10 Rock Albums That Almost Killed Careers

10. Use Your Illusions - Guns N Roses

It might seem a little odd putting a career killing album on something that is actually pretty decent. I mean, since it's been heralded as a classic and had its praises sung across the world, how can it be responsible for the group's demise? Well, sometimes it's not about the music and more about what's going on around it.

On the surface, both Use Your Illusions albums are actually great, showing a myriad of different sounds that Guns N Roses are capable of. However, this also marks the tipping point of when Axl Rose's ego really started to go off the rails. With Steven Adler already sacked during the making of this album, the actual tour supporting the endeavor proved to be just as big of a disaster. As Axl proceeded to not show up for gigs and call in sick at others, the resulting riots from fans and self-destructive behavior from the other band members were too much to bear.

By the time everyone tried to calm down after the tour ended, Guns had their firearms drawn at each other, with The Spaghetti Incident? being the final thing they recorded before only Axl remained from the original lineup. Though the performances on here are stellar, the same can't be said for the ensuing promotional circuit.