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“We’re gonna try something \u2014 hope you like it,” said\u00a0Axl Rose<\/a>\u00a0before\u00a0Guns N’ Roses<\/a>\u00a0ventured into related territory, covering a\u00a0Velvet Revolver<\/a>\u00a0song for the first time on the opening night of the European leg of their ongoing ‘…Not in This Lifetime’ tour<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Over the weekend, a 15-second clip (seen below) emerged of GN’R rehearsing Velvet Revolver’s\u00a0Contraband<\/em>\u00a0standout, suggesting that the group was ready to branch out in their cover song selection. Rose’s lower register is within range of Scott Weiland’s signature croon and he gets some aid from\u00a0Duff McKagan<\/a>\u00a0who handles the backing vocals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Watch the\u00a0performance in the video above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Velvet Revolver\u00a0released two albums,\u00a0Contraband<\/em>\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0Libertad<\/em>\u00a0(2007) and never landed on a permanent singer after Weiland departed in 2008.\u00a0Franky Perez<\/a>\u00a0was a strong candidate and told\u00a0Loudwire in a\u00a0recent interview<\/a>, “Getting that gig with Velvet Revolver was gonna be life changing, but what\u2019s crazy is that losing it was even more so. It opened doors and introduced me to people that I probably wouldn\u2019t have met otherwise. I have had more success in the last eight years than I’ve had in the entirety of my career.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Guns N’ Roses will issue a mammoth\u00a0Appetite for Destruction<\/em>\u00a0box set<\/a>\u00a0on June 29 featuring 73 tracks, flags, rings, lithographs, vinyl and a lot more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Guns N’ Roses, “Slither” Rehearsal Clip<\/strong><\/p>\n