Orgy of the Damned

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Orgy of the Damned
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Studio album by
Slash
ReleasedMay 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
StudioEast West / Snakepit (Los Angeles)
Genre Blues
Length69:39
Label Gibson
Producer Mike Clink
Slash chronology
4
(2022)		Orgy of the Damned
(2024)
Singles from Orgy of the Damned
  1. "Killing Floor"
    Released: March 8, 2024
  2. "Oh Well"
    Released: April 12, 2024

Orgy of the Damned is the second studio solo album [a] by British-American musician Slash, released on May 17, 2024, through Gibson. The album is a collaborative blues cover project with a variety of musicians and singers, including Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Brian Johnson, Chris Robinson, Tash Neal, and Beth Hart.

Contents

The album was preceded by the release of two singles; covers of the Howlin' Wolf song "Killing Floor" and the Fleetwood Mac song "Oh Well" were released on March 8 and April 12, 2024, respectively.

Background and release

Slash's first blues works date back to 1996, when he parted ways with band Guns N' Roses and experimented with the music genre in concert tours with the group Slash's Blues Ball. [1] Three decades later, in 2023, he reunited with two of his former bandmates, Johnny Griparic on bass guitar and Teddy Andreadis on keys, as well as Michael Jermone on drums, to record the instrumentals of the album with producer Mike Clink at East West Studios and Snakepit Studio in Los Angeles. [2] [3]

On March 8, 2024, Slash released a cover of the song "Killing Floor" by Howlin' Wolf, which features vocals by Brian Johnson and harmonica by Steven Tyler. [4] The album, Orgy of the Damned, was announced the same day, which was available to pre-order. [5] In an interview with Rolling Stone , the musician stated: "'Killing Floor' was a song that I've always wanted to do [...] Brian was the only guy I thought of for that song, just because I know Brian's voice, and I know what it sounds like when he sings in a lower register". [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Blues Rock Review8/10 [7]
PopMatters 3/10 [8]
Riff Magazine7/10 [9]
SpillStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

In a positive review for Blues Rock Review, Meghan Roos dubbed the project as a whole a "fascinating listen", which is able "to explore different blues sounds and styles in accordance with how each of the chosen singers meshes with the material". [7] The reviewer highlighted "Stormy Monday", "Born Under a Bad Sign", and "Living for the City" as standouts. [7] Riff Magazine's Sam Richards wrote that although the songs on the album are "old warhorses that get minimal reworking, there's a reason they're standards". [9] He added that Slash "recognizes this, and most of his guests keep things interesting around him". [9]

Commercial performance

Orgy of the Damned debuted at number 98 on the US Billboard 200, including atop the Blues Albums and number 26 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts with 10,500 copies sold in its first week of release. [11]

Track listing

Orgy of the Damned track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Pusher" (featuring Chris Robinson) Hoyt Axton 7:07
2."Crossroads" (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) Robert Johnson 5:34
3."Hoochie Coochie Man" (featuring Billy Gibbons) Willie Dixon 6:43
4."Oh Well" (featuring Chris Stapleton) Peter Green 4:33
5."Key to the Highway" (featuring Dorothy Martin from Dorothy) Charlie Segar 5:09
6."Awful Dream" (featuring Iggy Pop)
5:32
7."Born Under a Bad Sign" (featuring Paul Rodgers)
5:00
8."Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (featuring Demi Lovato)
7:52
9."Killing Floor" (featuring Brian Johnson) Chester Burnett 4:18
10."Living for the City" (featuring Tash Neal) Stevie Wonder 6:52
11."Stormy Monday" (featuring Beth Hart) Aaron Walker 7:58
12."Metal Chestnut" Slash 3:01
Total length:69:39

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Orgy of the Damned
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 41
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [17] 34
French Albums (SNEP) [18] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 2
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [20] 21
Italian Albums (FIMI) [21] 48
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 25
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [23] 21
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [24] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] 29
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [26] 79
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [27] 58
Scottish Albums (OCC) [28] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 2
UK Albums (OCC) [31] 8
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [32] 2
US Billboard 200 [33] 98
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [34] 1
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [35] 26

Notes

  1. ↑ Sixth if counting his work with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

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