Guns N’ Roses unveil new single “Hard Skool”

Guns N’ Roses unveil new single “Hard Skool”

Two “new” songs in two months! After the release of the single “Absurd”, Guns N’ Roses featuring lead vocalist Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan have unveiled their new single “Hard Skool.”

Wikipedia states the following in part about the track “Hard Skool” (with slight edits):

“The song was initially written during the Chinese Democracy sessions, and had the working title of “Jackie Chan”. A 20 second snippet was leaked as “Checkmate” in 2006. The full version, recorded from 1999-2001, leaked online in 2019.

The song was soundchecked on the Guns N’ Roses 2020 Tour in 2021. The single release is a reworked version of the song, featuring Slash and Duff McKagan, who rejoined the band in 2016.”

Guns N’ Roses‘ “Hard Skool” single: