Rapidfire

January 15, 2016

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 band Rapidfire is most recognized for being fronted by Axl Rose in his early days upon arriving[…]

November 26, 2014

SWEET LAWSUIT O’ MINE? Axl Rose’s legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release

SWEET LAWSUIT O’ MINE? Axl Rose’s legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release Facebook — And so it continues. We have covered this story before and will give you the latest on Rapidfire as we know it. Rapidfire is a band that formed over 3 decades over and shortly thereafter created and recorded some demos in March 1983. The band was just 4 young guys in Hollywood trying to make a name for[…]

September 1, 2014

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 meanwhile, guitarist Kevin Lawrence from Rose’s first-ever band called Rapidfire is struggling just like the[…]

April 30, 2014

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: In 1983 we were gigging around the Los Angeles area as a three piece band called[…]

February 23, 2014

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, PARTIALLY FROM DEALING WITH TEN YEARS OF THIS HARASSMENT AND CRAP FROM AXL’S CAMP……. IT’S[…]