Then head over to KNAC.com to read Dave's interview covering: the band's
summer tour plans with Marilyn Manson, recording their newest album, and the
story behind "Psychopath Red."
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SLAYER HEADLINES WACKEN ROCKS SOUTH & WACKEN ROCKS SEASIDE
CONFIRMED HEADLINER FOR WACKEN ROCKS SOUTH AND WACKEN ROCKS SEASIDE
Friday, August 28, 2009 Wacken Rocks South (Kreuth near Nürnberg/Munich)
Saturday, August 29, 2009 Wacken Rocks Seaside (Aurich near Bremen/Hamburg)
The Slatanic Wehrmacht fan club pre-sale is still going on for all the fan club members! Use your password that was emailed to you from SlatanicWehmacht.com
MEGADETH AND SLAYER TO CO-HEADLINE "CANADIAN CARNAGE" JUNE TREK
Talk about a mind-blowing line-up. Slayer and Megadeth - two of the bands that
defined the thrash/metal genre - will perform together for the first time in more
than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The
tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage," will also feature Machine Head and Suicide
Silence, and will see Megadeth and Slayer each closing two of the four shows.
Tickets will go on sale Saturday, May 2, and will be available at all Ticketmaster
outlets and at Ticketmaster online.
Few bands come close to matching the intensity that Slayer brings to its live
shows, having been named "Best Live Band" by numerous media outlets including
Revolver, SPIN, and Metal Hammer. Slayer - guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman,
vocalist/bassist Tom Araya and drummer Dave Lombardo - is currently in Los Angeles
recording its as yet untitled tenth studio album with Greg Fidelman producing and
Rick Rubin executive producing. Fans were given an early taste of the brutal new
Slayer material when "Psychopathy Red," a song inspired by the heinous Russian
serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who confessed to savagely murdering 56 children,
was recorded last October and then leaked online. Attendees of "Canadian Carnage"
will be treated to Slayer performing "Psychopathy Red" live on stage. Plans are to
release the new album in July, in tandem with the Mayhem Festival tour Slayer is
co-headlining with Marilyn Manson.
With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, the icon that is Megadeth culminated
earlier this month, with Dave Mustaine's acceptance of the highly coveted "Golden
God" accolade and the band's headline performance at the inaugural Revolver Golden
Gods Awards in Los Angeles. Megadeth- lead guitarist/lead vocalist Dave Mustaine,
lead and rhythm guitarist Chris Broderick, bassist James Lomenzo and drummer
Shawn Drover-is currently recording their 12th studio album in Los Angeles with
Andy Sneap. The disc is scheduled for release later this summer to coincide with
a full scale world tour. Known for their ferocious live show, Megadeth will once again
bring this intensity to their loyal throng of Canadian followers.
Bay Area titans Machine Head add to the carnage as main support. Machine Head -
vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn, guitarist Phil Demmel, bassist/backing vocalist Adam
Duce and drummer Dave McClain - are currently touring in support of their critically-
acclaimed and Grammy nominated The Blackening. Since its release, the band has
been awarded both Best Album at the Metal Hammer Awards and Album of the Year
at Kerrang's annual ceremony that same year. And with a fan base so rabid, they've
actually been banned from certain U.S. venues, Machine Head will bring with them the
relentless stage show they are renowned for.
There is little doubt in anyone's mind that Suicide Silence is one of the frontrunners
of the new wave of American metal, a statement further validated as the group won
the "Best New Talent" award at the inaugural Revolver Golden Gods Awards, held
at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on April 7. The group was also hailed as the event's
breakthrough artist by the L.A. Times, but make no mistake that this extreme juggernaut
is not resting on its laurels and is about to take things up a notch with their
highly-anticipated sophomore release, No Time to Bleed, which was produced
by acclaimed producer Machine (Lamb of God) and set for a June 30 release.
Dates for the Megadeth/Slayer co-bill are:
June
24 GM Place, Vancouver, BC
26 Rexall, Edmonton, AB
27 Saddledome, Calgary, AB
29 MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB
MAYHEM, MANSON, and SNAKES
Listen to Kerry King on the Club KingSnake podcast HERE!
MAYHEM FEST tix on sale!!!
Tickets for the Rockstar Mayhem Fest are on sale to the public today. For all the info go to MayhemFest.com
Psychopathy Red on Blood Red Vinyl this Saturday!
Things get weird this time of year,so naturally Saturday April 18th is when you can get your mitts
on Slayer's Record Store Day vinyl release, "Psychopathy Red," their first new music since
2006's "Christ Illusion."
The single was inspired by the grim tale of Russian serial murderer Andrei Chikatilo.
The blood-red vinyl is enclosed in a Russian police "evidence envelope" and this
special release will be harder to catch than Andrei was.
