SLASH To Release Deluxe Album!

Never one to slow down, Slash is gearing up to give fans another exciting run.  After wrapping up a whirlwind tour of Europe the Slash will close out the summer on a high note with the release of SLASH Deluxe Edition, available for pre-orders NOW and on sale September 28, 2010 at http://fanwall.slashonline.com.

From studio to stage, fans will get a true glimpse at what it took to achieve one of the most anticipated albums of 2010.  Beautifully packaged with artwork by Ralph Steadman, SLASH Deluxe Edition, includes 3 discs worth of audio and video content along with an updated 12 panel booklet, limited edition guitar pick and redeemable interactive fan poster.  Comprised of everything from the earliest demos conceptualizing his album all the way through to live video footage from the album release secret show at the famed Roxy, this Deluxe Edition features new content any fan would want to experience.

Slash will release this Deluxe Edition just on the heels of being honored at the 3^rd Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival.  Slash’s also launched his 24 city tour across North America from the Festival with a star studded performance including special guests Fergie and Myles Kennedy. Other performers at the ceremony honoring Slash included Common, Semi Precious Weapons, Neon Trees, Steel Panther and Smashing Pumpkins.

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.

Slash 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 songs.

The SLASH album is produced by Dik Hayd Records, LLC and released through EMI Label Services.

Full SLASH Deluxe Edition details and tour routing listed below.

Visit  http://fanwall.slashonline.com for more information.

SLASH Deluxee Edition content includes:

• 2 early demo tracks
• 5 bonus songs including Slash and Kohshi Inaba’s recording of “Sahara” which has been awarded “Single Of The Year” by the Japanese Recording Industry, the first time in 20 years that an international artist has won this award.
• 18 minute behind-the-scenes-in-studio video documentary of the making of SLASH
• Slash one-on-one, track-by-track video interview taking you through each track on the album
• The final video edit and the making-of-the-video for “By The Sword”
• Live Video of “Back to Cali” from the Roxy secret show in April 2010
• 2 songs recorded Live from the launch of MTV Classic in Australia in April 2010
• 3 acoustic songs recorded Live at XFM in London w/ Myles Kennedy in May 2010, including a cover of “Sweet Child of Mine”
• 2 songs recorded Live during Slash’s solo show at the Manchester Academy in July 2010, including “Watch This” and “Nightrain”
• “Beautiful Dangerous (featuring Fergie)” Radio Mix Version
• Also includes a limited edition guitar pick designed by Ralph Steadman and Slash
• Plus an exclusive 3’ x 3’ Fan-Contributed-Photo-Mosaic-Poster of Slash that is available for fans to interact with 4 weeks prior to and after release date and is redeemable online to everyone that buys the SLASH Deluxe Edition.
• …as well as the original album, SLASH

SLASH BACKGROUND

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 leaving the band, 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 recently landed on the top of the charts with his first true solo album, SLASH, which debuted as #1 Rock Album and #3 overall on Billboard’s coveted Top 200 charts, in addition to going #1 in more than 13 countries. 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.  In addition to a long career filled with prestigious awards and accolades, Slash was just honored this week by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce who named him as an official selection for 2011 to receive a star on Hollywood’s iconic Walk of Fame.  A date for the ceremony has yet to be determined.

TOUR ROUTING:

DATE                           CITY VENUE

Saturday, Sept. 11       Belleville, ON              Empire Theater

Tuesday, Sept. 14        New York, NY              Terminal 5

Wednesday, Sept. 15  Boston, MA                 House of Blues

Saturday, Sept. 18       Norfolk, VA                  The Norva

Monday, Sept. 20        Atlanta, GA                  Center Stage

Wednesday, Sept. 22  Council Bluffs, IA         Harrah’s – Stir Cove

Thursday, Sept. 23      Medina, MN                Medina Entertainment Center

Friday, Sept. 24           Winnipeg, MB             Burton Cummings Theatre

Saturday, Sept. 25       Saskatoon, SK              Odeon Events Centre

Monday, Sept. 27        Calgary, AB                 Calgary Stampeded Corral

Tuesday, Sept. 28        Edmonton, AB             Edmonton Expo Centre

Thursday, Sept. 30      Vancouver, BC             Commodore Ballroom

Saturday, Oct. 2          Seattle, WA                 Showbox at the Market

Tuesday, Oct.  5          Los Angeles, CA           House of Blues
Wednesday, Oct. 6      Los Angeles, CA           House of Blues

For more information go to www.slashonline.com.