Back in September, we reported that Metallica's Lars Ulrich was trying to put together a tour with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Well, Lars didn't get his wish, but Slayer and Megadeth will be hitting the road starting January 18 and a 19-date tour.Slayer recently canceled European dates because of back surgery on frontman Tom Araya. He is reportedly recovering well and will be rea...
Slayer. Megadeth. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they're brutal and unstoppable. Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline "American Carnage," ...
UPDATE: Testament are definitely doing this tour. There’s no mention of High on Fire in the press release – interpret that as you will.Well, here it is, kiddies… the tour you’ve been waiting for… there’s not much else you need to know other than this:There will be a limited amount of ten dollar tickets avail [...]
The new Slayer album "World Painted Blood" is out now!I got this album a couple days ago. Today I checked my iTunes "Top 25 Most Played" list and the entire album already occupies most of the top spots.!If you're a fan or new to the band, you will dig this record.Check out this totally cool video of Slayer in the studio.
MUSIC NEWS - Slayer has just announced the postponement of its "Canadian Carnage" tour with Megadeth, which was due to start on November 8. The band announces the postponement of its appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," which was set for this Wednesday, November 4. More information to be announced.Slayer's Tom Araya has been under the care of a specialist for a
Written by: Rob LathamLegendarily savage death metal Gods Slayer return with yet another dose of their trademark brutality.In their tenth studio album World Painted Blood the controversial California-based four-piece thrashers, often singled out as the fastest band in the world, fail to disappoint with an almighty assault of their staple tremolo guitars backed by obscenely [...]
By Ben ApatoffWhy bother reviewing a new album by SLAYER? You'll enjoy it if you liked the last few, and you'll steer clear if you're not a fan already, thereby voiding any effect a number rating could give it. But for those of us who hold Slayer in the highest of high standards–the band that [...]
SlayerWorld Painted BloodAmerican Recordings02 November 2009by Mark EglintonSometimes waiting is a very good thing. Not always, but sometimes. On first listen to World Painted Blood back in what must have been mid August, it would have been condemned, mostly for production reasons, as their worst record since well..their last bad record.However, that mix we were [...]
Not surprisingly, World Painted Blood is, well, a Record Made Metal.Ask any metal fan what the most significant thing that happened to the genre was in the last ten years, and you'll probably get a different response each time. While the 1980s yielded a bevy of seminal pieces of music, and the '90s spawned unprecedented growth in metal's most extreme forms, one thing this past decade has proven...
Almost four years after their 2006’s Christ Illusion,the mighty Slayer is back with World Painted Blood, their tenth studio album on Rick Rubin’s American Recordings.World Painted Blood features Greg Fidelman on production, while Rick Rubin handled the executive production. It’s worth noting that both of them worked on Metallica’s Death Magnetic a little over a [...]
FUCK THIS FUCKING WEEK. Every fucking thing about this fucking week fucking sucks, and I'd say it can't fucking end soon e-fucking-nough, but Friday is Halloween, and if you've ever lived in New York Fucking City, you know that New York on Halloween fucking sucks, because you can't cross Sixth Fucking Avenue because of the [...]
THERE'S STILL TIME TO ENTER THIS AWESOME CONTEST!!! We've been talking up D.X. Ferris' contribution to the 33 1/3 book series, on Slayer's seminal album Reign in Blood, for some time now. Packed full of detailed analysis of the record as well as exclusive interviews with the band, producer Rick Rubin, engineer Andy Wallace, cover artist [...]
At this point, I really don't imagine Slayer need any bait to lure fans to their concerts; I've seen them live quite a few times in my lifetime, and I've never seen the show be anything less than packed. Regardless of whether or not Slayer actually have anything to promote, if they play it, the [...]
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ENTER IN THIS AWESOME CONTEST! WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, AND ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK!!! We've been talking up D.X. Ferris' contribution to the 33 1/3 book series, on Slayer's seminal album Reign in Blood, for some time now. Packed full of detailed analysis of the record as [...]
Back in September, we reported that Metallica's Lars Ulrich was trying to put together a tour with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Well, Lars didn't get his wish, but Slayer and Megadeth will be hitting the road starting January 18 and a 19-date tour.Slayer recently canceled European dates because of back surgery on frontman Tom Araya. He is reportedly recovering well and will be rea...