Weiland remarked that he would like to reunite permanently

In April 2012, Weiland remarked that he would like to reunite permanently with Velvet Revolver, saying that “if Maynard James Keenan can do it with A Perfect Circle and Tool , then there’s no reason why I shouldn’t go and do it with both bands”. Further in May in an interview with ABC Radio Weiland said that he had reunited with the band permanently for a tour and an album, which was denied a few days later by Slash in an interview with 93X.