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Slayer To Headline 2025 Louder Than Life Festival
Louder Than Life is returning in 2025 with...Slayer! Producers Danny Wimmer Presents is pleased to announce early details for the 11th edition

Slayer Fans Getting Chance To See Reunion Set After Festival Performance Cancelled
Slayer fans were left disappointed when their reunion set at the Louder Than Life Festival was forced to be cancelled

Slayer Legend Kerry King Announces North American Headline Tour
Slayer icon Kerry King has released a music video for the song 'Where I Reign' and revealed his plans to hit the road next year

Slayer Reunion Set Did Not Happen As Louder Than Life Festival Canceled Friday
Slayer fans that were ready to see it raining blood in Louisville, KY on Friday night (September 27th) were out of luck

Slayer's Kerry King Leads Additions To Download Festival
Slayer legend Kerry King leads the latest additions to this year's Download Festival, the famed UK heavy rock music event

Slayer, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Pantera and Slipknot Lead Aftershock Lineup
Slayer, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Pantera, Slipknot, Disturbed, Judas Priest and Five Finger Death Punch lead a very packed lineup for this year's Aftershock

Reunited Slayer To Rock Riot Fest
Thrash legends Slayer surprised fans this week with the big news that they will be reuniting this year

Slayer Reuniting For Louder Than Life Festival
Thrash metal legends Slayer will be reuniting to headline the second night of this year's Louder Than Life Festival

Slayer's Kerry King Returns With 'Idle Hands'
Slayer star Kerry King has announced that he will be releasing his debut solo album, 'From Hell I Rise', on May 17th

Megadeth, Slayer, Yes, Rainbow Icons Cover Pink Floyd Classic - 2023 In Review
Chris Poland (Megadeth) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer) team up with vocalist Graham Bonnet and prog giants Rick Wakeman (Yes)

Slayer Songs Get Slow and Low By New Supergroup Slower
Heavy Psych Sounds Records sign Slower - the brand new project 'playing Slayer slow and low'

Megadeth, Slayer, Yes, Rainbow Icons Cover Pink Floyd Classic
Chris Poland (Megadeth) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer) team up with vocalist Graham Bonnet and prog giants Rick Wakeman

Slayer's Dave Lombardo Delivers 'Inner Sanctum' Video
Slayer legend Dave Lombardo has debuted a third and final single from his forthcoming album, Rites of Percussion

Slayer's Dave Lombardo Shares New Solo Single 'Separation From The Sacred'
Legendary Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo has shared a second single from his debut solo album, Rites of Percussion

Slayer's Dave Lombardo Shares First Song From Debut Solo Album
Slayer cofounder Dave Lombardo has shared 'Journey Of The Host', the first track from his forthcoming debut solo album

Slayer Classic Gets All-Star Christmas Makeover
Just in time for Christmas, an all-star collection of metal stars have come together to give Slayer's classic track 'Season In The Abyss'

Slayer's Gary Holt Joins Generation Kill For 'Never Relent'
Generation Kill have recruited Slayer and Exodus star Gary Holt for their new song 'Never Relent'

Slipknot, Anthrax, Slayer, Halestorm Icons Team For Thunder Force
Members of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Anthrax, Slayer and Halestorm have teamed up for the title track to Thunder Force

Slayer Legend Almost Joined Megadeth
Legendary Slayer drummer and cofounder Dave Lombardo has revealed in a new interview that he almost joined Megadeth

Guns N' Roses, Slayer Stars Help Megadeth's Ellefson Rock AC/DC Classic 2020 In Review
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson previewed the Ellefson cover of the AC/DC classic 'Riff Raff'

Slayer Members Working On New Project 2020 In Review
Slayer may have retired but that apparently has not stopped members from making music together.

Guns N' Roses, Slayer Stars Team With Megadeth's Ellefson For AC/DC Cover Video
Megadeth offshoot Ellefson have released a music video for their cover of the AC/DC classic 'Riff Raff'

Guns N' Roses, Slayer Stars Help Megadeth's Ellefson Rock AC/DC Classic
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson previewed the Ellefson cover of the AC/DC classic 'Riff Raff'

Alien Weaponry Ink With Slayer's Management Company
New Zealand metal outfit Alien Weaponry have announced that they have inked a management deal with The RSE Group

Slayer's Kerry King Has Two Albums Worth Of New Music
Slayer's Kerry King says that he has been 'very lucky' with coming up with guitar riffs

Slayer Members Working On New Project
Slayer may have retired but that apparently has not stopped members from making music together

Pantera, Slayer, Mastodon Stars Among 99 Metal Stars In Benefit Song
Members of Pantera, Slayer, Mastodon, Trivium, Down, Dillinger Escape Plan are among 99 metal stars

Slayer, Exodus, Machine Head, Rancid Stars Rock Dead Kennedys Classic
The Dead Kennedys' classic 'Police Truck' received an all-star insolation jam cover

Slayer Guitarist Tests Positive For Covid-19
Exodus and Slayer guitar Gary Holt's test for the Covid-19 coronavirus has come back positive

