2019.09.07 - Alternative Nation - Guns N’ Roses New Song Leaks After Terminator Rumor (& related articles)

Guns N’ Roses New Song Leaks After Terminator Rumor

By Brett Buchanan

The unreleased Guns N’ Roses song “Atlas Shrugged” finally leaked after 20 years earlier this week. The track is from the Chinese Democracy era and was recorded around 1999 or 2000, and it features Queen guitarist Brian May on lead guitar. Fans have speculated that songs like “Atlas Shrugged” could be reworked with Slash and Duff McKagan on a new Guns N’ Roses album.

This is just days after rumors that Guns N’ Roses will release a new song on the ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ soundtrack surfaced on Guns Over Oz, with talk that members of the band were shown an early screening 28 years after they contributed to ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day.’

MisterID wrote on the GNREvolution.com forums about the song, “That’s a crazy little song and nothing like Catcher. Someone mentioned Yesterdays, and yeah, I can hear that in places. I think it’s like really funny, but Hardschool and this… They Were made for Duff and Slash. I’d love to see what they could do with it. Anyone expecting something epic will be disappointed.”

MisterID added, “The more I listen to it the more I like it. It’s pretty unconventional, but still classic guns. These two last songs would have been a perfect follow up to UYI back in 95. And I’ll bet that’s where they were first conceived. There’s a grungy, Jane’s Addiction feel to them. And I can’t help but think HS is about Izzy.”

“Whoever the guy was (Tom Z?) who compared it to November Rain meets 70s glam era Bowie was full of shit, and probably entirely based on that four second intro. That’s enough to get anyone’s hopes sky high. This is a smooth little diddy with the weirdness of the Garden-meets-Yesterdays with a little Jane Says and Mad Season vibe to it.”

Bucketlash96 said, “I believe that the songs that did not enter the Chinese Democracy were for good reason, Axl analyzed for a long time what songs to include in the album. So everything that is filtered and filtered will be small models for nothing successful but they could have been good if they had been given more work. Atlas sounds like a future great ballad but for the moment they were just putting together the puzzle.”

https://www.alternativenation.net/guns-n-roses-new-song-leaks-terminator-rumor/

This thread can be used as reference for the timeline of the leaks, in addition to the threads on mygnrforum:

https://www.a-4-d.com/t4041-july-october-2019-leaks

Atlas Shrugged leaked in full on Sept. 5, 2019:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222650-atlas-shrugged-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

Before the song leaked in full, yet another snippet of it had leaked on Sept. 3; GN'R Central:

New Snippet of “Atlas Shrugged” Leaks Online

According to posters on the MyGNRForum revealed that a new snippet of the unreleased Guns N’ Roses song “Atlas Shrugged” leaked online. This is the fourth such leak of the song.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200107142710/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/03/new-snippet-of-unreleased-guns-n-roses-song-leaks-online/

Silkworms from Rough Mixes #1 CD leaked on Sept. 7:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222662-silkworms-full-leak-discussion-no-links7-day-suspension-for-asking-for-links/

GN'R Central, Sept. 8:

New Unreleased Full Version of Guns N’ Roses Song Leaks Online “Absurd/Silkworms”

“Silkworms” Studio Version Has Leaked Online

It appears that we’ve had yet another leak online of an unreleased Guns N’ Roses song titled “Silkworms.” The song has been performed live before most notably at the Rock in Rio 3 show in 2001. The song was apparently co-written by Chris Pittman. This news story comes courtesy of an Axl Rose Facebook Group and some other sources have indicated this to me.

https://web.archive.org/web/20221209234225/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/08/new-unreleased-full-version-of-guns-n-roses-song-leaks-online-silkworms/

State of Grace and Perhaps leaked in full on Sept. 13 (a snippet from State of Grace had leaked on Sept. 9):

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222666-state-of-grace-10-second-leak-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222699-state-of-grace-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222701-perhaps-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

The "As It Began" instrumental leaked on Sept. 14:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222716-%E2%80%9Cas-it-began%E2%80%9D-full-leak-discussion-no-links-7-day-suspension-for-askinghinting-for-links/

Eye On You leaked on Sept. 20:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222742-eye-on-you-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

