Slash (Guns N’ Roses) will be releasing a new blues covers album, titled “Orgy Of The Damned,” on May 17. The guitarist recorded the effort with bassist Johnny Griparic, keyboardist Teddy Andreadis, drummer Michael Jerome, singer/guitarist Tash Neal, and numerous special guests.
“Orgy of the Damned” Track Listing:
01. “The Pusher” (feat. The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson) [Written by Wayne Hoyt Axton]
02. “Crossroad Blues” (feat. Gary Clark Jr) [Written by Robert Leroy Johnson]
03. “Hoochie Coochie Man” (feat. ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons) [Written by Willie Dixon]
04. “Oh Well” (feat. Chris Stapleton) [Written by Peter Alan Green]
05. “Key to the Highway” (feat. Dorothy) [Written by Charles Segar, William Broonzy]
06. “Awful Dream” (feat. Iggy Pop) [Written by Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, Clarence Lewis, C Morgan Robinson]
07. “Born Under A Bad Sign” (feat. Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers) [Written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones]
08. “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” (feat. Demi Lovato) [Written by Barrett Strong, Jesse Norman Whitfield]
09. “Killing Floor” (feat. AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler) [Written by Chester Burnett]
10. “Living for the City” (feat. Tash Neal) [Written by Stevie Wonder]
11. “Stormy Monday” (feat. Beth Hart) [Written by T-Bone Walker]
12. “Metal Chestnut” [Written by Slash]
Slash said the following about the album:
“I’m a rock guitar player that’s firmly rooted in blues. Blues guitar is really something that I got turned on to when I was a kid. If you were to listen to anything that I do, you can see how big the blues influence is, and I always thought that I’d wanna record a record of it at some point. And we got together and did it.”
A video for Slash’s take on “Killing Floor” can be found below. That track features Brian Johnson on vocals and Steven Tyler on harmonica. Slash commented:
“‘Killing Floor’ is one of my favorite 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.”
Johnson added:
“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. 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.”
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