As SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS crisscross the country with sold-out headlining shows on their first tour in over four years, the group is celebrating the release of "LIVING THE DREAM," their third studio album and first full length in over four years.
The band will return to Los Angeles for a final headlining show at the Palladium in Hollywood.
Fueled by the Top 10 rock song “Driving Rain,” and its new live-action, animated video as well as the best critical acclaim of their career (see below) "LIVING THE DREAM" (out via Snakepit Records, in partnership with RoadRunner Records), has debuted with 10, Top 10 chart placements around the world.
The album also hit #1 on the Top Hard Music Album chart, #3 on the Rock Chart, #9 on the Top Current Albums chart and #27 on the Top 200 chart.
The first single “Driving Rain” jumped to#6 this week and climbing--marks the band’s 6th consecutive Top 10 single at radio and SLASH’s fastest-rising single ever in his solo career yet.
The band performed “Driving Rain”--which Rolling Stone described as delivering “bluesy riffs and solos throughout the blistering track” and Revolver hailed as “smoldering”--on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and another new song “Mind Your Manners."
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The group’s strongest collective statement to date, "LIVING THE DREAM" is the new full-length offering from the group which, in addition to SLASH and singer MYLES KENNEDY, also includes bassist TODD KERNS, drummer BRENT FITZ and rhythm guitarist FRANK SIDORIS.
Read the full Q&A where SLASH and MYLES KENNEDY breakdown "LIVING THE DREAM" in its entirety HERE.
From the barnstorming, high-octane riffery of opener “Call of the Wild” to the wah-drenched funk rock of “Read Between the Lines,” the haunting majesty of “Lost Inside the Girl” to the swaggering deep-in-the-pocket Seventies grooves of “Serve You Right,” to the stately, quasi-classical melodic themes of “The Great Pretender,” "LIVING THE DREAM" packs a compendium of sounds and styles into 12 tightly arranged and sharply executed tracks, all of it shot through with SLASH’s trademark electrifying and dynamic riffing and high-wire, lyrical solos.
The group’s strongest collective statement to date, "LIVING THE DREAM" is the new full-length offering from the group which, in addition to SLASH and singer MYLES KENNEDY, also includes bassist TODD KERNS, drummer BRENT FITZ and rhythm guitarist FRANK SIDORIS.
Read the full Q&A where SLASH and MYLES KENNEDY breakdown "LIVING THE DREAM" in its entirety HERE.
From the barnstorming, high-octane riffery of opener “Call of the Wild” to the wah-drenched funk rock of “Read Between the Lines,” the haunting majesty of “Lost Inside the Girl” to the swaggering deep-in-the-pocket Seventies grooves of “Serve You Right,” to the stately, quasi-classical melodic themes of “The Great Pretender,” "LIVING THE DREAM" packs a compendium of sounds and styles into 12 tightly arranged and sharply executed tracks, all of it shot through with SLASH’s trademark electrifying and dynamic riffing and high-wire, lyrical solos.
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About Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators:
SLASH --the iconic, GRAMMY-winning, 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. SLASH landed on the top of the charts with his first solo album, Slash (2010) which featured Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie , Myles Kennedy and more. Shortly after, he formed his current band SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS --which features MYLES KENNEDY (lead vocals), BRENT FITZ (drums), TODD KERNS (bass/vocals) and FRANK SIDORIS (rhythm guitar)--who’ve been touring worldwide and making music for over four years . SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS released the critically acclaimed Apocalyptic Love (2012) which stormed the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart debuting at #4 as the top rock album. 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.” SLASHreleased Nothing Left To Fear (2013) the first-ever motion picture he co-produced from SLASHfiction, his film/TV production company specializing in the horror genre. He is currently working on a new film project. SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS unleashed their second album World On Fire to worldwide praise garnering SLASH some of the best critical acclaim of his career. World On Fire achieved over 12, Top Ten chart debuts around the world. The album’s title track, first single “World On Fire” ascended to #1 at U.S. Rock Radio. In 2016, Guns N’ Roses re-united and SLASHjoined Axl Rose and Duff McKagan for the ongoing “Not In This Lifetime Tour” which Billboard now ranks as the fourth-highest grossing tour of all time.
