SlashRoadrunner records has just announced the signing of Velvet Revolver/ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash for the forthcoming European release of his debut solo album, Slash.

Slash will be released in spring of 2010 as a deluxe “fan pack,” in which the album will be bundled together with a highly collectible special issue of Future Publishing’s Classic Rock magazine dedicated to Slash’s career.

Slash will release a two-track CD single in Japan on November 11 containing the song “Sahara” (featuring singer Koshi Inaba of the Japanese hard rock duo B’Z) and a version of the GN’R classic “Paradise City” (featuring Cypress Hill and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas).

“Sahara” is expected to appear on Slash’s forthcoming solo album. According to the guitarist, “the [record] is in its mixing stage and the mixes to this point sound great. We have recorded 18 songs, with one more I want to track.” He added, “the record is still slated for a February/March release.”

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