While Axl Rose is known for releasing music at a snail's pace, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has been far more productive with his recent solo career. His latest album is World on Fire, and it will arrive on September 16 through the axeman's new Dik Hayd International label.
This isn't a full-blown solo effort, but rather a collaboration with bandmates Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. The album was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Alter Bridge, Incubus), with work taking place at RG Studios in Los Angeles and Studio Barbarossa in Florida.
It consists of a whopping 17 tracks. One of them is an instrumental, while the bulk are sung by Kennedy. The album-opening title cut will be released to radio on June 13, with the digital single to follow on June 17.
At the bottom of this page, watch an eight-part documentary called Real to Reel about the making of the new album.
Slash and company will be touring through the summer and fall. Much of the North American leg is with Aerosmith, and there are a few Canadian shows. Scroll past the World on Fire tracklist to see the schedule.
World on Fire:
1. World on Fire
2. Shadow Life
3. Automatic Overdrive
4. Wicked Stone
5. 30 Years to Life
6. Bent to Fly
7. Stone Blind
8. Too Far Gone
9. Beneath the Savage Sun
10. Withered Delilah
11. Battleground
12. Dirty Girl
13. Iris of the Storm
14. Avalon
15. The Dissident
16. Safari Inn
17. The Unholy
Tour dates:
07/09 Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
07/10 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theatre *
07/13 Kitchener, ON - Big Music Fest *
07/16 Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center *
07/20 Northfield, OH - Hard Rock LIVE (Rocksino)
07/22 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center *
07/25 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
07/26 North Kansas City, MO - Harrah's N. Kansas City (Voodoo Lounge) 07/30 Inglewood, CA - The Forum *
08/01 Scottsdale, AZ - Talking Stick Resort & Casino
08/02 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena *
08/08 Stateline, NV - Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena At Harvey's *
08/13 Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion *
08/15 Coquitlam, BC - Hard Rock Casino Vancouver
08/16 George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre *
08/19 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *
08/22 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center *
08/25 The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
08/28 Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena *
08/29 Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
08/31 Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall *
09/03 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center *
09/06 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live *
09/09 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre *
09/12 Sydney, NS - Open Hearth Park *
11/10 Dublin, Ireland - O2 Arena
11/13 Paris, France - Le Zenith
11/15 Basel, Switzerland - St. Jakobshalle
11/16 Turin, Italy - Paleolimpico
11/17 Florence Fi, Italy - Mandela Forum
11/19 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
11/20 Cracow, Poland - Krakow Arena
11/22 Munich, Germany - Zenith
11/23 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
11/24 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
11/26 Brussels, Belgium - Forest Club
11/28 Manchester, UK - Phones 4u Arena
11/29 Leeds, UK - Leeds Arena
12/01 Birmingham, UK - LG Arena
12/02 London, UK - Wembley Arena
12/04 Glasgow, UK - Hydro Arena
* with Aerosmith
This isn't a full-blown solo effort, but rather a collaboration with bandmates Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. The album was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Alter Bridge, Incubus), with work taking place at RG Studios in Los Angeles and Studio Barbarossa in Florida.
It consists of a whopping 17 tracks. One of them is an instrumental, while the bulk are sung by Kennedy. The album-opening title cut will be released to radio on June 13, with the digital single to follow on June 17.
At the bottom of this page, watch an eight-part documentary called Real to Reel about the making of the new album.
Slash and company will be touring through the summer and fall. Much of the North American leg is with Aerosmith, and there are a few Canadian shows. Scroll past the World on Fire tracklist to see the schedule.
World on Fire:
1. World on Fire
2. Shadow Life
3. Automatic Overdrive
4. Wicked Stone
5. 30 Years to Life
6. Bent to Fly
7. Stone Blind
8. Too Far Gone
9. Beneath the Savage Sun
10. Withered Delilah
11. Battleground
12. Dirty Girl
13. Iris of the Storm
14. Avalon
15. The Dissident
16. Safari Inn
17. The Unholy
Tour dates:
07/09 Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
07/10 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theatre *
07/13 Kitchener, ON - Big Music Fest *
07/16 Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center *
07/20 Northfield, OH - Hard Rock LIVE (Rocksino)
07/22 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center *
07/25 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
07/26 North Kansas City, MO - Harrah's N. Kansas City (Voodoo Lounge) 07/30 Inglewood, CA - The Forum *
08/01 Scottsdale, AZ - Talking Stick Resort & Casino
08/02 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena *
08/08 Stateline, NV - Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena At Harvey's *
08/13 Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion *
08/15 Coquitlam, BC - Hard Rock Casino Vancouver
08/16 George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre *
08/19 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *
08/22 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center *
08/25 The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
08/28 Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena *
08/29 Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
08/31 Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall *
09/03 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center *
09/06 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live *
09/09 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre *
09/12 Sydney, NS - Open Hearth Park *
11/10 Dublin, Ireland - O2 Arena
11/13 Paris, France - Le Zenith
11/15 Basel, Switzerland - St. Jakobshalle
11/16 Turin, Italy - Paleolimpico
11/17 Florence Fi, Italy - Mandela Forum
11/19 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
11/20 Cracow, Poland - Krakow Arena
11/22 Munich, Germany - Zenith
11/23 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
11/24 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
11/26 Brussels, Belgium - Forest Club
11/28 Manchester, UK - Phones 4u Arena
11/29 Leeds, UK - Leeds Arena
12/01 Birmingham, UK - LG Arena
12/02 London, UK - Wembley Arena
12/04 Glasgow, UK - Hydro Arena
* with Aerosmith