Slash co-founded a hard rock supergroup.
After leaving Guns N ' Roses in 1996 , he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver , which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s .	Velvet Revolver	Velvet Revolver	supergroup	supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a music group whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups or well known in other musical professions .	music group	Musical ensemble
Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N ' Roses members Slash -LRB- lead guitar -RRB- , Duff McKagan -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Matt Sorum -LRB- drums , backing vocals -RRB- , alongside Dave Kushner -LRB- rhythm guitar -RRB- formerly of punk band Wasted Youth .	Dave Kushner	Dave Kushner	Duff McKagan	Duff McKagan	Slash	Slash (musician)	Matt Sorum	Matt Sorum	hard rock	hard rock	supergroup	Supergroup (music)	punk	Hardcore punk	Wasted Youth	Wasted Youth (American band)
