Fans of the genre were delighted when the acts teamed up for a series of appearances in 2010 and 2011, immortalised in a live DVD release which topped sales charts across the world.

But there's been no more action since then � and Araya believes it's likely to remain that way. He tells Gazette.net: "I don't want to say politics is preventing that. It's not the politics between bands � it's the politics of character in one particular band.