SLASH - Apocalyptic Love (22 Mai)

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Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — is currently in a Los Angeles studio putting the finishing touches on his second solo album. Entitled "Apocalyptic Love", the disc is due out May 22 on Slash's own label Dik Hayd International distributed through EMI and 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 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.

In the U.K., the album will be released on May 21 in exclusive Classic Rock Fan Pack form — providing a unique collectable package containing the studio album with bonus tracks alongside a specially created magazine with unseen behind-the-scenes content put together by Classic Rock. The Fan Pack format will also come with free gifts, including a pin badge and artwork poster and will be available to buy via more than 2000 retail outlets on newsstands nationally as well as the traditional high street and online music retailers. Roadrunner Records will simultaneously release the record digitally. The standard physical release of the Slash album will follow through Roadrunner Records on June 18.

For the new album, Slash — along with and his bandmates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) — 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 beginning today.

A question-and-answer session with Slash about the new album follows below.

Q: Looking at all your Twitter updates, you sound really pumped about the new disc. This time around, you and Myles wrote all the songs and he sings lead on all the tracks. What inspired this scenario since your debut solo album featured multiple vocalists (including Myles on two songs)?

Slash: Well, having Myles sing on the first record inspired me to take him on the road, then taking him on the road inspired me to have him sing on the whole record. So yeah, the tour last year definitely inspired the decision for him to sing on the new record. He has a really broad range. He is just very musical as far as his melodic style is concerned and he's also very lyrical and just a really powerful singer. There's a lot of positives about the way he sings.

Q: Perhaps you want to talk a bit here about your other bandmates and what they each bring to the sound?

Slash: There's Brent who is probably one of the best drummers I've ever played with — he has a great way of playing very powerful rock n roll while still being able to keep it behind the beat and sexy. And then Todd has got to be one of the most overall talented musicians I've worked with, just a really great bass player. Todd's very quick in the studio, a quick learner and creative as a writer; on top of that, he's also a great singer.

Q: Beyond you and Myles writing all the songs and Myles singing all the leads, in what other ways is the new album perhaps different from your debut solo album?

Slash: Myles and I basically collaborated on the new material. The main thing is we wrote these songs together which is a big difference from the last album where I wrote each song with all of the different collaborators. The whole creative nucleus is between Myles and me. On top of this, the whole rhythm section of Brent and Todd brings something to the table and changes the dynamic completely from the last record — it's much more cohesive.

Q: With your record company Dik Hayd Records, you remain an independent artist and work with major companies for distribution. Can you talk about how you as an artist benefit by this scenario in these interesting times for the music industry?

Slash: It puts me more in the driver's seat of how I want to market the record, but even more importantly than that, I'm not giving half of everything that comes in on the album to the record company.

Q: Eric Valentine returns as producer for the new disc. What do you feel he brings as a producer to these songs and the overall approach?

Slash: The first thing we always talk about with Eric is he's an extremely gifted musician, but he is basically as talented an engineer, so it makes for a great combination as a producer. As a person he's easy to work with — he's very patient and he lives and breathes what he does. That's a lot like how I am, we're similar; I can call him at any moment and ask him a question or share an idea I have with him. He's always in his element and it's something that I can appreciate.

Q: You toured the world seven times with the last album. What are your tour plans for the new album?

Slash: Right now we're starting off with radio shows in the states and then we'll do as much of Europe as possible. We'll also tour in Asia and Australia, and try to hit South Africa this year as well as India and a couple other spots. Trying to just broaden our horizons a bit.

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Seosamh

On a la tracklist ?
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joe le hareng

Ah le traitre! Blink

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Sven

Pourquoi?
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Fly

Joe a fait la blague, puis l'a supprimé, et Seo en a profité lol

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Seosamh

Ah, j'avais pas vu le post de Joe, alors.
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Fly

En tout cas c'est ce qu'il m'a semblé avoir vu Confused

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joe le hareng

Dans un autre topic sur Slash!
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Fly

Ah OK je comprends mieux

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Pietro · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 12:44 Sujet du message:

Hé les gars, vous savez quoi ?

ON A LA TRACKLIST !!!!!!!!

"Apocalyptic Love" track listing:

01. Apocalyptic Love
02. One Last Thrill
03. Standing In The Sun
04. You’re A Lie
05. No More Heroes
06. Halo
07. We Will Roam
08. Anastasia
09. Not For Me
10. Bad Rain
11. Hard & Fast
12. Far And Away
13. Shots Fired
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Lucificum · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 12:48 Sujet du message:

Mais l'artwork du CD va bouger ?
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Pietro · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 19:37 Sujet du message:

Slash - You're A Lie (Full Song)
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Dizayeure · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:19 Sujet du message:

Difficile de faire plus lambda et insipide que ce titre Blink

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joe le hareng · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:22 Sujet du message:

T'es sur?

Parce que tu as dit ca d'a peu près tout depuis que tu es revenu.

A une vache près, hein.
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Dizayeure · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:24 Sujet du message:

Pas au sujet d'incubus ni du truc brésilien de fly.

Mais pour le reste oui. Il faut se forcer ?
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joe le hareng · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:26 Sujet du message:

Non non, surtout ne te force pas à poster
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Fly · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:28 Sujet du message:

Venant d'un ancien pisse-froid de première comme toi, je trouve ça légèrement déplacé comme post.
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joe le hareng · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:29 Sujet du message:

Cette année je suis en terminale!
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Fly · Posté le: Mar 06 Mar 2012 21:49 Sujet du message:

Je dirais même plus, en phase terminale...©
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Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Perform "You're a Lie"
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