Frank Ferrer Exits Guns N' Roses After 19 Years as Drummer

The band announced the amicable departure just weeks before their May 2025 tour, with no replacement named yet.

Frank Ferrer, Guns N' Roses' longest-serving drummer, has officially left the band after 19 years.
The departure, described as amicable, was announced via the band's social media on March 19, 2025.
Ferrer joined Guns N' Roses in 2006 as a temporary replacement for Bryan 'Brain' Mantia and became a key figure in the band's rhythm section.
During his tenure, he contributed to the 2008 album 'Chinese Democracy' and the 2022 EP 'Hard Skool,' as well as major tours like the 'Not in This Lifetime...' reunion tour.
The band is set to begin their 'Because What You Want and What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things' tour on May 1, 2025, in South Korea, with no replacement drummer announced yet.