--- title: "Guns N’ Roses" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1985 --- # Guns N’ Roses **Guns N’ Roses** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present. Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985 from L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. After signing with Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" lineup featured vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N'_Roses ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Guns N’ Roses | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Los Angeles, United States | | Formed | 1985 | | Releases in catalog | 12 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Axl Rose](https://themetalnet.com/musician/axl-rose) | Lead vocals | 1985 to present | Current | | [Dizzy Reed](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dizzy-reed) | Keyboard | 1990 to present | Current | | [Richard Fortus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-fortus) | | 2002 to present | Current | | [Duff McKagan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/duff-mckagan) | Electric bass guitar | 1985 to present | Current | | [Isaac Carpenter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/isaac-carpenter) | Drums (drum set) | 2025 to present | Current | | [Melissa Reese](https://themetalnet.com/musician/melissa-reese) | Keyboard | 2016 to present | Current | | [Slash](https://themetalnet.com/musician/slash) | Electric guitar | 1985 to present | Current | | [Bryan “Brain” Mantia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bryan-brain-mantia) | Drums (drum set) | 2001 to 2006 | Former | | [Buckethead](https://themetalnet.com/musician/buckethead) | Electric guitar | 2000 to 2004 | Former | | [Josh Freese](https://themetalnet.com/musician/josh-freese) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to 2000 | Former | | [DJ Ashba](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dj-ashba) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2009 to 2015 | Former | | [Ole Beich](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ole-beich) | | 1985 to 1985 | Former | | [Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-bumblefoot-thal) | Guitar | 2006 to 2014 | Former | | [Tracii Guns](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tracii-guns) | Electric guitar | 1985 to 1985 | Former | | [Frank Ferrer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-ferrer) | Drums (drum set) | 2006 to 2025 | Former | | [Izzy Stradlin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/izzy-stradlin) | Electric guitar | 1985 to 1991 | Former | | [Matt Sorum](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-sorum) | Drums (drum set) | 1990 to 1997 | Former | | [Rob Gardner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rob-gardner) | | 1985 to 1985 | Former | | [Robin Finck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robin-finck) | Electric guitar | 1997 to 2007 | Former | | [Steven Adler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steven-adler) | Drums (drum set) | 1985 to 1990 | Former | | [Chris Pitman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-pitman) | | 1998 to 2016 | Former | | [Gilby Clarke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gilby-clarke) | Electric guitar | 1991 to 1993 | Former | | [Paul Huge](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-huge) | | 1994 to 2002 | Former | | [Tommy Stinson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-stinson) | Electric bass guitar | 1998 to 2014 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1987 | [Appetite for Destruction](https://themetalnet.com/album/a0b94d0a-210b-4b15-bd1d-93be2196c14a) | Album | | 1987 | [Baked On Mess](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2552689-e0cb-39c6-b3a7-f52ea1fe8f3e) | EP | | 1988 | [G N’ R Lies](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1b42d92-bbd0-349d-b2f8-ee4e6ef1bd9c) | Album | | 1991 | [Use Your Illusion I](https://themetalnet.com/album/642b183a-3e59-3cb9-9187-aeeefa0d8818) | Album | | 1991 | [Use Your Illusion II](https://themetalnet.com/album/617c9f00-9488-3a70-a994-9de312541617) | Album | | 1993 | [Paradise City](https://themetalnet.com/album/f6f652d6-a54f-4f2e-a313-bb615bf1cf9b) | Album | | 1993 | [“The Spaghetti Incident?”](https://themetalnet.com/album/7ef05688-558a-36a6-97a8-ff4e6174aae6) | Album | | 2008 | [Chinese Democracy](https://themetalnet.com/album/cdfb0664-26b5-3475-88f5-dd6ccd4d74ce) | Album | | 2022 | [Hard Skool](https://themetalnet.com/album/67ec877b-ff16-40c4-9ecb-c0830e555c91) | EP | | | [Guns N' Roses - Live USA](https://themetalnet.com/album/f25a4d85-e73f-4793-b821-e1a0a360fb51) | Album | | | [In the Studio](https://themetalnet.com/album/51154a20-df0a-3f71-8b06-aa647114e961) | Album | | | [Marquee 1987](https://themetalnet.com/album/7aeeca51-66fa-4123-9579-122f03ae229b) | Album | ## Related bands - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together) - [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together) - [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together) - [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together) - [Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi) (listened together) - [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together) - [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together) - [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together) - [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gunsnroses - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GunsNRosesVEVO - x: https://twitter.com/gunsnroses - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qm84nBOXUEQ2vnTfUTTFC - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/106621 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gunsnroses/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/663 - website: https://www.gunsnroses.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses). 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