Appetite for Distortion

Guns N' Roses made a recent stop in Weert, The Netherlands. Our Dutch friend Remco returns to the podcast to give his review of the show, but not before we talk about all these GnR new music stories...that get deleted. Hopefully we don't get deleted for discussing! #gunsnroses #axlrose #gunsnrosesfan #gnr

Stephen Pearcy and RATT's "The Atlantic Years 1984 - 1991" Limited Edition Boxset is now available. We talk to Stephen about those classic times, a "Mount Rushmore" of the Sunset Strip, recent catchup with Steven Adler, and more! More info: https://www.officialstephenpearcy.com/ https://linktr.ee/appetitefordistortion #ratt #stephenpearcy #gunsnroses

June 30th, 2023: GN'R plays in London's Hyde Park as part of their British Summertime Concert Series. We say cheerio to 2 Brits, (and AFD Podcast listeners), Amy n' Jason as we discuss their Hyde Park experience, Guns N' Roses fandom, and more! #gunsnroses #hydepark #london #axlrose

Guns N' Roses are off and running on their summer tour, including stops at the famous Glastonbury Festival in London and a triumphant return to Glasgow, Scotland. Our Scottish friend G. Hall co-hosts to discuss the BBC airing of Glastonbury, lame music critics, his personal experience in Glasgow, and more! Watch G's Izzy documentary here - https://youtu.be/rhnGD1rBeK0 #gunsnroses #glastonbury #gla...

Steve Turner is the guitarist and cofounder of the seminal Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. Steve talks his book, "MUD RIDE: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion," the loss of Kurt Cobain, early Guns N' Roses, and more! More info: https://mudhoney.org/pages/mud-ride

Legendary bassist Geezer Butler from the iconic Black Sabbath joins to discuss his autobiography "INTO THE VOID: From Birth to Black Sabbath and Beyond." Geezer also chats retirement, Ozzy, Matt Sorum, Appetite for Destruction and more! Additional info: http://www.geezerbutler.com/ AFD links: https://linktr.ee/appetitefordistortion #geezerbutler #blacksabbath #gunsnroses

Vicky Hamilton makes her 3rd appearance on the podcast. Guns N' Roses' very first manager detailed her life in the 2016 memoir, "Appetite for Dysfunction: A Cautionary Tale," which is now available as an audio book. We chat about the early days of GN'R, her relationships with the band now, an upcoming 80's doc, "I Want to Rock," on Paramount Plus, plus more! More info: vickyhamilton.com https://li...

Tommy Stinson makes his 3rd appearance on the podcast. Tommy chats about his new Cowboys in the Campfire album "Wronger" (available June 2nd), Guns N' Roses, baby advice, and more! More info @ tommystinson.com https://linktr.ee/appetitefordistortion #tommystinson #gunsnroses

The iconic voice of Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter, joins to talk his star-studded new album, "Defiance Part 1." Ian discusses collaborations with Taylor Hawkins, Duff McKagan and Slash, stories of a young Guns N' Roses, plus his legendary recording sessions with David Bowie. New album "Defiance Part 1" available April 21st, available for preorder. More info: ianhunter.com #ianhunter #davidbowie #gun...

Guitar Goddess Nita Strauss joins to talk her new single, "Winner Takes All" featuring Alice Cooper. We chat about her career path, touring with both Alice and Demi Lovato, mental health, Slash solo, GN'R in Brazil, and much more! More info: nitastrauss.com #nitastrauss #alicecooper #demilovato

Noah Weiland makes his return to the podcast to discuss his new music, downfall of Suspect 208, Slash's help with sobriety, mental health, and much more. Plus, we're joined by content creator Sage Flores, son of bigtime producer BigChris Flores. More info: instagram.com/sunburstfilms instagram.com/1noahweiland instagram.com/appetitefordistortion #noahweiland #scottweiland #sageflores

In celebration of 35 years as a band, Winger will release the new album "Seven" on May 5th. Kip Winger joins to discuss the new record, his vast musical history, the Beavis & Butthead references, that Metallica video, GN'R, and more! More info: wingertheband.com Theme Song by Mike Squires https://www.patreon.com/theafdpodcast

Thrash icons Overkill's 20th album "Scorched" will be unleashed April 14th. We chat with vocalist Bobby Blitz about this landmark release, place in metal history, and the impact of Guns N' Roses in the 80s. Then, front man John Diva of John Diva & The Rockets of Love chats their new album "The Big Easy," hair metal, and love of GN'R. More info: http://wreckingcrew.com/Ironbound/ https://www.jo...

Mark Rivera is Billy Joel's saxophonist, Ringo Starr's musical director, and now the author of "Sideman: In Pursuit of the Next Gig." We discuss his book, career, and Axl Rose. Plus, we meet musician/model Natalie Nootenboom, as she reimagines "Rocket Queen" in a new music video. More info: https://www.markrivera.com/ https://www.instagram.com/natalienootenboom/

"An Afternoon of Storytelling, Drumming & Music" will take place April 1st at Matt Sorum's GoodNoise Studio. Were joined by Matt, singer/songwriter Lauren Monroe, and her husband Rick Allen of Def Leppard for conversation about this special event, healing through music, and much more! More info: laurenmonroe.com ravendrumfoundation.org

Phil Campbell of Motörhead joins to discuss "Seriously Bad Magic," fun times Lemmy, Guns N' Roses, and more! Plus, the Bee Gees metal band Tragedy joins to talk their history, tribute album to women, meeting Axl Rose, and more! More info: https://imotorhead.com/ https://www.letsmaketragedyhappen.com/

Tim "Ripper" Owens joins to talk his latest EP "Return to Death Row." Plus, Ripper reflects on finding his metal voice, the movie Rockstar, years with Judas Priest, first time hearing Guns N' Roses and more! More info: timripperowens.com #timripperowens #judaspriest #gunsnroses

Creative planning, lucky breaks, and 6 hours in a bathroom allowed GNR fan Corey to sneak into Guns N' Roses' first show with Slash at the Troubadour on April 1st, 2016. This is his "best story of my life." Read Corey's Reddit post here - https://www.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/10lkmaa/i_snuck_into_guns_n_roses_first_show_back_with/ #gunsnroses #axlrose #slash

Currently on the road with Black Label Society and Exodus, Anthrax's Scott Ian returns to the podcast to discuss 40 years of thrash, touring, Axl Rose, Married with Children, and more! More info: anthrax.com

Super producer Sean Beavan returns to the podcast to talk his love of scoring film, path to Nine Inch Nails, and more from his time with Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy. More info: sosmanagement.com/sean-beavan

Being the CEO and Founder of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is just part of David Fishof's incredible story. We chat the "Rock Camp" documentary and book, Slash, Jeff Beck, life lessons, and more! More info at rockcamp.com

Go read Rolling Stone's new article "The Search for Guns N' Roses' Lost Masterpiece" written by David Peisner. Then listen as David joins to discuss the story behind it, the writing journey, and what he thinks of Chinese Democracy now. #gunsnroses #rollingstone #chinesedemocracy

Max Cavalera of Soulfly joins to discuss their upcoming US tour in support of their latest album, Totem. Max also chats about Pantera, Guns N' Roses, the Detroit Lions, and more! More info at soulfly.com

Renowned drummer Mike Portnoy joins to discuss the new album "III" from The Winery Dogs. Plus, his roots in Long Island, radio, being a "hired gun," Guns N' Roses, and a lot more! More info at thewinerydogs.com New album out Feb 3rd #mikeportnoy #thewinerydogs #gunsnroses

Just me and you, talking about Guns N' Roses articles, books, what's next, and more. Happy New Year everyone!