Group Name: Velvet Revolver

Genre(s): Hard Rock

Members:
Scott Weiland
Slash
Dave Kushner
Duff McKagan
Matt Sorum

Formed: in 2002 during a charity benefit concert for Randy Castillo

Name Game: Slash suggested the name "Revolver" and Weiland suggested the addition of "Black Velvet (therefore Velvet Revolver)

Nationality: American

Did You Know:
Former members of Guns N' Roses (Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum)
Recorded its first single "Set Me Free" for Hulk soundtrack (2003)

Debut Album: Contraband (2004)

Breakthrough Single: "Slither" (2004)