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Velvet Revolver backstage at the Manchester Academy in September 2004
The unlikely birth of Velvet Revolver, the supergroup who triumphed against the odds

By Jon Hotten Published

Velvet Revolver’s debut album, Contraband, was released on June 8, 2004. In this classic interview, Slash reveals how one of rock’s greatest modern supergroups got off the ground

Interviews
Bruce Dickinson onstage with Iron Maiden in 1990
“They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow

By Matt Mills Published

Opening for the veteran show-stealers is a difficult job, but Guns N’ Roses and Southern rockers Blackfoot each brought their A-game

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Live Performances
Guns N’ Roses posing for a photograph in 1988
Twelve months of chaos, carnage and controversy that turned Guns N’ Roses into rock’s biggest band – and nearly killed them

By Jon Wierderhorn Published

In 1989, GN’R released a hit EP, supported the Stones and almost split up

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Guns N' Roses on stage
Melania Trump documentary producer names artists who refused to clear their music for use in the film

By Paul Brannigan Published

"It’s disappointing when people put politics so far ahead"

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Bands & Artists
Myles Kennedy and Slash onstage in 2025
Myles Kennedy looks back on the time he refused to audition for Slash and Velvet Revolver

By Matt Mills Published

After being diagnosed with tinnitus, the Alter Bridge singer/guitarist shot down the chance to audition for Velvet Revolver and their lineup of then-former Guns N’ Roses members

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Public Enemy, Axl, Ice Cube
Hip hop legends to support Guns N' Roses in America

By Paul Brannigan Published

Hip hop legends to join hard rock giants on 2026 world tour

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Guns N' Roses in 2023, Foo Fighters in 2025, Bring Me The Horizon in 2025 and Poppy in 2022
Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026

By Matt Mills Published

Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May

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Sabrina Carpenter as Axl Rose
Watch pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter, aged 10, cosplaying Axl Rose to cover Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine

By Paul Brannigan Published

10-year-old Sabrina Carpenter channelling Axl Rose was just adorable

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Collage of the Sound N' Fury book cover, plus axl and Slash (holding a snake)
The book that Axl Rose doesn't want you to read: Alan Niven’s incredible book takes you inside peak Guns N’ Roses like no other

By Scott Rowley Published

Sound N' Fury, due to be published in July, has been pushed back. But it might be the best book about Guns N' Roses ever written.

Biographies
Photographs of Lemmy from Motorhead, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses Axl Rose
30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s

By Classic Rock Published

From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

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