Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose has told a US radio show that his group's long-awaited album 'Chinese Democracy' will be out this autumn.
Billboard reports that the singer made the announcement during a surprise appearance on Eddie Trunk's syndicated radio show in New York.
The show's co-host, former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, called Rose's mobile live on air; he was rehearsing with Guns N' Roses at the time and accepted an invitation to appear on the show later that day.
Asked when 'Chinese Democracy' would be released, Rose said: "Sometime this fall or late fall. It will be out this year."
Guns N' Roses return to the stage this week with four dates in New York, starting Friday 12 May.
The band will play the RDS in Dublin on Friday 9 June.