Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses (sometimes abbreviated as G N' R) are an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The classic lineup, as signed to geffenrecords in 1986, consisted of vocalist axel rose, lead guitarist slash, rhythm guitarist izzystradlin, bassist DuffMckagan, and drummer StevenAdler. Today, Axl Rose is the only remaining original member, in a lineup that comprises lead guitarists ronthal and DJashba, rhythm guitarist richardfortus, bassist tommystinson, drummer frankferrer, and keyboardists dizzyreed and chrispitman. The band has released six studio albums, accumulating sales of more than 100 million albums worldwide, including shipments of 45 million in the United States