Guns N' Roses (GN'R) is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band was founded in Los Angeles in 1985. Their unique style integrated Hard rock, blues and other genres of music into the popular heavy metal music of the time. The band's 1987 major label debut, Appetite for Destruction, earned them worldwide popularity; their 1991 effort, the releases of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, and the subsequent tour solidified those gains.