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Slash with a Gibson ES-33
Slash cancels four shows on S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour due to unforseen circumstances

By Fraser Lewry Published

Slash's all-star blues tour kicked off earlier this month

Concerts & Shows
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness held at Wembley Stadium, London for an audience of 72,000.The concert was a tribute to the life of Queen lead vocalist, Freddie Mercury, with proceeds going to AIDS research. Pictured performing on stage is Axl Rose, lead singer of American rock group Guns N Roses. 20th April 1992.
Chaos, no shows and bomb scares on Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion tour

By George Bidmead Published

Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion tour was one of the most volatile and mysterious to ever hit Europe. This is the full story

Concerts & Shows
Exterior view of the Record Plant recording studio is seen on July 27, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
Iconic Los Angeles recording studio the Record Plant to close its doors after more than 50 years of rich rock and metal history

By Stef Lach Published

Record Plant in LA has hosted Guns N' Roses, Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac and many others

Culture
Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose in a police car
Bikers, fire hoses and looting: the story of the Guns N' Roses fan riot in St. Louis

By Henry Yates Last updated

On July 2, 1991, the infamous 'Rocket Queen riot' kicked off during a Guns N' Roses show at the Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis. This is what happened

Bands & Artists
Robert Trujillo in 2023, next to pictures of James Hetfield and Axl Rose in 1992
“I went out in the crowd of 40,000 people to try and beat somebody up”: Robert Trujillo compares supporting Metallica and Guns ’N’ Roses in the ’90s

By Matt Mills Published

Metallica’s bassist supported two of the biggest bands in hard rock during his time in Suicidal Tendencies

Concerts & Shows
Axl Rose on the balcony of his apartment
That time a student in Ohio won Axl Rose's apartment in a competition and got to evict him

By Fraser Lewry Published

"The bed's never been slept in - I'm not saying it hasn't been used" - Axl Rose

Interviews
Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, June 29, 2024
Glastonbury would welcome more rock acts, but there aren't a lot of new rock bands around, apparently

By Paul Brannigan Published

Glastonbury booker Emily Eavis isn't exactly saying that rock is dead, but...

Music Festivals
Slash standing against a grafitti'd wall with a guitar
How Slash organised Orgy Of The Damned

By David Sinclair Published

With his recent album Orgy Of The Damned – a selection of classics, each sung by a different guest singer – Slash is the latest rock superstar to take the blues road

Interviews
Michael Shenker wielding a Flying V and (inset) Axl Rose headshot
Axl Rose appears on an upcoming Michael Schenker album of classic UFO songs

By Fraser Lewry Last updated

The first song released from Michael Schenker's My Years With UFO album stars Slash and former Skid Row man Erik Grönwall

Albums
Slash seated, next to pictures of six of the musicians who originally wrote the songs on the album
Runnin' with the devil: The stories behind the songs on Slash's Orgy of the Damned

By David Sinclair Published

From Robert Johnson to Lightning Hopkins, The Temptations to Stevie Wonder: The original versions of Slash's Orgy Of The Damned songs

Albums
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