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SLASH Orgy of the Damned cover artwork.
Check out press acclaim for SLASH’s new album Orgy of the Damned and the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival:
“From the opening riffs of the Bukka White cover ‘Parchman Farm Blues,’ to the never-ending groove of Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Killing Floor’–the latter of which was covered flawlessly on the new disc by AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson, with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler chipping in on harmonica — Slash served the crowd a healthy dose of Blues101 with fervent fire.”
–BOSTON GLOBE
“The inaugural S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival show featured supercharged Blues turned up to 11 as Slash’s guitar captivated the crowd, the evening closed with Warren Haynes returning to the stage for an encore performance of ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ with Slash. It was an unforgettable night featuring four and a half hours of live music.”
– BLUES ROCK REVIEW
“A beautifully tailored love letter to the Blues that first inspired this singular artist to play his way to the stars.”
–BLUES MATTERS
“Slash and [Iggy] Pop, who howls on the song’s outro like a lost, mournful coyote, captured not only Hopkins’ insouciance—a notable part of his musical character—but underscored every bit of the lyric’s fatalist chiaroscuro, which includes references to the atom bomb, an ominous talking bird, and, ultimately, death. Orgy of the Damned, indeed. But for an album with that title, its dozen tracks plucked from the classic blues and R&B canon are a hell of a lot of fun. Slash and his compatriots—who also include Chris Stapleton, Billy Gibbons, Paul Rodgers, Gary Clark Jr., Brian Johnson, Tash Neal, Steven Tyler, Beth Hart, and Demi Lovato–rock the juke joint down.”
–PREMIER GUITAR
“an all-star blues party, Orgy of the Damned is a celebration of the genre that has had a deeply influential impact on Slash’s own style.”
–GUITAR WORLD
“Sonic perfection.”
–AMERICAN SONGWRITER
“[Slash and Iggy Pop on ’Awful Dream’] is just one of many magical music moments on Orgy of the Damned.”
–BILLBOARD
“Orgy of the Damned is a who’s who of hard rock: Paul Rodgers, Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop. There’s also Demi Lovato, the rock-loving pop star who gives a powerhouse performance of the Temptations’ ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone.’ …[Papa] shows Slash working the talk box with his guitar and playing a wah-wah-wah solo (that’s extra wah), plumbing new depths of soul in the song. But the clip also shows Lovato’s intensity as she reads the lyrics about making sense of an absent father and finding her own meaning in words like, And when he died, all he left us was alone. Her voice even climbs to the same height as Slash’s guitar for the final solo.”
–ROLLING STONE
“Chris Robinson sounds about 100 years old on a fabulously grizzled take on ‘The Pusher’, Billy Gibbons glides over ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’, and Brian Johnson does his best Tom Jones on ‘Killing Floor’. And Chris Stapleton outsings them all on ‘Oh Well.’ As is only right and just, Slash is the star of his own show, and he’s chosen material to showcase his guitar pyrotechnics.”
–CLASSIC ROCK
“A fascinating listen. While Beth Hart brings her incredible vocal range to ‘Stormy Monday,’ Paul Rodgers lays his smooth vocals over the jaunty rhythms of ‘Born Under a Bad Sign,’ and Slash serving as the connective tissue between each song, the album itself is able to explore different blues sounds and styles in accordance with how each of the chosen singers meshes with the material. Orgy of the Damned presents blues fans with an exciting way to hear new takes on favorite songs.”
–BLUES ROCK REVIEW
“Orgy Of The Damned serves as an authentic bridge from his musical roots to his many hard rock endeavors. …most importantly to Slash, it goes back to what has always been at the heart of his playing: the blues.”
–GRAMMY MAGAZINE
“Stapleton’s voice, one of country music’s most powerful, blends perfectly with Slash’s dirty blues playing on the song [‘Oh Well’], written by Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green and first released by the Mac in 1969.”
–ROLLING STONE
“The legendary Slash has teamed up with Chris Stapleton for a killer Fleetwood Mac cover. Slash and Stapleton amp up the rock and roll early on in the song, giving it a modern refresh while still keeping the bones good. Stapleton pulls out his best raspy vocals on this track to sing the few lines of the song, but the single is really a showcase of their incredible talent on the guitar.”
–WHISKEY RIFF
“Slash has assembled a star-studded cast of the world’s top musicians and a revolving door of talented singers – including Demi Lovato, Paul Rodgers and Chris Stapleton, delivering an album that’s choc-full of serious guitar statements.”
–MUSIC RADAR
“Orgy of the Damned is a can’t-miss collection of classic blues rock tracks with Slash’s unmistakable imprint on all of them.”
–LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE
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