Slash Reveals Cover Art And Album Title
SLASH–the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter–has revealed the cover artwork and album title for his second studio album APOCALYPTIC LOVE. Due out May 22, the new album features Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators and will be released on SLASH’s own label Dik Hayd International and distributed through EMI. SLASH is currently in a Los Angeles studio putting the final touches on APOCALYPTIC LOVE. This week he announced his headlining U.S. tour will begin May 3 in Baltimore. A fan pre-sale is happening now on www.slashonline.com, with the regular on-sale starting tomorrow, Friday, February 17. See the full itinerary below, with more dates to be added.
APOCALYPTIC LOVE, will follow his 2010 debut album Slash and his November 2011 first-ever live solo album, the two-CD/DVD set Made In Stoke 24/7/11. Notably, the Slash album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #3 (#1 on the Rock chart, #1 on the Independent chart, and #1 on the Hard Music chart). Digitally, the album also became the #1 overall digital album and hit #1 on iTunes in 13 countries. Internationally, the disc achieved Top 5 chart positions in over a dozen major territories, hitting #1 in both Japan and New Zealand.
On APOCALYPTIC LOVE, SLASH–along with and his bandmates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass)–have teamed with producer Eric Valentine, who also produced the Slash disc. All the songs were written together by SLASH and Kennedy and cameras have been rolling throughout the entire making of the album. Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes footage airing weekly at:
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www.slashonline.com
www.twitter.com/Slash
SLASH’s 2012 headlining U.S. tour dates are as follows:
Thu | 5/3 | Baltimore, MD | Rams Head Live |
Sat | 5/5 | Rockingham, NC | CarolinaRebellion, Rockingham Speedway |
Mon | 5/7 | Orlando, FL | Hard Rock Live |
Thu | 5/10 | Biloxi, MS | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hard Rock Live |
Sun | 5/13 | Boone,IA | Lazerfest,Central IowaExpo |
Mon | 5/14 | Minneapolis, MN | The Brick |
Wed | 5/16 | Madison,WI | Orpheum Theater |
Thu | 5/17 | Grand Rapids, MI | Orbit Room |
Sat | 5/19 | Columbus, OH | Rock On The Range,ColumbusCrew Stadium |
Sun | 5/20 | Camden, NJ | MMRBQ, Susquehanna Bank Center |
Sat | 5/26 | Albuquerque, NM | Route 66 Casino-on sale 2/27 |