The complete story of Guns N' Roses through the eyes of the people who were there!
Their hard rock story is authentic and full of energy - invite Axl, Slash & co. into your living room! Exclusive archive footage from the legendary Classic Rock magazine. Unique photos, interviews, full discography, behind the scenes information. The birth of a musical legend, band history life of the members and album reviews.
Guns N' Roses will be front and center in this book. For the very first time, you can read pretty much all the articles that have appeared about the band in the legendary Classic Rock magazine, all together. A history of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll awaits you - but it doesn't stop there. It's going to be a great story from the pen of the classics: hopes, dreams, betrayal, ego, power, money and ambition. Immerse yourself in the tumultuous events of rock history. You will hardly find a band like Guns N' Roses in today's world.
Selection of content:
Appetite for Destruction
The best-selling debut album of all time reviewed. (Spoiler: it's great)
GN'R Lies
The "by the numbers" album ended up being even more controversial than the debut.
Use Your Illusion I&II
The band's big moment reassessed.
The Spaghetti Incident?
An album of "punk rock covers" was the last notch for Slash, Duff and Izzy.
Chinese Democracy
It was years in the waiting and delivered a unique experience.
GN'R doesn't stop there.
Which Gunner has done the most since leaving GN'R?
The Wild Ones.
This article with behind-the-scenes information about the formation of GN'R originally appeared in Metal Hammer magazine.
10 things you didn't know...
Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide:
Information about GN'R's first released work.
The story of Appetite for Destruction
The only UK journalist present at the album's first LA show recalls the ubiquitous drugs, women and mayhem.
Years of Destruction
Mick Wall was the journalist closest to the fledgling GN'R. In this article, he shares his impressions straight from the heart of the chaos.
Anarchy in Britain
On the move with Guns in June 1987 when they performed in the UK.
The story of Welcome to the Jungle
What's behind the song that still plays at sporting events today?
The silent sixth member
Guns manager Alan Niven talks for the first time about what happened during the height of the madness.
Why I love Appetite
Alter Bridge frontman and Slash collaborator Myles Kennedy explains his love for GN'R's first album.
Slash: Have you met Hendrix?
In a regular column, Slash reminisced about the people he's worked and spent time with over the years...
A really dangerous year
Detailing the year 1988-89, when the band broke free and the GN'R Lies album deepened the controversy.
Behind the scenes of Use Your Illusion
How to follow up Appetite for Destruction? With TWO albums. We take a look at the making of GN'R's most ambitious project yet.
How I ended up in Get in the Ring
Mick Wall on Axl Rose's thrown gauntlet.
Tales of wild delights
In 2004, Slash and Duff reminisced about the madness that was GN'R, while Steven Adler candidly recounted how he was trying to get his life back on track...
The Use Your Illusion Tour
Hook-ups, bomb threats, police crackdowns: we take a closer look at the wild Use Your Illusion tour.
Hey, GN'R! We fixed Use Your Illusion!
UYI: Too many songs, and not all of them are perfect. Fellow Sleazegrinder whittled it down to a single album.
Axl and Kurt Cobain battle on MTV
What happened when the grunge mascot and his wife met the explosive GN'R frontman...
Interview with Izzy Stradlin
In this classic interview, Izzy reminisces about his departure from GN'R, quitting and Axl's transformation into a "monster".
Cut in the City of Death
Izzy and the "Lost Million" comic!
Why Izzy Stradlin was the heart of GN'R
Written by former manager Alan Niven.
The Great Chinese Robbery
On the trail of leaked material from Chinese Democracy.
Behind the scenes at Chinese Democracy
Yoda, Buckethead and chicken coops: the strange year that saw the making of GN'R's last album.
Duff McKagan
2011: Duff talks about his new album and dodges questions about reuniting with Axl. Could it be that relations are improving?
Steven Adler
A happy and healthy Adler returns to the scene in 2013.
Not While We're Alive.
We learn more about the most amazing comeback in recent years.
Duff: Have you met Hendrix?
In a regular feature, Duff reminisces about the people he worked with during his career.