Slash Teams Up With Ozzy Osbourne

One time Guns N Roses guitarist Slash has teamed up with a host of stars for a set at a top European festival.

Slash was a founder member of Guns N Roses and his guitar playing drove the band on to great heights. Threw his virtuoso styling the musician became an instant icon after the release of the band's debut album 'Appetite For Destruction'.

However relations in the group soon became strained. A difference of opinions with lead singer Axl Rose led the guitarist to leave Guns N Roses in 1993, never to return. Relations between the two are still frosty, yet Slash still praised the band's return late last year with 'Chinese Democracy'.

Now a gifted solo star, Slash is working on a new album himself. Crafting new songs in his home studio the guitarist has invited a host of star names to join him, with new material due for release shortly.

Booked to play a headline slot at Norway's Quart festival, Slash took along a host of star names to work with. The musician played on July 1st and was joined by stars such as Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie Wood and Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie.

The make shift group ran through a number of Guns N Roses classics including 'Sweet Child O' Mine' and 'Paradise City' - both of which appear on the band's classic debut album.

Ozzy Osbourne, of course, is a massively influential rock singer. As the frontman with Black Sabbath his wail ran across the band's bluesy, down-tuned riffs and carved out the template for heavy metal.

Now solo, the singer is due to re-visit his past with a new Black Sabbath retrospective due for release later this year. Collecting the best of the band's early years, the album is a wonderful portrait of an often misunderstood group.

Fergie, meanwhile, is taking time out of chart topping hip hop group Black Eyed Peas. Speaking to the NME the singer seemed stunned by her collaboration with the iconic guitarist.

"I remember seeing Guns N' Roses when I was in high school," Fergie said. "So now playing with someone like Slash is a total adrenaline rush."