Slash taps Alter Bridge singer for tour

Slash has announced via his MySpace page that he has tapped Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy as the lead singer for his upcoming solo tour, which will take place this spring following the release of Slash's self-titled solo debut. Slash wrote, "Myles sang a killer track on the record and I think he is by far one of the best rock and roll singers out there today. I'm really honored and proud to be working with him. I will announce the other band members shortly."

Slash's solo album is due out on April 6th and features a guest vocalist on every track, including Ozzy Osbourne, M. Shadows, Kid Rock, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, Fergie and others in addition to Kennedy.

Kennedy was the frontrunner to sing with a possible Led Zeppelin offshoot band in 2008, although that project ultimately never got off the ground. Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti told us that he's not surprised that other artists are interested in working with Kennedy: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "There's been a few people on his tail, you know, which makes me think that we made the, definitely the right decision on Myles in the first place. I think he's one of the most talented guys I've ever known."

Slash, meanwhile, added that the routing of his solo tour is underway, adding, "I want all my fans to follow me on Twitter and tell me what city/country they're from and to tell all their friends and family in that city/country, who are fans, to do the same. I want to get a really good idea on where my fans are, even the obvious major cities and focus the tour around that."

The former Guns N' Roses guitarist played a benefit to raise money for victims of the Haitian earthquake on Thursday night (February 4th) in Los Angeles.