GUNS N' ROSES's management has issued the following press release regarding the band's abbreviated performance in Newcastle, England last Wednesday (July 19): GUNS N' ROSES want the people of Newcastle to know that the crowd at their sold-out show Wednesday night was terrific. The band played a sweaty two hour show on the hottest night ...
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An eight-minute, amateur-quality video clip of GUNS N' ROSES performing at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England this past Tuesday (July 18) has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip features guest appearances by former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach (on "My Michelle") and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin, who joins ...
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STATE OF BALANCE, the prog-rock project featuring former CHRIS CAFFERY guitarist Brandon Cook and NICODEMUS drummer Andrew Greene, has been in pre-production for about a month and plan to record three new songs next week. Brandon will be handling vocals, lead/rhythm guitars, and some bass. STATE OF BALANCE had previously released an independent five-song EP ...
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An audience-shot, amateur video clip of GUNS N' ROSES playing the song "My Michelle" — with a special guest appearance by former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach — during their headlining performance Sunday (June 11) at the Download festival at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, ...
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According to a posting on ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin's official web site, Izzy will be joining Axl Rose and his new version of GUNS N' ROSES on the following European dates: Jun. 13 - Prague, CZR @ Sazka Arena Jun. 15 - Warszawa, POL @ Stadion Legii Jun. 17 - Burgenland, AUT @ ...
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A two-minute video clip of GUNS N' ROSES performing at the Download festival in England Sunday night (June 11) has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES were joined at the show by their former guitarist Izzy Stradlin for three songs — "Patience", "Night Train" and "I Used To ...
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According to NME.com, GUNS N'ROSES singer Axl Rose was reunited with ex-GNR guitarist Izzy Stradlin at the Download festival in England Sunday night (June 11). Midway through the set, Rose introduced original member Stradlin for three songs — "Patience", "Night Train" and "I Used To Love Her". It was only Stradlin's second show ...
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Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with former L.A. GUNS/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How do you feel about the music industry today? Do you think the label gave BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION a fair chance? Guns: "I think that the industry ...
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GUNS N' ROSES founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former band onstage for three songs at the final show of the group's four-night stand in New York City on May 17. Stradlin, who left the group in 1991, performed "Think About You", "Patience" and "Nightrain", the latter of which also featured an appearance from Kid ...
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Axl Rose had an all-star audience turn out for his GUNS N' ROSES New York shows last week, according to a press release. Famous faces in the crowd included Matthew Perry, Mickey Rourke, Drea De Matteo, Lenny Kravitz, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Fred Durst, Sebastian Bach, Ethan Hawke, Jay Z, Jimmy Fallon, Maxwell and Sean Penn. ...
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A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Matt Goldenberg has submitted the following report: "Okay... I can't really tell you how I found out or how I got on the list without betraying a friend's confidence, but I got a call around 6 p.m. [on Thursday, May 18] that Rosario Dawson, the actress from 'Rent', ...
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A low-quality video clip of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose introducing ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday (May 17) before they and the rest of the current GNR lineup launch into a live rendition of "Think about You" has been posted online at
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin took the stage tonight (May 17) with GNR for the songs "Think about You", "Patience" and "Nightrain" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose made various references to Stradlin during their May 15 show at the Hammerstein Ballroom. In addition, Kid ...
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Low-quality video clips of "Welcome to the Jungle" and "November Rain" from last night's (May 12) GUNS N' ROSES concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City have been posted online. Check them out: "Welcome to the Jungle" (video) "November Rain" (video) A bunch of pictures from the show can ...
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Several pictures from GUNS N' ROSES' performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City Friday night (May 12) have been posted online at BrooklynVegan.com. A post-show wrap-up from TalkingMetal.com can be downloaded in MP3 format at this location (4 MB). Low-quality audio recordings of last night's performance are available
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GUNS N' ROSES played their first show in more than three years Friday night/Saturday morning (May 12-13) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. The two-hour, 15-minute set kicked off at roughly 11:00 p.m. with the opening 1-2-3 punch of "Welcome to the Jungle", "It's So Easy" and "Mr. Brownstone", and featured a guest appearance ...
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GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose made an appearance on the on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (May 5). Axl is in New York City rehearsing with the rest of the band and when Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW) was on the show, Bach invited Axl to ...
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VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has rejected as false recent rumors that he has entered a rehab center in the Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington near his home to "get clean." The Metal Sludge web site quoted an anonymous source last week as saying that Duff "went to ...
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A representative for GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has shot down persistent rumors that former GNR members Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan are in talks with Rose about taking part in a "reunion" tour this summer. The rumors gained strength a couple of days ago when unconfirmed reports surfaced that Slash had picked ...
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ADLER'S APPETITE, the band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF; bass), Sheldon Tarsha (vocals), Michael Thomas (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES; guitar), and JT Longoria (IZZY STRADLIN; guitar), performed at Bikini in Barcelona, Spain on January 17. Check out pictures from A-Z Heavy Metal. ADLER'S APPETITE have just kicked off ...
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According to SputnikMusic.com, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin is contemplating making several new albums available over the course of 2006 and 2007, including new studio material and a rarities collection, which may feature sessions with ex-GUNS N' ROSES bandmates Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums). In a brief ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler recently answered several fan questions via his official fan site, StevenAdler.net. Read the question-and-answer session at this location. ADLER'S APPETITE — which also features Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF; bass), Sheldon Tarsha (vocals), Michael Thomas (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES; guitar), and JT Longoria (IZZY STRADLIN; ...
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GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose spoke to a Rolling Stone reporter at KORN's tour announcement bash at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in the early hours of Saturday morning (Jan. 14). The following are several excerpts from the article, which can be read in its entirety at RollingStone.com: On the long-awaited new GUNS ...
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Former ADLER'S APPETITE and current FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat has commented on the current tug-of-war between some of the other ex-ADLER'S APPETITE members — Jizzy Pearl (vocals), Keri Kelli (guitar) and Robbie Crane (bass) — and Steven Adler (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) over the ADLER'S APPETITE name. In an e-mail sent to Metal Sludge earlier ...
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RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl has responded to comments made by ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler regarding Pearl's departure from Steven's ADLER'S APPETITE project. In an interview published by Argentina's Jedbangers magazine, Adler had the following to say regarding Jizzy: "Another jackass singer [was in the band for the recording of the group's ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has unveiled the new lineup of ADLER'S APPETITE following the departure of the entire band that recorded the group's debut EP last year. The new group consists of the following musicians: Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF) – Bass Sheldon Tarsha – Vocals Michael Thomas (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) – Guitar JT ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has parted ways with the entire ADLER'S APPETITE band that recorded the group's debut EP, including guitarist Keri Kelli (VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT), bassist Robbie Crane (VINCE NEIL, RATT) and singer Jizzy Pearl (RATT, LOVE/HATE). Also gone from the band is guitarist Craig Bedford, who performed with the ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and ex-IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno are among the confirmed acts for "Rock the Boat", a two-day floating rock festival travelling between Oslo, Norway and Denmark. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, April 28, 2006: (Headliner - ...
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According to Kiss Kollector Online, both Richie Sambora and Yngwie Malmsteen recently stated in interviews that they were asked to audition for KISS. The two guitarists are believed to have been contacted by KISS around 1981 when Ace Frehley was too incapacitated by drugs to play with KISS any longer. Another guitarist who ...
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ADLER'S APPETITE, the new band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Dec. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Rainbow Bar & Grill Jan. 13 - Tarzana, CA @ Paladinos Jan. 14 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater Jan. 17 - Barcelona, SPA ...
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