Last month Steven Adler unveiled the new line-up of Adler\'s Appetite following the departure of the entire band that recorded the group\'s debut EP in 2004.

Fired members Keri Kelli, Jizzy Pearl and Robbie Crane issued in a statement that the quartet (including Steven Adler) previously had entered into a signed and notarized partnership agreement as \'Adler\'s Appetite,\' legally binding them as equal partners:

\"The partnership has sole ownership and control of the name \'Adler\'s Appetite,\' the EP Masters, the Adler\'s Appetite website, DBA and all present and future interests from records, merchandise and/or touring under the \'Adler\'s Appetite\' name. The Adler\'s Appetite name and logo are registered trademarks owned by the partnership and its four partners. In accordance with the partnership agreement, no one single member has the right or authority to hire or fire anyone without a majority vote from all four partners.\"

Former Adler\'s Appetite and current Faster Pussycat guitarist Brent Muscat commented on Metal Sludge:

\"The fact is we had a good thing going for a while and in my opinion it was ruined by greed. Most crimes and murders stem from greed. We had a record deal with Shrapnel that they blew purely over greed. (...) I believe the other members really thought this was their Velvet Revolver. The big difference is Velvet Revolver has Slash, Duff, and [Matt Sorum,] a good drummer who was in Guns n\' Roses and they had Steven who was kicked out of Guns n\' Roses and still shows why.\"

The current tug-of-war between the musicians will probably continue for a while.