On Sept. 21, full discs started leaking. The first three to leak on that day were:

1) "Rough Mixes" (containing alt versions of CD songs and Atlas Shrugged, as well as instrumentals of Quick Song and Zodiac 13)



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222740-quick-song-zodiac-instrumentals-no-links-or-requests/

2) "Robin-Tommy demos", containing the songs "Tommy Demo #1 (it was later known it was called "10 Percenter")  "Tommy Demo #2" (Going Down), Inside Out, and 3 Dollar Pyramid



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222745-inside-out-3-dollar-pyramid-and-tommy-demo-12-leaked-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

3) The CD containing rehearsals of Knocking Of Heaven's Door and Welcome to the Jungle:



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222743-knockin-on-heavens-door-alt-takes-and-jungle-no-vox-leaked-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

GN'R Central, Sept. 21:

Guns N’ Roses Song “Zodiac” Leaks Ahead of the Band’s Show At The Hollywood Palladium Tonight!

https://web.archive.org/web/20221109182503/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/21/guns-n-roses-song-zodiac-leaks-ahead-of-the-bands-show-at-the-hollywood-palladium-tonight/

September 22/23:

1) Three CD's containing takes of Madagascar, Chinese Democracy and Atlas Shrugged respectively.





https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222752-atlas-shrugged-chinese-democracy-madagascar-discs-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

2) "New Brain Drums" CD, containing takes of Madagascar, Chinese Democracy, The Blues and Rhiad:



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222753-new-brain-drums-full-cd-leaked-cd-maddy-blues-rhiad-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

3) "New Songs" CD containing takes of Prom Violence and Three Dollar Pyramid:



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222757-prom-violence-full-disc-leak-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

4) "TWAT - Rough Mixes of New Brain Drums" CD:



5) "T.W.A.T. - Brain Drum Remix With Snare Sample From 'Silkworms'" CD:



6) The "Me and My Elvis" instrumental:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222746-me-my-elvis-soul-monster-instrumental-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

7) Clips of Nothing and Quick Song with vocals:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222748-clips-of-nothing-quicksong-wvocals-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

GN'R Central, Sept. 22:

Full Album of Former Drummer Brain’s Parts Have Leaked Online

https://web.archive.org/web/20220124042706/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/22/full-album-of-guns-n-roses-material-leaks-online/

September 23/24: "Rough Mixes CD #1" leaked



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222763-rough-mixes-cd-1-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

CN'R Central, Sept. 24:

Guns N’ Roses Song “Inside Out” Leaks Online / Rough Mixes of “Chinese Democracy” Have Leaked Online

https://web.archive.org/web/20191019160316/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/24/guns-n-roses-song-inside-out-leaks-online/

Guns N’ Roses New Song “3 Dollar Pyramid” Leaks Online

https://web.archive.org/web/20191019160249/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/24/guns-n-roses-new-song-3-dollar-pyramid-leaks-online/

September 24/25 leaks:

1) "Rough Mixes CD #3":



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222772-rough-mixes-cd-3-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

2) "The Rebel" CD:



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222773-the-rebel-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

CN'R Central, Sept. 25:

Slash Sounding Guns N’ Roses Song “The Rebel” Leaks Online
Another Leak Surfaces Online

It appears we have another leak online. It is an instrumental track called “The Rebel” which has a southern flavor to it, almost like what Slash was doing in Snakepit in 1995.

https://web.archive.org/web/20191019160242/https://gnrcentral.com/2019/09/25/slash-sounding-guns-n-roses-song-the-rebel-leaks-online/

September 25/26: "Quick Song" Full CD leaked:



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222785-quick-song-full-disc-leak-no-links-or-requests/

September 26/27: "Rough Mixes CD #4" leaked



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222795-rough-mixes-cd-4-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

Finally, P.R.L leaked on October 2:

https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222824-prl-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

and the full CD containing it, "Rough Mixes CD #2", on October 7:



https://www.mygnrforum.com/topic/222846-rough-mixes-cd-2-full-leak-discussion-thread-no-links-no-asking-hinting-for-leaks/

Also this thread about the "poems" that accompanied the leaks:

https://www.a-4-d.com/t4238-messages-from-the-leaker