January 13, 2006: Axl attends a Korn tour launch party and talks to Rolling Stone. He mentions that they're working on 32 songs, and that 26 are nearly done. Of those, 13 are slated for the final album. Among Rose's favorites are "Better," "There Was a Time" and "The Blues." He promises: "people will hear music this year."
January 2006: Guns N Roses announce a European summer tour.
January 2006: Slash radio interview: "Axl has a record coming out, I think in March, which is cool, because it will be interesting to hear, after all this time." Host: "So wait, Chinese Democracy is coming out?" Slash: "Yeah, it’s coming out in March!"
February 2006: Complete studio demos of the Chinese Democracy tracks "I.R.S.""There Was A Time"/"T.W.A.T." "Better" and "Catcher in the Rye" are leaked online. Guitarist Brian May confirms that he played on "Cather In The Rye."
03/03/06: Axl files court papers to ask for "ownership of all creative works" by Guns n' Roses. According to Merck Mercuriadis: "This will not delay the new album - quite the opposite - tying up these loose ends allows us to get on with it."
March 2006: Live Nation website: "Legendary rockers Guns N' Roses will release their first album in 13 years next month when the long awaited 'Chinese Democracy' finally hits store shelves."
April 2006: (From the Rock In Rio Lisboa website) “It’s been 12 years since Guns n’ Roses’ last album was released and Axl Rose claims that Chinese Democracy will be released before the summer.”
05/05/06: Axl makes surprise appearance on Eddie Trunk's syndicated radio show in New York. Eddie asked when Axl's new album would be released. Axl - hesitated - but then said "sometime this Fall or late Fall" - and "It will be out this year."
May 2006: Guns n Roses plays four warm up shows in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal is introduced as the band’s new guitarist. They play “Better,” “IRS” and “There Was A Time” live for the first time. Axl tells the crowd: “With regards to our new album. You’ll have to hold your breath a little while longer for that.”
May 22, 2006: Sanctuary Artist Management releases a statement regarding GnR’s recent NY shows. “Over the four nights, audiences were also treated to nearly half of the band's upcoming new album, Chinese Democracy, with live performances of "Chinese Democracy," "Better," "There was a Time," "Madagascar," "IRS" and "The Blues.”
May – July 2006: Guns n Roses tours Europe. Original GnR guitarist Izzy Stradlin’ makes guest appearances at several of the shows.
August 31st, 2006: Axl makes an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards and when asked about Chinese Democracy's release, he said "it is this year". However, he refuses to give a specific month.
September 2006: On their revamped official website, Guns N' Roses announce the first leg of their "Chinese Democracy" North American Tour. The release also states: “As for Guns N' Roses forthcoming "Chinese Democracy" album the only comment at this time is that there are 13 Tuesdays left between now and the end of the year.
09/11/06: In New York Metro Magazine, Axl talks about the holdup in releasing the album: “It’s not about being a control freak. It’s about being maybe smart enough to go, ‘No, that’s a bad idea.’ That’s all it’s about—keeping the ability to at least have a shot as opposed to something that’s just an obvious disaster. I want to make a good record. I don’t want to throw a brick. This cannot be Shaq at the free-throw line.”
09/23/06: Guns n Roses headlines KROQ’s Inland Invasion concert in San Bernadino, CA. Opening act Sebastian Bach later tells Rolling Stone that after the show Axl threw a party at his mansion and played the full album in his poolroom for visitors. Bach said the album includes some tracks that have been played live or leaked onto the Internet, including the poppy “Better” and the hard-hitting “I.R.S.” Bach reveals: "There’s this one song called ‘Sorry’ that’s almost like doom metal with Axl singing really clean over this grinding, slow beat that is fucking mean.”
October 2006: GNR is supposed to kick off the Southern leg of its 'Chinese Democracy' tour Oct. 20 in Jacksonville, but the show is rescheduled for Oct. 31. The next show in Nashville is cancelled completely.
10/20/06: Harley-Davidson offered a streamed version of its latest commercial. The ad reads: "See it. Hear it. Now. Watch the TV commercial featuring the new, exclusive, unreleased Guns N' Roses' song "Better" from the forthcoming album, Chinese Democracy.” The song is quickly removed from the website.
10/24/06: John Stoll, president of West Palm Beach promoter Fantasma Productions, Inc. says that Axl rescheduled the Florida show and cancelled Nashville because “He was putting the finishing touches on the new album,'
October 5, 2006, Rolling Stone quotes a source who tells them the album has a "firm release date of November 21, 2006." Also, that engineer Andy Wallace is working on mixing the album.
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October – December 2006: Guns n Roses tours North America. Frank Ferrer fills in on drums for Brain.
10/18/06: Merck Mercuriadis in Rolling Stone: “The album will come out this year. There are ten Tuesdays left before January – it will come out on one of them.” He also half jokingly says: “ I don’t know that we will announce a release date. You just might walk into your record shop one Tuesday and find it there.”
11/16/06: The Toronto Sun quotes GnR’s record label, Universal Music as saying: "We have no indication that a Guns N' Roses record will be released this year."
12/14/06: In a statement released on GnR’s official website Axl announces: 1) the remaining dates on the US tour are cancelled. 2) Merck Mercuriadis will no longer be the band’s manager 3) that the album will not be released in 2006. 4) announces a tentative release date of March 6th, 2007.
He says the US shows were cancelled because “valuable time needed by the band and record company for the proper setup and release of the album “Chinese Democracy” would have been lost. Rather than delay the album yet again, all involved have decided to remove these shows from GN’R’s schedule.”
