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Although news broke Monday April 1st — Velvet Revolver’s announcement to split with lead-singer Scott Weiland was no April Fool’s joke.

A day after the announcement, Weiland, who has recently re-joined Stone Temple Pilots, is reported as saying, “ The truth of the matter is that the band had not gotten along on multiple levels for some time. On a musical level, there were moments of joy, inspiration, fun... at times, but let's not forget the multiple trips to rehab every member of the band had taken (with the exception of one member, no need to mention his name).”

A statement issued Tuesday on  www.VelvetRevolver.net reads: “Velvet Revolver founding members Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner announced today that they are parting ways with singer Scott Weiland.” Lead guitarist Slash, is quoted as saying, "This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn't 100% committed to either.  Among other things, his increasingly erratic on-stage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on."

Hints of Weiland's split from the band were given on March 22 in a blog entry on www.scottweiland.com stating: “As for our fans — I will sweat, bruise, and bleed for you. And will continue to do so until the end of this tour………. But ego and jealousy can get the better of any one. I wish the best and plan to annihilate the stage in the last few shows.”

The band achieved success with their debut album Contraband. It’s hit single “Slither” won the 2005 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance and the band released their second album Libertad in ‘07.

Velvet Revolver played their last show with Weiland last night (April 1) in Amsterdam. No official statement has been released as to the future of Velvet Revolver, but multiple sources have quoted Slash as saying, “There will be a third album.”

Velvet Revolver's management told Buzznet it did not have a comment on the matter.

— Leah Ann Cevoli