Magnum Opus: The Unbelievable 15-Year Saga of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy

By 1993, Guns N' Roses had hit practically every benchmark possible for a rock n' roll band.

Their eight-year journey had included an explosive and game-changing debut record, a self-indulgent but even more successful double album release, a handful of raucous global tours, and various front-page controversies over their lyrics, band members' drug addictions, and lead singer Axl Rose's rattlesnake temper.

The most captivating part of the Guns N' Roses story was just beginning, however. A fif...