Guns N'Roses' release album online

Guns N'Roses have launched their new album on the internet - three days before it hits the shops.

'Chinese Democracy', the rocker's first album in 15 years, is available in US stores on Sunday - but online fans can listen to the new tracks for free on Myspace.com now.

Many of the songs on the long-awaited LP have already been heard in various ways, with one of the tracks, Shackler's Revenge, appearing on the soundtrack of video game Rock Band 2.

A blogger who leaked excerpts from the record onto the internet over the summer faces a year in jail after pleading guilty to copyright infringement charges.