<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Guns-n-roses ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/guns-n-roses Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I was sitting at the bar with Keith. He asked me what I was doing with Guns, and I told him about the situation with Axl. And Keith said, ‘You never leave’”: When Slash turned to Keith Richards for career advice ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-sitting-at-the-bar-with-keith-he-asked-me-what-i-was-doing-with-guns-and-i-told-him-about-the-situation-with-axl-and-keith-said-you-never-leave-when-slash-turned-to-keith-richards-for-career-advice fUPHeWoXMAaGEpwNoYnhbR Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the few times Axl and I ever went out in public was to see Nirvana in Hollywood. And then people say grunge killed Guns N’ Roses”: Slash on the alternative rock revolution – and the groundbreaking album that blew Axl Rose’s mind ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/one-of-the-few-times-axl-and-i-ever-went-out-in-public-was-to-see-nirvana-in-hollywood-and-then-people-say-grunge-killed-guns-n-roses-slash-on-the-alternative-rock-revolution-and-the-groundbreaking-album-that-blew-axl-roses-mind FigdXi44LzZzkDk9Vcutn9 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:28:29 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:47:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It used to be, like, 25 minutes long!”: How Axl Rose took inspiration from Elton John to create a classic Guns N’ Roses ballad that was years in the making ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-used-to-be-like-25-minutes-long-how-axl-rose-took-inspiration-from-elton-john-to-create-a-classic-guns-n-roses-ballad-that-was-years-in-the-making dsdF5ciGWiRHrM2AxneDfB Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:16:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It had a swing and a weird swagger to it that can’t really be duplicated. Kind of like lightning in a bottle”: Ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Josh Freese says that nobody can play those classic GN’R songs like OG drummer Steven Adler did ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-had-a-swing-and-a-weird-swagger-to-it-that-cant-really-be-duplicated-kind-of-like-lightning-in-a-bottle-ex-guns-n-roses-drummer-josh-freese-says-that-nobody-can-play-those-classic-gnr-songs-like-og-drummer-steven-adler-did pZNTpgx5FqaNjq2GskGMaL Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:30:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s so much material at this point – it’s a matter of having the discipline to sit down and get into it”: Slash says a new Guns N’ Roses album is coming ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/theres-so-much-material-at-this-point-its-a-matter-of-having-the-discipline-to-sit-down-and-get-into-it-slash-says-a-new-guns-n-roses-album-is-coming vUYYww4ab84doZQAfizXPU Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:58:37 +0000 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “C’mon bro... It could generate $2M for teen cancer”: Zak Starkey pleads with Axl Rose to give the go-ahead for charity cover of Bolan classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/recording/cmon-bro-it-could-generate-usd2m-for-teen-cancer-zak-starkey-pleads-with-axl-rose-to-give-the-go-ahead-for-charity-cover-of-bolan-classic VTegbirqoNDUS6Dfp3XWHH Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:46:03 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:44:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Sometimes you get to the double time in Paradise City and think, ‘Man, I’ve got to play this now!?’”: How drummer Frank Ferrer powered Guns N’ Roses for 19 years ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/frank-ferrer-gnr-drum-week ZQnZhub5wbdtJfrMMkQQif Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:49:17 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:03:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The recording of Appetite For Destruction eventually cost $365,000. It was an outrageous amount to spend on a debut. I worried that we would never dig out of that hole”: Guns N’ Roses’ former manager Alan Niven on the making of a rock classic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-recording-of-appetite-for-destruction-eventually-cost-usd365-000-it-was-an-outrageous-amount-to-spend-on-a-debut-i-worried-that-we-would-never-dig-out-of-that-hole-guns-n-roses-former-manager-alan-niven-on-the-making-of-a-rock-classic AurfUwgTGFmxh3pdAWKVRS Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:33:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Well this is a first…”: Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus says it was so hot in Saudi Arabia that his pickups melted ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guns-n-roses-richard-fortus-pickups-wax-melted-in-saudi-arabia 9vf5xizfFcDozNeXV8ZDA6 Wed, 28 May 2025 15:23:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/chinese-democracy-was-a-boring-record-but-calling-it-guns-n-roses-was-not-honest-it-was-totally-a-solo-record-gnrs-ex-manager-takes-aim-at-axl-rose tURxr4vk7xH4jUmYHJ5Zwe Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:38:06 +0000 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:13:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played in 29 punk rock bands, but I loved Prince. 1999 became the soundtrack to my life”: How the Purple One’s classic album was life-changing for a Guns N’ Roses star ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-played-in-29-punk-rock-bands-but-i-loved-prince-1999-became-the-soundtrack-to-my-life-how-the-purple-ones-classic-album-was-life-changing-for-a-guns-n-roses-star LZRBesyocae3nWJQgiEnDn Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:35:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guns N’ Roses and Tool added to Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s final show at Villa Park ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guns-n-roses-and-tool-added-to-ozzy-and-black-sabbaths-final-show-at-villa-park zT9mcukuaU3xcdFQLhZmUN Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:52:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm not gonna talk too much about Guns N' Roses. And especially not about Axl. It only leads to turmoil and torment on my end”: Former GN’R guitarist Bumblefoot reveals his new album, new gear, new tricks - and his favourite track on Chinese Democracy! