Velvet Revolver was an American
hard rock supergroup consisting of
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, and
Scott Weiland (lead vocalist) formerly of
Stone Temple Pilots. The band formed in 2002 and was active until 2008, when Weiland left the band abruptly to rejoin Stone Temple Pilots. In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album,
Contraband. Despite positive reviews, some critics initially describe…
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