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what did slash have to do with Velvet Revolver?
In 2002, Slash reunited with Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum for a Randy Castillo tribute concert. They decided to form a new band together.

Question: was the new band named Velvet Revolver?
Self-contained rewrite: was the new band formed after Slash, McKagan, and Sorum reunited in 2002 named Velvet Revolver?