Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland says that the sophomore album for the band has soul.
"Libertad has soul," Weiland said in a statement. "What we're trying to say on a musical and lyrical level is clearer this time. The songs may have started out being very personal but they took on a more universal truth as they were nurtured by the five-headed beast that is Velvet Revolver."'Libertad' follows on for the bands platinum selling debut 'Contraband'.
"The feel, the energy of Libertad is about the eternal struggle for freedom, personal and social freedoms" he says.
The name of the album came about from a series of coincidences. "The songs took on a life of their own in pursuit of groove" he says. "When it was nearly done, we realized the idea of freedom kept coming up. Serendipity hit when Duff came to a session wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with 'Libertad' and Slash found a coin struck with 'Libertad'. It all added up to naming the album Libertad-which is Spanish for freedom."
Velvet Revolver start their US tour in Los Angeles on May 3rd.
Dates are:
May 3 - Los Angeles@ Avalon Hollywood
May 5 - San Francisco@ The Warfield
May 7 - Seattle@ Showbox Showroom & Lounge
May 10 - Chicago@ The Rivera Theatre
May 12 - Detroit@ Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 13 - Toronto@ Kool Haus
May 15 - Washington, D.C.@ 9:30 Club
May 16 - Boston@ Avalon Ballroom
May 18 - Sayerville, NJ@ Starland Ballroom
May 19 - Columbus@ Columbus Crew Stadium for Rock On The Range
May 20 - Philadelphia@ TweeterCenter
May 22 - New York City@ Nokia Theater Times Square
