Overview
- Filed Nov. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, the suit seeks a court order allowing publication of Sound N' Fury.
- Niven alleges the band, particularly Axl Rose, used threats and a May 2025 letter invoking confidentiality to pressure him and publisher ECW Press to halt the book.
- The complaint says the 1991 buyout required signatures from all members and claims Axl Rose did not sign, while band members have publicly discussed Niven and one encouraged him to write.
- Publication has been repeatedly delayed with thousands of printed copies in storage, and current preorder listings show a March 31, 2026 release date.
- Niven seeks declaratory judgments of non‑enforceability and non‑breach, plus damages for tortious interference, and representatives for Guns N' Roses have not issued a detailed response.