What is Velvet Revolver?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Velvet Revolver | Img = Velvet Revolver en Argentina.jpg | Img_capt = Velvet Revolver live in [[Argentina]] | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = Yes | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] | Genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[alternative metal]]}} | Years_active = 2002-2008<br/>(one-off reunion: 2012) | Label = [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|SonyBMG]]/[[RCA Records|RCA]] | Associated_acts = [[Guns N' Roses]]<br/>[[Stone Temple Pilots]]<br/>[[Wasted Youth (American band)|Wasted Youth]]<br/>[[Slash's Snakepit]]<br/>[[Camp Freddy]] | URL = [http://www.velvetrevolver.com/ www.velvetrevolver.com] [http://www.velvetrevolver.net/ www.velvetrevolver.net] | Current_members = | Past_members = [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]<br/>[[Duff McKagan]]<br/>[[Matt Sorum]]<br/>[[Dave Kushner]]<br/>[[Scott Weiland]] }} '''Velvet Revolver''' ('''VR'''), was a [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[rock music|rock]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] that started in 2002. The members of the band were three [[Guns N' Roses]] band members [[Slash (musician)|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 (album)|''Contraband'']] in 2004 and released their second album ''[[Libertad (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. ==Band members== *[[Slash (musician)|Slash]]&nbsp;– le