Slayer Guitarist Self-Quarantining With Coronavirus Symptoms
Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt is suffering for all of the symptoms of the covid-19 coronavirus

Slayer Warn Fans About Fake Comeback Show Tickets
Slayer retired just a few months ago but the band has already been forced to take to social media to warn fans

Gary Holt Reflects On The End Of Slayer
Slayer guitarist Gary Holt took to social media to share his feelings about the band playing the final show of their farewell tour

Slayer Play Final Show Of Their Farewell Tour
Slayer played the very last show of their 'The Final Campaign' farewell tour on Saturday night

Lombardo Won't Be At Slayer's Final Show
Founding Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo says that he has no plans to attend the band's final concert

Slayer Farewell Is Just The End Of Touring
Slayer are headed for the conclusion of their farewell tour at the end of the month

Slayer's The Repentless Killogy Hitting Movie Theaters
Slayer have announced that they will screening their The Repentless Killogy film at over 1500 movie theaters worldwide

Slayer Play Their Very Last European Concert
Thrash metal legends Slayer performed the very last European concert of their long career on Saturday (

Volbeat Recruit Slayer Star For New Song
Volbeat have released a music video for their new track 'Cheapside Sloggers,'

Slayer Add New Show After Selling Out Final Concert
Slayer sold out tickets to what will be their very last show on November 30th at the Forum in Inglewood, Ca

Slayer Announce Final Leg Of Farewell Tour
Thrash metal legends Slayer have announced the details for the final leg of their farewell tour this fall

Les Claypool Leaks Slayer's Final Tour Plans
Primus star Les Claypool revealed a big 'secret' during a recent podcast interview that his band will be supporting Slayer

Metallica Star On Chance Of Big Four Shows Before Slayer Retires
Metallica's Robert Trujillo was asked about the chances of more Big Four of thrash concerts before Slayer officially retires

Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer Lead New Thrash Documentary
A new documentary featuring thrash icons Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament and Death Angel

Slayer Star Hit With Personal Tragedy
Slayer guitarist Gary Holt shared the very sad news with fans that his father has passed away.

Slayer Announce New North American Leg Of Farewell Tour
Slayer have announced a new North America leg of their farewell tour which will feature Lamb Of God as direct support

Phil Demmel Talks New Gig With Slayer
Former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel made his debut live performance with Slayer earlier this week

Slayer Star Leaving Tour To Care For Dying Parent
Slayer guitarist Gary Holt shared the sad news that he will be sitting out the rest of the group's current European leg of their farewell tour

Lamb Of God's Chris Adler Explains Why He Skipped Slayer Tour
Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler surprised fans earlier this summer when he informed fans that he was sitting out the band's tour with Slayer

Slayer Adding Additional Legs To Final Tour
Slayer are not going silently into that good night. The thrash metal icons have announced that they plan to expend their Final World tour

Obituary Announce U.S. Headline Dates Ahead Of Slayer Tour
Obituary have announced that they will be launching a headlining tour across the east coast of the U.S. in September

Lamb Of God Star Sitting Out Slayer Reunion Tour
Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler will not be appearing with the band on the just launched second leg of Slayer's North American farewell tour

Doctor Not Guilty In Death Of 3 Doors Down Guitarist, Slayer Vs Bootleggers, Arctic Monkeys Top 10 Debut, AC/DC Star Rocks Paris, more
Doctor Not Guilty In Death Of 3 Doors Down Guitarist, Slayer Vs Bootleggers, Arctic Monkeys Top 10 Debut, AC/DC Star Rocks Paris, more

Slayer Add New Leg To Farewell Tour
Thrash metal legends Slayer have announced a UK and European leg of their farewell tour

Testament Making Plans For New Album After Slayer Tour
Testament frontman Chuck Billy says that the band want to record their next album for release next year

Marilyn Manson Joins X Japan at Coachella- Stone Sour Unplugged- Wes Borland and Travis Barker Team Up- Slayer Look Back- Scars On Broadway Return- More
Marilyn Manson made a special guest appearance with X Japan during their Coachella festival appearance on Saturday night and more

Slayer Announce Limited Edition Box Set
As Slayer prepare to launch the first leg of their farewell tour the veteran thrash band have announced a limited edition box set release

Die Hard 4-Year-Old Slayer Fan Denied By Father
One of Slayer youngest fans appeared to be devastated when her dad told her she couldn't go see the legendary thrash metal band

Slayer Announce New North American Leg Of Farewell Tour
Thrash metal legends Slayer have revealed a second leg of North American dates for the band's final tour

Slayer Farewell Tour Features Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament and Behemoth
Slayer confirmed tour dates and their farewell trek's lineup, which features the likes of Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament and Behemoth

Slayer Retirement New Made Anthrax Star Think About The End
Slayer surprised fans earlier this week with the announcement that they would be launching a world farewell tour and Anthrax star Charlie Benante

Thrash Legends Slayer Announce Farewell Tour
Thrash metal legends Slayer shocked fans with the announcement that they will be launching their final world tour