Loaded

About

The product of former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Loaded formed in 1999 in Seattle. McKagan (who also plays with Velvet Revolver) pieced together Loaded to serve as a backing band for the solo material he'd been writing in the mid-90s. The music the four-piece creates is certainly rooted in the styles of McKagan's former and current projects, but contains enough subtle differences to keep it from being a total rehash. Heavy, guitar-driven hard rock, melodic pop rock and the occasional power ballad is pretty much the extent of Duff McKagan's Loaded--but devoted fans of the musician probably won't be looking for much else anyway. The group's debut LP, Dark Days, was released in 2001.