In what will be his first true solo album, rock icon Slash’s album, “Slash”, will be released in the UK on the 10th May 2010 through Roadrunner Records. 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” 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. Paradise City (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 (bold are headline shows)-

Sun 13th June Download Festival, UK www.downloadfestival.co.uk
Sun 27th June Glastonbury Festival, UK www.glastonburyfestivals.co.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 www.wirelessfestival.co.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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“Slash” is released in the UK through Roadrunner Records on the 10th May 2010.