Velvet Revolver's Slash confirms Rca split
As Blabbermouth.Net first reported on November 14, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has now confirmed that the band has parted ways with Rca Records (a Sony Bmg label), the record company that released the group's first two full-length albums. Slash told his official fan site that "while it is true that Vr is no longer with Rca, the truth is not as negative as the rumor. The band owed Rca money for a third album which at this time they are unable to produce (no singer). The band and Rca parted amicably. When they are recording the new album, it most likely will be for a new label."Velvet Revolver's 2004 debut, "Contraband", has sold 1.98 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan; while its follow-up, "Libertad", has shifted a little over 300,000 units in the U.S. since its July 2007 release.
Velvet Revolver has been looking for a new frontman since dismissing Scott Weiland back in April. Rumored candidates have included ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, former Mtv Vj Steve Isaacs (The Panic Channel) and ex-Spacehog vocalist Royston Langdon, who apparently had several successful rehearsal sessions with the band.
Weiland reunited with his previous act, Stone Temple Pilots, and has spent the last few months on the road with them.
In a recent interview with Mtv.com, Weiland said about the split with his previous band, "Velvet Revolver fell apart because there were too many big egos in the band, and I'm including myself. It wasn't necessarily about bad egos, just big egos, and unfortunately, it just mistakenly kind of eroded."