News: Slash Shares First Single From New Blues Inspired Album ‘Orgy Of The Damned’

Slash has announced his highly anticipated sixth solo album titled ‘Orgy of the Damned’, which will be released on the 17th May via Gibson Records. The album features Slash’s blues band made up of  Johnny Griparic (bass), Teddy Andreadis (keyboards), Michael Jerome (drums), and Tash Neal (vocals/guitar). The album will feature a collection of 12 dynamic songs that shakes up and revitalizes blues classics with a stripped down, instinctive approach that pays homage to the blues.

The first single ‘Killing Floor’ which features Brian Johnson of AC/DC on vocals, and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith on harmonica–is an electrifying, raucous and gleefully unbridled take on Howlin’ Wolf’s 1964 Chicago blues standard.

Slash comments:

“‘Killing Floor’ is one of my favourite Howlin’ Wolf songs, but also one of the iconic blues riffs that turned me on as a young guitar player. I’ve always wanted to cover it in some capacity and this record was the perfect vehicle. But playing it with this band, and with Brian Johnson singing, it was an achievement I would never have imagined back then. Let alone Steven Tyler providing the harp.”

Brain Johnson comments:

“When Slash asked me to sing on ‘Killing Floor,’ I said yes immediately. It was one of the first songs I learned in my very first band, and when he played me the backing track it was a no-brainer, and Steven’s harmonica is so bloody hot.  I had a ball with Slash in the studio, and I think we did this great old song justice. Rock on.”

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See the tracklisting below:

1. “The Pusher” feat. Chris Robinson (vocal and harmonica)
2. “Crossroad Blues” feat. Gary Clark Jr (vocal, rhythm guitar, and solo)
3. “Hoochie Coochie Man”  feat. Billy F. Gibbons (vocal, rhythm guitar, and solo)
4. “Oh Well” feat. Chris Stapleton (vocal)
5. “Key to the Highway” feat. Dorothy (vocal)
6. “Awful Dream” feat. Iggy Pop (vocal)
7. “Born Under a Bad Sign” feat. Paul Rodgers (vocal)
8. “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” feat. Demi Lovato (vocal)
9. “Killing Floor” feat. Brian Johnson (vocal) *Special guest Steven Tyler on harmonica.
10. “Living for the City” feat. Tash Neal (vocal) *Special guest background vocals: Jenna Bell, Jessie Payo
11. “Stormy Monday” feat. Beth Hart (vocal)
12. “Metal Chestnut”