inducted Van Halen into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Following the completion of the album, Velvet Revolver performed for and inducted Van Halen into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , with Weiland and Slash speaking on the band’s behalf, on March 12, 2007. The band played a medley of ” Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love ” and “Runaround”. Shows in South America with Aerosmith followed in April. They released the EP Melody and the Tyranny on June 1 to serve as a precursor to the release of their new album, which featured two songs from Libertad , a cover of Talking Heads song ” Psycho Killer ” and a video documentary about the making of Libertad as well as a live video of the band performing “Do It for the Kids”.