• Axl Rose Mad About Mayweather/Pacquiao -- Demands "Free Fight"

    Saturday night, the "Fight Of The Century" went down at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao with 16,000 celebrities and high rollers in attendance and millions watching worldwide. However the outcome -- a unanimous decision, which was predicted by many experts, left much to be desired. With all of the one-night-stand boxing fans rushing in to judge on what a good boxing match should be, most were largely disappointed to see a very tactical and finesse bout won by Mayweather. Guns N Roses vocalist Axl Rose was one of those mad at the fight and took to Twitter last night to express his frustration at how the fight transpired. He is also looking for another "free fight" some time soon, which would never happen with all of the money that could be made by all parties.

  • Slash Calls Michael Jackson Breakup Theory 'B.S.'

    Last month, former Guns N' Roses manager Doug Goldstein made headlines after sharing a theory about the band's breakup. He said the collaboration between Slash and Michael Jackson in the 1990s did not sit well with frontman Axl Rose. A few weeks after that news spread, Slash responded, calling the story a fabrication and "B.S."

  • Guns N' Roses Manager: Slash Working With Michael Jackson Made Axl Rose Angry

    Remember when Slash, the guitar hero for hard rock outfit Guns N' Roses, joined forces with Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, in the early 1990s? The pair collaborated on "Black or White" and "Give in to Me" for Jackson's 1991 album 'Dangerous.' Former GN'R manager Doug Goldstein recently revealed that Axl Rose did not much care for the brief partnership, and it may have been one of the reasons the rock band dissolved.

  • Guns N' Roses Mini Reunion: Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke Join Slash Onstage

    There was a mini Guns N' Roses reunion over the weekend featuring the likes of Slash, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke. McKagan's Loaded and Gilby Clarke + Coverheads opened the show for the guitarist, who was performing in Argentina with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. The former GN'R bassist hit the stage for "It's So Easy" and stuck around for the Clarke-assisted "Paradise City."

  • Steven Adler on Guns N' Roses Reunion Album

    Steven Adler lent his percussion skills to some of the early albums by hard rock heroes Guns N' Roses. The most notable was the band's seminal 1987 release 'Appetite for Destruction.' Although the original lineup has not performed together since the early 1990s, Adler is still holding out for a GNR reunion. He even thinks an album made by the classic lineup would be better than 'Appetite,' saying that it would blow the album away.

  • Guns N' Roses Guitarist Richard Fortus Praises Axl Rose

    Not all members of Guns N' Roses hate Axl Rose. Richard Fortus, one of the current guitarists for the group, had nothing but high praises for the iconic frontman during a recent interview with Mitch Lafon. The axeman defended Rose's signature move of starting shows late because of everything he goes through to "get into the right place with himself." He also talked about the singer's unwillingness to compromise when it comes to music.

  • New Guns N' Roses Music Created During the Slash Era, Richard Fortus Says Axl Rose Has Tons of Material [WATCH]

    Guns N' Roses has some new music that is reportedly in the process of being finished. According to band members, the material Axl Rose has brewing sounds pretty killer too. Guitarist Richard Fortus is the latest rocker to talk about the tunes publicly, saying that some of the stuff dates back to the Slash era. Yes, that's correct — some of the new Guns N' Roses songs will technically be a collaboration between two people who continually say they will never work together again.

  • Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose is Not Dead, 'Welcome to the Jungle' Singer Responds to Death Hoax

    Axl Rose is not knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door yet. The "Welcome to the Jungle" singer is the latest rock star to fall victim to an Internet death hoax. While he did not immediately respond to the false reports, the Guns N' Roses frontman eventually posted a funny sentiment about the incident via Twitter. The story was originally posted on a fake MSNBC website with the headline, "Sources: Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose Found Dead in West Hollywood Home at Age 52."

  • Guns N' Roses Keyboardist Dizzy Reed Says Band's New Music Is 'Fantastic'

    We have been hearing a lot of good things from the Guns N' Roses camp recently, and the main piece of positive news is that there is new music ready to go. Longtime keyboardist and Axl Rose pal Dizzy Reed talked about the new material, saying it is "fantastic" and that people "need to hear it," Blabbermouth noted. The next GN'R album will be the follow-up to 2008's "Chinese Democracy." "Last I heard, there's a lot of music that has been recorded, a lot of stuff that's done, a lot of stuff that's almost done, and I think it's just a matter of picking out which songs are gonna come out in the next phase," he told backstageaxxess.com. "And last I heard, that's what was happening. The main thing is, when it's ready to come out, it'll come out." Guitarist DJ Ashba confirmed that Rose had two albums worth of new material last month. Reed chimed in earlier this month, saying the tunes are in the process of being finished.

  • Early Axl Rose EP with First Band Rapidfire Available for Download [LISTEN]

    Axl Rose has been linked to Guns N' Roses since the beginning of time. The erratic frontman, however, was in a few other bands prior to making it big in the late 1980s. He was in the first lineup of L.A. Guns before forming his own band, Hollywood Rose with GN'R guitarist Izzy Stradlin. Their five-song demo was released in 2004 from the archives, and now fans are able to download an EP from Rose's first project, Rapidfire. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Rapifire's demos have been available online for a few years, but the official release only came after Rose's legal blessing. Loudwire even reported earlier this year that a YouTube clip of Rapidfire was taken down at the request of Rose's lawyers even though it belonged to guitarist Kevin Lawrence. "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead man," Lawrence wrote prior to the release. "Oh, and I can't wait for the 500-page illegal harassment of a cease and desist. Snore .. zzz ... zzz. Heard of interference of business and SLAPP suits? I own the copyrights, the masters, the photos, the performances and I have the receipt that I paid for it all ... LOL ... open and shut." The EP, "Ready to Rumble," is available for purchase. Fans can learn more about the band on its Facebook page and even listen to a snippet of the music below.

  • Guns N' Roses Biopic in the Works, Confirms Author Marc Canter

    Hollywood loves stories of rock 'n' roll debauchery, so it is not a huge surprise that Tinseltown is eyeing up Guns N' Roses for a biopic. The classic lineup includes a captivating list of characters like drummer Steven Adler, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, lead guitarist Slash and, of course, frontman Axl Rose. Their history has been written in multiple books, and filmmakers intend to make a movie based on Marc Canter's 2007 release, "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction." The news first popped up on the fan site MyGNRForum.com, Ultimate Classic Rock points out, and Canter ended up disclosing a few pieces of information on the project. Canter, who has known Slash since childhood, said the biopic has "been in the works for about four months." The author added that the film will be made "by people that will do it right ... I do have a big say-so on the script, which is still being put together now but so far looking cool."

  • Axl Rose Reportedly Has Two New Guns N' Roses Albums Recorded

    Guns N' Roses' 2008 album "Chinese Democracy" famously took so long to record that it became more of a punchline than an album. However, the band's next album might be coming much sooner than we think. According to guitarist DJ Ashba, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has recorded enough songs to fill up two albums.

  • Slash Actually Has Nice Words To Say About Axl Rose [WATCH]

    Generally, Slash and former Guns N' Roses bandmate Axl Rose don't have too many kind words to offer up about one another. The guitarist, though, broke that trend recently and told Loudmire what he admires most about the legendary frontman.
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