In a new interview with Sylvia Alvarado of the Las Vegas radio station KOMP 92.3, and transcribed by Blabbermouth.net, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash spoke about the band’s recently released two new songs called “Atlas” and “Nothin'”. When they were made available in December, the tracks marked the first new GN’R music since the 2023 singles “The General” and “Perhaps”. Both “Atlas” and “Nothin'” were produced by Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose and Caram Costanzo (Janet Jackson, Rage Against The Machine); Costanzo co-produced Guns N’ Roses’ latest album, 2008’s Chinese Democracy, alongside Rose. Commenting on the piecemeal new music releases of singles and EP’s the last few years consisting of re-worked Chinese Democracy demos, Slash speaks of the in-progress new Guns N Roses music, he says “the next record that we’re gonna do is gonna be all new original stuff, and that’ll be an actual album.”

Slash said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net): “It’s good to have a couple of songs that we’re promoting and then a tour that’s really a long tour. It’s gonna go from the end of March until the end of December. And it’s exciting, ’cause we’re coming back to the U.S., which is the first time we’ve been in the U.S. in a while.”

 

Asked if releasing standalone singles is how Guns N’ Roses plans to make new music available going forward or if there are still plans to release a new full-length album, Slash said: “I think in this instance it’s what we’re doing, because we only re-recorded those songs — like a couple of songs here, a couple of songs there. These were the last two that are left to do, and we actually did them not even back to back. ‘Nothin” was one, and ‘Atlas’ was at a different time, but they hadn’t been released yet. So, we’re releasing ’em now. And then there’s really no more of that sort of old rehash stuff to release. But I think what we’re gonna do, we’re gonna take all those songs and put them on something and release that as a package. And then the next record that we’re gonna do is gonna be all new original stuff, and that’ll be an actual album.”

 

Slash added: “It’s a really weird time for especially rock and roll and how it works in this industry and how it works for fans. I think most die-hard rock and roll fans would like to get an album and they love vinyl, but they would want a package of songs. But some of the younger kids who are sort of raised in this new fancy kind of digital era that we’re in don’t know about albums, really, being released as a whole. So it’s a strange time. It’s harder to navigate. But to me, it’s a no-brainer. Make a record. You can do all the digital stuff in any configuration you want. But make sure that there’s an album. Yeah.”

 

Regarding the fact that all the recently released Guns N’ Roses songs had existed in the GUNS sphere in the past, with “Atlas” having once gone under the working title “Atlas Shrugged”, Slash said: “Well, we took a bunch of material that Axl had, and we all sat down and listened to it. And so we sort of picked out all the different songs that we wanted to do and what Axl wanted to do. And we just sort of took all the guitars and the bass off and redid it. And it was fun. And it was the kind of thing where we did one song at a time. We did one or maybe two in the same week. But for the most part it was spread out over a long period of time. So it was just something fun to do and go, ‘Okay, what’s gonna be my approach for it?’ So each one of ’em has been an interesting sort of little project.”

 

On the topic of what his approach was for recording “Atlas” and “Nothin'”, Slash said: “‘Atlas’ has some really cool chord changes and time signatures, so that was interesting in itself. And then coming up with the right voicings for that. With ‘Nothin”, it was a very spontaneous, very sort of simple, bare-bones approach. Not much thought went into it at all. It was just improvising.”

 

Slash went on to say that he is looking forward to performing “Atlas” and “Nothin'” when Guns N’ Roses returns to the road in March.

 

“Well, we were gonna [play] ’em [live] both — I guess it was a couple of years ago, or a little over a year ago,” he explained. “And we were gonna do ’em both, and we actually rehearsed them and they sound great live and it was really fun. But then we decided that we didn’t know when we were gonna release these songs and we didn’t end up releasing them then. So we had to take them out of the set and wait. So we’re excited to go to play ’em now finally the songs are released.”

For tickets to the tour, visit gunsnroses.com for more information.

In North America, the tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, behind-the-scenes tour, invitation to the pre-show VIP Lounge, limited edition merch & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

In conjunction with the Nightrain Fan Club Presale, Guns N’ Roses will release two new songs: “Nothin” and “Atlas” via Geffen Records on Tuesday, December 2nd. Marking their first releases since 2023, these new songs join “The General” and “Perhaps” as vital additions to setlists otherwise featuring all the classic hits and deep cut fan favorites from GNR’s early catalogue. Pre-save the new tracks HERE.

The announcement arrives days after Guns N’ Roses released their deluxe Live Era ‘87-’93 boxset, a limited pressing with remastered audio and revamped art (more HERE). Though Live Era remains a document of GNR in their younger days, the release couldn’t be better timed: then and now, GNR are one of the most ferocious live bands on the planet.

