Release Date for Slash's Debut Solo Album Revealed at NAMM Day 3

When they trotted Slash out at the Marshall Amplification exhibit around 12:30 p.m. today at the NAMM trade show, which is being held at the Anaheim Convention Center and wraps Sunday, throngs of fans elbowed their way toward the star, snapped pictures and observed that his trademark top hat seemed a bit shorter than expected. 

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Wade Tatangelo
An affable Slash signing autographs and chatting up fans at NAMM

The line to meet and have something signed by the guitar hero looked like what you might to expect at nearby Disneyland for Pirates of the Caribbean. So, yeah, plenty of noise accompanied Slash's arrival. But one sentence uttered by the announcer shot through the din like a searing solo--at least to my ears. The man born Saul Hudson's highly anticipated debut solo album Slash & Friends--reportedly featuring "four of the five original members of Guns N' Roses: Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler and Duff McKagan--will be out April 6, confirming rumors.

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Wade Tatangelo
Velvet Revolver/former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum at NAMM
Speaking of former Gunners (and Velvet Revolver members), drummer Matt Sorum signed autographs at a booth nearby. About a zillion other stars were also present today, including Megadeath's Dave Mustaine, Bootsy Collins, OC's own Dick Dale, and Billy Corgan who walked right past us but, alas, didn't have Jessica Simpson with him. I spent the day with OCW photog/contributing writer Andrew Youssef, who has way more stamina than I and is currently still in Anaheim covering the Ratt show. Look for Youssef's Day 3 pics and more words from me on Sunday, with even more NAMM coverage coming your way Monday. For now, I need to concentrate on this Beefeater gimlet and recovery from some serious sensory overload. 

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