Guns N’ Roses release their first new song in 13 years

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By Dakin Andone, CNN
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Published 4:32 PM EDT, Sat August 7, 2021
Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas, on October 4, 2019.
Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas, on October 4, 2019.
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Guns N’ Roses fans are finally getting treated to new music after 13 years.

The legendary rockers released their new song “Absurd” this week, writing in a tweet early Friday morning, “New. Fn. Song.” The tweet included a video of what appears to be a computer-generated Medusa with a snippet of the song.

It’s the band’s first studio release since their 2008 album “Chinese Democracy.”

Rolling Stone reported “Absurd” is actually a reworked version of an earlier Guns N’ Roses song, “Silkworms,” that was never officially released.

Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose joined AC/DC on world tour in 2016. Here is a look at Rose's very popular band over the years.
Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose joined AC/DC on world tour in 2016. Here is a look at Rose's very popular band over the years.
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Duff McKagan, left to right, Gilby Clarke, and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses pose in front of a Hard Rock Cafe banner in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1992.
Duff McKagan, left to right, Gilby Clarke, and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses pose in front of a Hard Rock Cafe banner in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1992.
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Slash performs onstage at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Slash performs onstage at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California.
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Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses perform at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses perform at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
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Rose signs autographs in West Hollywood in 2003.
Rose signs autographs in West Hollywood in 2003.
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Rose presents an award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
Rose presents an award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
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Slash performs in New York City in 2008.
Slash performs in New York City in 2008.
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Rose puts on a show in New York City in 2010.
Rose puts on a show in New York City in 2010.
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Rose performs for a crowd at the Hollywood Palladium in March.
Rose performs for a crowd at the Hollywood Palladium in March.
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Matt Sorum, left to right, Duff McKagan, Slash and Steven Adler perform onstage during the 2012 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio.
Matt Sorum, left to right, Duff McKagan, Slash and Steven Adler perform onstage during the 2012 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Guns N' Roses through the years

The band debuted the song last Tuesday, the magazine reported, during their concert at Fenway Park in Boston, where lead singer Axl Rose told the audience, “Some of you might have heard this under another name.”

Another video posted to the band’s Twitter account Thursday afternoon shows the band performing the song live.

“That was fun,” Rose said afterward, per Rolling Stone. “So you heard it here first, a new Guns N’ Roses song.”

The band are currently on a North American tour that ends in early October. A tour of Australia and New Zealand is scheduled for this fall and the band is set to head to Europe in the summer of 2022.