Steven Adler

Steven Adler's self-named band has gone back into the studio.

Famously fired from Guns N' Roses in 1990 for his rampant drug use, Steven Adler has turned a corner on his addictions.

Steven Adler's long-running battle with substance abuse continues, with the former Guns N' Roses drummer postponing a series of tour dates in order to enter rehab, but he's promised fans that he's determined to beat his addictions.

Adler founder and former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has entered rehab, forcing his band to postpone their summer 2013 U.S. tour. Over 40 dates were scheduled through early September, which representatives of Adler say they hope to reschedule this fall.

A mini-Guns N' Roses reunion of sorts took place this past Thursday (March 7) While touring together in Tokyo, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler both sat in on the other's set to play a couple of their old classics. The videos are embedded below.

If you're concerned about getting your recommended annual allowance of ex-Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler -- and who isn't? -- never fear: Adler has just announced the first leg of the ambitious world tour he'll be mounting this year with his new band, the aptly named Adler.

One of the biggest proponents of Guns N' Roses reuniting was the band's original drummer Steven Adler, who was the first to exit the group due to substance abuse issues and who felt he had some unfinished business with the band. But Adler tells Rolling Stone that the days of him wishing for a reunion and his anger toward Axl Rose for not allowing that to happen have subsided.

Led Zeppelin's John Bonham was always a drummer's drummer, and more than 30 years after his death, "Bonzo''s beats are still leaving their mark on percussive musicians.

For many, the induction of Guns N' Roses into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a sort of validation of hard rock and metal. After all, it's long been a point of contention among rock fans that certain popular and influential bands of the 1970s and 1980s have been overlooked by the museum...

After a tumultuous few weeks that saw both Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin bail from attending Guns N' Roses induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band members who showed up to accept the honors -- Slash, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan -- did so with style.