Celebrate four exhilarating and rebellious decades of Guns N’ Roses with a unique retrospective of their career, through the band’s biggest moments. We’ve got your chance to pick up a hardcover copy of “Guns N’ Roses at 40”, by Martin Popoff. It’s essentially a documentary in book form, and it’s available June 24, 2025.

Formed on Los Angeles’ famed Sunset Strip in 1985, Guns N’ Roses worked their way up from the club scene in less than three years to become a best-selling recording act and a top tour draw. Along the way, there was no shortage of controversy to accompany the accolades. In Guns N’ Roses at 40, prolific rock biographer Martin Popoff curates 40 key touchstones in GN’R’s career, charting their formation and early history, key tour dates, groundbreaking releases, notable collaborations, business challenges, personal difficulties, band quarrels, and more. Popoff leaves no rock unturned in telling their tale:  

• The band’s early days on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip club scene
• Bios of founding members Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, and Steven Adler
• Rundowns of the key studio albums and their creation
• A look at the infamous incidents and controversies that seemed to follow the band
• The departures (and sometimes the returns) of key members
• First-person interviews with bassists Duff McKagan and Tommy Stinson

In examining 40 key pivot points in GN’R’s now-forty-year history, Guns N’ Roses at 40 provides a concise documentary-like view of the band whose popularity and impact have remained constant. Combine this unique perspective with a gorgeous package – hardcover, filled with stunning photography, a gatefold timeline and complete studio discography – and you have an indispensable addition to the collection of every G N’ R fan. 

About the author: Working out of Toronto, Canada, Martin Popoff (martinpopoff.com) has penned more than 100 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including Rush: The Illustrated History, Led Zeppelin: Song by Song, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, Kiss at 50, and In the Groove. He has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, Record Collector, bravewords.com and hardradio.com. Martin also worked on the award-winning documentaries Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas for Banger Films.

Get more info and purchase your copy here, or enter to win, courtesy of The Quarto Group.