Duff & Izzy track ‘kick-ass’ song

Former Guns n’Roses bandmates Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin have recorded a “super kick-ass” track together, the bassist has revealed.

The pair spent his birthday in the studio owned by Queens Of The Stone Age mainman Josh Homme, along with drummer Taz Bentley.

And the results were so positive, there are likely to be more sessions in the future.

McKagan tells Vorterix (via Blabbermouth): “We were talking on the phone and Izzy said, ‘Let’s go record a song.’ We used Josh’s studio. We went in – Izzy and I and Taz – and just had a blast.

“It just got mixed. It’s a super kick-ass song. We just had fun and we’ll probably do it some more.”

He says of the creative process: “I had a riff and he had an idea, and we recorded it in half a day.”

But McKagan’s not certain whether anything solid will come out of the partnership – he adds: “We just enjoy making music and enjoy each other’s company. We’re allowed to do that.”

McKagan and Gilby Clarke joined Slash on stage in Argentina for a guest appearance. The bassist performed GnR track It’s So Easy with Slash and co before they were joined by Clarke for anthem Paradise City.

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.