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/im-not-gonna-talk-too-much-about-guns-n-roses-and-especially-not-about-axl-it-only-leads-to-turmoil-and-torment-on-my-end-former-gnr-guitarist-bumblefoot-reveals-his-new-album-new-gear-new-tricks-and-his-favourite-track-on-chinese-democracy T6etMW9gGojJbW8mG5DreM Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Axl did a great job”: But is the Guns N’ Roses singer about to rejoin AC/DC for a 2025 tour? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/axl-did-a-great-job-but-is-the-guns-n-roses-singer-about-to-rejoin-ac-dc-for-a-2025-tour JKNTkZc24Dv6nnLKidv7dW Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:52:49 +0000 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:25:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is a line there that you cross where you are just spending money for the sake of the name or the label”: Slash says you don’t need to spend “an arm and a leg” to get a guitar that’s as good as you’ll ever need ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/there-is-a-line-there-that-you-cross-where-you-are-just-spending-money-for-the-sake-of-the-name-or-the-label-slash-says-you-dont-need-to-spend-an-arm-and-a-leg-to-get-a-guitar-thats-as-good-as-youll-ever-need TvSB2zkeJNMYR8zh2cb4Wa Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:23:08 +0000 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:41:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “2025 is all about Guns N’ Roses”: Slash plots course ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/2025-is-all-about-guns-n-roses-slash-plots-course PwdGk8G7GrT2BDCQuM5AMh Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:36:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This one thing has replaced 95% of my rig”: ex-Guns N’ Roses guitar virtuoso Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal picks his 3 essential pieces of gear ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/bumblefoot-interview-helix-guitar-whom-gods-destroy peAfvJeVQAVTitDyEqcKTU Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:02:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That song, and Perfect Crime, we started writing when we were doing pre-production for Appetite" – Slash tells the story of Guns N' Roses's long-in-the-waiting classic You Could Be Mine ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/that-song-and-perfect-crime-we-started-writing-when-we-were-doing-pre-production-for-appetite-slash-tells-the-story-of-guns-n-rosess-long-in-the-waiting-classic-you-could-be-mine TX25PDwTNoXbjbKqu9JPDU Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:07:24 +0000 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:13:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s a Brit-voiced fire-breather, finished in green snakeskin, and it’s available to pre-order: Here’s everything we know about Slash’s new signature Magnatone amp ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/slash-signature-magnatone-sl-100-guitar-amp XXEC3rBNhFDgwBBQFEHwa Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:28:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash teases a new signature Les Paul based on his main Guns N' Roses stage guitar – the “factory second” plain-top named Jessica ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/slash-jessica-gibson-usa-les-paul-standard BaUCHGMykQpyc4i8hQusgS Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:21:57 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:28:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is a moment I won't forget in a hurry" – Richard Fortus is now flying the flag for two great British guitar brands with Guns N' Roses ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/this-is-a-moment-i-wont-forget-in-a-hurry-richard-fortus-is-now-flying-the-flag-for-two-great-british-guitar-brands-with-guns-n-roses 5sqbuzwaHSjWYnupTpvkr8 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:03:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ex-GNR manager Alan Niven explains why Slash is a guitar god: “Great players revere the space between their notes” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alan-niven-slash-gnr BNoMVn4jjjt4wnhWa3ErPN Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:19:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash talks Guns N' Roses album plans and new songs arriving soon: "There's a couple of epic ones coming out" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/slash-guns-n-roses-new-songs RwsgYNwdxdAh5Sozsa96e6 Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:42:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They've proven to be incredibly stable on this tour” – Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus gives us the latest on his new Gretsch Falcons ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/theyve-proven-to-be-incredibly-stable-on-this-tour-guns-n-roses-guitarist-richard-fortus-gives-us-the-latest-on-his-new-gretsch-falcons eiWWW9ATPpCGD2dWRrheKR Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:43:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash‘s Sanchez Custom S-style plus amps and guitars owned and played by Gilby Clarke and Richard Fortus are up for sale at Denmark Street Guitars ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/slashs-sanchez-custom-s-style-plus-amps-and-guitars-owned-and-played-by-gilby-clarke-and-richard-fortus-are-up-for-sale-at-denmark-street-guitars uRCiur5HafgejK99YqHimd Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:00:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Duff McKagan confirmed for the Birmingham Guitar Show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/duff-mckagan-confirmed-for-the-birmingham-guitar-show-372249 h8o6wYWtMhSSU8biEUZ8fi Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:48:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 02:34:39 +0000