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June 15, 2024

Duff McKagan says Weapons N’ Roses are engaged on new music, however are uncertain on how one can launch it Guitar Contact

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There’s new Weapons N’ Roses music on the horizon, in response to bassist Duff McKagan, however in what format?

Showing on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk on Wednesday (12 June) McKagan is requested if the band would ever launch new materials once more versus simply transforming older songs.

McKagan replies, “Completely. Yeah, completely. There’s new materials. I don’t understand how we’re gonna put it out. I believe that’s a query too. Like, do you set out a file? Do you simply preserve placing out singles? I don’t know what the precise reply is there at the present time.”

The final time Weapons N’ Roses launched a studio album was with Chinese language Democracy in 2008, earlier than streaming altered the way in which music is launched and consumed. From the band’s basic lineup, it solely featured frontman Axl Rose, however McKagan and guitarist Slash reunited with Rose in 2016.

At current, the trio are joined by long-serving Dizzy Reed on keyboard, Richard Fortus on guitar, drummer Frank Ferrer, and Melissa Reese on keyboard and synth.

Weapons N’ Roses have launched a number of standalone singles in recent times, reworks of songs from the previous few many years, however haven’t made any formal bulletins about one other album or any completely new materials thus far. The band’s final launch was The Basic, full with a trippy AI-generated music video, which got here out as a single in December final 12 months and was conceived in the course of the Chinese language Democracy periods.

That stated, nonetheless, Slash did point out final month that the band are “attempting” to make a brand new album. He stated, “Weapons N’ Roses are attempting to make their very own file and I’m working with them in that capability however this didn’t contain anybody else.”

So, whereas there are not any ensures, one other Weapons N’ Roses album might be within the works. Watch this area…




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