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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

SLAYER TO HEADLINE NEW YORK's THEATER AT MSG and THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS + 4ARM and GOJIRA

2013 has built up already to be a huge year for Australian thrashers 4ARM. The band has spent most of the year playing internationally including the "Dark Roots Of Thrash" tour supporting Testament and Overkill through Nth America as well as numerous festIvals including Hammerfest, MetalDays and Sweden Getaway Rock festival. With no signs of slowing down this year the band has now confirmed that they will return to the US supporting thrash titans SLAYER.

4ARM drummer Michael Vafiotis commented on being asked about supporting Slayer: "Its no secret we have been hugely influenced by Slayer ever since we picked up our instruments and now to actually be given the opportunity to tour with the band that I've personally grown up listening to for over to 15 years is beyond my wildest dreams. All I can say is that I can’t wait to get back to the US and "SLAY" the hell out of what will be the biggest tour of our lives to date”

LOS ANGELES, CA - MONDAY, August 5, 2013 -- Slayer will headline concerts at two venues it hasn't played in 25 years - the Hollywood Palladium on Monday, October 28, and New York's Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, November 27, the night before Thanksgiving. Gojira and 4ARM will support. Registered Slayer Fan Club members will be receiving a special email offering them "first-access" to purchase tickets through a special pre-sale that begins tomorrow. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, August 9 at 10AM local time. Log onto www.slayer.net for more ticketing info.

This will be the first time that Slayer - Araya/bass, vocals, guitarist Kerry King, drummer Paul Bostaph, and guitarist Gary Holt, who continues to fill in for the late founding member Jeff Hanneman - will play a concert in New York since The Big Four concert at Yankee Stadium on September 14, 2011, and the band's first Hollywood show since 2010's Jagermeister Music Tour. Over the past eighteen months, Slayer has toured throughout Europe, India, Japan, South America, and Australia, and co-headlined the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour of North America.

Slayer has also been confirmed to play the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 to be held at the Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX November 8-10. While recovering from the devastating loss of Hanneman, Araya and King have begun to work on new material and hope to spend some time in the studio prior to these dates.

Friday, May 31, 2013

International Day of SLAYER Becomes Yearly Holiday

After Guitarist's Death, Fans of Metal Adopt Holiday.

In the wake of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman's death, the directors of the International Day of Slayer -- the Slayer-centric holiday that sprang to life on 6/6/06 -- announce a change in the status the celebration of this year's version of "the world's first heavy metal holiday."

"With the passing of Jeff Hanneman, it would be reasonable to assume that the 2013 celebration of the International Day of Slayer would be a somber one," said Hessian spokesperson and International Day of Slayer CEO Jim Tate, "but nothing could be further from the truth. This year more than any other demands full engagement and celebration from Slayer fans and hessians across the globe." Tate explained that the term "Hessian," derived from the long-haired maniacal mercenaries of the revolutionary war, is a term of cultural self-reference for metal fans.

He explained that the significance of the International Day of Slayer goes far beyond Slayer. "The outside world was once again forced to reckon with us as a cultural movement when they acknowledged the loss of one of metal's most important figures, so it would be a mistake to simply hang our heads and close up shop. Jeff made music that was loud and defiant, and we must continue to uphold this standard in how we commemorate him and represent the hessian community," said Tate.

Many commentators view Slayer as the "archetypal metal band" because of their uncompromising approach, their weaving of a mythology combining technology and occultism, and their unapologetic pursuit of a lifestyle apart from what modern society considers normal. In fact, some consider Slayer the saviors of heavy metal, which was veering toward the populist path which would lead to its assimilation by rock music, and absorption into a "metal-flavored" version of rock for sale as a mainstream product.

International Day of Slayer CTO Dag Hansen spoke up on this point. "Pizza wasn't invented in Italy, Chinese restaurant food was invented in New York, Sri Racha sauce was created in California, Dutch ovens aren't Dutch and French fries have no relation to France," Hansen. said. "We don't want metal to become another culture absorbed by the money machine and turned into a pale imitation of itself."

"We at IDoS ask you to again stand up in the name of Slayer, in the name of metal, and in the name of Jeff Hanneman, and remind the rest of the planet that we are here, and we will not be going away anytime soon," said Tate. "Good music is heroic and ultimately immortal, and now more than ever, the music of Slayer is exactly that. They created the battle hymns that so many of us have used to navigate our lives, ones we will continue to rely upon to as the days ahead grow ever darker. We cannot let these works fade with time. It is sometimes hard to remember that Slayer is comprised of mortal men like ourselves, but with the proper dedication and stewardship, their works can last a thousand years and join the ranks of masters like Beethoven and Wagner. This is what we must strive for by insisting on bands like Slayer for us and future generations."

