Duff McKagen, former Guns N Roses Bassist and current Velvet Revolver bassist has just released his debut album with his new hard rock band Loaded. Sick is the new album and to celebrate it’s release, The Rock Dose in association with Total Assault are giving one lucky winner the chance to win an ESP LTD guitar. All you have to do is visit the link below and fill in the required fields and you’ll be notified by the syndicate site if you’re the lucky winner!
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In a recent interview conducted by Rob Hayes of Metro.co.uk, Duff McKagen was asked about his upcoming tour with his band Loaded.
Metro.co.uk: Why tour [in the UK with LOADED] and not in America?
Duff: It seemed the right thing for this band. Audiences in the UK seem to understand the type of rock’n’roll I like to play. The UK is the first place GUNS N’ ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER broke. I’m not too sure about playing the States. Frankly, America isn’t very rock ‘n’ roll anymore.

The truth is that a lot of modern rock acts really …read more

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Duff McKagan recently talked about Alice In Chains Recording with new singer William Duvall in his weekly blog column “Reverb” at Seattleweekly.com. Here is just a snippet. Click the link above if you want to read the whole thing.
“My opinion may not be a popular one, especially here in Seattle. There seems to be an attitude of ‘Who the hell do you guys think you are? You can’t go on without Layne [Staley, late ALICE IN CHAINS singer]!’ While his death was heartbreakingly sad and needless, does this mean we all must shut the door on …read more

Duff McKagan’s side project, Loaded, have posted a new song on their MySpace page. If you’re not familiar with Loaded, it was a project Duff started after the demise the the real Guns N Roses. You can check out the new son ‘No More’ here. Loaded are expected to release a new record on Century Media sometime next year and you can expect a 5 track EP coming next month.
Loaded will also be touring the UK in September.
Image Source: Loaded’s Myspace