Legendary guitarist Slash has announced the lineup for his solo touring band:
- Slash – Guitar
- Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) – Vocals, Guitar
- Bobby Schneck (Weezer, Green Day) – Rhythm Guitar
- Dave Henning (Doug Pinnick, Big Wreck) – Bass
- Brent Fitz (Alice Cooper, Vince Neil) – Drums
Slash’s touring band will appear at Ohio’s Rock On The Range festival in May, with more dates to be announced soon.
Slash will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline” with host Bob Coburn on Monday, April 12 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Slash by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com.
“By The Sword“, the first single from Slash’s first true solo album, simply entitled “Slash”, will be released as a digital single on March 28.
“Slash” will be released in North America on April 6 via EMI Label Services and in the UK on May 10 through Roadrunner Records.
The track listing is as follows (guest vocalists in parenthesis):
01. Ghost (Ian Astbury, feat. Izzy Stradlin) (3:34)
02. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne) (4:04)
03. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie) (4:35)
04. Promise (Chris Cornell) (4:41)
05. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale) (4:50)
06. Gotten (Adam Levine) (5:05)
07. Doctor Alib (Lemmy) (3:07)
08. Watch This Dave (Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan) (3:46)
09. I Hold On (Kid Rock) (4:10)
10. Nothing To Say (M. Shadows) (5:27)
11. Starlight (Myles Kennedy) (5:35)
12. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca) (3:28)
13. We’re All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop) (4:30)
Bonus tracks:
14. Baby Can’t Drive (Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger)
15. Paradise City (Fergie, Cypress Hill)
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.
After a successful winter tour through the thick of 2010’s epic snowfall in the east, multi-platinum rockers Puddle Of Mudd, will continue their tour for warm weather west coasters. “As a California resident, I’m looking forward to heating up my adopted state with more new music from Volume 4″ says frontman Wes Scantlin, adding “but we will be making our way east as well!”
The tour kicks off on April 1st in Anaheim, CA and extends into the spring summer with festival dates, including Rock On The Range, May 22 in Columbus OH. On the road, Puddle Of Mudd will highlight a musical career created for and crafted by a close relationship with their fans.
“We write songs for our fans, so you better believe we’ll continue to play the hits along the way” states Scantlin. And there is a long line of hits to be had – including “Blurry,” “She Hates Me,” “Control,” “Psycho” and the first track from Volume 4, “Spaceship.” The tour actually began on January 21st in Providence, RI and included sold out stops at NYC’s Nokia Theatre and more. This latest leg hits San Francisco, Reno, Denver and then winds its way back through the Midwest and all the way down to Tampa.
Enthused to be back on the road, Scantlin says, “we are always excited to be performing together in front of our fans, and are looking forward to bringing it to those in warmer weather, who’ve patiently waited these last few months.”
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For this run, the lead off track from Volume 4, “Stoned” is currently impacting at radio. Since Puddle Of Mudd’s 2001 debut album, “Come Clean,” the group has had five #1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, tied for second-most this decade with 3 Doors Down, Godsmack and Linkin Park – (Billboard Magazine, 11/28). With the release their fourth studio set, Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate, last December, Puddle Of Mudd have clearly continued perform their way into the hearts and heartland of America. [click to continue…]