Reminding listeners that as every year, this year the International Day of Slayer will be on the same date, with the same agenda. "Join us. It is never too late to make your voice heard. Metal is the mission, Slayer is our weapon. On June 6th, stand with us to celebrate as visibly as we can," said Tate. "Don't go to work, listen to Slayer!"

The International Day of Slayer website exhorts users to:

* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car.

* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your home.

* Listen to Slayer at full blast at your place of employment.

* Listen to Slayer at full blast in any public place you prefer.

DO NOT use headphones! The objective of this day is for everyone within earshot to understand that it is the National Day of Slayer. National holidays in America aren't just about celebrating; they're about forcing it upon non-participants.

Taking that participation to a problematic level

* Stage a "Slay-out." Don't go to work. Listen to Slayer.

* Have a huge block party that clogs up a street in your neighborhood. Blast Slayer albums all evening. Get police cruisers and helicopters on the scene. Finish with a full-scale riot.

* Spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries.

* Play Slayer covers with your own band (since 99% of your riffs are stolen from Slayer anyway).

* Kill the neighbor's dog and blame it on Slayer.

www.nationaldayofslayer.org

Friday, May 3, 2013

Jeff Hanneman Passed Away

The statement on the band`s official Facebook page:

Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed.

Our Brother Jeff Hanneman, May He Rest In Peace (1964 - 2013)

(Jeff Hanneman, pictured second from the left)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Slayer live @ the Effenaar Eindhoven (Netherlands)

Below you can see Slayer live @ the Effenaar Eindhoven (Netherlands) on July 12th 2011. Slayer played for about a 110 minutes. Almost whole show (in 5 parts) courtesy firephilosopher metalpage youtube channel.

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Setlist

Part 1

1. World Painted Blood

2. Hate Worldwide

3. War Ensemble

4. Postmortem

5. Temptation

6. Dittohead

Part 2

7. Stain of Mind

8. Disciple

9. Bloodline

10. Dead Skin Mask

11. Hallowed Point

12. The Antichrist (partly, because security made us stop filming)

Part 3

13. Americon

14. Payback

15. Spirit in Black

16. Mandatory Suicide

17. Chemical Warfare

18. Seasons in the Abyss (partly)

Part 4

19. Seasons in the Abyss (partly)

20. Silent Scream (battery change)

Part 5 Encore:

21. South of Heaven

22. Raining Blood

23. Black Magic

24. Angel of Death

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Metalcamp 11: SLAYER confirmed

SLAYER confirmed

The time has come to announce the last big headliner – a true giant - for your headbanger’s holidays. The high rated main-act-position will be occupied by none less than the legendary, unique, sacrosanct and glorious thrash-gods of SLAYER. Honestly, this is simply the truth: Tom Araya, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo will honour METALCAMP 2011 with a typical killer-performance, destroying the wonderful metal-paradies completely. Feel free to celebrate the „Unholy Alliance“ at your headbanger’s holidays – „Hell Over Paradise“ becomes reality! SLAYER already entered the Main Stage in 2005 and convinced themselves of the amenities of the festival. We think back to an amazing live-show-experience! Now the US-cult-thrashers return for devastating Tolmin and blasting your brains out of your heads with their all-time-classics. If you didn’t save your ticket yet, it’s urgently necessary now!

Confirmed bands so far (in alphabetical order):

ABINCHOVA
ACCEPT
ACHREN
AIRBOURNE
ALESTORM
AMORPHIS
ARCH ENEMY
ARKONA
AVATAR
AVA INFERI
BEHOLDER
BLIND GUARDIAN
BRAINSTORM
BREZNO
BRUJERIA
BULLDOZER
COLD SNAP
DEATH ANGEL
DEICIDE
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
HATE
HEAVEN´S GREY
IMPERIUM DEKADENZ
IN EXTREMO
IN SOLITUDE
KALMAH
KATATONIA
KREATOR
KYLESA
MERCENARY
MOONSORROW
MOONSPELL
OBSCURA
OCTOBER FILE
RISING DREAM
RITAM NEREDA
SERENITY
SLAYER
SUICIDAL ANGELS
TAAKE
THAUROROD
THE OCEAN
TROLLFEST
VANDERBUYST
VIRGIN STEELE
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
VULTURE INDUSTRIES
WATAIN
WINTERFYLLETH
WINTERSUN (Exklusive Open Air Show 2011)
ZONARIA

Bands on 2nd Stage:

BLACK DYNAMITE (si)
BEJELIT (it)
DARK REFLEXIONS (at)
DARK SPHERE (si)
DEADEND IN VENICE (de)
DOOMED (si)
GODDAMNED (at)
HALOR (hu)
HARMANIC (at)
HELLCATS (si)
ILLUMINATA (at)
KALEDON (it)
MORANA (si)
OUTRAGE (at)
SCORNED (at)
SIEGE OF CIRRAH (at)
THE SCOURGE (si)
USE LESS (si)
WARLIKE DEATHSTRIKE (de)

We´ll announce new bands on a weekly basis from now on, so stay tuned!

