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Slash is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of M. Shadows, Billy Gibbons, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, Sympathy for the Devil and Danny Carey. Those roots explain a lot about how Slash arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alter Bridge, Velvet Revolver, Tremonti, Black Stone Cherry and The Dead Daisies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Trews, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Jason Bonham and Cherie Currie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 75 connections around Slash, reaching back through M. Shadows and forward to The Trews. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Saul Hudson, known professionally as Slash, is a British and American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success beginning in the late 1980s. He has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest guitarists in history.
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Slash connections
Slash grew out of M. Shadows, Billy Gibbons, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness and Sympathy for the Devil, shares an orbit with Alter Bridge, Velvet Revolver, Tremonti and Black Stone Cherry, went on to shape The Trews, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance and Jason Bonham. 75 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Slash
Sounds and acts that shaped Slash.
- M. Shadowsartist
- Billy Gibbonsartist
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awarenessartist
- Sympathy for the Devilartist
- Danny Careyartist
- Wayne Kramerartist
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbathartist
- Brad Whitfordartist
- Chris Daughtryartist
- Unionartist
- Leslie Westartist
- John 5artist
- Andy McKeeartist
- Danny Gattonartist
- The Dirty Headsartist
- Edguyartist
- Buckcherryartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- Creamartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Motörheadartist
- AC/DCartist
- Halestormartist
- Myles Kennedyartist
- Dorothyartist
- Ted Nugentartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Don Felderartist
- Adam Levineartist
- Axl Roseartist
- Mick Taylorartist
- Rory Gallagherartist
Artists similar to Slash
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slash.
- Alter Bridgeartist
- Velvet Revolverartist
- Tremontiartist
- Black Stone Cherryartist
- The Dead Daisiesartist
- Chickenfootartist
- Airbourneartist
- Buckcherryartist
- Hollywood Vampiresartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- The Temperance Movementartist
- Corey Taylorartist
- Halestormartist
- Greta Van Fleetartist
- Sammy Hagarartist
- AC/DCartist
- Wolfmotherartist
- Def Leppardartist
- Gotthardartist
- Thunderartist
- Teslaartist
- Great Whiteartist
- Extremeartist
- The Darknessartist
- Rainbowartist
Bands Slash shaped
Where the influence of Slash travelled next.
- The Trewsartist
- Synyster Gatesartist
- Zacky Vengeanceartist
- Jason Bonhamartist
- Cherie Currieartist
- Dino Jelusićartist
- Samantha Ronsonartist
- Sam Fenderartist
- Haley Reinhartartist
- Nick Valensiartist
- The Devil's Bloodartist
- Spineshankartist
- Nourished by Timeartist
- Alter Bridgeartist
- The Dead Daisiesartist
- I Am Giantartist
- Travis Barkerartist
- HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book Iartist
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