You can pick-up this limited edition 7-inch at participating indie record stores nationwide
on April 18th. Slayer on Mayhem Festival staring July 10 and new album out this summer.
SLAYTANIC WEHRMACHT
KERRY KING TALKS ABOUT MAYHEM FEST ON SIRIUS XM'S LIQUID METAL
SIRIUS 27 // XM 42-LIQUID METAL Thursday, January 29, 2009 @ 3pm ET
Tune in to SIRIUS XM's Liquid Metal channel Thursday @ 3pm ET to hear tour creator
Kevin Lyman and Slayer's Kerry King make the official lineup announcement for this
summer's MAYHEM Festival. The yearly metallic event brings together the best bands
and fans from the world of heavy metal and this year’s lineup is sick as hell! You'll hear
music from the bands on MAYHEM '09 and get an update on the almighty SLAYER from
the mouth of madness himself Kerry "F'in" King! Exclusively on SIRIUS XM!
Mayhem Tour annoucement!
Click HERE for a message from Tom and Kerry about Mayhem Fest!
SLAYER In Moscow; 'Psychopathy Red' Live Video Now on Blabbermouth
Multi-camera video footage of SLAYER performing the new song "Psychopathy Red" at the B1 Maximum club in Moscow, Russia on November 29, 2008 can be viewed be viewed HERE
Exclusive In the Studio Video Now on Spin.com
Things in the studio have been moving faster then ever, and as we head over to Europe with our friends in Unholy Alliance, we thought we'd give you a taste of the new Slayer shit right now. Check it.
Slayer week on Metal Hammer
It's Slayer week on Metal Hammer, go HERE to see video interviews, podcasts, and more!
New Slayer Rockhard Helmets
Click the banner for more info!
"UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR, CHAPTER III" LAUNCHES ITS FIRST 2008 ASSAULT WITH EUROPEAN DATES Bill Features Slayer, Trivium, and Mastodon
The European leg of the mighty "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" has been
confirmed to kick off in Manchester, England on October 27 and will play
nearly two dozen shows over a four-week period (initial itinerary below).
This third installment of what has been hailed as "the heaviest, darkest
tour of the year," the "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" will feature
Slayer, the undisputed kings of extreme speed/thrash metal, and two true
princes of the genre, Trivium and Mastodon. An opening act will be
announced shortly. While Slayer will close all of the shows, they will be
co-billed with Trivium on the UK dates.
Matthew Heafy, Trivium's frontman commented "Trivium is honored that Slayer
has invited us to tour with them on the 'Unholy Alliance Tour.' All of us
in Trivium are diehard Slayer fans and we look up to them for their music
and longevity. They are one of the true pillars of heavy metal and for us
to share stages with them is both an honor and a privilege. We've also
known the Mastodon guys for a few years and we're definitely looking forward
to hanging with them as well." Guitarist Corey Beaulieu continues, "I can't
wait to get out on tour with Slayer so we can watch them crush every night
and then have the opportunity to share many drinks with them and Mastodon
after the shows! I better get my liver in shapeS it's going to be awesome!"
The Unholy Alliance tour first launched in Fall, 2004 with a European
edition that featured Slipknot, Slayer, Mastodon and Hatebreed. The venture
was so successful, the first North American trek, dubbed "The Unholy
Alliance Tour, Chapter II: Preaching to The Perverted," kicked off in
Summer, 2006 with Slayer, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, and
Thine Eyes Bleed stomping and screaming its way to 30 U.S. and Canadian
cities. The European run of "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter II" took place
in Fall, 2006, featuring Slayer, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God,
and Thing Eyes Bleed.
As the UK's heavy metal bible, Kerrang! once said about The Unholy Alliance
Tour, "It's so metal, it HURTS!"
SLAYER
A journalist once wrote of Slayer, "If Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he
undoubtedly would be listening to Slayer." Indeed, in the beginning, when
there were no blueprints, no set paths, no boundaries or steps to follow,
SLAYER assaulted the world with its new hybrid of metal and punk. Heavier,
faster and darker than the rest, Slayer set the new standard which all
others continue to follow. Slayer is the band that all other heavy acts are
measured against, defining not only a genre but an attitude. For more than
two-and-a-half decades, Slayer's onslaught of sheer brutality has proven
them to be the supreme thrash-metal band on the planet. Entire countries
have banned their music, NARAS has graced them with two Grammy Awards.
Slayer is currently writing material for a new album, release date TBD.
TRIVIUM
Orlando, FL heavy metallers TRIVIUM are delighted to be co-headlining with
SLAYER on the UK leg of this year's colossal UNHOLY ALLIANCE tour. Having
performed over 600 shows in the last 36 months alone, Trivium are no
strangers to the stage and life on the road. Last year, the worldwide
million-selling band toured extensively with Machine Head, co-headlining the
impressive Black Crusade tour, as well as finding time to play shows with
the legendary Iron Maiden amongst others. Since then, they have been hard at
work on their next studio album for Roadrunner Records, due for release on
September 29, 2008.
