SLASH Performs Song From Upcoming Solo Album At 'LAYN Rocks!' Benefit; Video Available

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) performed a song called "By The Sword" off his upcoming self-titled solo album at a benefit concert this past Sunday (November 22) at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. The show, billed as "Slash & Friends", was a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Youth Network (LAYN) is a non-profit organization providing services to homeless and runaway youth.

Fan-filmed video footage of the "By The Sword" performance can be viewed below.

The musicians featured in the video are as follows:

Travis Barker (BLINK-182) - Drums
Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) - Bass
Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) - Guitar
Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION) - Guitar
Andrew Stockdale (WOLFMOTHER) - Vocals

Also appearing at the show were Ozzy Osbourne, Chester Bennington (LINKIN PARK) and Billy Idol, among others.

Read a review of the concert at ARTISTdirect.

LAYN's mission is to help abused, neglected and homeless adolescents become self-sufficient. They do this by providing street outreach, food, emergency shelter and transitional living programs, with a professional, caring staff in a nurturing and safe environment.

"Slash" will see Roadrunner Records enter into a unique and innovative association with a U.K. media partner — the special-interest media group Future. In a brand new concept in record distribution the standard album release will be preceded by a "fan pack," in which the Roadrunner Records album will be bundled together with a highly collectable special issue of Future Publishing's Classic Rock magazine dedicated to Slash's career. This will be the first format of the album available anywhere in the world.