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Opening for Guns N’ Roses, taking lessons from Randy Rhoads and trading licks with Steve Vai: what the Sunset Strip's golden era was really like
By Gregory Adams published
As a new compilation album assembles some of the era's deepest cuts, Jaded Lady guitarist Danelle Kern and Romeo and Hellion alum Chet Thompson recall their fondest memories from the epicenter of shred guitar

Watch Guns N’ Roses cover AC/DC’s Back in Black at recent Spain show
By Matt Parker published
See Slash and company take on their second new AC/DC cover in three days

Watch Guns N’ Roses cover AC/DC and revisit deep cuts for the first time in 30 years at first show of 2022 European tour
By Matt Owen published
Reckless Life and the Appetite for Destruction version of You're Crazy were performed for the first time in three decades, and were accompanied by a cover of AC/DC's Walk All Over You

Learn 10 of Slash's key rhythm and lead guitar approaches
By Charlie Griffiths published
You’ll need a hearty appetite for destruction, a sense of groove, and no shortage of attitude for this in-depth lesson on the rock icon's rhythm and lead styles

We went guitar shopping with Slash – here's what happened
By Richard Bienstock published
That time Slash and GW spent an afternoon browsing – and buying! – at Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California

This fingerstyle acoustic arrangement of Guns N' Roses' Welcome to the Jungle will bring you to your knees
By Sam Roche published
Indonesian guitarist Josephine Alexandra rearranges the rock 'n' roll classic in her awe-inspiring new video, handling guitar, bass and vocal parts on one acoustic guitar
![[L-R] DJ Ashba and Axl Rose](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YMiEwAJpXMUivAuTRRMS5f-320-80.jpg)
DJ Ashba says he submitted “8 to 10” new Guns N' Roses songs to Axl Rose during his tenure, but they never materialized
By Sam Roche published
“A lot of them were too Appetite-sounding,” the guitarist says, adding, “as a fan, that's what I'd want to hear”

Wolfgang Van Halen discusses learning Paradise City to perform onstage with Guns N’ Roses
By Matt Owen published
Van Halen had Frank Sidoris – who plays in both Mammoth WVH and Slash's solo project – teach him the guitar parts, and even rediscovered a long-last vocal part that had been forgotten by GNR
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