With previously announced appearances at festivals in Mexico, Brazil, and the UK, the 31-date tour will feature an EU leg with performances in Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and France, before GNR returns to North America for a run traversing the United States and Canada. Tickets are available at gunsnroses.com. For the full tour schedule, see below.

2026 Tour Dates

Saturday, March 28 2026 Monterrey, Mexico Tecate Pa’l Norte*

Wednesday, April 1 2026 Porto Alegre, Brazil Estádio Beira Rio

Saturday, April 4 2026 São Paulo, Brazil Monsters Of Rock*

Tuesday, April 7 2026 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Alberto Bertelli Lucatto

Friday, April 10 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Engenhao

Sunday, April 12 2026 Vitoria, Brazil Estádio Estadual Kleber José de Andrade

Wednesday, April 15 2026 Salvador, Brazil Arena Fonte Nova

Saturday, April 18 2026 Fortaleza, Brazil Arena Castelão

Tuesday, April 21 2026 Sao Luiz, Brazil Estádio Governador João Castelo “Castelão”

Saturday, April 25 2026 Belém do Para, Brazil Estadio Olimpico do Para “Mangueirão”

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Hollywood

Thursday, May 7, 2026 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome To Rockville Festival*

Thursday, June 4 2026 Gliwice, Poland PreZero Arena Gliwice

Saturday, June 6 2026 Gliwice, Poland PreZero Arena Gliwice

Wednesday, June 10 2026 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena

Friday, June 12 – Donington, UK Download Festival* Sunday, June 14 2026

Thursday, June 18 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome

Saturday, June 20 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome

Tuesday, June 23 2026 Berlin, Germany Uber Arena

Thursday, June 25 2026 Berlin, Germany Uber Arena

Sunday, June 28 2026 Antwerp, Belgium AFAS Dome

Wednesday, July 1 2026 Paris, France Accor Arena

Friday, July 3 2026 Paris, France Accor Arena

Thursday, July 23 2026 Raleigh, NC Cater-Finley Stadium

Sunday, July 26 2026 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, July 29 2026 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Saturday, August 1 2026 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium

Wednesday, August 5 2026 Toronto, ON Rogers Stadium

Saturday, August 8 2026 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater

Wednesday, August 12 2026 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium

Sunday, August 16 2026 St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium

Wednesday, August 19 2026 Kansas City, MO Morton Amphitheater

Saturday, August 22 2026 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium

Wednesday, August 26 2026 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium

Saturday, August 29 2026 Vancouver, BC BC Place

Wednesday, September 2 2026 San Diego, CA Snapdragon Stadium

Saturday, September 5 2026 Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl

Wednesday, September 9 2026 Arlington, TX Globe Life Field

Saturday, September 12 2026 Ridgedale, MO Thunder Ridge Nature Arena

Wednesday, September 16 2026 San Antonio, TX Alamodome

Saturday, September 19 2026 Atlanta, GA Truist Park

*Festival appearance

 

About Guns N’ Roses:

Guns N’ Roses endure as the most dynamic, dangerous, and definitive American rock band in history to this day.

Embedded in popular culture, Guns N’ Roses’ landmark diamond-selling 1987 opus, Appetite For Destruction, stands out as “the best-selling U.S. debut album ever” and “the 11th best-selling U.S. album of all time.” Following its release, Guns N’ Roses shook the world with the one-two punch of the over 7x-platinum Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, clinching the top two spots on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart upon arrival. With total sales of 100 million units thus far, their catalog also consists of G N’ R Lies (5x-platinum), The Spaghetti Incident? (platinum), Greatest Hits (5x-platinum), and Chinese Democracy (over 6 million worldwide). Not to mention, they are one of the most-streamed rock bands in the world with an average of 27 million monthly listeners on Spotify and in May 2024 were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for their 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction.

On the touring front, Guns N’ Roses legendary three-hour-plus shows encompass sought-after fan favorites in addition to newly dusted-off gems from their back catalog, leaving ardent audiences in awe. Their blockbuster 2024 world tour sold 1.3 million ticketsaround the world and marked the band’s largest run to date. Consisting of acclaimed performances in stadiums and arenas alike, the tour included headlining festival dates at Glastonbury and London’s Hyde Park, while the North American leg included sold-out performances at historic venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, as well as a co-headlining performance at Power Trip in Indio, CA with AC/DC & Metallica. Guns N’ Roses’ previous world tour, Not In This Lifetime…, notably ranked as the “fourth-highest grossing concert tour of all time,” selling 5 million-plus tickets and included a headline performance at Coachella. The band’s massive 2025 tour saw the powerhouse band hit stadiums and arenas in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America throughout the year.

Guns N’ Roses are Axl Rose (vocals, keyboards), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Isaac Carpenter (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard).

Guns N’ Roses never stops with more touring on the horizon and other surprises—the “Nightrain” keeps rolling at full speed.

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