Flesh &amp; Blood (Whitesnake album)Flesh &amp; Blood (Whitesnake album) Flesh & Blood (Whitesnake album) Flesh & Blood is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 10 May 2019 through Frontiers Records. A music video was released for the lead single "Shut Up & Kiss Me". The band will embark on a world tour in support of the album, but has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. Coverdale said that the band "put everything we had and more into making this album". Guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who joined the band in 2015, co-wrote six of the album's tracks with frontman David Coverdale. Reb Beach also  co-wrote five of the tracks. Critical reception. Philip Wilding of "Classic Rock" felt that listeners "hoping that the new Whitesnake album record will recall Coverdale's smoky, "Lovehunter" past should look away now", but for those that "want something to listen to while driving with the top down in some steamy Californian clime, then this Whitesnake is hard to beat". "Loudwire" named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019. Personnel. Whitesnake Flesh & Blood (Whitesnake album) Flesh & Blood is the thirteenth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released on 10 May 2019 through Frontiers Records