Top-Hat Rocker Slash Releasing Second Solo Album

SLASH – the iconic top hat wearing, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter – is currently in a Los Angeles studio putting the finishing touches on his second solo album. The as-yet-untitled disc is due out May 18 on SLASH’s own label Dik Hayd International via Sony Music Australia and will follow his 2010 debut album Slash and his November 2011 first-ever live solo album, the two-CD/DVD set Made In Stoke 24/7/11. The Slash album debuted on the ARIA Album Charts at #3 and with 3 in-market visits within the first 12 months of release, SLASH achieved Platinum sales for his debut solo album in Australia, so I think Australia deserves a big round of applause for recognising how good this guy is. Internationally the album hit the #1 position on iTunes in 13 countries and achieved Top 5 positions chart positions in over a dozen major territories including a #3 debut on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart.
For the new album, SLASH – along with and his bandmates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) – have teamed with producer Eric Valentine, who also produced the Slash disc. All the songs were written together by SLASH and Kennedy.