SLASH'S SNAKEPIT BAND PAGE
 SLASH'S SNAKEPIT
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CURRENT NAME
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Slash's Snakepit |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Los Angeles, California, USA |
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STATUS
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Disbanded (since 2002) |
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FORMED IN
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1994 |
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GENRE
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Hard rock |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2004-07-12, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2008-02-02, 02:20 |
Slash's Snakepit was formed in 1994 as a direct result of
Slash's continuing disagreements with former partner Axl Rose over the
musical direction of Guns N' Roses. While working on a follow-up to the
hugely successful Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II records,
Slash's affinity for more traditional Aerosmith meets Led Zeppelin-type
rock & roll was continually at odds with Rose's growing interest in
industrial music. As a result of their inability to find common ground,
Slash went to work on material at his home studio with a group of
musicians that included former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, Guns N'
Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez, and former
Jellyfish vocalist Eric Dover. Slash and Dover wrote 12 songs in less
than two weeks. When Rose heard the songs that Slash was working on, he
wanted the songs for the next G N' R album, but Rose had already
rejected the songs when Slash presented them earlier in demo form, so S!
lash decided to keep the songs for himself. As the turmoil increased,
Sorum decided to abandon the side project and returned to Guns N' Roses.
After numerous delays, the band, officially called Slash's Snakepit,
released their debut album It's Five O'clock Somewhere in April of 1995
on G N' R's label Geffen. Slash was still a member of Guns N' Roses at
the time, but after the tumultuous pressure-filled period he had spent
in the biggest and often most controversial band in the world, he found
he was enjoying the freedom the Snakepit was affording him. After the
monstrous two-year marathon world tour of stadiums in support of the Use
Your Illusion records, Slash was also enjoying the opportunity to play
rock & roll in smaller venues. In 1997, Slash finally parted ways with
Guns N' Roses officially, but claimed he would return if Rose decided
to return to rock & roll and abandon the industrial music. After a brief
blues cover band project called Slash's Blues Ball, Slash broug!
ht the Snakepit back in 1999 with a whole new lineup which included
vocalist Rod Jackson, former Warrant and Ratt guitarist Kerri Kelli,
bassist Johnny Blackout, drummer Matt Laug, and former Guns N' Roses road
alumni Teddy "Zigzag" Andreadis on keyboards. In November of 2000, this
revamped Snakepit lineup released Ain't Life Grand, a collection of
straightforward hard rock songs on the small Koch record label. This album
showed Slash still continuing to play his type of blues-influenced rock
& roll. Later in 2000, they went on to tour arenas in support of hard
rock legends AC/DC.
Biography written by Paul Tinelli for
Allmusic.com.
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