Guns N' Roses working on new studio album with no timetable

Guns N Roses guitarist Slash said in a recent interview that the band is working toward a new studio album but offered no timetable for its release, saying the group has amassed a large body of material and will record when inspiration and opportunity align. The comments come as the veteran rock band continues to tour internationally and release occasional new tracks, while members juggle other projects and personnel changes.

Slash described the band’s creative position as one of abundance rather than readiness, saying, "There’s so much material at this point it’s a matter of having the discipline to sit down and fucking get into it." He added that the band’s songwriting tends not to follow strict schedules. "You can never plan ahead," he said, "It just spontaneously happens through some sort of inspiration that triggers it. And the next thing you know, it’s off and running."

The anticipated release would be the band’s first full-length of predominantly new material since 2008’s Chinese Democracy. Since Slash and bassist Duff McKagan rejoined the group in 2016, Guns N Roses have released several standalone tracks and reworked outtakes, including the singles Absurd and Hard Skool...