Rock Band from players of "Rock Band" that the group released the song for download through iTunes, as well as considered making full albums available, which they in turn did when they released their album "Moving Pictures" in full on the platform soon after. Guns N' Roses had delayed their long-awaited album "Chinese Democracy" so often, many doubted it would ever be released; however, the "Rock Band 2" debut of the song "Shackler's Revenge" was thought to be the precursor to the release of "Chinese Democracy"; the album was indeed released in November 2008 and was later made available as a downloadable
Chinese Democracy band had publicly given a release date. In an interview held during the launch party for Korn's 2006 tour, Rose told "Rolling Stone": In a 2006 "Rolling Stone" article, Sebastian Bach described "Chinese Democracy" as "epic" and "mind-blowing": "It's a very cool album—it's badass with killer screams, killer guitar riffs, but it's got a totally modern sound. The word for it is 'grand.' It's fucking epic. [Axl has] reinvented himself yet again." Bach also described the album as having "the rawness and the power of "Appetite for Destruction", but it also has the grandiosity of 'November Rain'." Rose said in