Currently down under to launch MTV Classic in Melbourne, ex Guns N’ Roses shredder Slash has just announced a full Australian tour set to kick off in August.

The world’s original guitar hero has just put the finishing touches on his first ‘official’ self-titled solo album, which features collaborations with the likes of Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy, just to name a few.

When FasterLouder interviewed Slash last week he spoke candidly about working with some of rock’s biggest names on this album, gushing in particular about the track he laid down with Dave Grohl: “ …I fucking love his drumming, his playing is phenomenal. I wanted him to sing the song on the record, but he didn’t want to sing on someone else’s album, he’s still very shy about that. He was really into his drums because he’d just done Them Crooked Vultures.”

You can read the rest of our interview with Slash, in which he discusses quitting smoking, twitter addictions and that infamous November Rain video, here.

Make sure you get up close and personal with Slash this August at the following shows:

Wednesday 11th August – Palace Theatre, Melbourne
Thursday 12th August – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Monday 16th August – Enmore Theatre Sydney

Tickets on sale 7th May from 9am.