Released 16 March 1992 Label Columbia | Recorded Mid 1991 | |
Format CD, 7" and 12" vinyl record, cassette Genre Glam punk, glam metal, hard rock Writer(s) James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore, Richey Edwards | ||
"Slash 'n' Burn" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 16 March 1992 by record label Columbia as the fourth single from the band's debut album Generation Terrorists (1992).
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The band has described the track as "the Stones playing metal", and features guitar riffs influenced by Michael Schenker and Slash of Guns N' Roses.
The song's title takes its inspiration from U.S. Army policy during the Vietnam War.
Release
The single was released on 16 March 1992 by record label Columbia. It reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart on 28 March 1992. B-sides "Motown Junk" and "Sorrow 16" were previously available on the "Motown Junk" single, released by the band's previous label.
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