Band History, since 1985 up to now

Guns N´ Roses was created in 1985, when two former bands (Hollywood Rose and LA Guns) got together to become the best rock band in the entire music history. Their first album Appetite for Destruction, came out in 1987 becoming the most sold debut album with 20 million of copies around the world, no band had ever got that record before, and hits such as Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child O´Mine or Paradise City were included in this record. At this time, Axl, Slash, Duff, Steven and Izzy formed the band.

In 1989 they released their second album Lies, which sold 5 million of copies, while getting in the charts with songs from the first album that had got to stay on for about two years. This album includes a version of the Aerosmith classic Mama Kin produce in 1973 in their first record.

Two years after, Matt Sorum came in to replace Steven Adler, as well as Dizzy. In 1991, two albums were released, called Use your Illusion I and Use your Illusion II, they both achieved to be on the top of the charts, number one and two. In order to promote the records they began a tour that lasted for 28 months, being the longest of the history, called Use your Illusion On tour from which two live videos were released. Songs as November Rain, Don´t cry or Estranged (The trilogy) were the most broadcast in the radios, no doubt, Guns N´ Roses became the best band in the world.

1993 was their last year they were seen together when released the Spaghetti Incident a remake of old songs they liked and wanted to version their way. This last album wasn´t as succesful as the others. A year later, a new version of the classic by Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil was performed by Guns N´ Roses and included in the movie Interview for the Vampire, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

In the following years due to several problems and lawsuits the band has been involved and personal problems of the own members no records have come out.

After this period of time, no new material has emerged, just the song Oh My god¡ for End of Days soundtrack, and the band has suffered many changes inside itself, a new line-up has brought a breath of fresh air, and new sounds, really heavy and different sounds have been developed for their up-coming new album Chinese Democracy, rumored to be released on may 2001. Current line-up includes Robin Finck, Buckethead, Paul Tobias, Tommy Stinson and Bryan Mantia.