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NEW MUSIC TOO … Guns N’ Roses announce World Tour for 2026 with stops in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the U.S.

LOS ANGELES, California — It’s that time of year and today we see yet another tour announcement for 2026. Guns N’ Roses have just dropped a long list of dates for next year that will see the band kick-off their year in Monterey Mexico in March and end the run in Atlanta Georgia in September. The band will take their show to Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and North America too. The year[…]

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FLASHBACK > Metal Sludge Exclusive with Guns N’ Roses’ Former Manager Alan Niven in Tell-All Three Part Mega Interview | Date: February 12th 2012

Updated: November 11th 2025 Alan Niven has been in the press recently with a lawsuit regarding his memoir being blocked by Guns N’ Roses a band he formerly managed from 1986-1991. So we decided to re-share our Exclusive tell-all interview we did with Alan Niven more than a decade ago back in 2012. There were Three parts to the original interview, but we’ve combined all of parts One, Two and Three below for easier reading.[…]

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VINTAGE VIDEOS … Take a Stroll Back to the Sunset Strip in Hollywood in the 80’s and visit Cathouse, Country Club, Madame Wong’s, Spice and more

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — Have you ever wished you could go back to the 80’s and experience what it was like during the peak years of the Sunset Strip? Well, you can’t… however, the videos we’re sharing below will give you a pretty good taste as to what it was really like at these clubs back-stage, on-stage, at the after-parties and so much more. There is some awesome content shot at Cathouse, Spice on Hollywood Boulevard,[…]

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AXL ANSWERS … Axl Rose breaks silence on Sexual Assault allegations from Penthouse Pet: “Simply put, this incident never happened.”

““Simply put, this incident never happened.” — Alan Gutman, attorney for Axl Rose, said in a statement. Metal Sludge — In a statement through his legal representation, Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose has reacted to the accusations he sexually assaulted a former Penthouse Pet back in 1989. “Simply put, this incident never happened,” Alan Gutman, attorney for Rose, said in a statement given to the PA news agency. Gutman continued: “Notably, these fictional claims[…]

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34 YEARS LATER … Axl Rose Sued for Sexual Assault … By Ex-Penthouse Model who Alleges incident happened in 1989

TMZ — Axl Rose is being taken to court over a decades-old alleged sexual assault of a former Penthouse model … who claims he dragged her “like a caveman” and violated her. Sheila Kennedy — who was Penthouse’s Pet of the Year in ’83 — just filed suit against the Guns N’ Roses frontman … claiming he tied her up and anally penetrated her with his penis during a party in 1989. According to the[…]

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THANK YOU … Bill Gazzarri was the Godfather of the Sunset Strip, a True Legend and an Icon of one of the Biggest Music Scenes to ever exist

Bill Gazzarri 1924-1991 Wow… just wow! Today I received a message in one of my social media inboxes that brought the BIGGEST smile to my face and I honestly got chills when I saw the attachment. Call me weird, but this photo of Bill Gazzarri and I made me so happy… I cannot tell you exactly why… but it did. Maybe it’s because I am older now and continue to reflect on how fortunate I[…]

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GUNS N’ CHICKEN … DJ Ashba talks Buckethead: “To me, that (Chicken Bucket on his head) took the coolness out of the band.”

Blabbermouth — DJ Ashba, who joined GUNS N’ ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, spoke about his time with the Axl Rose-fronted outfit in a new interview with Mark Dean of Antihero Magazine. The guitarist said: “I didn’t know what to expect. order strattera online in the best USA pharmacy https://femmelaserclinic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/png/order-strattera.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore I was hoping that one day Slash would come back, and the reason I[…]

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DJ ASHBA Says He Walked Away From ‘One Of The Biggest Paychecks In The World’ When He Left GUNS N’ ROSES

Blabbermouth — In a new interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz”, DJ Ashba spoke about his decision to leave GUNS N’ ROSES more than six years and eventually launch a dance/rock hybrid called GDM (Guitar Dance Music) with his ASHBA project. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Financially, thank God, I’m in a place to where, honestly, I never have to hit another note. Everything I do at this point[…]

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NEW MUSIC FROM … Guns N’ Roses rumor says the band will release a new 6 song E.P. “GnFnR” on October 1st

Metal Sludge — Hot off the internet… rumor or fact, only time will tell. According to a post on a popular internet forum, the word is that Guns N’ Roses will release a new 6 song E.P. title “GnFnR” on Friday October 1st 2021. According to Spotify, and a new article on Blabbermouth, the band will in fact release a new song “Hard Skool” on Friday September 24th 2021. The track listing for the rumored[…]

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GAG N’ ROSES … Axl Rose battled Food Poisoning at Chicago concert says he was Barfing & Light Headed

Blabbermouth — Axl Rose says that he is feeling “a lot better” after a probable case of “food poisoning” affected his vocal performance during GUNS N’ ROSES‘ concert Thursday night (September 16) in Chicago. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Axl “struggled often during” the show at Wrigley Field “to tether himself to a comfortable vocal range, especially straining to hit notes in his top register for the arena showdowns like ‘You Could Be Mine’ and[…]

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