Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver (VR), was a Grammy Award-winning rock supergroup that started in 2002. The members of the band were three Guns N' Roses band members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals) and Wasted Youth bassist Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar). Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland was previously the lead singer. He joined the band after Stone Temple Pilots broke up in 2003. The band got success with their first album Contraband in 2004 and released their second album Libertad in 2007. Scott left the band in 2008, though he did one more one-off show with the band in 2012. Velvet Revolver had had several searches for a new singer since then, but had yet to announce a replacement.

Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver live in Argentina
Background information
Origin	Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA
Genres	Hard rock alternative metal
Years active	2002-2008 (one-off reunion: 2012)
Labels	SonyBMG/RCA
Past member(s)	Slash Duff McKagan Matt Sorum Dave Kushner Scott Weiland
Website	www.velvetrevolver.com www.velvetrevolver.net

Band members

• Slash – lead guitar, talkbox, occasional backing vocals (2002–2012)
• Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals (2002–2012)
• Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2002–2012)
• Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar (2002–2012)
• Scott Weiland – lead vocals, occasional keyboards (2003–2008, 2012; died 2015)

Discography

Studio albums

• Contraband (2004)
• Libertad (2007)

Other websites

• Velvet Revolver Official Site (dot com) / Velvet Revolver Official Site (dot net) Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Velvet Revolver @ RCA Records Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
• RCA Records
• Velvet Revolver VH1 Artist Page Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Velvet Revolver MTV Artist Page Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Velvet Revolver AOL Artist Page Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Velvet Revolver Billboard Artist Page Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Velvet Revolver All Music Guide Artist Page
• Velvet Revolver Rolling Stone Artist Page Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Scott Weiland talks about "Libertad" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Dutch) Officiële Velvet Revolver Benelux Website Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Online wiki for Velvet Revolver concerts and setlists Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine