VELVET REVOLVER site Velvet-Revolver.com reports that in an exclusive interview with Chile's Rock&Pop;, guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) announced that the cover art for the band's upcoming sophomore release, Libertad (pictured), features the controversial Chilean 10 pesos coin which depicts an angel breaking it's chains.

The coin was used by the Pinochet regime as an allegory for the September 23rd, 1973 coup d'état that overthrew the Salvador Allende government.

Check out the interview with Rock&Pop; here. A larger VR t-shirt design image, also featuring the artwork, can be seen here.

As previously reported, Velvet Revolver has pushed back the release of Libertad to late June, according to Launch Radio Networks. An exact arrival date for the disc has yet to be determined. Although it was never officially confirmed, June 5th was widely reported as the record's initial release date.

The band has also been confirmed to appear at the US Virgin Festival, scheduled for August 4th and 5th at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The event will also feature the SMASHING PUMPKINS, BEASTIE BOYS and THE POLICE.

Velvet Revolver begins a six-date South American tour on Tuesday (April 10th) in Santiago, Chile.

The group is also slated to launch an 11-date US trek on May 4th at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, with stops in major cities like San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C. and New York.

Libertad is the follow-up to Velvet Revolver's 2004 debut album, Contraband.

Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland recently told Q magazine that the making of Libertad was influenced by the death of his brother Michael, who died of a drug overdose while the album was being recorded. Weiland, who has been clean since 2004 after struggling with drugs for many years, said, "Michael's death played a big part in the writing of this record. But the way I see it, he's finally free from pain. He's achieved final liberty."