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text_A: Slash is a hard rock musician.
text_B: Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N ' Roses members Slash -LRB- lead guitar -RRB- , Duff McKagan -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Matt Sorum -LRB- drums , backing vocals -RRB- , alongside Dave Kushner -LRB- rhythm guitar -RRB- formerly of punk band Wasted Youth .. Dave Kushner. Dave Kushner. Duff McKagan. Duff McKagan. Slash. Slash ( musician ). Matt Sorum. Matt Sorum. hard rock. hard rock. supergroup. Supergroup ( music ). punk. Hardcore punk. Wasted Youth. Wasted Youth ( American band ). Original vocalist Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots left the band in 2008 .. Scott Weiland. Scott Weiland. Stone Temple Pilots. Stone Temple Pilots. In 2004 , the band achieved commercial success with their debut album , Contraband .. Contraband. Contraband ( Velvet Revolver album ). 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 .. Scott Weiland. Scott Weiland. Stone Temple Pilots. Stone Temple Pilots. With their single `` Slither '' , they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance .. Slither. Slither ( song ). Grammy Award. Grammy Award. Best Hard Rock Performance. 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 .. Libertad. Libertad ( Velvet Revolver album ). She Builds Quick Machines. She Builds Quick Machines. Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains. In April 2008 , Weiland left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots .. Stone Temple Pilots. Stone Temple Pilots. reunited with Stone Temple Pilots. 2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour. 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 .. RCA. RCA Records. RCA Records. RCA Records. The release of Slash 's self-titled debut solo album and Duff McKagan 's addition to the Jane 's Addiction lineup seemed to put the future of the band in doubt .. Duff McKagan. Duff McKagan. Slash. Slash ( musician ). self-titled debut solo album. Slash ( album ). However , McKagan left Jane 's Addiction a few months after joining .. Velvet Revolver then wrote new songs and briefly auditioned singers before once again resuming their hiatus , although reunited with Scott Weiland for a one-off reunion show on January 12 , 2012 at a benefit concert , which proved to be their last performance together before Weiland 's death in 2015 .. Scott Weiland. Scott Weiland. Slash and McKagan have since rejoined Guns N ' Roses .. Slash. Slash ( musician )
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