Guns N' Roses is an American
hard rock band from
Los Angeles formed in 1985. The classic lineup, as signed to
Geffen Records in 1986, consisted of vocalist
Axl Rose, lead guitarist
Slash, rhythm guitarist
Izzy Stradlin, bassist
Duff McKagan, and drummer
Steven Adler. The current lineup consists of Rose, Slash, McKagan,
Use Your Illusion–era keyboardist
Dizzy Reed, guitarist
Richard Fortus, drummer
Frank Ferrer and keyboardist
Chris Pitman. The band has released six studio albums, accumulating sales of more than 100 million records worldwide, including shipments of 45 million in the United States, making Guns N' Roses one of the
world's best-selling bands of all time.