Twenty Songs Written For New Slash Album

Slash's bassist Todd Kerns has written on his official blog that in a couple of weeks he would be heading to the studio with the guitarist, frontman Myles Kennedy, drummer Brent Fitz and guitarist Bobby Schneck along with producer Eric Valentine.

He said: "Back when I was originally asked to support Slash on his first solo tour, I wasn't sure if it would be a month or maybe fly-outs on weekends or what. Now here we are a year and a half later and we're getting ready to record a new CD as a band. I did not see that coming.

"We have been working on riffs for a while since we were on the road even. Those riffs have ballooned to almost 20 songs and growing. We have been hard at it in several writing sessions and are now in the midst of two weeks' rehearsal. We'll be entering Barefoot studios with Eric Valentine in a few days to start work on the first few songs. We'll finish up the record before the end of the year.

"Eric has produced a lot of amazing stuff, including Slash's last record. We'll be in the very studio where one of my favorite albums ever was recorded — 'Songs For The Deaf' by Queens Of The Stone Age(produced by Eric Valentine). It promises to be very exciting. I'm stoked!"

The new album is expected in the spring of next year.

To tide you over, Slash releases live DVD Made In Stoke on 14 November.