18 Facts About Guns N Roses

1.

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,371
2.

Guns N' Roses have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 45 million in the United States, making them one of the best-selling acts in history.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,372
3.

When L A Guns needed a new vocalist, Stradlin suggested Hollywood Rose singer Axl Rose.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,373
4.

However, Guns N Roses left the band after an argument with Rose, and plans for the release fell through.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,374
5.

Guns N Roses was replaced by a former Hollywood Rose member, Slash.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,375
6.

Guns N' Roses toured extensively in support of their debut album, embarking on the 16-month-long Appetite for Destruction Tour.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,376
7.

Guns N Roses signed a two-year contract with the band in August 1997, making him an official member.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,377
8.

Guns N Roses was replaced by former Primus drummer Bryan Mantia, known professionally as Brain.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,378

Popular products

9.

Guns N Roses revealed that the last four dates of the North American tour would be cut so the band could work on post-production for Chinese Democracy.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,379
10.

Guns N' Roses embarked on the 2007 leg of the Chinese Democracy World Tour in Mexico in June, followed by dates in Australia and Japan.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,380
11.

Guns N' Roses headlined the Friday night at Reading Festival 2010 and closed Leeds Festival two days later.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,381
12.

Guns N' Roses was 58 minutes late coming on to the stage, and because of a curfew issued by Reading Council the band's set ended at midnight.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,382
13.

In 2022, he further confirmed that the band was working on more new songs that might be compiled later, stating "There's new Guns N Roses material coming out as we speak, and we'll probably keep putting it out until the entire record's worth of stuff is done".

FactSnippet No. 1,254,383
14.

Guns N' Roses signed with a major record label within eight months of the band's inception, and topped national sales charts weeks after garnering late hours airplay on MTV.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,384
15.

Early music of Guns N' Roses was a fusion of punk rock, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal and glam metal.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,385
16.

Guns N' Roses has influenced many modern rock bands such as Fall Out Boy, Avenged Sevenfold, Mother Love Bone, Buckcherry, Hinder, Manic Street Preachers, Nickelback, Bullet for My Valentine, Fozzy, The Strokes, Sum 41, and Black Label Society.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,386
17.

Guns n' Roses are still an example of how a band can move rock forward.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,387
18.

Guns N' Roses has received significant criticism throughout the years.

FactSnippet No. 1,254,388