Kerry King talks about the "Big 4" on Liquid Metal!

Kerry King is synonymous to Heavy Metal! Ever since he founded Slayer in 1981, Kerry's mission has been to deliver the madness both on and off stage. While many Heavy Music fans will always clash when it comes to their different tastes in bands, artists, etc. We all agree that Kerry King represents what Heavy Metal is all about: uncompromised badass honest rugged music that's not for the weak hearted!

Slayer recently performed in front of 50,000 headbangers at the "Big 4" show in Indio, California, and Jose Mangin from Sirius XM Liquid Metal interviewed Kerry King about the historic event that took place in the middle of the desert. The interview airs tomorrow Thursday 5 de Mayo at 5 pm Eastern. Here is the OFFICIAL press release:

"Kerry King from metal gods Slayer spoke to Liquid Metal's Jose Mangin backstage at 2 AM in Indio, CA and gave Sirius XM an exclusive post history making Big 4 experience wrap-up, which ended hours earlier. He opens up about the all-star "jam" on stage that he finally took part in, the massive turn out in the desert that day & other Slaytanic thoughts from Metal's reigning King!"

Kerry King BIG 4 Exclusive Interview airs on:

- Thursday, May 5th @ 5PM Eastern on Sirius XM Liquid Metal (CHANNEL 40)

Repeat Broadcasts:

- Friday, May 6th @ 8PM Eastern
- Saturday, May 7th @ 12PM Eastern
- Sunday, May 8th @ 10PM Eastern

Tune in, grab a smoke, a beer, and put your horns up for Kerry Fucking King, Slayer, and Liquid Metal!





Related links:
Slayer's Official Site
Sirius XM Liquid Metal

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Slayer recruits Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O'Brien

Guitarist Pat O'Brien from Death Metal masters Cannibal Corpse will be joining Slayer on their current European tour, as Gary Holt from Exodus (who has been filling in for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman) will be joining his band Exodus for their April 4 gig at "Estadio Nacional" in Santiago, Chile. Hanneman was forced to miss Slayer's European tour after being diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis (commonly known as flesh-eating disease). Holt has been filling in for Hanneman since Slayer kicked off their touring cycle on February 26 in Australia.

Holt's last gig with Slayer will be on April 4 in Padova, Italy. O'Brien will be joining the band for their show April 6 show in Croatia, and will perform with Slayer until the end of their European tour on April 14 in Eindhoven, Holland.

Here are the remaining dates for Slayer's European tour::

- March 28, 2011: La Rivera, Madrid, Spain (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
- March 29, 2011: Coliseum, La Coruna, Spain (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
- March 30, 2011: Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, Spain (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)

- April 1, 2011: St. Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
- April 3, 2011: Rome Atlantico, Rome, Italy (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
- April 4, 2011: Gran Teatro, Padova, Italy (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
- April 6, 2011: Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Crotia (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)
- April 7, 2011: Gasometer, Vienna, Austria (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)
- April 8, 2011: Arena Budapest, Budapest, Hungary (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)
- April 10, 2011: Prague O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)
- April 11, 2011: Lodz Sportshall, Lodz, Poland (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)
- April 13, 2011: Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzgerland (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)
- April 14, 2011: Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, Holland (Pat O'Brien, guest guitarist)



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Slayer's Jeff Hanneman forced to miss tour

Slayer's legendary guitarist Jeff Hanneman has been forced to miss the Australian Soundwave Festival, which Slayer is schedule to perform at on February 26th after contriving an acute infection known as necrotizing fasciitis (usually caused by a spider bite). The band made this hard decision because they didn't want to cancel on their loyal fans, specially after being forced to postpone or cancel a significant amount of tour dates in 2009 and 2010 after Tom Araya underwent a surgical procedure in order to relieve the extreme pain he had on back and neck. Speaking of Araya, here is his official statement about this new challenge for the mighty Slayer:

"Jeff is our brother, we've all been friends and together as a band for almost 30 years, so we just want him to completely recover as soon as possible."

To this Kerry King added:

"After everything that happened last year, we all agreed that we just can't let our fans down again. Jeff is totally on board with this decision, so we will tour as planned. At this point, we can't pinpoint exactly what day he'll be back, but he'll be back as soon as he possibly can. And we can't wait for Jeff to get better and get his ass back on the road."

