ADLER'S APPETITE New Lineup: Behind The Scenes Footage From First Photo Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the first official photo shoot for the new lineup ofADLER'S APPETITE- the […]

By Steinmetal

• May 8, 2011

Behind-the-scenes footage from the first official photo shoot for the new lineup ofADLER'S APPETITE- the band led by formerGUNS N' ROSESdrummerSteven Adler- can be viewed below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of the first concert of the group's U.S. tour, which kicked off this past Thursday, May 5 at Brixton in Redondo Beach, California.

ADLER'S APPETITEhas officially recruited singerPatrick Stone(ACES 'N' EIGHTS) and guitaristLonnie Paulfollowing the recent departures ofRick StitchandAlex Grossi.

In a recent interview withMetal Sludge,Adlerstated aboutStitch's exit fromADLER'S APPETITE, I think he went about it the wrong way, 'cause I didn't even find out that he quit the band from him, I found out from someone else." GuitaristMichael Thomasadded, "It was very strange; it was out of the blue. All of a sudden we got a text message saying 'Check your e-mail.' And there was a short little paragraph saying that, 'As of today, I'll no longer be carrying on with the band, I wanna concentrate on my other band, my original band, full time.' So he decided that was where his priority was at, that he was going to work on his original music and continue on with that."

RegardingADLER'S APPETITEsearch forStitch's replacement,Thomassaid, "As soon as it went on the Internet thatRickwas leaving the band, there was a flood of e-mails and responses [that] came in; it was overwhelming. And now we're weeding through all these people, and what we really wanna do is give a chance to somebody who is a star to walk in the door and sing some of the most legendary rock and roll songs of all time. It's an incredible opportunity. So, for us, we take it very seriously, because we also have to live with this person and create and write with this person, 'cause, as you know, we've released new songs recently -'Alive','Stardog'and'Fading'- which are actually oniTunes. So they're gonna be singing not only theGUNSstuff, but original material and putting their stamp on this new stuff that we've been writing since we got home from the European tour last month. So there's so much going on; it's a crazy circus. We're just really excited about the opportunity of working with some new cats that can really come to the table and bring it."

Stitchannounced in March that he was leavingADLER'S APPETITEin order to concentrate on his Los Angeles-based original projectLADYJACK.

Stitch'sLADYJACKbandmateRobo(guitar), who was filling in forADLER'S APPETITEguitaristAlex Grossion the latter group's most recent European tour, will not be continuing withAdler's outfit.

Grossirecently leftADLER'S APPETITEin order to focus on his work with the resurrectedQUIET RIOT.

Photo shoot (behind the scenes)