{"name":"Velvet revolver","title":"Velvet revolver","id":1856,"slug":"velvet-revolver","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1856/?format=json","bio_short":"Velvet Revolver are a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband. Critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, and criticized the band for a "disconnection" between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band. With their single Slither, they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/VelvetRevolver02.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[]}