It's GNR so who knows anything, but looking objectively:

1. Slash implied at one stage they had 5-6 songs done and would release them occasionally over the next years. They released 2 and it's now been 2 years since that release.

2. Perhaps has been sound checked a couple of times this year.

3. The mixing engineer seemed to have show notes for perhaps and possibly the general.

4. Duff said there would be news in around a week (in an interview that was pulled).

5. There was a photo of the band listening to mixes of something (now also pulled).

To me this implies they are/were at least considering releasing something.

I was hoping for this week, but at this stage i'm wondering if the American leg is the most likely. I mean it's GNR so anything could happen. Might release everything or nothing at all. But there's sure been some positive looking events this tour.

I don't think we know that they abandoned the singles plan. Might just be on a slower cycle than we'd like.

I agree with Shacklermyrye - the band seems to be in "get something done" mode at the moment.

Might be setting myself up for a fall lol - but it just feels like they will do something soon.

It's insane really, there's self landing rockets, autonomous cars, AI computers that can freely chat with us, yet here we are still waiting for songs from 1999.

I remember hearing a couple of versions of OMG:

1. The End of Days Version

2. A leaked version labeled 2013 on the file (but no idea if it was from then) this had different guitars particularly in the second half of the song. The "it it opens your eyes" had more of a chuggy almost dancy riff a bit like the rhythms in shacklers. It was less 'busy' in some sections guitarwise but then there were also some very fast shred runs towards the end that sounded like bucket/bumble.

3. A version around 2018 that I suspect may have been a fan composit of the previous two versions. It generally sounded like the end of days version but with some of the shred guitars added over. It was a bit messy in places with guitars conflicting.

I think all of these had the same vocal track though. Although the 2013 one is not mixed/mastered for release properly compared to End of Days so bits like "Gotcha" sound a bit different cos they are not as loud.

But I am curious about an alternative vocals version! I am also interested to hear this one with Slash/Duff.....I think its one of Axl's great 'lost' songs...like it's not very well known but such awesome lyrics.

I view Slash's comments about not knowing how to release in conjunction with Axl's comments about streaming royalties at the 2016 China Exchange interview. 

It's not that they can't release, of course they can hire a million experts to manage that if they need it, it's that the whole industry model these days doesn't really require them to release anything or really reward them particularly for doing so.

They make their money touring, at this stage it's a legacy act and new albums from legacy acts revitalise the fans a bit but are not essential. Most fans are there for the classics and will go anyway. 

Aerosmith basically said the same thing after "Music From Another Dimension" didn't meet their expectations financially - it's just not worth the drama and heartache of making an album if it causes band stress, then half the audience dismisses it immediately because it's not Toys in the Attic or whatever, and then they don't get paid the way they used to.

I suspect GNR doesn't want to empty it's vaults just to make other people money, however, I hope they will release stuff just because THEY are proud of it and want it out there.

I remember when Absurd and Hardskool premiered and Axl seemed to be really into it. Sure the single didn't reinvent music history but we liked it, and they liked it. I hope they release more on that basis. I hope if they continue to make a fortune touring it encourages that stance too - because they won't need the music to make economic sense to release - it can be released just for fun.