Guns N’ Roses have released a new single titled “Absurd,” Aug. 6. The single will be available across streaming services at midnight.
The band originally premiered the song during their show at Boston’s Fenway Park on Aug. 3.
“Some of you might have heard this under another name,” Axl Rose said to the crowd that evening. “But this is really kind of absurd for us to try this. Wasn’t that funny? And they don’t even know the joke yet. Ok, this is called ‘Absurd.’”
The “other name” that Rose was referring to is the band’s song “Silk Worm,” which was recorded in 2001 during their Chinese Democracy sessions but was left off the album. Over the years it was passed back and forth it evolved into something new.
This release marks the first track Guns N’ Roses have put out since they reunited in 2016.
Watch the video for “Absurd” below.
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Nabi Rasch
August 10, 2021 at 11:35 pmHey GREG! They thought that was their cleverest line ever!
Greg
August 10, 2021 at 12:03 pmAppetite, and most of Lies and Use Your Illusion are great classic rock at this point. After five years back, all they have to offer is one new song with a disgusting line like ” maggots in her pussy”. What the hell? Hire a songwriter.
Izzy S
August 7, 2021 at 6:28 pmSimilar to Perfect Crime or My World, no? We’ll take anything at this poin,t Axl & Co…
What about Rock the Rock?
BackPorch Radio
August 7, 2021 at 2:53 pmIf you are searching for good music, this is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Keep searching it’s out there. But, yeah…this is definitely not it, not even close.
Donny Thump
August 7, 2021 at 10:09 amPolice ‘n’ N*****s, get outta my way.
Immigrants ‘n’ F*****s, they make no sense to me.
Radicals ‘n’ racists, don’t point your finger at me.
F GNR
August 7, 2021 at 8:11 amThis horse shit has no place on a Jamband “news” page.
Tenn Jed
August 6, 2021 at 9:14 pmI ALWAYS liked G n R, but this SUCKS!!
Were they desperate to put out something?
This was a BAD choice.
They STILL have AWESOME tracks!!
Steve Adler
August 6, 2021 at 4:35 pmSounds like shit, they should have all OD
Tim
August 6, 2021 at 3:47 pmMeh.