Guns N' Roses Is An American Hard Rock Band Founded In Los Angeles California In 1985. The Band Has Released Six Studio Albums Appetite For Destruction In 1987 G N' R Lies In 1988 Use Your Illusion I And Use Your Illusion II In 1991 "The Spaghetti Incident?" In 1993 And After 15 Years And With Frontman Axl Rose And Keyboardist Dizzy Reed Being The Only Members Left From The Previous Lineup Chinese Democracy In 2008. They Also Released Three EP's In 1986 1988 And 1993 And Two Live Albums In 1999 And 2014. Read More On Last.Fm
'Silkworms' Is An Industrial Song From The Chinese Democracy Sessions. Written By Axl Rose Dizzy Reed And Chris Pitman It Was Played At Each Of The Four 2001 Concerts Including At Rock In Rio III . A Stripped Down Re-Recording From 2006 Was Leaked On June 8 2018 And The Original Synth-Based Version From 2000 Was Leaked On September 7 2019. The Live Version Contains A Chorus That Was Never Recorded In The Studio Hence The Word "absurd" Was Sampled And Repeated Throughout. The New Version Was Renamed 'ABSUЯD' And Finally Released As Their 1st New Song In 13 Years On August 6 2021. It Is The 2006 Version With Slash And Duff McKagan Recording Parts By Rol 'Bumblefoot' Thal And Tommy Stinson Respectively. Bryan "Brain" Mantia The Drummer At The Time Of Writing And Recording Remains On The Track As Does Killswitch Guitar From Buckethead In The Intro. All Of The Pitman's Contributions Were Removed From The Final Version And He Does Not Receive A Writing Credit.