Guns N' Roses States. ""The Spaghetti Incident?"" (1993), an album of covers, was the band's last studio album to feature Slash and McKagan. "Chinese Democracy" (2008), Guns N' Roses' long-awaited sixth studio album, was released after more than a decade of work and several lineup changes. At an estimated $14 million in production costs, it is the most expensive rock album in history. It debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200, but undersold industry expectations despite mostly positive critical reception. Slash and McKagan rejoined the band in 2016 for the Not in This Lifetime... Tour, which became the second-highest-grossing concert tour of
Democracy (album) the river Thames at Henley, with Youth reportedly braving the murky waters for a naked swim. "Democracy" was mixed in Sarm West in London's Portobello Road towards the end of 1995, with the exception of the track "Savage Freedom" which was mixed at Butterfly Studios, Brixton, by celebrated British engineer-producer Ott. However, guitarist Geordie Walker has expressed disappointment with the resulting "Democracy" album. After a short tour in the summer of 1996, the band began their longest career hiatus to date, not reforming until 2002 and releasing their second eponymously titled album in 2003. "Democracy" was released on 1 April