With a world tour planned for spring , Guns N’ Roses have decided to capitalize on their Chinese Democracy sessions to find two new singles. The band released “Nothin'” and “Atlas,” now both featuring new parts recorded by guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan, on Thursday after decades of kicking around in the band’s vault.

“Atlas,” a mid-tempo, keening hard rocker, was once known as “Atlas Shrugged,” a nod to Ayn Rand’s controversial novel, according to a 2025 interview with A&R rep Tom Zutaut by Classic Rock . “We were finishing tracks, doing overdubs with [guitarists] Buckethead and Robin Finck and some stuff with [bassist] Tommy Stinson,” he said. “I felt we had a well-finished version of ‘The Blues,’ ‘Madagascar,’ ‘Chinese Democracy.’ ‘Atlas Shrugged’ was pretty good.”

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