In a recent interview that Kerry King did for Australia's Loud magazine, after being asked why Slayer has outlasted so many bands, he said: "Well, the front three people never changed, and I think that's important. You've got to have a nucleus of people where you never wonder who is going to be onstage. As far as a band thing, I think that's important. I don't mean that as a shot on MEGADETH, but at the end of the day, MEGADETH is Dave Mustaine and that's it. It's whoever Dave decides to play with on this record. Could you imagine watching SLAYER without me, Jeff orTom? It just couldn't happen! That's something to be said there, because we're all irreplaceable. The last few years I've noticed people in bands are almost interchangeable. I've seen some of my friends stay home because their wives were going to have a baby and they'd have somebody replace them when they play live, and I think… how can you fucking do that?"

The band has announced that Gary Holt from Exodus will replace Jeff on this tour. This information is official and it comes from reliable sources that are close to the band. Anything else your read or hear, is just a rumor. We wish Jeff a speedy recovery and to the rest of the Slayer team the best of luck with this new challenge!





Related links:
Slayer's Official site
Image by Damien Maurer

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DIMEBASH 2010

This past Friday, the first version of Dimebash 2010 took place at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. The event was organized as a tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (Pantera and Damageplan), who was shot and killed on December 8, 2004 at the Alrosa Village in Columbus Ohio. The event was also a fund raiser for the "Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund". Additionally, the concert was shot for a future DVD release and proceeds from the sales will also go towards the fund.

The event featured some of the top Hard Rock musicians in the world, here is the partial list:


Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD)
Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS)
Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT & ROB ZOMBIE)
Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez (Alice In Chains)
Simon Wright (DIO)
Brent Smith, Zach Myers and Eric Bass (SHINEDOWN)
Kerry King and Dave Lombardo (SLAYER)
Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD)
Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
Maria Brink and Chris Howorth (IN THIS MOMENT)
Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT)
Tony Campos (STATIC-X)
Gerry Nestler (PHILM)
John Boecklin (DEVILDRIVER)

This "All Stars" performed songs by PANTERA, BLACK SABBATH, and MOTÖRHEAD

Additionally, the sold-out event was hosted by Jose Mangin from Sirius XM, Headbangers Ball and Latination. Jose has hosted several Dimebag events, including the "Ride for Dime". Mangin also jammed with Chuck Billy (Testament), Phil Demmel (Machine Head), Joey Jordison (Slipknot & Rob Zombie) and Tony Campos (Static X & Asesino). During their cover of Mouth For War, he cut his head open with Phil Demmel's Dean headstock. Chuck Billy later baptized Jose's gash as the "Dimegash".

Here are some pictures by Dirtjunior.com from this historic event:

Lemmy Kilmister



Jerry Cantrell and Robb Flynn



Chuck Billy and Jose Mangin



Robb Flynn and Tony Campos



Here are some videos shot during Dimebash!







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Kerry King + Megadeth = METAL history

For many years Kerry King from Slayer and Dave Mustaine from Megadeth, could not stomach each others presence. It all started when King was a temporary member of Megadeth, and Mustaine asked him to quit Slayer and join Megadeth as a full time member. At that time Mustaine told King that he found Slayer to be a lame band full of poseurs, that liked wearing spikes and eye liner. King obviously ditched Megadeth and kept the Slayer machine rolling.

During the 80's there was a verbal battle going on between the 2 shredders, which included name calling and useless comparisons between the accomplishments of both bands. After Dimebag Darrell's death in 2004, Dave Mustaine reached out to Kerry King, but King wanted nothing to do with Mustaine.

This "battle" was silenced forever when Slayer and Megadeth joined forces earlier this year, for the Big 4 concerts in Europe. In case you have been living under a rock, the Big 4 include Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. When asked about the feud, both man agreed that they are on good terms and that the media blew things out of proportion.



After months of touring together, and with enough time for King and Mustaine to patch things up. The moment thousands of Metal heads worldwide were waiting for, finally happened! Kerry King joined Megadeth last week in Los Angeles, and together they performed the song "Rattlehead". This was the first time that Kerry King joined Megadeth on stage since 1984! Here are some EXCLUSIVE images of this historic event, courtesy of Andrew Stuart.















Pictures courtesy of: Andrew Stuart

Related links:
Official site of SLAYER
Official site of MEGADETH
JAGERMUSIC TOUR

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SLAYER: The Vinyl Conflict

America's scariest band of all time, the mighty SLAYER, will make history again. For the first time in the bands phenomenal career, the band will release 10 original SLAYER albums from American Recordings. From those 10 albums, 8 have been out of print for years, some even for decades. This is why the band decided to put them all in a limited collectors edition black and bloody casemade box. They have appropiately named this special collectors item "The Vinyl Conflict".

