark on a European tour in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 06 - Vittoria, SPA @ Azkena Festival, Sep. 13 - Milan, ITA @ Rock Of Ages - A September To ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will perform tomorrow (Saturday, May 31) at the Yakima Sports Center in Yakima, Washington. In addition to McKagan, the band features drummer Geoff Reading (GREEN APPLE QUICK STEP), bassist Jeff Rouse (VENDETTA RED, ALIEN ...
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METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "I have just been confirmed with my solo band to play at Rocklahoma on Friday, July 11. My solo band consisting of METAL CHURCH's own Rick Van Zandt (ROTTWEILLER) on guitar. Rick Pierce (TKO, Q5, KNIGHTSHADE) on guitar. Izzy Rehaume (ROTTWEILER, PRESTO BALLET) on bass ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, and QUIREBOYS have been confirmed for the Rock Of Ages - A September To Remember Festival on September 13 at Palasharp in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TWISTED SISTER ...
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PRESTO BALLET, the project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, has posted audio samples from its forthoming second album, "The Lost Art of Time Travel", on the band's MySpace page. Due this summer via the newly formed Body Of Work label, the follow-up to 2005's "Peace among the Ruins" will include the ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will enter a Seattle studio on June 4 to begin recording its new album, to be released before the end of the year. "We hope to sort of blaze right through it and make ...
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has confirmed that he has recorded a guest appearance on the next album from his former GN'R bandmate Izzy Stradlin. "I got to play on Izzy's new record [on Tuesday, April 22] in Ojai [California]," Duff writes in an online posting. "Another stellar outing by that dude, I ...
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Vocalist Ronny Munroe of the long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH was a guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show last night (Saturday, April 12). You can now download the program as audio file at this location. Ronny Munroe is currently laying down vocal tracks for METAL CHURCH's new album, which will be entitled "This ...
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Vocalist Ronny Munroe of the long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH will be a guest on "Maximum Threshold" tonight (Saturday, April 12) at 9:30 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, visit www.maximumthreshold.net. Ronny Munroe is currently laying down vocal tracks for METAL CHURCH's new album, ...
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