Velvet Revolver drummer enlists friends with clothing line

Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum has enlisted several of his bandmates and rock musician friends to help promote his new clothing line, according to Blabbermouth.net. Sorum started the brand, called Sorum-Noce, with partner Max Noce last fall. Now the official Sorum-Noce web site features photos of Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash, Velvet bassist Duff McKagan and Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell modeling the company's apparel.

In other news, Blabbermouth has also reported that the Norwegian web site of Velvet Revolver's record label is now listing June 4th as the international release date for the band's second album, Libertad, which would make the North American arrival date June 5th. The site previously listed a mid-May release date for the disc. The label has not yet announced any official release date for Libertad.

Velvet Revolver has been recording Libertad since the beginning of 2007 in a Los Angeles studio.

The members of the band have been chosen by clothing designer John Varvatos for his spring 2007 ad campaign. A selection of photos taken at various Los Angeles locations can be seen now at johnvarvatos.com.

The group is tentatively scheduled to visit South America in April with Aerosmith, followed by a U.S. theatre tour in May.