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“I just hope they cleaned the cabin after they got out of it”: Police investigating couple allegedly caught in ‘intimate act’ on Download festival Ferris wheel

Footage that seems to depict the interaction has circulated on social media

Metal Hammer · Jun 17

Download festival review – Guns N’ Roses flop and Letlive thrive as metal’s biggest fest enters the future

Often criticised for booking the same old legends, the festival hosts a broad span of music’s heaviest genre, plus hip-hop, Indian folk – and, finally, its first female headliner

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

Guns N' Roses' bloated Download headline set is a slog, but when they lock in, they still remind everyone why they're one of the greats

Shave an hour off this set and we could have had something special

Metal Hammer · Jun 14

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“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

Rose called it “a song about not wanting to be in a state of unrequited love”

MusicRadar · Jun 12

“The kid lost his mind: ‘You’re the guy from Guitar Hero! Do you play real guitar too?’”: How a 2000s videogame phenomenon made Slash famous all over again

Guitar Hero was a worldwide smash hit – and it introduced Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash to a whole new audience

Metal Hammer · Jun 10

Guns N’ Roses, the band behind ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, announce India concerts: Check dates, venues and ticket prices

Guns N’ Roses India concert: Guwahati will host the legendary rock band Guns N' Roses on November 17, 2026. This event follows the success of the Post Malone concert. Assam is becoming a major global live entertainment hub. Visitors will experience Assamese hospitality and culture. This will create new opportunities…

The Economic Times · Jun 8

“I was just jamming to the track, and Michael came down with Brooke Shields. I asked, ‘Is this cool?’ He said, ‘Anything you want, Slash’”: The surreal beginning to Slash’s musical relationship with Michael Jackson

The two would go on to become frequent collaborators, with the top-hatted guitar great contributing to every subsequent album Jackson released during his lifetime

Guitar World · Jun 5

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“We wanted this record to sound like it was from outer space.” How LA’s freakiest band Jane's Addiction kickstarted a rock revolution with the game-changing Nothing's Shocking

With their 1988 album Nothing's Shocking, Jane’s Addiction ushered in a new kind of rock music

Louder · Jun 3

10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album

Some bands just get it right first time

Louder · Jun 3

Roman legionaries! Lederhosen-clad dancers! Axl interviewed! Mythical Guns N' Roses documentary Perfect Crime leaked online

Perfect Crime has long been considered the Holy Grail of unreleased Guns N' Roses footage

Metal Hammer · Jun 1

“I was starting to get tired – as much as I hate to say it – of the very predictable Marshall sound”: Slash took his new favorite amp brand on the Guns N’ Roses tour without telling anyone

Slash pivoted from Marshall to Magnatone in a high profile move back in 2023

Guitar World · May 29

“I got a letter from Ozzy telling me my services weren’t needed and Axl had gotten rid of me”: How Zakk Wylde launched Black Label Society with the booze-fuelled chaos of Sonic Brew

In the late 1990s, Zakk Wylde formed Black Label Society during time away from Ozzy’s band. Cue lawsuits and a lot of alcohol

Metal Hammer · May 27

“Slash came up to me and said, ‘Man, I got laid to your records so much.’ I said, ‘Dude, didn’t we go to high school together?’”: How Lenny Kravitz’s Let Love Rule and Mama Said turned him into a superstar

Bowie and Petty loved him, Jagger danced onstage with him, Slash jammed with him – this how Lenny Kravitz’s retro mix of rock, soul and funk made him a crossover star

Louder · May 26

Rail firm bans Download festival-goers from bringing wheelie bins full of beer onto trains: “While it might seem like a great idea, it just isn’t safe”

“Our teams will be on hand at stations to support customers and help them complete their journeys, without their bins or trolleys, as smoothly as possible,” says East Midlands Railway

Metal Hammer · May 21

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MusicRadar · May 16

“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

“One of the things about Keith that I love so much is that he hangs in there – thick or thin”

Guitar World · May 14

“I walked in at 2pm and George Harrison and Kim Basinger were there hanging out. I noticed this little guy wearing leather gloves and a hooded surfer's sweater”: When Bob Dylan invited Slash to record with him

Not only did Slash walk into a room full of legends, but Dylan also asked him to rip out a solo à la Django Reinhardt...

Louder · May 13

"If Michael Hutchence says anything about me, I'll go back down there and kick his ass!" The "horrific" Guns N' Roses show with INXS that led a disgusted fan to break their copy of Appetite For Destruction into pieces and mail it to Slash

"It was a huge disaster in front of 65,000 people. We fell apart"

MusicRadar · May 5

“These songs are played a lot. They’re often not played well”: Top 10 riffs played in-store at Guitar Center revealed

And Stairway To Heaven is conspicuous by its absence

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Guitar World · May 5

“These songs are played a lot. They’re often not played well”: Guitar Center reveals the 10 most-played guitar riffs in its stores – and no, Stairway to Heaven isn’t one of them

CEO Gabe Dalporto surveyed GC staff to discover the riffs that torment them on a daily basis – but some surprisingly big names don’t get a look-in

The Independent UK · May 4

Kash Patel posts FBI hype video set to Beastie Boys after SNL humiliation

FBI director posts videos celebrating the bureau after lashing out at reporters he accuses of failing to report on his accomplishments

Guitar World · May 1

“A new world record for Slash memorabilia”: A Les Paul used during Guns N' Roses' classic lineup reunion tour becomes the most expensive Slash guitar ever sold at auction

The Gibson Les Paul ’59 Custom Shop guitar, used during the band's blockbuster Not in This Lifetime… Tour, went under the hammer for $307,692

Evening Standard · May 1

Guns N’ Roses guitar fetches more than £230,000 at auction

A gold microphone presented to rock band Queen and used by frontman Freddie Mercury also sold for £151,200.

Guitar World · Apr 30

“It was three people watching us in a bar and grill, and two of them were working behind the bar!” Zakk Wylde on his Ozzy Osbourne tribute, his Led Zeppelin epiphany, and the triumphant return of Black Label Society

The Wylde man waxes lyrical about songwriting, recording, his approach to soloing, and Ozzy’s Song, a poignant track from BLS's hard-charging newalbum

MusicRadar · Apr 30

“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

“I was never a big Pearl Jam fan, but Soundgarden was great”

Metal Hammer · Apr 27

Every metal album to get to number one in the UK - and the story behind them all

From Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to Skindred and Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK

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