9/3/2023 0 Comments Slash 2021![]() There's a great chemistry between the 4 of us that continues to evolve with each recording.” ““Everybody’s on the same page and we’re all very proud of what we’ve done as a band on this record. “I’ve learned a great deal through the whole process,” says KENNEDY, who splits his time between The Conspirators and Alter Bridge. ![]() Those arrangements range from the acoustic strumming and “la la la” chorus of “Battleground” and the epic build of “Bent to Fly” to the distinctive SLASH guitar riff which opens “Iris of the Storm,” the wide-screen scope of “The Unholy,” with its sounds of children in the playground, and the jungle boogie instrumental of “Safari Inn.” Having a singer whom I know where he’s at, and writing with him in mind, my songwriting skills have gotten a lot better.” That’s the vibe I’m looking for, the interaction between musicians. As soon as I picked up a guitar in junior high school, I started a band. “I would buy live records because that was the energy I craved. “I was influenced by the group ethic as a kid coming up,” admits SLASH. This is no solo project, but a rock ‘n’ roll band, with all four members contributing their strengths to the whole. Produced by Mike “Elvis” Baskette (Alter Bridge, Falling in Reverse, Incubus, Iggy Pop, Chevelle) in his Orlando-based Studio Barbarossa and at L.A.’s NRG Studios, WORLD ON FIRE finds SLASH playing all the guitars this time around. Unlike Apocalyptic Love, which was essentially recorded live in the studio, WORLD ON FIRE began with jamming by SLASH, KERNS and FITZ, who sent the results to KENNEDY. I do my best to keep the story congruent with the mood of the track." Ultimately, I am writing the script for the composition with lyrics and melodies inspired by what he sends me musically. “When SLASH sends me a chord progression or a riff, it’s like hearing music to a film. “There are lots of different stories and themes on this album,” says KENNEDY, the vocalist for Alter Bridge who first played on SLASH’s self-titled 2010 debut solo release, and became an instant fit. There’s also a song inspired by Mad Men’s Don Draper (“Shadow Life”) and a rockin’ instrumental (“Safari Inn”). These range from the pointed sexual politics of “Battleground,” “Dirty Girl” and “Stone Blind,” the anti-war sentiments of “Dissident” and the coming-of-age saga “Bent to Fly,” to such charged issues as elephant poaching (“Beneath the Savage Sun”), child abuse in the Catholic Church (“The Unholy”), addiction (“Wicked Stone”) and the perils faced by females of a certain age in show business (“Withered Delilah”). WORLD ON FIRE represents that chemistry, as SLASH, vocalist MYLES KENNEDY, bassist TODD KERNS and drummer BRENT FITZ blaze through 17 songs that run the gamut of topics, some derived from tour bus conversations between the singer and guitarist. We definitely had chemistry from the very first time we entered a room together. “It turned out to be a very easy process. “We’ve been playing together for awhile and I think it’s gotten to the point where everybody’s comfortable in our own skins,” says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist SLASH, who has amassed album sales of over 100 million copies, with seven GRAMMY nominations, a GRAMMY award and countless accolades. Intensifying the band’s sound and vision, it marks the follow-up to their succesful and acclaimed 2012 debut, Apocalyptic Love, also released on SLASH’s own indie Dik Hayd International label distributed through Caroline. WORLD ON FIRE is the new album from SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, and it comes on full throttle and in-your-face, a hunk of burning rock ‘n’ roll that takes no prisoners. From the opening power chords of the single and title track of WORLD ON FIRE “I think it’s time to set this world on fire/I think it’s time to push it to the edge/I’m so f-in’ bored so trip the wire/It may never be this good again” SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators on Tour
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