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SLASH FEATURING AND THE CONSPIRATORS ANNOUNCE ‘WORLD ON FIRE’ NEW AND SECOND WITH CURRENT LINE-UP TO BE RELEASED ON THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014

PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE FOR EXCLUSIVE CLASSIC ROCK PRESENTS FANPACK FROM 27TH MAY

FIRST SINGLE “WORLD ON FIRE” RELEASED 16th JUNE 2014

COVER ARTWORK DESIGNED BY RON ENGLISH

FOLLOWING USA TOUR DATES WITH THE BAND ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR – NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2014

WORLD ON FIRE cover artwork painted by American contemporary artist Ron English:

SLASH and his bandmates Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will release their new album WORLD ON FIRE on September 15 via SLASH’s own label Dik Hayd International distributed through (outside USA). The group revealed the cover artwork for WORLD ON FIRE designed by American contemporary artist Ron English today. Featuring the blazing title track as the first single the disc marks SLASH’s third solo album and second one with his band featuring MYLES KENNEDY (vocals), (drums) and (bass).

For WORLD ON FIRE, SLASH and his band tapped Michael "Elvis" Baskette (, , Incubus) to produce. Among the 17 songs is an instrumental--a powerful new turn for the band. WORLD ON FIRE is the follow-up to 2012’s critically acclaimed Apocalyptic Love which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and earned SLASH two No. 1 U.S. rock radio hits--his first-ever solo--with “You’re A Lie” and “Standing In The Sun.” SLASH officially began recording as a solo artist with his self-titled 2010 debut album which employed a different vocalist on each track of his first album including , Fergie and Myles Kennedy among others.

Following are song titles for WORLD ON FIRE:

“World on Fire” “Shadow Life” “Automatic Overdrive” “Wicked Stone” “30 Years to Life” “Bent to Fly” “Stone Blind” “Too Far Gone” “Beneath the Savage Sun” “Withered Delilah” “Battleground” “Dirty Girl” “Iris of the Storm” “Avalon” “The Dissident” “Safari Inn” “The Unholy”

WORLD ON FIRE is available four weeks in advance of the UK general release as a Classic Rock Fanpack, which consists of

 The Full Album  116 page magazine featuring exclusive interviews with Slash, the band, producer and cover artist Ron English. A Slash and Myles track-by-track breakdown. Exclusive pictures from the recording sessions as well as a brand new shoot, competition and much more.  Giant double sided A1 poster  Metal Pin Badge

Pre-order’s are available from 27th May via www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/slash. Orders made before 12pm (GMT) on Monday 11th August to receive an exclusive personalised giant poster featuring your name.

SLASH and Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have announced additional USA solo dates in between their summer tour with Aerosmith through July/August/September 2014. The band also announce a full European tour in November and December 2014. Dates are as follows…

Mon 10th Nov Dublin, O2 Arena - IRELAND Wed 12th Nov Paris, Le Zenith - FRANCE Sat 15th Nov Basel, St. Jakobshalle - SWITZERLAND Sun 16th Nov Turin, Palaolimpico – ITALY Mon 17th Nov Florence, Mandela Forum – ITALY Wed 19th Nov Vienna, Stadthalle – AUSTRIA Thu 20th Nov Krakow, Krakow Arena – POLAND Sat 22nd Nov Munich, Zenith – GERMANY Sun 23rd Nov Cologne, Palladium – GERMANY Mon 24th Nov Amsterdam, Heineken Music Hall – THE Wed 26th Nov Brussels, Forest Club – BELGIUM Fri 28th Nov Manchester, Phones 4U Arena – UK Sat 29th Nov Leeds, Leeds Arena – UK Mon 1st Dec Birmingham, LG Arena – UK Tue 2nd Dec London, Wembley Arena – UK Thu 4th Dec Glasgow, Hydro Arena - UK

Tickets will be available for presale from Wednesday 28th May at 10am (local time) and and on general sale on Friday 30th May at 10am (local time). There are VIP packages available for every date. http://smarturl.it/slash.tour

UK: Pre-order Slash's new album to gain access to an exclusive presale. Presale starts on Wednesday May 28 at 10am. Select from either Classic Rock's Fanpack including the CD, or the digital album.

EU (ex UK) Sign up to the mailing list before Wednesday May 28 at 10am to gain access to exclusive presale.

Check out the exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary SLASH’s “Real To Reel” at: www.slashonline.com. The innovative online series documented the entire in-studio recording process from the first day of recording to the last; the multi-segment fly-on-the wall series follows Slash and The Conspirators from pre-production at NRG Studios in Los Angeles to Studio Barbarossa in Florida, as they write, play, create and record WORLD ON FIRE from start to finish.

About SLASH: SLASH has amassed album sales of over 100 million copies, garnered a GRAMMY Award and seven GRAMMY nominations and was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Time magazine named SLASH #2, behind Jimi Hendrix, on its “The Ten Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time” list. SLASH helped create signature sounds like the guitar riff on #1 hits for Guns N Roses “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “.” After leaving the band, SLASH went on to critical acclaim with SLASH’s Snakepit and global success with the supergroup . SLASH’s self-titled biography critically well-received, climbed the bestseller list in both the U.S. and U.K. hitting #8 on the NY Times Bestsellers List. SLASH landed on the top of the charts with his first solo album, Slash (2010) which featured Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie and more. SLASH and his band featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators released the critically acclaimed Apocalyptic Love (2012) which stormed the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #4 as the top rock debut and produced his first-ever #1 rock radio solo hits: “You’re A Lie” and “Standing In The Sun.” SLASH released Nothing Left To Fear (2013) the first-ever motion picture he co-produced from Slasher Films, his film/TV production company. SLASH and his band will release their new album WORLD ON FIRE September 15 2014. www.slashonline.com.

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