The first song on the album, 'Seattlehead' was initially released in 1996 as the b-side to the Neurotic Outsiders' single 'Jerk'. People in the States kept asking about the record and it was like, fuck, I don't know when it's coming out.' So Duff and the boys printed up copies on their own label, Pimp Records, and sold them at shows and over the Internet via Recently inking a deal with Artist Direct, Dark Days will be released in North America this June, causing the website sale to be withdrawn. It's been out in Japan on EMI since August 2001. 'It took six weeks from beginning to end. Loaded's debut album, Dark Days, produced by Martin Feveyear, was recorded in about a month, as Duff recalls. Consisting of Duff on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Geoff Reading (ex-New American Shame) on drums, and two former members of Alien Crime Syndicate, Mike Squires on lead guitar and Jeff Rouse on bass. Duff McKagan, former bassist for Guns N' Roses is ready once again to step onto stages the world over, this time with his new band Loaded.

Brave words and bloody knuckles 2005