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“Well this is a first…”: Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus says it was so hot in Saudi Arabia that his pickups melted

One thing that Fortus will learn from this GNR tour is that the desert heat can do crazy things to your electric guitar

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“I have a very identifiable voice. It’s a unique sound, the divinity of my vocal cords. So everything I built around it was to protect the integrity of that voice”: How Perry Farrell defined alternative rock with Jane’s Addiction

The album Nothing's Shocking was the antidote to hair metal

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Welcome to the bungle… Watch an increasingly rattled Axl Rose take umbrage when GNR's new drummer plays the wrong song

Just two gigs into a World Tour things didn't go to plan for new sticksmith, Issac Carpenter

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Guns N' Roses release video showing all the times Axl Rose has fallen over onstage

Oh no! Poor Axl!

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“The sex session did happen. What you hear on the song is real porn action”: The debauched story of Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction, the album that electrified 80s rock

Guns N’Roses Appetite For Destruction is one of the greatest debut albums in history

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From breakfast with a Eurovision winner to dancing to Bon Jovi: My wild weekend on a 1980s cruise

Ambassador is usually associated with an older clientele, but Marc Shoffman found plenty of youthful exuberance and a lot of Lycra on the cruise brand’s ‘Back to the 1980s’ sailing

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“A little thunder and lightning”: Slash dons a Gibson SG as Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to John Sykes with rampant cover of a Thin Lizzy classic

The Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist passed away in December last year

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"On arrival Izzy had to be loaded into a baggage cart to be wheeled through Customs and Immigration": Behind the scenes on Guns N' Roses' first trip to Japan

Classic Rock presents the first in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury

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"I could have done a poor imitation of Brian May, but I just figured it would be better to get the real thing": Bumblefoot on wrangling famous guitarists, his new album, and the celebrity hot sauce community

One-time GN’R guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal has a finger in more than one pie – and sauce to put on it

Louder

“It was the first and last time I've ever argued with Brian May. He was so adamant about us not doing it”: Nuno Bettencourt recalls Extreme’s rebellious Queen medley at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

All bands were banned from playing Queen songs, but Bettencourt wanted to pay tribute to “one the greatest composers of all time” in his own way

Guitar World

“I had a massive animosity towards those fans”: Soundgarden’s manager thought it would be a great idea for them to support Guns N’ Roses, the band disagreed

The grunge legends opened up for Axl & co. on the Use Your Illusion tour and came out of it with a lesson in how not to act on the road

Louder

Zak Starkey shares epic unreleased studio recording of Guns N' Roses, Ringo Starr and Elton John covering T. Rex's Children Of The Revolution

Starkey's post comes just days after he was fired by The Who

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“Chinese Democracy was a boring record. But calling it Guns N' Roses was not honest. It was totally a solo record”: GN’R’s ex manager takes aim at Axl Rose

He claims frontman made band “miserable” every day

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"Axl wants to be in control of everything": Former Guns N' Roses manager claims Axl Rose now takes 50% of the band's income

Former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven says the band are no longer a collective

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Tottenham fans stage second protest against Daniel Levy and club's ownership

Hundreds of Spurs supporters marched to ground in call for change

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“Some of the biggest artists who are performing have not been announced": Tom Morello teases "surprises" at Black Sabbath's farewell gig, and advises fans to "get there early"

He says more names will be added to the already incredible line-up

Louder

The greatest gig I've ever seen: 24 writers pick the most memorable live show of their lives

24 life-changing live shows from 60 years of gigs

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"What happens next, you give everyone a hard-on and then go around the room with a bat like Al Capone?!” Ginger Wildheart's wild tales of Lemmy, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Cheap Trick and more

Meet Ginger Wildheart, the multi-tasking musical superhero who's shared stages with Cheap Trick and Motörhead and drinks with Axl Rose, Tony Iommi and Liza Minnelli

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Psychic tests! Pet wolves! Chicken coops! Guns N' Roses and the wild ride towards Chinese Democracy

Ever wondered why Chinese Democracy took so long to make? This is the truly unbelievable story of a year in the life of Axl Rose

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“I’m not a role-playing games guy. I’m not about drinking beer and singing folk songs. I’m all about sex, blood and rock’n’roll”: How Finnish glam-goth metal icons The 69 Eyes blazed a trail for HIM

Before Ville Valo and HIM, there was Jyrki 69 and The 69 Eyes

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"Lars Ulrich came barging in. He’s like, ‘Hey, I’m Lars!’ F*** yeah you are!" Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck recalls meeting his heroes for the first time (and regrets falling out with Rob Zombie)

From touring with Iron Maiden and Guns N' Roses to meeting Metallica, Killswitch Engage and Zakk Wylde, 2005 - 2007 was a massive time for Bullet For My Valentine

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Guns N' Roses announce the arrival of their seventh drummer

The news arrives 24 hours after the departure of long-serving sticksman Frank Ferrer was announced

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“There’s nights where I think, ‘If we don’t get to Paradise City soon I’m going to pass out!’”: How drummer Frank Ferrer powered Guns N’ Roses for 19 years

And why You Could Be Mine was his favourite song to play

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Drummer Frank Ferrer leaves Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses have announced Frank Ferrer's exit from the band.

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"The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity, and sturdy presence": Guns N' Roses announce departure of long-serving drummer Frank Ferrer

Frank Farrer has been behind the Guns N' Roses kit for 19 years

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