Guns N’ Roses lead guitar virtuoso Slash is all set to release his sixth full-length studio album “Orgy of the Damned” on 17th May 2024 via Gibson records. The album will be a tribute to blues, consisting of 12 songs, all blues classics brought into life once again.
Slash has worked with legendary musicians and singers for this collaborative project. Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Chris Robinson, Tash Neal, and Beth Hart are some of the big names who have worked on it.
Before releasing the entire album, Slash released his version of the Howlin’ Wolf classic “Killing Floor” feat. Brian Johnson and Steven Tyler on March 8th. On the same day, Slash announced his album release date and it was available for pre-order.
Slash comments on “Oh Well”
The lead single “Oh Well” features American country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton on vocals. A very raw, electrified, folk-influenced take on the classic Fleetwood Mac gem, the song was written by founder Peter Green.
“So, this is the original Fleetwood Mac,” says Slash, “which was founded by Peter Green, one of the greatest singer-songwriter-guitar players. He’s less known in the public but very well known to us guitar players regarding the ’60s British blues. He’s up there with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Mick Taylor. “I always loved this song, and it’s a great guitar riff. I jammed it with the Blues Ball back in the ’90s, and I’ve played it live here and there,” Slash added. The guitarist says he knew from the beginning that he wanted to do the song for the record.
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The S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival
Following the release, he will be heading out for the ‘S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival’ (the anagram stands for Solidary, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance). This North American tour will kick off on 5th July in Bonner, Montana. In a recent press release, Slash said, “The S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour is a celebration of blues and rock ‘n’ roll music, and a celebration of unity and togetherness in these uncertain and divisive times. S.E.R.P.E.N.T is a vehicle to help support and uplift people and communities suffering from the injustices of racism and equal rights violations, as well as to support children adversely affected by war and poverty across the world. So, we are contributing a portion of every ticket and VIP package sold from the tour to those ends.”
For tickets to the festival, visit www.SerpentFestival.com.
Click here to pre-order “Orgy of the Damned” now!
S.E.R.P.E.N.T FESTIVAL 2024 NORTH AMERICAN DATES
Fri Jul 5 Bonner, Montana KettleHouse Amphitheater*
Sat Jul 6 Airway Heights, Washington Northern Quest Amphitheater*
Mon Jul 8 Redmond, Washington Marymoor Park*
Wed Jul 10 Bend, Oregon Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
Fri Jul 12 Lincoln, California Thunder Valley Casino*
Sat July 13 Los Angeles, California Greek Theatre*
Sun Jul 14 Tucson, Arizona Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre*
Wed Jul 17 Denver, Colorado The Mission Ballroom**
Fri Jul 19 La Vista, Nebraska The Astro Amphitheater #
Sun Jul 21 Terra Haute, Indiana The Mill #
Mon Jul 22 Cincinnati, Ohio PNC Pavilion at Riverbend #
Wed Jul 24 Interlochen, Michigan Interlochen Center for the Arts #
Thu Jul 25 Huber Heights, Ohio Rose Music Center $
Sat Jul 27 Windsor, Ontario The Colosseum at Caesars $
Sun Jul 28 Toronto, Ontario Budweiser Stage $
Tue Jul 30 Lewiston, New York Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater $
Thu Aug 1 Boston, Massachusetts Leader Bank Pavilion $
Sun Aug 4 New York, New York Pier 17 $
Mon Aug 5 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Musikfest ^
Wed Aug 7 Cary, North CarolinaKoka Booth Amphitheatre +
Thu Aug 8 Atlanta, Georgia Cadence Bank Amphitheatre-Chastain Park ^
Sat Aug 10 Clearwater, Florida The Sound-Coachman Park ^
Sun Aug 11 Saint Augustine, Florida Saint Augustine Amphitheatre +
Tue Aug 13 Huntsville, Alabama The Orion Amphitheater +
Wed Aug 14 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheatre +
Fri Aug 16 Bentonville, Arkansas The Momentary ^^
Sat Aug 17 Grand Prairie, Texas Texas Trust CU Theatre ^^
* Warren Haynes Band, Samantha Fish, and Eric Gales
** Keb’ ‘Mo, Samantha Fish, and Jackie Venson
# Keb’ ‘Mo, ZZ Ward ,and Jackie Venson
$ Keb’ ‘Mo, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
^ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
+ Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
^^Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
