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Richard Fortus ( born November 17 , 1966 ) is an American guitarist . He is best known as a member of the ___MASK76___ band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he has been a member since 2002 , and with whom he has recorded one studio album . Fortus has also collaborated extensively with The Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler and fellow Guns N ' Roses bandmate Frank Ferrer . Frank Ferrer ( born ___MASK37___ 25 , 1966 ) is an American rock drummer . Ferrer is best known as the drummer for American rock band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he has played , toured , and recorded since 2006 . Ferrer was also a member of The Psychedelic Furs , ___MASK64___ Spit ___MASK64___ as well as The Beautiful . He has recorded and worked with several high profile musicians including Robi " Draco " Rosa , Tool , Gordon Gano , PJ Harvey , Tommy Stinson , Nena , Frank Black of The Pixies , Neil Young , Perry Farrell and Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys . G N ' R Lies , also known as Lies , is the second studio ___MASK48___ by the American rock band Guns N ' Roses , released in 1988 . While officially an extended ___MASK72___ , it was treated as a studio ___MASK48___ when released . According to the RIAA , the ___MASK48___ has sold over five million copies in the United States alone . `` Patience '' was the only single released from Lies ; it peaked at # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Geffen Records is an American major record label , owned by Universal ___MASK50___ Group , which operates as one third of the Interscope Geffen A & M Records label . Today , it is headquartered in the city of New York and is headed by Gee Roberson , who reports to John Janick , CEO of Interscope Records . Jeffrey Dean Isbell ( born April 8 , 1962 ), best known as Izzy Stradlin , is an American guitarist , singer and songwriter . He is best known as the co - founder and former ___MASK52___ guitarist of the ___MASK76___ band Guns N ' Roses , which he left at the height of their fame in 1991 , and with whom he recorded three studio albums . Steven Adler ( born Michael Coletti ; January 22 , 1965 ) is an American musician . He is best known as the former drummer and co - songwriter of the ___MASK76___ band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s . Adler was fired from Guns N ' Roses over his heroin addiction in 1990 , following which he reformed his old band Road Crew and briefly joined BulletBoys , which both proved unsuccessful . During the 2000s , Adler was the drummer of the band Adler ' s Appetite , and since 2012 , he has held the same position in the band Adler . He appeared on the second and fifth seasons of the reality TV show " Celebrity Rehab with Dr . Drew ", as well as on the first season of its spin - off " Sober House ". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Guns N ' Roses . Guns N ' Roses is an American ___MASK76___ band from Los Angeles formed in 1985 . The lineup , when first 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 , keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese , guitarist Richard Fortus and drummer Frank Ferrer . 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 . W . Axl Rose ( born William Bruce Rose Jr .; raised as William Bruce Bailey ; February 6 , 1962 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer and musician . He is the lead vocalist of the ___MASK76___ band Guns N ' Roses , a position he has held since its inception in 1985 . In addition to Guns N ' Roses , he is also the current lead singer of AC / DC since 2016 . Due to his powerful and wide vocal range and energetic live performances , Rose has been named one of the greatest singers of all time by various media outlets , including " Rolling Stone " and " NME ". ___MASK76___ is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid - 1960s , with the garage , psychedelic and blues rock movements . It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals , distorted electric guitars , bass guitar , drums , and often accompanied with pianos and keyboards . Darren Arthur Reed ( born June 18 , 1963 ), better known by his stage name Dizzy Reed , is an American musician and occasional actor . He is best known as the keyboardist for the ___MASK63___ band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he has played , toured , and recorded since 1990 . Michael Andrew " Duff " McKagan ( born February 5 , 1964 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter and author . He is best known for his twelve - year tenure as the bass guitarist of the ___MASK76___ band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s . McKagan rejoined the band in 2016 , following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Albums of recorded ___MASK50___ were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century album sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . An EP ( short for extended ___MASK72___ ) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single , but is usually unqualified as an album or LP . An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard ___MASK72___ ( SP ) and LP , but it is now applied to mid - length CDs and downloads as well .