Regarding the tentative March 6th release date: “We would like to assure the fans that everything in our power will be done to meet this date. Once it is finalized and official, you will be notified. If we are delayed for unseen reasons, you also will be notified as soon as possible in regard to a new date, and the album will be released as shortly thereafter as is possible.”
January 2006: Guns N Roses announce a European summer tour.
January 2006: Slash radio interview: "Axl has a record coming out, I think in March, which is cool, because it will be interesting to hear, after all this time." Host: "So wait, Chinese Democracy is coming out?" Slash: "Yeah, it’s coming out in March!"
February 2006: Complete studio demos of the Chinese Democracy tracks "I.R.S.""There Was A Time"/"T.W.A.T." "Better" and "Catcher in the Rye" are leaked online. Guitarist Brian May confirms that he played on "Cather In The Rye."
03/03/06: Axl files court papers to ask for "ownership of all creative works" by Guns n' Roses. According to Merck Mercuriadis: "This will not delay the new album - quite the opposite - tying up these loose ends allows us to get on with it."
March 2006: Live Nation website: "Legendary rockers Guns N' Roses will release their first album in 13 years next month when the long awaited 'Chinese Democracy' finally hits store shelves."
April 2006: (From the Rock In Rio Lisboa website) “It’s been 12 years since Guns n’ Roses’ last album was released and Axl Rose claims that Chinese Democracy will be released before the summer.”
05/05/06: Axl makes surprise appearance on Eddie Trunk's syndicated radio show in New York. Eddie asked when Axl's new album would be released. Axl - hesitated - but then said "sometime this Fall or late Fall" - and "It will be out this year."
May 2006: Guns n Roses plays four warm up shows in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal is introduced as the band’s new guitarist. They play “Better,” “IRS” and “There Was A Time” live for the first time. Axl tells the crowd: “With regards to our new album. You’ll have to hold your breath a little while longer for that.”
May 22, 2006: Sanctuary Artist Management releases a statement regarding GnR’s recent NY shows. “Over the four nights, audiences were also treated to nearly half of the band's upcoming new album, Chinese Democracy, with live performances of "Chinese Democracy," "Better," "There was a Time," "Madagascar," "IRS" and "The Blues.”
May – July 2006: Guns n Roses tours Europe. Original GnR guitarist Izzy Stradlin’ makes guest appearances at several of the shows.
August 31st, 2006: Axl makes an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards and when asked about Chinese Democracy's release, he said "it is this year". However, he refuses to give a specific month.
September 2006: On their revamped official website, Guns N' Roses announce the first leg of their "Chinese Democracy" North American Tour. The release also states: “As for Guns N' Roses forthcoming "Chinese Democracy" album the only comment at this time is that there are 13 Tuesdays left between now and the end of the year.
09/11/06: In New York Metro Magazine, Axl talks about the holdup in releasing the album: “It’s not about being a control freak. It’s about being maybe smart enough to go, ‘No, that’s a bad idea.’ That’s all it’s about—keeping the ability to at least have a shot as opposed to something that’s just an obvious disaster. I want to make a good record. I don’t want to throw a brick. This cannot be Shaq at the free-throw line.”
09/23/06: Guns n Roses headlines KROQ’s Inland Invasion concert in San Bernadino, CA. Opening act Sebastian Bach later tells Rolling Stone that after the show Axl threw a party at his mansion and played the full album in his poolroom for visitors. Bach said the album includes some tracks that have been played live or leaked onto the Internet, including the poppy “Better” and the hard-hitting “I.R.S.” Bach reveals: "There’s this one song called ‘Sorry’ that’s almost like doom metal with Axl singing really clean over this grinding, slow beat that is fucking mean.”
October 2006: GNR is supposed to kick off the Southern leg of its 'Chinese Democracy' tour Oct. 20 in Jacksonville, but the show is rescheduled for Oct. 31. The next show in Nashville is cancelled completely.
10/20/06: Harley-Davidson offered a streamed version of its latest commercial. The ad reads: "See it. Hear it. Now. Watch the TV commercial featuring the new, exclusive, unreleased Guns N' Roses' song "Better" from the forthcoming album, Chinese Democracy.” The song is quickly removed from the website.
10/24/06: John Stoll, president of West Palm Beach promoter Fantasma Productions, Inc. says that Axl rescheduled the Florida show and cancelled Nashville because “He was putting the finishing touches on the new album,'
October 5, 2006, Rolling Stone quotes a source who tells them the album has a "firm release date of November 21, 2006." Also, that engineer Andy Wallace is working on mixing the album.
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October – December 2006: Guns n Roses tours North America. Frank Ferrer fills in on drums for Brain.
10/18/06: Merck Mercuriadis in Rolling Stone: “The album will come out this year. There are ten Tuesdays left before January – it will come out on one of them.” He also half jokingly says: “ I don’t know that we will announce a release date. You just might walk into your record shop one Tuesday and find it there.”
11/16/06: The Toronto Sun quotes GnR’s record label, Universal Music as saying: "We have no indication that a Guns N' Roses record will be released this year."
12/14/06: In a statement released on GnR’s official website Axl announces: 1) the remaining dates on the US tour are cancelled. 2) Merck Mercuriadis will no longer be the band’s manager 3) that the album will not be released in 2006. 4) announces a tentative release date of March 6th, 2007.
He says the US shows were cancelled because “valuable time needed by the band and record company for the proper setup and release of the album “Chinese Democracy” would have been lost. Rather than delay the album yet again, all involved have decided to remove these shows from GN’R’s schedule.”
Regarding the tentative March 6th release date: “We would like to assure the fans that everything in our power will be done to meet this date. Once it is finalized and official, you will be notified. If we are delayed for unseen reasons, you also will be notified as soon as possible in regard to a new date, and the album will be released as shortly thereafter as is possible.”
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