'Absurd' (known previously as 'Silkworms') was performed live four times in 2001, before two different studio recordings of it leaking online in 20, respectively. The tracks ' Absurd' and 'Hard Skool' were initially recorded during the Chinese Democracy sessions, although an earlier version of 'Hard Skool' might have been written in 1996. A year later Slash and McKagan rejoined the band for the record-setting Not in This Lifetime… Tour, with the band stating they intended to make new music. Slash and McKagan left Guns N’ Roses in the late '90s, with Slash and vocalist Axl Rose having a longstanding public feud until repairing their relationship in 2015.
The EP consists of two recent singles and two live tracks, and is their first EP release with guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan since they rejoined the band in 2016. The single was released on September 24, 2021, with the EP following on January 28, 2022.
Hard Skool is a single and the fourth extended play by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded
