open 12 to 7 today ! on this date 27 years ago ! Appet**e for Destruction is the debut studio alb** by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on July 21, 1987 on Geffen Records. It was well received by critics and topped the American Billboard 200 chart. As of September 2008, the alb** has been certified 18 times Platinum by the RIAA, making it the best-selling record released on Geffen. It's also the best selling debut alb** of all time