Slash Reveals Guns N’ Roses Will Go All Out On 2025

Slash has hinted that Guns N’ Roses have big plans for 2025, suggesting an especially busy year ahead for the iconic rock band.

While the band members have been focusing on their individual projects, including Slash’s recent blues covers album Orgy Of The Damned and Duff McKagan’s upcoming US solo tour, the legendary guitarist shared some exciting news in a recent interview with Loudwire Nights.

Discussing his future plans, Slash revealed:

“I’m going into the studio with the Conspirators [his project with Myles Kennedy], getting a new record done and then after that, 2025 is all about Guns N’ Roses.”

He added that they are gearing up for a significant year, with rumors of a small summer tour next year. “I heard a rumor about that anyway, so that’s going to be focused on that. But prior to that, it’s the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour, and then the Conspirators.” Slash emphasized his commitment to staying busy, noting, “It keeps me out of trouble, as they say.”

Last month, Slash mentioned that Guns N’ Roses were “trying” to create a new album, their first since 2008’s Chinese Democracy, on which he did not appear. Since rejoining the band in 2016, they have released a few new tracks, including “Absurd,” “Hard Skool,” “Precious,” and “The General,” but there has been no official announcement regarding a new album. In an interview with the Daily Star (via Music News), Slash explained why Axl Rose was not involved in his solo album:

“Guns N’ Roses are trying to make their own record, and I’m working with them in that capacity, but this [solo album] didn’t involve anyone else. It was my own side thing, so I wasn’t dragging my own guys in.”

Reflecting on their most recent UK performance at Glastonbury, NME’s three-star review highlighted some challenges, noting that “Guns N’ Roses’ sultry, whiskey-chugging, in-your-face brand of rock felt misplaced when delivered at the hippie nucleus of the world.” The review mentioned that much of the setlist went unrecognized by the audience, and the quiet moments between songs created awkward silences, as the crowd awaited the band’s more famous tracks. Even the tongue-in-cheek introduction of “ABSURD” as a track that “tugs at the heartstrings” fell on deaf ears.

Despite these challenges, fans can look forward to what 2025 holds for Guns N’ Roses as they embark on new projects and potentially a new album.