The song was leaked to the internet in August 2008 . At the time , '' Rolling Stone '' described the song , saying " the song ’s low crunch sticks with the album ’s long-stated industrial leanings , and again , layers upon layers of Axls create a particular sort of demented choir . " The song was released when the game launched on September 14 , 2008 , making the song it the first official release of new Guns N ' Roses material since 1999 's " Oh My God " . The song was picked for the game because the developers wanted a Guns N ' Roses song , then decided they want one that will be on the " mysterious " '' Chinese Democracy '' album ; Rose helped the team to select the specific song . The song has been described as having industrial influences , and according to vocalist Axl Rose , was written in reaction to " the insanity of senseless school shootings and also the media trying desperately to make more out of one shooter 's preference for the Guns song Brownstone to no avail " . Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho had written a play based on the lyrics of the Guns N ' Roses song " Mr. Brownstone "
Virginia Tech shooter
Virginia Tech shooting
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