Velvet Revolver fans were excited earlier this year when it appeared that the band would regroup.... not so fast

The rumours that Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor is being lined up as the new singer of Velvet Revolver have been doing the rounds since October 2009. Yet, while both camps have been keen to deny these claims, VR bassist Duff McKagan has confirmed that the band have recorded several tracks with Taylor."We recorded a bunch of songs wi...

Duff McKagan has revealed that Velvet Revolver recorded some tracks with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor

Bassist won't say whether the Slipknot man is the band's new singer though...

Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan recently ruminated on what bands are considered metal and what bands are not