On October 30, 1996 it was announced that lead guitarist Slash had officially left the band, after having not been involved since 1995 due to a poor relationship with vocalist Axl Rose.
Pada tanggal 30 Oktober 1996 diumumkan bahwa gitaris Slash telah resmi meninggalkan band, setelah tidak terlibat sejak tahun 1995 karena hubungan yang buruk dengan vokalis Axl Rose .