Few people in rock need less of an introduction than Slash, the legendary former ax man for Guns N Roses who built that band’s epic sound with his deft, but economical and sexy, riffage. Since 2002 he ...

We don’t know who the next singer of Velvet Revolver will be, but he or she may want to avoid putting the Contraband song “Dirty Little Thing” on future set lists. The band has reportedly settled a ...

Velvet Revolver is what you get when you take members of some of the biggest rock bands in the world and watch them collaborate. Formed in 2002, the lineup was a meeting of the minds of Guns N’ Roses, ...

Velvet Revolver’s debut album, Contraband, was released on June 8, 2004. In this classic interview, Slash reveals how one of rock’s greatest modern supergroups got off the ground ...

Hard rock in the early 2000s found a sharp, revitalized edge through Velvet Revolver, a band formed from the collision of seasoned musicians with a shared history and a desire to reassert ...

According to a press release, Velvet Revolver no longer have a lead singer. “This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn’t 100% committed to either,” Slash reportedly said (the ...

The singles allowed fans to see how Velvet Revolver blended the sounds of the bands from which it was built. The group featured former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland on vocals, former ...

Contrary to reports suggesting former Spacehog frontman Royston Langdon is in line to become the new singer of Velvet Revolver, the band is still making up its mind about who will replace Scott ...

Velvet Revolver, the hard rock band, made a lasting impact on the industry despite its relatively short run. Composed of notable musicians from Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, the five-piece ...

Perez's involvement with Velvet Revolver was not widely known, but the singer issued an exclusive statement to Loudwire about his time in the band after Kushner's revelation made headlines with a ...

Today, we can still hear the epic backdrop behind Guns N’ Roses’ “Knockin’ On Heavens Doors” and “November Rain,” and feel the vibrating sounds behind Velvet Revolver’s “Fall to Pieces” and “Dirty ...

Velvet Revolver has always seemed like something created in a marketing meeting rather than an organically conceived band, as the former members of Guns N' Roses turned to Stone Temple Pilots singer ...