The iconic rock guitarist has announced a UK tour to promote his first solo album, "Slash", which was released in the UK on 10th May 2010.
The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother.
A major undertaking for Slash, he enlisted services of producing partner Eric Valentine (Queens of Stone Age, The All-American Rejects) and compiled a rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction) and drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and hand-picked each guest artist. The album’s guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.
“The idea was really simple in the beginning,” said Slash. “These are all artists I wanted to work with " that I thought it would be amazing to do something creative and collaborative. And I was so impressed with what everyone brought to the table. They were all so committed to doing a good job. And we had a lot of fun making these songs.”
Slash is widely considered one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time. He has received countless accolades and awards including a 2007 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside his idols Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix. An original member of iconic rock band Guns N’ Roses, Slash helped the band create signature sounds like the guitar riff of #1 hit “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Welcome To The Jungle.” The band dominated the 1980’s and 90’s music scene selling more than 100 million albums worldwide and ushered in a decade of hard charging rock music. After the band’s break-up, Slash went on to critical acclaim in his personal project Slash’s Snakepit, and global success with supergroup Velvet Revolver. He has been widely sought after by the biggest musicians of all time, performing with everyone from Michael Jackson to Stevie Wonder to Ray Charles. Slash is one of the marquee playable characters in Guitar Hero III, has two signature Gibson guitars in his name, and authored his own top-selling biography Slash in 2007.
“Slash” album track listing
1. Ghost (Ian Astbury)
2. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne)
3. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie)
4. Back From Cali (Myles Kennedy)
5. Promise (Chris Cornell)
6. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother)
7. Gotten (Adam Levine)
8. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmister)
9. Watch This (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan)
10. I Hold On (Kid Rock)
11. Nothing To Say (M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold)
12. Starlight (Myles Kennedy)
13. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca)
14. We're All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop)
May 10th will also see the release of a DIGITAL ONLY special edition of the album. The special edition will feature above tracklisting plus the following bonus tracks
15. Baby Can’t Drive (feat Alice Cooper & Nicole Scherzinger)*
16. Mother Maria (feat Beth Hart)*
17. ParadiseCity (feat Fergie and Cypress Hill)*
* bonus track
Slash will also be touring to support the release of “Slash”. 2010 UK and Eire dates confirmed so far are as follows:
Sun 13th June
Download Festival, UK
Sun 27th June
GlastonburyFestival, UK
Tues 29th June
Vicar Street, Dublin, EIRE - www.ticketmaster.ie 0818 719 390
Wed 30th June
Mandela Hall, Belfast, UK - www.ticketmaster.ie 0870 243 4455
Thurs 1st July
Picture House, Edinburgh, UK - www.pclpresents.com 0844 847 2487
Sat 3rd July
Manchester Academy, UK - www.gigsandtours.com 0161 832 1111
Sun 4th July
Wireless Festival, UK
For headline shows tickets onsale at 9am GMT Wednesday 12th May 2010. Please refer to local box offices for ticket prices and booking information (subject to booking fee).
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