Get your ticket or special fanpack now at www.metalcamp.com (keep in mind the ticket limitation: 12.000 tickets):

Headbanger‘s Holidays (week ticket): € 119,00

Metalcamp Festival Ticket (3-day-ticket): € 87,00

www.metalcamp.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Tolmin-Slovenia/Metalcamp/24778587010

Click here and be a part of METALCAMP 2011:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131482336909933

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Slayer - Atrocity Vendor (New Song 2010)

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Slayer - World Painted Blood (New Video 2010)

“World Painted Blood,” the new studio album from American thrash metal legends Slayer.

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Hellfest Nantes, FR
22 Jun 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Vasil Levski Stadium Sofia, BG
24 Jun 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Terra Vibe Park Athens, GR
25 Jun 2010 20:00
Graspop GMM Dessel, BE
26 Jun 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Romexpo Bucharest, RO
27 Jun 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: BJK Inonu Stadi Istanbul, TR
29 Jun 2010 20:00
Alcatraz Milan, IT
30 Jun 2010 20:00
Alcatraz Milan, IT
2 Jul 2010 20:00
X Herford, DE
3 Jul 2010 20:00
Columbiahalle Berlin, DE
4 Jul 2010 20:00
Full Force Festival Roitschjora nr Leipzig, DE
5 Jul 2010 20:00
Schlachthof Weisbaden, DE
7 Jul 2010 20:00
BATACLAN PARIS, FR
8 Jul 2010 20:00
Live Festival Bilbao, ES
9 Jul 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Madrid Madrid, ES
23 Jul 2010 20:00
Pavillion e La Jeunesse w/ Megadeth Quebec City, Quebec , CA
24 Jul 2010 20:00
Heavy Metal @ Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, Quebec , CA
26 Jul 2010 20:00
Metro Centre w/ Megadeth Halifax, Nova Scoti, CA
27 Jul 2010 20:00
Moncton Coliseum w/ Megadeth Moncton, New Brunsw, CA
29 Jul 2010 20:00
Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, Ontario, CA
30 Jul 2010 20:00
John Labatt Centre w/ Megadeth London, Ontario , CA
1 Aug 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Knebworth Park Knebworth, GB
2 Aug 2010 20:00
013 Tilburg, NL
3 Aug 2010 20:00
013 Tilburg, NL
5 Aug 2010 20:00
Volkshaus Late Show Zurich, CH
6 Aug 2010 20:00
Open Air Festival Wacken, DE
7 Aug 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Stora Skuggan Stockholm, SE
8 Aug 2010 20:00
Sonisphere Festival: Kirjurinlouto Pori, FI
11 Aug 2010 20:00
Glens Falls Civic Center w/ Megadeth Glens Falls, New York , US
12 Aug 2010 20:00
Izod Center East Rutherford, New Jersey, US
14 Aug 2010 20:00
Tsongas Arena w/ Megadeth Lowell, Massachuse, US
15 Aug 2010 20:00
Susquehanna Center w/ Megadeth Camden, New Jersey, US
16 Aug 2010 20:00
Chevrolet Theatre w/ Megadeth Wallingford, Connecticu, US
18 Aug 2010 20:00
Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland, Ohio , US
19 Aug 2010 20:00
Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan , US
20 Aug 2010 20:00
UIC Pavilion w/ Megadeth Chicago, Illinois , US
21 Aug 2010 20:00
Roy Wilkins Auditorium w/ Megadeth Minneapolis, Minnesota , US
23 Aug 2010 20:00
Cap Fed Park @Sandstone Kansas City, Kansas , US
25 Aug 2010 20:00
Magness Arena Denver, Colorado, US
26 Aug 2010 20:00
Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
27 Aug 2010 20:00
Dodge Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, US
29 Aug 2010 20:00
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre San Diego, California, US
30 Aug 2010 20:00
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, US
31 Aug 2010 20:00
Cow Palace San Francisco, California, US
1 Sep 2010 20:00
Arco Arena Sacramento, California, US
3 Sep 2010 20:00
Wamu Theatre Seattle, Washington, US
4 Sep 2010 20:00
Washington County Fairgrounds Portland, Oregon, US