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velvet on june 5 , 2007 . from left to right revolver : dave kushner , duff mckagan , scott weiland , live slash , matt sorum at the hammersmith apollo in london slash duff mckagan matt sorum dave kushner kings loaded , neurotic outsiders , road crew , slash 's of snakepit chaos , guns n ' roses , 2002 -- 2008 , 2012 sony bmg , rca 250 velvet revolver
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velvet revolver

velvet revolver was an american hard rock supergroup consisting of former guns n ' roses members slash , duff mckagan , and matt sorum , alongside dave kushner 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 , and in november of that 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 .
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 .
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 .
