According to RollingStone.com, GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose will appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" next week to address the talk about the classic GN'R lineup getting back together. Rose previously appeared on Kimmel's late-night show in 2012, which marked the singer's first live interview in 20 years. As previously reported, GUNS ...
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According to U.S. music industry magazine Billboard, GUNS N' ROSES has been confirmed as the headliner for next year's Coachella Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California, which is set for April 15 through April 17 and April 22 through April 24. The band is also currently in negotiations to do a 25-date ...
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Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER will release a new acoustic album in February. The effort was recorded this past October at Swing House Rehearsal & Recording in Atwater Village, California. STEEL PANTHER singer Michael Starr told "Another FN Podcast With Izzy Presley" about the forthcoming unplugged record: "It's gonna be accompanied with a DVD ...
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The image displayed on the official GUNS N' ROSES web site has just been changed to the band's old logo, further fueling speculation that we are only days away from an announcement of a reunion of the classic GN'R lineup. Rumors about GUNS' return have been heating up ever since the summer, when ...
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A new report claims that the reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup won't happen for another two years. Rumors about a reunion of the classic GUNS lineup have been heating up ever since the summer, when guitarist Slash revealed that he and singer Axl Rose had repaired their relationship after nearly 20 years of ...
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Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) joined the University of Southern California marching in playing the national anthem prior to USC's football game against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Saturday, November 28 at the Coliseum. Video footage of Slash's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" can be seen below. As previously ...
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On November 19, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was once again asked for his thoughts on a GN'R reunion, following reports that long-estranged singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash had recently repaired their relationship. Clarke, who was not an original member of the group, told Alex Kluft of California Rock News ...
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Speculation reached a fever pitch last week that GUNS N' ROSES was close to announcing a reunion tour, but now a report has emerged indicating that the band lineup for the trek may not be exactly what fans had in mind. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the tour will feature founding members Axl Rose ...
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According to Dish Nation, a reunion tour of the classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES is "close to being revealed." The band will supposedly headline several major festivals in Europe and U.S. before embarking on a worldwide headlining tour to mark GN'R's 30th anniversary. Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently said that ...
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Bass Frontiers magazine recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Speaking about GUNS N' ROSES' early days, Duff said: "I'd seen [Axl Rose, GUNS N' ROSES singer] in L.A. GUNS. But it was at The Troubadour [in West Hollywood]. I ...
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In a brand new interview with Front Row Ravers, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was asked about his time with the group more than two decades ago. He responded: "I can't really tell you anything new. It's been 25 years and the stories have all been told. When I ...
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In a brand new interview with Windsor Star, former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum was asked how important ego management is n keeping a band together. He responded: "From my experience, I mean — it's been a bit of a wild ride. But at the same time, I don't know if I ...
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In a brand new interview with Telegram.com, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash "politely declined to broach the subject" a possible reunion of the band's classic lineup. Rumors of a reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup have been flaring up since Slash revealed in August that he and singer Axl Rose had ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was asked by The Times Of India if he would be part of the GN'R reunion, following reports that long-estranged singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash had recently repaired their relationship. Clarke, who was not an original member of the group, said: "Of course, it was ...
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Izzy of the 105.1 The Blaze radio station conducted an interview with DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham and turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado at this past weekend's Aftershock fetival in Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On DEFTONES' upcoming follow-up to 2012's "Koi No Yokan" album: Delgado: ...
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According to the Portuguese music magazine Blitz, a reunited GUNS N' ROSES lineup is being courted to headline one of that country's festivals in the summer of 2016. Rumors of a reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup have been flaring up since Slash revealed in August that he and singer Axl Rose ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum chose to "plead the fifth" when a question was directed at him about the possibility of a reunion of GUNS' classic lineup. Sorum, who replaced Steven Adler in GUNS N' ROSES, recorded the highly successful albums "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II" (both 1991) and ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was asked last week by podcast host Eddie Trunk for his thoughts on a GN'R reunion, following reports that long-estranged singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash had recently repaired their relationship. Clarke, who was not an original member of the group, said: ...
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THE WINERY DOGS guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen, who made a name for himself via his hard rock, blues-influenced solo albums, perhaps got his most notable exposure during his one-album stint with glam rockers POISON in the early '90s. Many regarded it as an odd pairing, having the guitar virtuoso step in for the significantly less technically ...
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SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that "would retire from touring" if the classic GUNS N' ROSES lineup played again, explaining that he "wouldn't want to go up against that." Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently revealed that he and the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, had repaired their estranged relationship after nearly 20 years, ...
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Longtime GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson, who has been with the band since 1998, has told The Current that he doesn't know the Axl Rose-fronted group's status at the moment. Stinson, a founding member of the seminal Minneapolis-based rock group THE REPLACEMENTS, last played with GUNS N' ROSES at an April 2014 ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was interviewed on the latest installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his time with GUNS N' ROSES: "What I accomplished with those guys ...
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Australian touring mogul and Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has shot down rumors that a reunited classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES will headline next year's edition of the event. Internet chatter seemed to start on radio station Triple M when outspoken music fan and owner of Cherry Bar in Melbourne, James Young, took to the ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, two well-established GUNS N' ROSES fan news sites have cautioned that the recent news about singer Axl Rose and former guitarist Slash reconciling after 19 years doesn't necessarily mean that the classic lineup of the band will reunite. But one of the sites also added that the band is ...
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Now that Slash has revealed that he and former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Axl Rose are friends again after nearly 20 years of estrangement, you can expect a steady stream of rumors about where and when the seemingly inevitable GUNS N' ROSES reunion tour will take place. The first has now popped up via The ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has confirmed that he has rekindled his friendship with the band's lead singer Axl Rose — six years after the frontman called him "a cancer." Speaking to Aftonbladet TV in Sweden, where Slash was making a special appearance on Friday (August 21) for a launch event for the Marshall ...
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Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Crazy Tour Stories" features a touring act giving you all the details about one or more wild things that have taken place while on tour. In this episode, which was filmed on April 17 in Joliet, Illinois, the all-female metalcore band CONQUER DIVIDE talks about crazy things that have ...
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Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, LOADED, WALKING PAPERS) is currently at Jupiter Recording in Seattle, Washington laying down tracks for a new studio album. Joining Duff for at least some of the sessions are longtime DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED bassist Jeff Rouse, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin and STONE SOUR drummer Roy ...
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ADLER, the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, performed the GN'R classic "Used To Love Her" on the Peruvian show "Fuera Del Estudio". You can watch video footage of the group's appearance below. ADLER is comprised of Adler, frontman Jacob Bunton (LYNAM, MARS ELECTRIC), guitarist Lonny Paul (ADLER'S APPETITE), and bassist ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of ADLER, the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, performing on July 23 in Lima, Peru can be seen below. ADLER is comprised of Adler, frontman Jacob Bunton (LYNAM, MARS ELECTRIC), guitarist Lonny Paul (ADLER'S APPETITE), and bassist Johnny Martin (CHELSEA SMILES). The band is working on material ...
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