Slash Announces Star-Studded Sixth Solo Album 'Orgy Of The Damned'
Friday, 08 March 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Gene Kirkland
Slash has announced details of a new blues solo album.
The star-studded 'Orgy Of The Damned' will arrive through Gibson Records on May 17 and features 12 revitalised blues classics. Produced by Mike Clink, the LP boasts contributions from bassist Johnny Griparic and keyboardist Teddy Andreadis, two musicians from Slash's '90s band Blues Ball, with drummer Michael Jerome and singer-guitarist Tash Neal completing the studio band's line-up.
Guest vocalists on the record include Gary Clark Jr, Billy F. Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Brian Johnson, Chris Robinson, and Beth Hart.
As a preview, the Guns N' Roses guitarist has shared the LP's first single, an energetic, electrifying revamp of Howlin' Wolf's Killing Floor featuring AC/DC frontman Johnson on vocals and Aerosmith's singer Steven Tyler on harmonica. Slash said:
"Killing Floor is one of my favorite Howlin’ Wolf songs, but also one of the iconic blues riffs that turned me on as a young guitar player. I've always wanted to cover it in some capacity, and this record was the perfect vehicle. But playing it with this band, and with Brian Johnson singing, it was an achievement I would never have imagined back then. Let alone Steven Tyler providing the harp."
"When Slash asked me to sing on Killing Floor, I said yes immediately," added Johnson. "It was one of the first songs I learned in my very first band, and when he played me the backing track it was a no-brainer, and Steven's harmonica is so bloody hot. I had a ball with Slash in the studio, and I think we did this great old song justice. Rock on."
Slash will resume touring with his long-running band with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators this spring. The UK and European leg of The River Is Rising - Rest of the World Tour ’24 will launch in Dublin on March 28, then head to Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow and London, where they'll play the OVO Arena Wembley.
Following the UK and Ireland dates, the rock band will call in major cities in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg and France.
Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators' latest album is '4', which landed in February 2022.
'Orgy of the Damned' tracklist:
1. The Pusher feat. Chris Robinson (vocal and harmonica)
2. Crossroad Blues feat. Gary Clark Jr (vocal, rhythm guitar and solo)
3. Hoochie Coochie Man feat. Billy F. Gibbons (vocal, rhythm guitar and solo)
4. Oh Well feat. Chris Stapleton (vocal)
5. Key to the Highway feat. Dorothy (vocal)
6. Awful Dream feat. Iggy Pop (vocal)
7. Born Under a Bad Sign feat. Paul Rodgers (vocal)
8. Papa Was a Rolling Stone featt. Demi Lovato (vocal)
9. Killing Floor feat. Brian Johnson (vocal)
10. Living for the City feat. Tash Neal (vocal)
11. Stormy Monday feat. Beth Hart (vocal)
12. Metal Chestnut
Slash Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu March 28 2024 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Sat March 30 2024 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena
Sun March 31 2024 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall
Tue April 02 2024 - MANCHESTER AO Arena
Wed April 03 2024 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Fri April 05 2024 - LONDON OVO Arena Wembley
Mon April 08 2024 - DUSSELDORF Mitsubishi Hall (Germany)
Tue April 09 2024 - AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome (Netherlands)
Thu April 11 2024 - HAMBURG Sporthalle (Germany)
Fri April 12 2024 - COPENHAGEN KB Hallen (Denmark)
Mon April 15 2024 - BERLIN Verti Music Hall (Germany)
Tue April 16 2024 - KATOWICE Spodek (Poland)
Thu April 18 2024 - BRNO Winning Group Arena (Czech Republic)
Fri April 19 2024 - BUDAPEST MVM Dome (Hungary)
Mon April 22 2024 - MILAN Mediolanum Forum (Italy)
Tue April 23 2024 - ZURICH Hallenstadion (Switzerland)
Thu April 25 2024 - MUNICH Zenith (Germany)
Fri April 26 2024 - LUXEMBOURG Rockhal (Luxembourg)
Mon April 29 2024 - PARIS Zenith (France)
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