guns n roses

The 2026 Download Festival gave us a festival first, some crowd chaos, a refresher on who's 'new' and some political messaging.

For some, it meant taking a step back to identify what was more important in their lives – music or their families.

These are the biggest rock and metal stars from Indiana, which is ranked as the No. 17 state in the U.S. by population in 2026.

Special moments from Guns N' Roses, Breaking Benjamin, DragonForce, Godsmack and more.

Axl Rose told the crowd at a Guns N' Roses show what inspired Izzy Stradlin to write the lyrics to the song 'You Could Be Mine.'

The '80s were a period of radical change in hard rock and metal, and 1986 was no exception

Here are 15 times bands shouted themselves out in songs or referenced their moniker in another way. Some of the bands did it in more than one song.

Longtime Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus made a shirt in response to the 35-year-old 'Where's Izzy?' meme about Izzy Stradlin.

Longtime Guns N' Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed recently defended the band's 2008 album 'Chinese Democracy' to 'those who don't understand it.'

Here's every song Guns N' Roses have played since Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined the band for their reunion tour in 2016.

Keyboardist Dizzy Reed revealed that Axl Rose promised him a position in Guns N' Roses in 1985 before they even signed with Geffen.

These are the best and worst songs off every Guns N' Roses album from 'Appetite for Destruction' through 'Chinese Democracy.'