It looks like Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts have scored another coup for the Rock Band series, with a New York Times report stating that an unreleased Guns N' Roses track will appear in Rock Band 2.

The track in question is Shackler’s Revenge from the eternally 'upcoming' album, Chinese Democracy.

This remains unconfirmed by EA, with The New York Times claiming it got the information from "people familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity". Since this is coming from The New York Times, however, SPOnG is considering this one fairly reliable.

Say what you like about Guns N' Roses (in the Forum, if you care to), but if this does turn out to be bona fide, it certainly marks another point to the Rock Band series in its ongoing battle with Guitar Hero for musical supremacy.

As for Chinese Democracy... well, who knows what it means for the album. It has been in production for close to a decade. The album is expected in Autumn, but no official date has been confirmed. Given how long Guns fans have been waiting for it already, who can say...

You can see more details about possible Rock Band 2 tracks here.

Harmonix, MTV Networks and their parent company, Viacom, all came under legal fire from Konami last week as the Japanese publisher launched a lawsuit for patent infringements relating to Rock Band.

^{Source: The New York Times}