Unmark your calendars: According to a post by Guns N’ Roses’ tour manager on the band’s official site, Chinese Democracy‘s tentative March 6 release date has been scrapped:
The good news is that all of the recording for the album has been completed. Drummer Frank Ferrer and guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal integrated themselves into the recordings seamlessly and will have their presence felt.
There is no official release date, as the band is currently mixing, but after some delays and scheduling difficulties, things appear to be moving along.
Take care,
Del James
We probably should have seen this coming, but we’ll admit it: There was a part of us that thought all these “delays” were just a smokescreen, and that copies of Chinese Democracy were going to be snuck into stores under the cloak of night on March 5, just in time for shoppers to be flabbergasted by the rows of gleaming jewel cases the next morning. Come on, Axl and company–give us something to believe in! (And no, we don’t mean a cover of “Something To Believe In” as a bonus track.)
‘Chinese Democracy’ Update [gunsnroses.com]
Earlier: The New Guns N’ Roses Song: Your Thoughts, Your Prayers
At this point a cover of “Hollyweird” would be more appropriate…
*sigh.
Ok Idolator, you need to seriously leak this thing now.
In the words of Dexter Holland: “You snooze, you lose”.
They said in September it would be out by the end of ’06, then they said in December they were hoping for March…but they’re still…MIXING?
If I didn’t know any better I’d say we’re being lied to.
No need to take such things personally, but yeah, leak more of it please. Their number is up. Thanks.
I am now firmly in the camp of those who dont think this record even exists…its interest is its mystery and Axl knows that…put together a track or two on the fly and “leak” them or use them on a soundtrack to keep the hype machine rolling…
Ryan Adams could have released more records that Johnny Cash in the time this record has allegedly taken…