Guns N ‘Roses release studio version of new song’ Absurd ‘

Guns N ‘Roses have officially released their new song “Absurd”.

The track aired on digital streaming services at midnight ET on August 6.

“Absurd” recently found its way into the Guns N ‘Roses setlist, first performed during the band’s August 3 shutdown in Boston.

“Some of you may have heard it by another name,” Axl Rose admitted to the crowd that night. “But it’s really absurd for us to try this. Wasn’t it funny? And they don’t even know the joke yet. Ok, it’s called ‘Absurd’.

The other name Rose alluded to was “Silkworms”, an abandoned song from the Chinese democracy sessions. Although the track was ultimately dropped from the album, it was performed live by the band four times in 2001.

You can listen to the song below.

Originally, keyboardist Dizzy Reed wrote “Silkworms” alongside the now deceased Chris Pittman.

“It was transmitted back and forth on our computers,” Reed told Metal Sludge in 2006. “We’re moving on.[ed] it comes and goes and I got a few riffs.

In a 2008 conversation with fans after the release of Chinese democracy, Rose noted that “Silkworms” had changed and now had “a lot of guitars, a lot of different drums.[s] (and) the chorus is gone.

Considering how the song has evolved, it’s understandable that Rose called “Absurd” a “new Guns N ‘Roses song” during the Boston set. Although the two tracks share many similarities, “Silkworms” – like many Chinese Democracy — had a strong electronic influence, while “Absurd” is full of heavy-handed guitar solos and bombastic drums.

The track is the first track to be released by GNR since the classic lineup reunited in 2016.