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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.
Their frontman was Scott Weiland, the charismatic and freshly-rehabbed lead singer from Stone Temple Pilots. The band’s half-decade collaboration led to the double-platinum album, Contraband, and its follow-up, Libertad. Their debut single, “Slither,” earned Velvet Revolver a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2005.
May 5, 2022 · Drummer Matt Sorum (pictured right, with his wife, Ace Harper, and thier daughter, Lou Ellington) has written a new memoir, “Double Talkin’ Jive,” about his life and time anchoring bands like The Cult, Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver.
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Nov 30, 2017 · Velvet Revolver are a supergroup that brought together the core musicians from Guns N’ Roses with the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots for two albums of old-school arena-rock.
Weiland's career was plagued by substance abuse issues, leading to various high-profile arrests and his eventual firings from Velvet Revolver and Stone Temple Pilots. On December 3, 2015, at the age of 48, he was found dead of an accidental drug overdose on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota.
May 11, 2022 · Matt Sorum Talks “Double-Talkin’ Jive,” and Life, Before and After, The Cult, Guns N’ Roses, and Velvet Revolver. Sitting on the couch with his parents and brothers, eating popcorn while ...
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Jun 8, 2024 · Velvet Revolver’s Scott Weiland, Duff McKagan and Slash onstage in 2005. The gig was at a small theatre, the El Rey in Los Angeles, and it was the first time that Slash had ever seen...
