Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver live at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on June 5, 2007. From left to right: Dave Kushner, Duff McKagan, Scott Weiland, Slash, Matt Sorum
Background information
Origin	Rancho Santa Margarita, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	2002 (2002)–2008, 2012
Labels	Sony BMG, RCA
Associated acts	Guns N' Roses, Kings of Chaos, Loaded, Neurotic Outsiders, Road Crew, Slash's Snakepit, Stone Temple Pilots
Past members	Slash Dave Kushner Duff McKagan Matt Sorum Scott Weiland

Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals), and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals), alongside Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar) formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Original vocalist Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots left the band in 2008. In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband. Despite positive reviews, some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, criticizing them for a "disconnection" between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band. With their single "Slither", they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

The band released Libertad in 2007, driven by the release of the single "She Builds Quick Machines", and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains. In April 2008, Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots. Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus in April 2008. Then, in November of the same year, the band was released by their record label RCA Records, at their request, to allow them "complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish" replacing Weiland.