Guns 'N Roses' new single 'Chinese Democracy' was aired for the first time yesterday.

The song is the title track for the band's new album, which has been a massive 15 years in the making and is said to have cost approximately £15-million to produce.

The group, whose only original member is frontman Axl Rose, last released a studio offering in 1993 with covers collection 'The Spaghetti Incident?' but have failed to release a follow-up album until now.

The reason for the delay is reportedly due to the team going through a string of different producers and drummer John Freese leaving the group in 2000. With his exit, replacement Bryan Mantia was forced to spend seven months replicating the intricate drum beats his predecessor had recorded. This exercise allegedly cost £200 000.

Mantia said in The Sun: "I think I have the record for how long drums were set up in a studio. Mine were at the Village Recorders in Los Angeles for five years.

"During the time we’ve had three different producers — Sean Beaven, Roy Thomas Baker and I guess Axl is the producer now."

'Chinese Democracy' is due to be released in the US on 23 November.