MASTODON
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Mastodon have been critically acclaimed by
almost every publication in the US and Europe. Their Grammy nominated
album, Blood Mountain, the group's third release, isn't just unconventional,
it's surreal, progressive and unrepentantly heavy. Mastodon combined their
favorite musical styles, including thrash, doom, prog and psychedelic metal
to concoct something utterly original, undeniably devastating and
irrefutably entrancing. They are currently in the studio with producer
Brendan O'Brien recording their follow up to "Blood Mountain."
With more dates to be announced, the initial itinerary for the European
"Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" is below:
OCTOBER
27 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England 0844 847 8000
28 NEC, Birmingham, England www.theticketfactory.com or 08719456000
30 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England 08448 44 47 480
31 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England 08448 44 47 480
The live video clip for Slayer's 2007 Grammy-winning track, "Eyes Of The Insane," from the "Unholy Alliance Tour DVD," will be LIVE on MySpace TV beginning TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 31 - HALLOWEEN - at 12MIDNIGHT PT/3:00AM ET.
The "Unholy Alliance Tour DVD" is in stores TODAY, October 30. The 90-minute program features this year's Unholy Alliance Tour line up, which was hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal tour of the summer, if not the year" - Slayer, the undisputed kings of speed metal/thrash, and the "future of heavy metal contenders" - Lamb of God, Mastodon, Children of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed.
The "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD/CD was shot at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 13, 2006, was directed by Adam Rothlein (Speedway Films), and boasts performance footage plus bonus material to include backstage, behind-the-scenes and one-on-one interviews, many of which were conducted by the Unholy Alliance artists themselves.
Slayer's "Eyes of the Insane," which took home a Grammy Award this year, is included on the DVD. Other selections on the DVD include Lamb of God's "Vigil," Mastodon's "Blood & Thunder," "Capillarian Crest," and "Crystal Skull," Children of Bodom's "Angels Don't Kill" and "In Your Face," and Slayer's "Angel of Death," "Dead Skin Mask," "South of Heaven," and "Antichrist," among many others.
The Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching To The Perverted garnered terrific press last summer - "It's so metal, it HURTS - KKKKK (Kerrang!), "Effin' brutal!" (OC Weekly), "...stomps, rages and screams..." (Los Angeles Times, "...a show no metalhead should miss..." (Harder Beat), and "...the alliance itself proved mighty" (Worcester Telegram & Gazette).
Slayer Wins Grammy
SLAYER frontman vocalist/bassist Tom Araya has commented on winning a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which was held Sunday night (February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. SLAYER was nominated for the track "The Final Six", from the band's 2007 limited-edition "Christ Illusion". The song, written by Araya and guitarist Jeff Hanneman and produced by Josh Abraham, is a chilling look at an hypothesized end of the world. The track made its debut last July as the "Single of the Week" on MySpace where it has since accumulated some 750,000 plays, an astounding number for a song that received no commercial airplay. "This is awesome," Araya stated backstage. "I guess we're part of the industry now, above ground. None of those tunnel diggings anymore. No, this is our second win actually. It's kind of exciting. We've been fortunate to have been around this long with no radio play. We've gotten support from satellite radio recently, MTV gave us minimal support, but it's all on word of mouth and people liking what we do and passing it on to their friends. We owe a lot of our success to our fans. The industry is great, but the fans are the ones that take the time to look you up to see what you're doing, wait for the record to come out and buy it so..." SLAYER's two previous Grammy nominations were for 2002's "Disciple" from the album "God Hates Us All", and last year's "Eyes of the Insane", for which they took home the Grammy Award. The nominees in this year's "Metal" category were as follows: AS I LAY DYING - "Nothing Left" KING DIAMOND - "Never Ending Hill" MACHINE HEAD - "Aesthetics Of Hate" SHADOWS FALL - "Redemption" SLAYER - "Final Six"
European tour dates announced!
Starting June 20 in Bilbao. Visit the Tour section for details.
TOM ARAYA: BASS/VOCALS KERRY KING: GUITARS JEFF HANNEMAN: GUITARS DAVE LOMBARDO: DRUMS
"Take a deep breath 'cause it all starts now..."
Fucking Slayer is back.
From the opening squeals of the guitars of Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman and the punishing breakaway attack of Dave Lombardo's drums on "Flesh Storm" it's clear from the first thirty seconds the thrash metal titans have returned to pummel listeners with a raging onslaught of new music guaranteed to lay waste to MP3 players, car stereo speakers and whatever else gets in their way.
