Can you name this song mistakenly thought to be by Guns n' Roses?

Before 'Chinese Democracy' came out there was a song that was commonly doing the rounds which was often attributed to the 'new' GN'R. I downloaded it at the time and really liked it-since then I lost all my digital music. I checked after, and it turned out it was by a band that people often confused with GN'R, largely due to the singer's voice timbre. It had a heavy guitar riff (and isn't the classic by the Laughing Colors about drugs) and generally kicked ****... I seem to remember that the band were from L.A. and were around the same age as GN'R, if perhaps a tad younger. The single must have been fairly recent. Any help is much appreciated, as I'm searching for the track. Thanks.