SLASH's 'You're A Lie' Hits #1 On Active Rock Radio

June 26, 2012

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) has achieved his first-ever No. 1 hit at rock radio as "You're A Lie" vaults to the top spot this week at Active Rock. The explosive song is the first track from Slash's second solo album, "Apocalyptic Love", which was released May 22 and entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 4, marking the top rock debut that week.

This news comes as Slash featuring MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS — Myles Kennedy (vocals),Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) — are coming off a successful European trek and getting ready to launch a summer headlining tour July 12 in Portland, Oregon. Meanwhile, on July 10, the iconic Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee will be honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

"Apocalyptic Love" also entered the Top 5 in seven countries outside the U.S.: Canada (No. 2),Australia (No. 2),New Zealand (No. 1),Germany (No. 5),France (No. 7),Japan (No. 2),Sweden (No. 4) and Switzerland (No. 3). All the songs on "Apocalyptic Love" (Dik Hayd International, distributed through EMI Label Services) were written together by Slash and Myles Kennedy.

Slash and his band are riding a wave of critical acclaim with a four-star review in Revolver magazine noting: "'Apocalyptic Love' is at heart a collection of lean, high-octane rock-and-roll tunes built to be blasted out of open-top sports cars or, more suitably, open-air stadiums." (July 2012) Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Times said: "Fans of his work in GN'R and VELVET REVOLVER will find much to embrace in the album's 13 tracks, ranging from the sneering rock hooks of 'You're a Lie' and the heavy metal grind of 'Halo' to the extended instrumental passages on 'Anastasia'." (May 24, 2012)

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).