Guns ‘n’ Roses has tentatively announced a release date for “Chinese Democracy,” in a lengthy, somewhat unclear statement from Axl. The long, drawn out rambling covers the fact that the band has cancelled their January concerts, in an effort to get the album out in March 6; on time, sort of.
Axl covers a number of reasons why the album might not come out on the projected date, which all together just sound like one big excuse.
Axl said in his statement, “It takes approximately eight weeks for an album to hit the shelves once it has been turned in to the record company. For whatever reasons, it appears that it may have been mistakenly inferred by management that this time period could be condensed to three weeks. With that being said, this is not a promise, a lie or a guarantee, but we do wish to announce a tentative release date of March 6.”
So it’s not a promise. He’s not lying, but he’s not guaranteeing anything. But basically, don’t hold your breath.
And be sure to get a refund on those four January concert dates if you already had tickets. The dates are Jan. 10 in Sacramento, CA; Jan. 11 in Bakersfield, CA; Jan. 13 in Reno, NV; and Jan. 16 in San Diego.
So if you’re in the Los Angeles area, catch the last of Axl and his new band’s three-night stand to end this tour that kicked off in October. The final two performances pre-Chinese Democracy’s release will be Dec. 19 and 20.
