Rapidfire

RIP AXL ROSE’S EX-GUITARIST … Rapidfire’s Kevin Lawrence dead at 51

RIP AXL ROSE’S EX-GUITARIST Rapidfire’s Kevin Lawrence dead at 51   LOS ANGELES, California — Sad to report that Rapidfire guitarist Kevin Lawrence has died. According to friends close to Lawrence he had recently suffered several heart attacks brought on by pneumonia and was hospitalized on life support. Sadly Lawrence did not recover and lost his battle on January 14th  2016. Lawrence’s

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IT’S SO EASY. . . METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, here is a detailed interview with Kevin Lawrence, Axl Rose’s first-ever guitarist in a 1983 band called Rapidfire

IT’S SO EASY METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, here is a detailed interview with Kevin Lawrence, Axl Rose’s first-ever guitarist in a 1983 band called Rapidfire. By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES – Axl Rose is among the biggest rock stars in the world with an estimated net worth of $150 million, and

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Rapidfire: The first recordings of a very young Bill Bailey who later became known as Axl Rose are in the pipeline headed for production – check this out.

  The first ever recordings of a fresh off the bus, untattooed Bill Bailey AKA Axl Rose on a never released 1983 Rapidfire CD. Amazing!!   NEVER RELEASED Rapidfire CD from 1983, with Bill Bailey AKA Axl Rose on vocals. This was the FIRST time in a recording studio for all members of the band. This CD happens to ROCK:

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Rapidfire guitarist implores fans of Axl Rose to support his efforts to help release 1983 recordings after death of friend & attorney; "The release of the "Ready To Rumble" CD in 2014 will be stopped over MY dead body"

Rapidfire guitarist implores fans of Axl Rose to support his efforts to help release 1983 recordings; “The release of the “Ready To Rumble” CD in 2014 will be stopped over MY dead body”   Facebook – The release of the “Ready To Rumble” CD in 2014 will be stopped over MY dead body and since Josh is gone via suicide,

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