Premise: Guns N ' Roses , often abbreviated as GnR , is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1985 . Slash (musician) . He returned to Guns N ' Roses in 2016 , nearly 20 years after he had left . 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 .
Hypothesis: Slash is a hard rock musician.
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