GUNS N' ROSES fans shouldn't expect a new studio album from the band anytime soon, according to the band's guitarist, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Even though GUNS N' ROSES axeman D.J. Ashba said in an interview at last week's launch party for the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops" video game that the band is "throwing around ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed on this morning's (Thursday, October 21) edition of "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" show on the Seattle radio station KISW 99.9 FM and about his surprise guest appearance last week with the band's current lineup at London, England's O2 arena. The chat can now be streamed ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan joined the band's current lineup on stage earlier tonight (Thursday, October 14) at London, England's O2 arena to perform four songs: "You Could Be Mine", "Nice Boys" (ROSE TATTOO cover), "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (BOB DYLAN cover) and "Patience". This marked the first time since 1993 that McKagan ...
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GUNS N' ROSES members Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (guitar) and Frank Ferrer (drums) performed three songs with the U.K. GN'R tribute act GUNS 2 ROSES on October 12 in Oxford, England. Video footage of their appearance can be viewed below. In addition to sole original member Axl Rose (vocals), the current lineup of GUNS N' ROSES ...
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According to BBC News, GUNS N ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and drummer Frank Ferrer made a surprise appearance at a British music center. They went to the Witchwood School of Rock, Witney, where they offered some advice and jammed with budding stars. Ferrer joked he was more nervous talking to the children ...
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"God Loves Violence", the new video from reunited late '80s Connecticut thrashers INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.), can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Bleed The Line", which the group hopes "will propel [I.N.C.] back onto the scene and cause a bit of mayhem when it hits the web this month," ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' September 13, 2010 performance at the Bercy in Paris, France can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Chinese Democracy 02. Welcome To The Jungle 03. It's So Easy 04. Mr. Brownstone 05. Sorry 06. Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond theme) 07. Live And ...
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More fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' (mostly) acoustic performance last night (Tuesday, September 14) at the L'Arc restaurant/bar in Paris, France can be viewed below. Check out photos of the show: * PurePeople * Spark * RockerParis Part 1 * RockerParis Part 2 The band's ...
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GUNS N' ROSES performed a special surprise (mostly) acoustic set earlier tonight (Tuesday, September 14) at the L'Arc restaurant/bar in Paris, France. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. You're Crazy 02. Welcome To The Jungle 03. It's So Easy 04. Mr. Brownstone 05. Catcher In The Rye 06. Used To Love Her 07. This ...
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Denmark's Gaffa web site recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Gaffa: You became a member of [GUNS N' ROSES] a few years before the release of "Chinese Democracy", but you ended up playing on all the songs. To ...
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Video footage of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal breaking down the song "Strangles" from his 1995 debut, "The Adventures Of Bumblefoot", can be viewed below. The entire clip, including tab, audio, and an interview with Thal, is available at this location. An instrumental effort, "The Adventures Of Bumblefoot" has been re-released ...
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Leah Cevoli of MFNRocks conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal at the Rock 'N Rev Festival in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 13, 2010. You can now watch the chat below. GUNS N' ROSES' late start at the Rock 'N Rev Festival — where the band came on at around ...
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Mushie's Blog recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Mushie's Blog: Despite the impatient wait of 15 years for ["Chinese Democracy"] to come out, the band had no efforts to promote the sale, no videos or other promotional matters ...
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For episode 15 of the "Mars Attacks" podcast, host Victor M. Ruiz conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Ron discussed the differences between recording and touring with GN'R as opposed to his solo work, being compared to past members of the band, the re-release of "The Adventures Of Bumblefoot", and ...
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Fans can now purchase the first of a series of new singles from Q*BALL, a project led by RETURN TO EARTH frontman Ron Scalzo that features the talents of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Inspired by newer bands like LCD SOUNDSYSTEM and veteran acts like BECK and NINE INCH NAILS, who use a ...
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On June 30, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. EST on CIFA 104.1 FM in Nova Scotia and Tuesday ...
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In March, KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor released his sixth full-length solo CD, "Something's Coming". Packed with guests such as Jimi Hazel and Rick Skatore of 24-7 SPYZ, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal of GUNS N' ROSES, John "Clawhammer" Tabor, Wes Tabor, Wally Farkas, Randy St. John, and Frank Falbo, this LP gives Ty Tabor fans what ...
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DailyMusicGuide recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DailyMusicGuide: First and foremost, how has the current GUNS N' ROSES touring been going? You've been on quite a road trip in the past few months! Thal: It's been good, man. Good ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak were interviewed on the June 26 edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The program is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Thal released an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" in December 2008. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' June 12, 2010 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Chinese Democracy 02. Welcome To The Jungle 03. It's So Easy 04. Mr. Brownstone 05. Sorry 06. Richard Fortus Guitar Solo (James Bond ...
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Darkside e-zine has posted high-quality photos of GUNS N' ROSES' June 8, 2010 concert at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Chinese Democracy 02. Welcome to the Jungle 03. It's So Easy 04. Mr. Brownstone 05. Sorry 06. Richard Fortus Guitar Solo: James Bond Theme 07. ...
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Episode #311 of the "Talking Metal" podcast contains interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with TRIUMPH's Gil Moore and Mike Levine, as well as GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. The podcast can be downloaded at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below.
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The RockBandAide web site recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Thal released an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" in December 2008. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees the guitarist re-interpreting his own songs in a stripped-down ...
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New Jersey-based aggressive hard rock outfit RETURN TO EARTH, featuring the talents of Ron Scalzo, Brett Aveni, and Chris Pennie (COHEED & CAMBRIA, ex-THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), will release its sophomore album, "Automata", on August 17 via Metal Blade Records. Drums and vocals for "Automata" were tracked in Dover, New Jersey at Backroom Studios where ...
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Video footage of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose slipping and taking a fall during the band's March 30 concert at Parque Jaime Duque in Bogota, Colombia can be viewed below. (Note: The fall occurs around the 1:18 mark.) The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Chinese Democracy 02. Welcome To The Jungle 03. It's ...
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Video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' March 30, 2010 performance at Parque Jaime Duque in Bogota, Colombia can be viewed below. Also available is footage of the band's singer, Axl Rose, walking around the city earlier in the day. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Chinese Democracy 02. Welcome To The Jungle 03. It's ...
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Kerly Ruiz of Venezuela's Televen conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES members Dizzy Reed (keyboards), Frank Ferrer (drums) and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (guitar) when the band played Caracas on March 27, 2010. Watch the chat below. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose is being sued by his former manager for nearly ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below. When asked in a recent interview if he feels GUNS N' ROSES' latest album, "Chinese Democracy", was unfairly criticized, Thal said, "I think that people definitely ...
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Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Chinese Democracy" has been available to purchase since November 2008, so now you've had time to fully digest the album and everything, what is your view on ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports: A GUNS N' ROSES concert at the Air Canada Center in Toronto was delayed for over two hours on Thursday night (January 28), according to Spinner.com. It was around 11:30 p.m.when the lights went down and singer Axl Rose came onstage . . . in a wheelchair. Rose told the ...
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