Over the past few weeks, several names have surfaced online as possible future frontmen for the group -- including Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, who dismissed those rumors in an interview for this week's Kerrang! magazine.

"I'm friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before," Bennington said. "I'm friends with Scott Weiland too. I think the rumor that I was going to join VR started because Slash asked me if I'd come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band. Timing-wise, it didn't work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band.

"It would be very uncomfortable for me to join that band because I'm friends with all of them, including Scott," he continued. "If I was even going to do just one show or record just one song with them, I'd have to know it was OK with my band, all those guys, and Scott too. If I wasn't in Linkin Park anymore and I didn't know Scott, though, I'd say yes. Who wouldn't? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity."

Others rumored to be under consideration (and these are by no means official, in any way) include Lenny Kravitz, Donovan Leitch and Shooter Jennings. There are other rumors that claim Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson will be the band's next singer, but that has yet to been confirmed.