SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “4” OUT FEBRUARY 11TH 2022, PRE-ORDER, AND THE FIRST SINGLE, “THE RIVER IS RISING,” IS AVAILABLE TODAY
A decade and four albums into their career, Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators haven’t been deterred by any obstacles in their path–including a global pandemic. They have announced today, October 22nd they’ll release their new album titled 4 on February 11th, 2022, through Gibson Records, in partnership with BMG. 4 is Slash’s fifth solo album and fourth overall with his band featuring Myles Kennedy(Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums), Todd Kerns (Bass & Vocals) and Frank Sidoris (Guitar & Vocals). The album pre-order for 4is out today, here.
A vibrant rock album fueled by memorable guitar hooks and compelling melodies, big choruses, and even bigger riffs; 4 builds on the legacy of Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators’ prior work. That sensibility comes through immediately on the opening track and first single, The River Is Rising, which was released today (10/22), to radio. Watch the official video below.
Slash describes the creation of the song The River Is Rising, “There’s two or three songs on the record that were written during the pandemic; everything else was written before. The River is Rising was one of the last songs I wrote before we started pre-production, and because it was so fresh and has a certain groove and energy to it, it was the first thing we really attacked. It’s the newest song on the record, and as for the double-time part, that was something that I came up with and tagged onto the end of the arrangement. Then when we were over at RCA, Dave Cobb suggested we do it right after the breakdown. So, we went straight into the fast part, and I just started doing the guitar solo over it. It was one of those things where we were jamming around, trying to fish out the arrangement, and it just happened.” While Myles Kennedy adds, “The lyric ultimately explores how humans can be brainwashed or indoctrinated by some sort of dangerous idea. Once we shot the demo back and forth a few times, I personally felt confident that we had the album opener. To me, it’s an important track.”
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Today, the band has launched a DSP and physical pre-order in the following formats for 4, including a Deluxe Vinyl Box Set featuring a vinyl gatefold jacket in four colors (Black, Red, Blue, and Purple), randomly distributed inside a mirrored O-card. Each vinyl is 140g black vinyl and comes with a guitar pick, an Axe Heaven Custom Limited Edition 4 Slash Les Paul Mini-Guitar, CD softpack in one of the four colors above (also random), the O-card and a guitar pick, a Cassette Tape featuring an exclusive four-song live rehearsal titled Live Rehearsal Tape 5/28/21, a 36-page photobook including an SMKC interview and handwritten lyrics, an embroidered sew-on patch, a Signed Lithograph (limited to the first 500 copies) and a pick tin with 4 custom Slashguitar picks. A Deluxe CD Box Set, a full album Cassette Tape, and Standard Vinyl and CD packages are also available. To view the full variety of 4album packages available, go to slashonline.com.
The new album 4 has the added history-making distinction of being the first-ever album to be released on the new Gibson Records label, which is headquartered in the iconic American instrument brand Gibson’s hometown of Music City, Nashville, TN. In light of the 30-year partnership between Gibson and the GRAMMY Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Slash,it makes sense the newSlash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators’album 4 will be released via Gibson Records–in partnership with BMG.
In another groundbreaking move, Gibson will commemorate Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators’ first studio album with Gibson Records, with a first-ever limited–edition Slash Les Paul Standard 4 Album Edition guitar package that will be released on February 11th, 2022, the same day as the album release. Only 250 Slash Les Paul Standard 4 Album Edition guitars will be made available for global release on gibson.com and at selectauthorized Gibson dealers, and the unique guitar package also features the new SMKC album 4 on vinyl with an exclusive case inside that houses the vinyl, a 4album guitar pick tin containing a variety of pick colors (8-count), a signed SMKC band portrait, and a 4 album decal sticker.
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will kick off a North American headlining tour on February 8th, in Portland, OR, and hit 28 major cities, including Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Austin, Houston, and more, before wrapping-up March 26th in Orlando, FL (all dates below).
Spotify fans will have access to SMKC tour pre-sale tickets at 10:00AM local time on on October 26th. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets on October 27th (10AM Local) through October 28th(10PM Local). Tickets will be on sale to the public at 10:00AM local time on October 29th at slashonline.com/tour/.
These guys are great musicians, myles amazing voice , but the songs these guys I’m talking about most of the great 70s,80s 90s hard rock bands , with the exception of ACDC the songs aren’t up to the standard they all once created , I just don’t honestly know what to make of it-
His solo is very Guns N’ Roses. 🙂
These guys are great musicians, myles amazing voice , but the songs these guys I’m talking about most of the great 70s,80s 90s hard rock bands , with the exception of ACDC the songs aren’t up to the standard they all once created , I just don’t honestly know what to make of it-