Friday 20 June 2008

New Guns N' Roses 'album tracks' leak online

Nine tracks from Guns N' Roses' long-awaited 'Chinese Democracy' album have been leaked online, reportedly in their finished state.
The leaked tracks appeared on the web site Antiquiet.com, and a legal order from the band's handlers quickly forced the removal of the links.
The nine tracks are: 'Better', 'The Blues', 'Chinese Democracy', 'Madagascar', 'IRS', 'There Was A Time', 'Rhiad and the Bedouins', 'If the World' and an untitled song.
Six of the tracks had previously been leaked in various unfinished forms, however the latest versions appear to be more complete.
Antiquiet.com declared that all the newly leaked tracks had been "mastered and finished".
The three previously unheard songs are 'Rhiad and the Bedouins', 'If the World' and a track whose title is unknown.
'Chinese Democracy' has been in the making since 1994 and is rumoured to be set for release later this year after numerous false-starts.
The album has reportedly cost $13m to make.
For more on the new songs see our Music Blog.
Listen to an interview with ex Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.