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The Velvet Revolver drummer, who traded barbs with Weiland upon the singer's exit, says he feels that he and Weiland had made peace in recent years.

The Velvet Revolver drummer, who traded barbs with Weiland upon the singer's exit, says he feels that he and Weiland had made peace in recent years.

Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver have both penned tributes for their late singer.

Following Scott Weiland's death of a cardiac arrest last night at the age of 48, his former bandmates in both Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver have issued separate statements.

Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland has died at the age of 48.

Scott Weiland may have reunited with Velvet Revolver for a show early last year, but the singer's comments about getting back together with the band are not exactly having the desired effect.

More drama surrounding Scott Weiland.  A few weeks ago he was quoted as saying he'd be into a Velvet Revolver reunion, which seemed a bit peculiar since he had just got off the road with STP, but it all starts to make sense when you hear what Slash said in an interview over the weekend when asked about a possible reunion.

Drummer Matt Sorum looks upon his tenure with Velvet Revolver as some of the best times of his career, but he definitely has some reservations about whether the band will continue.

With his latest solo album ‘Apocalyptic Love,’ Slash has been busy on tour with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators but things aren’t running so smoothly for his other band Velvet Revolver.

Scott Weiland has been one of the most unpredictable frontmen in rock for the past two decades. In a new interview, he not only reveals that he hopes to release a new Stone Temple Pilots album, he also admits he would like to rejoin Velvet Revolver at some point down the road. It’s official, hell has frozen over.

We recently reported that Scott Weiland was going to rejoin Velvet Revolver, but only for a short lived one night stand. Now VR guitarist Dave Kushner has offered up more details on the reunion.

Singer Corey Taylor is best known for his role in two big-selling bands (Slipknot and Stone Sour), and the same can be said of bassist Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver). There’s a pretty good chance the next high-profile group for each of them will be a joint project, according to Taylor.