Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Just a few days ago, we reported that Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose was spotted hurling his microphone at Isaac Carpenter’s drum kit, tearing off his jacket, and rushing to the side stage. This happened during their show in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rose eventually addressed the audience, suggesting that the ire was attributable to a technical glitch. The context of his anger is unclear, though, because the film appears to be limited as of press time. Later in the act, Rose was also spotted walking up and violently kicking Carpenter‘s drum kit throughout the performance. This past March, Carpenter was formally accepted as Frank Ferrer’s replacement in the hard rock legends.
But now, the band has released an official statement addressing this episode. Here’s what they shared.
During the opening song at our recent Buenos Aires concert, Axl’s in-ear monitor pack had only the percussions in his mix versus the entire mix. The issue was fixed by our tech team by the third song, and we had a great night. The situation had nothing to do with Isaac Carpenter’s playing, who is top notch and a great drummer.
In more recent news, the sequel to 2008’s “Chinese Democracy” still seems to be up in the air, despite the fact that Guns N’ Roses have a sizable backlog of new songs in the works. The aforementioned album by the hard rock titans was notoriously delayed by about 15 years and was eventually released after the group was under tremendous duress from a slew of high-profile leaks. Guitarist Slash discussed the band’s current status with that record in a recent interview that appeared in the print issue of Guitar World.
There’s so much material at this point — it’s a matter of having the discipline to sit down and fucking get into it. But the thing with Guns is, in my experience, you can never plan ahead. You can never sit down and go, ‘We’re going to take this time , and we’re going to do this.’
