![]() ![]() In 2016, Guns N’ Roses shocked the world by announcing that the three original members, Axl Rose, SLASH and Duff McKagan would reunite on-stage for the first time together since 1993. The album’s title track and first single “World On Fire” ascended to #1 at U.S. World On Fire debuted on over 12 Top Ten charts worldwide, becoming his third straight solo album to do so in the U.S. SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators unleashed their third album, World On Fire in 2014 to worldwide praise. SLASH forayed into film production in 2013, starting his own production company, Slasher Films, and releasing the horror film Nothing Left To Fear. Apocalyptic Love has the added distinction of spawning SLASH’s first-ever #1 rock radio solo hits: “You’re A Lie” and “Standing In The Sun.” They released their first album together in 2012, the critically acclaimed Apocalyptic Love, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. to the U.K., Europe to Australia, South America to Southeast Asia. Together they have toured all over the world for the past 8 years, playing to packed houses from the U.S. In addition to Kennedy on vocals, the band features bassist Todd Kerns, drummer Brent Fitz, and rhythm guitarist Frank Sidoris. He formed his solo band SLASH Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators shortly thereafter. The album featured Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie, Iggy Pop, Adam Levine, and more. SLASH landed on the top of the charts again in 2010 with his first solo album, SLASH. SPIN magazine called the book “entertaining and educational…a crash course for aspiring rock gods.” and hitting #8 on the New York Times Bestsellers List. SLASH’s self-titled biography, released in 2008, was both critically and commercially well-received, climbing the bestsellers’ lists in both the U.S. and U.K. Time magazine recently named SLASH #2, behind Jimi Hendrix, on its “Ten Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time” list. Revered as one of the best guitarists of all time, SLASH first came to fame as one fifth of Guns N’ Roses, where he created the timeless guitar riffs to #1 hits “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Welcome To The Jungle,” amongst others. After leaving the band, he went on to achieve more critical acclaim and global success with Slash’s Snakepit and the supergroup Velvet Revolver before embarking on his own solo career. At age five, SLASH and his family moved to Los Angeles where he grew up in the nonstop bohemian playground of the 1970s. ![]() SLASH-the iconic American rock guitarist, songwriter and film producer–has amassed album sales of over 100 million copies, garnered a GRAMMY Award and seven GRAMMY nominations, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.īorn Saul Hudson in London, England in 1965, SLASH’s father was a white British graphic artist and his mother was a black American costume designer. ![]()
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