Christ Illusion marks the long-awaited return of the legendary Slayer. Its first record in five years and its first record in fifteen years with the original band line-up, Christ Illusion is a cacophony of brutality. A soundtrack for the post-Apocalypse. Steeped in scorching riffs and a litany of menacing tracks/tirades on religion and violence, Slayer forges ahead on its devastating path of aural destruction with ten new songs, each charged with the electric hostility for which Slayer is renowned.
Of the record Kerry King is ecstatic: "I love it. I really like God Hates Us All and I think that's the best record we've done in my opinion since Seasons In The Abyss, and I like this better than that one. I think it's a more complete record, I think sonically it better: all the performances are awesome. I think this one is more intense not because we're trying to do 'Reign In Blood: The Sequel,' it's just that's where our writing is taking us now."
Songs like the "Flesh Storm," "Eyes of the Insane," "Skeleton Christ," "Jihad" and the first single, "Cult" showcase the band at its most blazing intensity. The sonic excitement of speed, propelled by King, Hanneman and Lombardo and lead by the immutable roar of Tom Araya provoke the listener with Slayer's trademark fascination with terror, violence and religion.
For as long as Slayer has been making records it has been surrounded by controversy.
Since the band recorded its first album, "Show No Mercy," Slayer has been plagued with accusations of Satanism, fascism, racism and so on. Christ Illusion gives no quarter to critics who would mindlessly attack the band for, what the Germans call, "der Reiz des Unbekannten" (meaning "the attraction of the unknown"). A lyric fascination with violence and terror which guitarist King enthusiastically describes this way: "When I was I kid I would see a horror movie over a love story. Being shocked, being in an environment that's not reality might be frightening but is cool nonetheless. With a lot of our songs we put people in that place. It doesn't bother me because I enjoy it. It could easily be programming from all the fucking news channels."
Slayer is often assailed for its subject matter, though the band is unrepentant. " According to Araya, "Violence, darkness... So much of my inspiration comes from news articles or pictures and just start describing the images. Television- A&E, the History Channel, Court TV, Documentaries."
The singer continues, "With this record, as far as a theme: there is none. That's just our favorite subject matter. The common thread is death. I think that's just a common thread in general: we all share death, and we all share it at different times in different ways, but it's the one thing that we all have in common. We all die. It's how we live that makes us different."
Beyond being controversial Slayer is an exceptional force in music, highly praised for its trailblazing style of fast, heavy and aggressive music yet bristling with melody. The much-heralded return of Dave Lombardo to the drummer's throne will leave fans gasping for breath as he clobbers the listener on song after song.
Commenting on Lombardo's return to the fold, King notes, "Not to say the shine's worn off, but it's old news to us. I think the thing the kids are going to get into, besides just being the first Slayer album in five years, is that Dave's on it. When he came back he wasn't a member, he just came back to do a couple of tours and people started asking back then 'Is he gonna hang around?' And I would tell them that was up to Dave. But I could tell that Dave was having a killer time." King confided. "So it was just a matter of time before he said, 'Yeah, let's do it!' But it's great. And now that he's got a new Slayer album that he's played on, I think he's going to get some more enjoyment out of playing. He takes pride in everything he does and it's awesome to have him back with us."
Having the original members record their first album together in fifteen years is certainly newsworthy but the lasting might of the band and its continued popularity is an achievement few can boast. For each of the members, the band is resolute. There is no other band like Slayer.
"The staying power behind Slayer is that we've stuck to our guns," Says Araya. "Integrity... that would be number one. A lot of it has to do with the fact that we've stuck to what we do best. And the fact that we've been together as a band for so long. Ten years with Dave; another ten without Dave; and now Dave's back. It has a lot to do with compromise, that's just the way it has to be. You have to be able to compromise and give and take and that has a lot to do with why we're still together and a force to be reckoned with. I've learned that without each other, Slayer wouldn't exist, and that the whole is greater than its parts."
Kerry King is far more succinct. "Slayer to me is the coolest band on the planet. There is a timeless quality to Slayer. It's cool, but I can't explain it. It's our life."
Slayer has created one mesmerizing record after the next, has influenced many of today's most successful bands, including Slipknot, Sepultura, Killswitch Engage, and continues to earn new generations of fans, while staying true to its ceaselessly devoted followers. Slayer's legacy is cemented in music forever and the band remains undaunted in its directive to make punishing, aggressive and exciting music. With Christ Illusion the band marks its territory. Slayer has exceeded itself far beyond thrash metal to become an unstoppable juggernaut without equal.
Tom Araya sums it up: "I think the best thing is the band's longevity and the fact that we haven't bowed to anyone. That we were able to make a record like Reign In Blood, which, to us, was just another record, but to others, was something very special, it's had such an impact. People will remember it for a long time, and it's all because we did things our way, we didn't bow down to anyone. We didn't compromise. We stuck to being who we are."
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