Guns N' Roses is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation. The band has released six studio albums, two EPs and one live album during their career.

Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide[2] and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the USA[3] and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the USA.

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Introduction (from Wikipedia) Guns N' Roses is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation. Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide.
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States Pasadena, California, USA
Genre(s) Hard rock Hard rock, heavy metal
Years active 1985–present 1972 - present
Label(s) Geffen, UZI Suicide Warner Bros., Yessup Recording
Associated acts Hollywood Rose, L.A. Guns, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver David Lee Roth, The Other Half, Chickenfoot, Mad Anthony Xpress
Website www.gunsnroses.com www.van-halen.com

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