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 and a reference to Falun Gong. The Communist Party of China said through media that it "turns its spear point on China". "Chinese Democracy" was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 28 reviews. "Los Angeles Times" writer Ann Powers called it "a test for contemporary ears" and "a cyborgian blend of pop expressiveness, traditional rock bravado and Brian Wilson-style beautiful weirdness". Chuck Klosterman, writing for "The A.V. Club", praised the vocals and guitar parts but criticized