Guns N' Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band whose dangerous reputation, controversial front man, and technical prowess have made them one of the most popular and acclaimed rock n' roll bands ever. The band's defiant 1987 major label debut, Appetite for Destruction, gained them worldwide popularity while their 1991 second major effort, the simultaneous releases of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, and subsequent tour cemented the band's place as a heavily influential member of rock and roll history.

Guns N' Roses helped usher in a new era in the hard rock genre. Hair metal dominated the airwaves in the late 1980s, but GNR's new musical style and onstage behavior created a new kind of movement within the music industry. The band obtained an enormous amount of success during the period of 1987 – 1993, but the personalities of the different band members, their heavy drug abuse and several decisions by frontman, Axl Rose, took their toll on the group's ability to work together. Rose is the only original member in the band.