Editing Velvet Revolver (section)

{{Short description|American hard rock supergroup}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Velvet Revolver
| background          = group_or_band
| image               = Velvet Revolver live in London 5 June 2007 01.jpg
| landscape           = yes
| caption             = Velvet Revolver in 2007. From left to right: [[Dave Kushner]], [[Duff McKagan]], [[Scott Weiland]], [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], [[Matt Sorum]] (behind the drums)
| origin              = [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita]], [[California]], U.S.
| discography         = [[Velvet Revolver discography]]
| genre               = {{flatlist|
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[alternative metal]]
}}
| years_active        = 2002–2008<br>(one-off reunions: 2010, 2012)
| label               = {{flatlist|
* [[Sony BMG]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
}}
| spinoffs         = 
| spinoff_of       = {{flatlist|
* [[Guns N' Roses]]
* [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]]
* [[Loaded (band)|Loaded]]
* [[Neurotic Outsiders]]
* [[Road Crew (band)|Road Crew]]
* [[Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts]]
* [[Slash's Snakepit]]
* [[Stone Temple Pilots]]
}}
| past_members        = 
* [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]
* [[Duff McKagan]]
* [[Matt Sorum]]
* [[Dave Kushner]]
* [[Scott Weiland]]
}}

'''Velvet Revolver''' was an American [[hard rock]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] consisting of [[Guns N' Roses]] members [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] (lead guitar), [[Duff McKagan]] (bass, backing vocals) and [[Matt Sorum]] (drums, backing vocals), alongside [[Dave Kushner]] (rhythm guitar) formerly of [[Hardcore punk|punk]] band [[Wasted Youth (American 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 was fired from the band and subsequently rejoined Stone Temple Pilots.

In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, ''[[Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)|Contraband]]''. Despite positive reviews, some critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, and criticized them for a "disconnection" between Weiland and the rest of the band. With their single "[[Slither (song)|Slither]]", they won the 2005 [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]]. The band released ''[[Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)|Libertad]]'' in 2007, driven by the release of the single "[[She Builds Quick Machines]]", and embarked on a tour with [[Alice in Chains]].

In April 2008, Weiland was fired from Velvet Revolver and [[2008 Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour|reunited with Stone Temple Pilots]]. 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.

Although 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 January 12, 2012, at a benefit concert. This proved to be their last performance together before Weiland's death on December 3, 2015. Slash and McKagan rejoined Guns N' Roses in 2016.