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New GNR guitarist name announced
Guitar shredder Ron Thal of the New York City-based
alternative-rap-metal project BUMBLEFOOT has joined GUNS N' ROSES as
the replacement for Buckethead. Thal is making his live debut with Axl
Rose and company Friday night (May 12) at the opening night of a
four-date stint at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
Ron Thal started as a solo artist on Shrapnel/Roadrunner Records with
the instrumental guitar-oriented CD "The Adventures Of Bumblefoot" in
May 1995 (voted one of the Best Newcomers in Young Guitar magazine's
Readers' Poll in January 1996) and the vocal "Hermit" CD in January
1997. Through his own production company, Hermit Inc., Thal (a.k.a.
Bumblefoot) has released his own music, and has worked as a producer,
songwriter, and hired musician. Credits include CNN, MTV, Jessica
Simpson, Cher, LeAnn Rimes, and many more.
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