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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite For Destruction' Certified For 18 Million U.S. Sales

"Appetite for Destruction", the classic 1987 debut album by Los Angeles-based hard rock band GUNS N' ROSES, was certified on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. sales in excess of 18 million copies. The LP has reportedly accumulated worldwide sales in...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, ALL ENDS Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED and ALL ENDS have been confirmed for the Loud Park 08 festival, set to take place October 18-19 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 18: SLIPKNOT DOWN AVENGED SEVENFOLD CARCASS SONATA ARCTICA DRAGONF...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Footage From Italy's ROCK OF AGES Festival Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's performance at the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held on September 13, 2008 in Milan, Italy. LOADED's new five-song EP, "Wasted Heart", was released on September 22 via Century Me...

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Wild Story Of SHANNON HOON And BLIND MELON Told In New Book

One of the most tragic stories of the 1990s rock world was that of singer Shannon Hoon and his band, BLIND MELON. Despite scoring one of the decade's most enduring singles and videos, "No Rain", and a quadruple-platinum hit with their 1992 self-titled debut album (in addition to touring alongside ro...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: 'No More' Video Posted Online

"No More", the new video from LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new five-song EP, "Wasted Heart", which is scheduled for release on September 22 via Century...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED Checks In From Europe

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has issued the following update: "We are on day five of the Europe tour and things have been beyond fantastic! The shows have been so much fun, thank you to everybody for comin...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'America Isn't Very Rock 'N' Roll Anymore'

Rob Haynes of Metro.co.uk recently conducted a short interview with bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, LOADED). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metro.co.uk: You've worked with two of the most charismatic vocalists in rock: what did you learn? Duff: Axl [Rose] is a kick-ass...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On Strippers During GUNS N' ROSES Days

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan is featured in a four-minute video clip on Channel Bee in which tells the story about GN'R once had plane trouble in Houston so they went to a local strip club. According to Duff, they ended up taking all the strippers on the plane to the ...

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TWISTED SISTER Joined By EXTREME During ROCK OF AGES Performance; Video, Photos Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded photos from the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held yesterday (Saturday, September 13) in Milan, Italy. Pictures of TWISTED SISTER, EXTREME, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED and THE QUIREBOYS can be viewed at this location. According to Musica...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says New ALICE IN CHAINS Material Is 'F**king Awesome!'

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. A couple of excerpts follow below. "In this day and age of paint-by-numbers formula corporate rock…we fuckin' NEED ALICE IN CHAINS...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: Fourth Webisode Posted Online

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has posted the fourth webisode (see below) featuring footage from the recording sessions for the group's new album. LOADED played a warm-up show for its European tour on Septem...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED Joined By GILBY CLARKE, MATT SORUM For Hollywood Performance

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, played a warm-up show for its European tour on September 2, 2008 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California. Joining LOADED on stage for a couple of numbers were McKagan's form...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: Don't Call Me A Rock Star

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I'd like to take this opportunity to go one step further and discourse on my utter contempt for the muc...

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SLASH, 'Reckless Road' Book Author To Guest On 'Rockline'

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Marc Canter, author of the book "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses & The Making Of Appetite For Destruction", will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, September 29 and Wedesday, October 1 at 8:30...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Featured On FUSE TV's 'Live Through This'; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was featured on the Fuse TV program called "Live Through This" which explores the true stories of rock stars that hit rock bottom and then climbed back to the top. The show, which premiered on Saturday, August 23, can be viewed in three parts bel...