Premise: Revolver is a bi-monthly rock and heavy metal magazine published by NewBay Media . Slash (musician) . After leaving Guns N ' Roses in 1996 , he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver , which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s . A supergroup is a music group whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups or well known in other musical professions . 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 co-founded a hard rock supergroup.
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