Empire State Bastard, the “progressive grindcore” project featuring Biffy Clyro guitarist/vocalist Simon Neil and Biffy Clyro touring guitarist and ex-Oceansize frontman Mike Vennart, have announced some March UK shows. The concerts will find the duo joined by drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer) and bassist Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon). Here’s the dates: 03/26 Glasgow, UK – Cathouse…
During the Las Vegas Raiders’ January 7 game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium, the team’s house band performed an orchestral cover of Slayer’s “South Of Heaven.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below. The Raiders, who have a fan in Slayer’s Kerry King, ended up losing the game 31-13. [via Loudwire]
During a recent interview with Metal Hammer, Slayer’s Kerry King further opened up about the band’s retirement. The guitarist says he was angry about the whole situation and that he feels “it was premature.” King said the following when asked how he reacted to talk of retirement: “Anger… what else? It was premature. The reason…
Slayer’s Paul Bostaph has shared some drum-cam footage of “Raining Blood” from the band’s November 3, 2018 show at Wembley SSE Arena in London, England. You can check that out below:
Sleigher, the Slayer-themed holiday project organized by Haken’s Charlie Griffith, have shared a new track called “South Of Lapland (Santa’s Gory Yuletide).” The song, which is inspired by Slayer’s “South Of Heaven,” features contributions from Rody Walker (Protest The Hero), Jeramie Kling (The Absence, Inhuman Condition), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Dan Goldsworthy (My Minds Weapon),…
Dave Lombardo (Testament, ex-Slayer, etc.) and his wife Paula have released a new song titled “The Gift.” You can check that out below. Lombardo commented: “A romantic love song for the holiday season, written by my wife and I.”
During a recent interview with Songfacts, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine expressed interest in doing another “Big Four” show with Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. The frontman says the hypothetical concert could be a “Big Four passing of the torch to the new Big Four.” Mustaine brought up the “Big Four” after being asked which guitarists he admires:…
It looks like Slayer’s Kerry King may have chosen Blood Reign as the name of his new band with Paul Bostaph. According to The PRP, the guitarist previously registered an LLC company under that name in 2017 while he was still living in Nevada. However, it wasn’t specified if the company was related to a…
Kerry King has officially started rehearsals for his post-Slayer project. There is not much information regarding the band’s lineup, but the guitarist did confirm that he will be joined by Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph. King told Metal Hammer the following about the project “You know me, so you know what it’s going to sound like.…
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