SLASH - the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter - has revealed the cover artwork and album title for his second studio album Apocalyptic Love featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators due out May 18 on SLASH’s own label Dik Hayd International via Sony Music Australia.

Apocalyptic Love will follow his 2010 debut album Slash and his November 2011 first-ever live solo album, the two-CD/DVD set Made In Stoke 24/7/11. The Slash album debuted on the ARIA Album Charts at #3 and with 3 in-market visits within the first 12 months of release, SLASH achieved Platinum sales for his debut solo album in Australia. Internationally the album hit the #1 position on iTunes in 13 countries and achieved Top 5 positions chart positions in over a dozen major territories including a #3 debut on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart.

On Apocalyptic Love, SLASH - along with and his band mates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) - have teamed with producer Eric Valentine, who also produced the Slash disc. All the songs were written together by SLASH and Kennedy.