For the Clash of the Titans Tour, Slayer hit the road with Megadeth, Testament, and Suicidal Tendencies across Europe in September and October 1990. After the European leg, they returned to the United States, joining Megadeth, Anthrax, and Alice In Chains from May through July 1991. Rolling Stone captured the intensity of Slayer's performance in San Antonio, Texas: "At 7:00 p.m., Slayer takes the stage and tears into its set. There is a dense, pummeling quality to the band’s sound – the bass rumbles, the drums explode at a rat-a-tat clip, and the guitars blare in buzz-saw unison – but it’s all played with a remarkable precision and deftness. Meanwhile, the audience that is jammed up close to the stage erupts in a frenzy...Watching the melee and hearing the fulmination of the music, you feel like you’re seeing the most exciting live band since the Sex Pistols."
1-3. Tom Araya's Clash of the Titans Tour itinerary covering September and October 1990. The itinerary book also includes a page of "Rock and Roll Quotations for All Occasions," such as "It's an easy load-in," and "Nobody reads the reviews anyway." From the Collection of Tom Araya
4. Clash of the Titans VIP satin pass, 1991. From the Collection of Kerry King
5. Tom Araya's laminated pass for the Clash of the Titans Tour, 1990. The pass has a cross tied onto the Shoreline Amphitheatre lanyard. From the Collection of Tom Araya
6. Tom Araya with members of Anthrax, Megadeth, and Alice In Chains at a Clash of the Titans Tour press conference, 1991. Photo: Kevin Estrada From the Collection of Slayer
7-9. Slayer in performance at the Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, California, May 25, 1991. Photos: Kevin Estrada From the Collection of Slayer
10-11. Tom Araya's personal t-shirt in support of the Clash of the Titans Tour. From the Collection of Tom Araya
12-13. Slayer in performance at the Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, California, May 25, 1991. Photos: Kevin Estrada From the Collection of Kerry King
14. Def American promotional photo of Dave Lombardo, Kerry King, and Tom Araya with Ice-T and Body Count guitarist Ernie C at the Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, California, May 25, 1991. Slayer would later collaborate with Ice-T on a cover of The Exploited's "Disorder" for the Judgement Night soundtrack. From the Collection of Rick Sales
VIDEOS:
Slayer in performance at Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, Michigan, June 22, 1991. From the Collection of Slayer
Slayer show at Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut, July 7, 1991. From the Collection of Slayer
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