Axl Rose knows when it comes to releasing a record these days, it’s all about timing. So what better way to grease the hype machine than to postpone, leak, further postpone, shelve then announce the (still tentative?) release of the new Guns N’ Roses Axl N’ Company album, Chinese Democracy?

Classic Rock reports that Chinese Democracy is finished and awaiting a proper release date. Since it’s been overhyped to death (and resurrected…and back again) whichever label handles the album is sure to release it at the most bankable time (early guesses include summer 2008, holiday season 2012 or posthumously, following Axl’s death in 2019). Read more

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