Leslie West's new album, Unusual Suspects, hits stores today, and you can check out a clip of one of the songs below. The track is called "Mudflap Mama," and features the talents of none other than former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.
Unusual Suspects sees West calling upon a group of friends and fellow guitarists for contributions, including Slash, Zakk Wylde, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather and Billy Gibbons.
Kenny Aronoff -- who you may know as the new fill-in drummer for Chickenfoot -- handled drum duties for the album.
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.
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