This collection of mayhem includes 10 albums, ranging from 1986's "Reign In Blood" to 2009's World Painted Blood. Here is the full list:

Reign In Blood (1986)
South Of Heaven (1988)
Season In The Abyss (1990)
Live Decade Of Aggression (2 LP) (1991)
Divine Intervention (1994)
Undisputed Attitude (1996)
Diabolus In Musica (1998)
God Hates Us All (2001)
Christ Illusion (2006)
World Painted Blood (2009)

Each album has been remastered from the original tapes and has been pressed on high quality 180-gram audiophile vinyl. The collection also includes reproductions of the original LP artwork, including inner sleeve art, all in heavyweight, litho-wrapped chip jackets.

It's perfect for the SLAYER diehards, it's all on vinyl and it's all original Slayer.

Related links:
Official SLAYER Site
SLAYER STORE
Follow SLAYER on Twitter

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SLAYER on the Jimmy Fallon Show!

Slayer was back on national television last night, this time they took over Jimmy Fallon’s television show. The Slaytanic army had already appeared on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Show and on VH1's That Metal Show. Last night faces were melted all over the country, here is the band performing "Hate Worldwide" out of their album titled "World Painted Blood."



Here are the American Carnage tour dates:
8/11 2010 Glens Falls Civic Center w/ Megadeth Glens Falls, New York , US
8/12 2010 Izod Center East Rutherford, New Jersey, US
8/14 2010 Tsongas Arena w/ Megadeth Lowell, Massachusetts, US
8/15 2010 Susquehanna Center w/ Megadeth Camden, New Jersey, US
8/16 2010 Chevrolet Theatre w/ Megadeth Wallingford, Connecticut, US
8/18 2010 Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland, Ohio, US
8/19 2010 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan, US
8/20 2010 UIC Pavilion w/ Megadeth Chicago, Illinois, US
8/21 2010 Roy Wilkins Auditorium w/ Megadeth Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
8/23 2010 Cap Fed Park @Sandstone Kansas City, Kansas, US
8/25 2010 Magness Arena Denver, Colorado, US
8/26 2010 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
8/27 2010 Dodge Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, US
8/29 2010 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre San Diego, California, US
8/30 2010 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California, US
8/31 2010 Cow Palace San Francisco, California, US
9/1 2010 Arco Arena Sacramento, California, US
9/3 2010 Wamu Theatre Seattle, Washington, US
9/4 2010 Washington County Fairgrounds Portland, Oregon, US
9/9 2010 Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain Scranton, PA
9/24 2010 Superpages.com Center Dallas, TX
9/25 2010 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
9/26 2010 Verizon Wireless Theatre Houston, TX
9/28 2010 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
9/30 2010 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, TN
10/1 2010 The Arena at Gwinnett Center Atlanta, GA
10/2 2010 Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
10/3 2010 Bayfront Park Amphitheatre Miami, FL
10/5 2010 Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, VA
10/6 2010 Eagles Auditorium Baltimore, MD
10/8 2010 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Long Island, NY
10/9 2010 Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain Scranton, PA, us
10/10 2010 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH
10/12 2010 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
10/14 2010 War Memorial Coliseum Ft. Wayne, IN
10/15 2010 DeltaPlex Grand Rapids, MI
10/16 2010 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
10/19 2010 E Center Salt Lake City, UT
10/20 2010 The Pearl Las Vegas, NV
10/21 2010 Gibson Amphitheatre Hollywood, CA
2/26 2011 RNA Showgrounds Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA
2/26 2011 Exhibition Building - Rna Showgrounds Bowen Hills, QLD, au
2/27 2011 Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek, NSW, AUSTRALIA
3/4 2011 Melbourne Showgrounds Melbourne, AU, AUSTRALIA
3/4 2011 Royal Melbourne Showgrounds Ascot Vale, VIC, au
3/5 2011 Bonython Park Adelaide, SA, AUSTRALIA
3/6 2011 Steel Blue Oval Bassendean, Perth, AUSTRALIA
3/7 2011 Steel Blue Oval Steel Blue Oval

Related links:
Slayer's Official SIte
Jimmy Fallon Show

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SLAYER: Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The most evil band in history, Slayer, will be spreading a little hate on national television tonight! Slayer will be the musical guest on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live". The show airs at 12:05 AM Eastern & Pacific Time and 11:05 PM Central Time.

The mighty Slayer will be performing "World Painted Blood", which is the titled track of their latest album. Additionaly, the band will perform "Hate Worldwide" over the show's closing credits.

This special performance will mark the return of singer Tom Araya, who had to go under knife, due to some major back problems caused by years of headbanging. This will be the second time that Slayer performs live on "Jimmy Kimmel Live".

Tune in tonight to see Slayer destroy TV sets nationwide! Hail satan! \m/

Here is some footage from Slayer's SECOND appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live":


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Slayer's Official Site
Slayer on MySpace
Slayer on Twitter
Jimmy Kimmel Live

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