At least until Scott cane up as the singer, that is. I remember when the whole idea of Velvet Revolver was being floated, I wasn’t that interested. Sorry guys, super busy of late, even in my down time, so couldn’t reply right away. Weiland was sent two discs of material, and felt that the first disc "sounded like Bad Company gone wrong." When he was sent the second disc, Weiland was more positive, comparing it to Core-era Stone Temple Pilots, though he turned them down because Stone Temple Pilots were still together. Weiland once played on the same bill as Kushner, and was in rehab at the same time as Sorum. The band were also interested in auditioning Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, who had become friends with McKagan after attending the same gym. Ian Astbury of The Cult and Mike Patton of Faith No More also declined audition offers.
Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four, declined an invitation from Sorum to audition. A number of lead singers auditioned for the band, including Stephen Shareaux, of Kik Tracee, Steve Ludwin, of Carrie and Little Hell, Todd Kerns, formerly of Age of Electric, Sebastian Bach, formerly of Skid Row, Shawn Albro of U.P.O., and Travis Meeks of Days of the New. The resulting documentary was aired as VH1 Inside Out: The Rise of Velvet Revolver. While Shaefer's audition was unsuccessful, the quartet continued auditioning for a lead singer, with VH1 filming the recruitment process while being referred to as the temporary name "The Project". Slash and McKagan have since rejoined Guns N' Roses. This proved to be their last performance together before Weiland's death on December 3, 2015. Velvet Revolver was put on indefinite hiatus and in November of that year, requested to be released by their record label RCA Records to allow themselves "complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish" replacing Weiland.Īlthough Velvet Revolver worked on new material and auditioned new singers following Scott Weiland's departure, the band has not released any new material and only performed publicly once since 2008, when they reunited with Weiland for a one-off reunion show on Januat a benefit concert. In April 2008, Weiland abruptly left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots. 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. With their single " Slither", they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Despite positive reviews, some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, and criticizing them for a "disconnection" between Weiland and the rest of the band. In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband.
Weiland left the band to rejoin STP in 2008. 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 formerly of Stone Temple Pilots (STP).
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