Formed: 1985 in Los Angeles,
CA
Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Classic
Rock, Metal, Pop
Group Members:
Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, Buckethead,
Gilby Clarke, Josh Freese, Tracii Guns, Duff
McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Slash, Matt
Sorum, ...View All Group Members: Izzy
Stradlin, Steven Adler, Buckethead, Gilby
Clarke, Josh Freese, Tracii Guns, Duff
McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Slash, Matt
Sorum, Tommy Stinson, Brian "Brain" Mantia,
Richard Fortus, Rob Gardner, Robin Finck,
Paul Huge
Guns N' Roses is an American rock band,
formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985.
The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl
Rose, has gone through numerous line-up
changes and controversies since their
formation. The band has released six studio
albums, two EPs and one live album during
their career.
Guns N' Roses has sold an estimated 100
million albums worldwide, including over 42
million in the United States. The band's
1987 major label debut album Appetite for
Destruction has sold in excess of 28 million
copies and reached number one on the United
States Billboard 200.
In addition, the album charted three Top 10
hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including
"Sweet Child o' Mine" which reached number
one. The 1991 albums Use Your Illusion I and
Use Your Illusion II debuted on the two
highest spots on the Billboard 200 and have
sold a combined 14 million copies in the
United States alone.
After over a decade of work, the band
released their follow-up album, Chinese
Democracy, in 2008.
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