AIRBOURNE And SLASH: Rock And Roll Appreciation

July 28, 2010

According to Roadrunner Records, legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) has namechecked Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE in various interviews of late. During a chat at U.K.'s Download festival, he said of AIRBOURNE, "those guys are phenomenal. As far as new rock and roll bands are concerned right now, there haven't been a lot of insanely great acts for some time. It's hard to say who else I'd pick, but AIRBOURNE rock!"

AIRBOURNE frontman Joel O'Keeffe comments on the band's legendary endorsement of sorts, saying, "Slash is rock'n'roll and soulful at the same time. He is a phenomenal guitarist that will be remembered forever. His showmanship, musicianship, guitar tone and trade mark riffs and licks have influenced countless guitarists worldwide. We are honored and stoked that he tips his top hat towards us. Slash rock'n'fk'n'roll forever!"

And as if that wasn't enough, Alice Cooper has also brought up whiskey-rockers AIRBOURNE in a recent interview. Cooper said, "I really like garage bands... I like bands that sound like drunk bar bands. I just saw this video of AIRBOURNE the other night ('Blonde, Bad & Beautiful') and I went 'OK, that looks like fun.'"

"No Guts. No Glory.", the sophomore album from AIRBOURNE, sold around 6,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 89 on the Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released in the U.S. on April 20 via Roadrunner Records. The special-edition digipack version of the album includes five bonus tracks and a bottle opener.

AIRBOURNE traveled to the Windy City to record "No Guts. No Glory." with producer Johnny K, live and straight to analog tape. Like debut album "Runnin' Wild", "No Guts. No Glory." continues that good time vibe, but ultimately, according to drummer Ryan O'Keeffe, the record is about "standing up and going for it, and being a man. There's a tougher element to the album, so to speak." Instead of sleeping every night in a comfortable hotel room bed on the label's dime, the band actually slept in the studio, taking inspiration from Bruce Springsteen and his E STREET BAND, who were known to live in the studio until an album was completed.

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