Guns N' Roses frontman Axel Rose was recently accused of unauthorised sampling on one of the tracks on the band's album 'Chinese Democracy'. But the group issued a statement, claiming that no such thing was done on the album.

"The band vigorously contests these claims and intends to respond accordingly. The band believed when the record came out and still believes that there are no unauthorised samples on the track," said manager Irving Azoff in the statement.

"The snippets of 'ambient noise' in question were provided by a member of the album's production team who has assured us that these few seconds of sound were obtained legitimately. Artists these days can't read the minds of those they collaborate with and therefore are unfortunately vulnerable to claims like this one," the statement continued.

Azoff also mentioned that the group is confident that the issue will be worked out soon. "While the band resents the implication that they would ever use another artist's work improperly and are assessing possible counterclaims, they are confident this situation will be satisfactorily resolved."