Gary Holt (Exodus, Slayer) will be releasing his memoir, “A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage To Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way,” on April 8 via Hachette Books. The guitarist wrote the book alongside Adem Tepedelen and it will feature a foreword by Metallica’s Kirk Hammett. Here’s a description of the book: “Prolific guitarist and…
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has contributed to an updated version of WWE wrestler Damian Priest’s entrance theme “Rise For The Night.“ You can hear that in the below video. The track was originally created by def rebel. .@WWE wrestler @ArcherOfInfamy recruited Kerry King to record the guitar part for his entrance song "Rise For The…
During a fan Q&A session for Metal Hammer, Slayer’s Kerry King discussed his brief stint in Megadeth. The guitarist says if him and frontman Dave Mustaine “could have co-existed for four years, it would have been a very different band.” King said the following when asked if there are any bands he would have liked…
During a recent interview with Far Out, Buzz Osborne (Melvins) was asked about the possibility of resurrecting his Fantômas project with Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle), and Dave Lombardo (Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer). Sadly, he “just can’t see it happening.” Osborne said the following: “I think it’s very, very, very…
Slayer have been confirmed for next year’s Louder Than Life festival. That event will take place at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY on September 18-21. The band were previously set to perform at the 2024 edition of the festival, but their date was cancelled due to weather. Organizers…
During an interview with Loudwire Nights, Slayer’s Gary Holt discussed the band’s recent reunion shows. The guitarist also confirmed that he is hoping to do more. Holt said the following about the concerts: “Surreal. It was awesome. We rehearsed really hard for it, like full production rehearsal. In the past, when I did rehearse —…
During an interview with 107.7 The Bone’s Nikki Blakk, Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph discussed the band’s recent reunion shows. According to him, there are no further dates planned, but there is a desire to do more. Bostaph said the following: “We played our last one… If everybody’s asking that question [about the possibility of more…
Metal Allegiance, the supergroup featuring Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), and Mark Menghi, will be performing at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA on January 23. The concert will find the band joined by Chuck Billy (Testament), Bobby Blitz (Overkill), John Bush (Armored Saint, Category 7), Doc Coyle (Bad…
During a fan Q&A session for Metal Hammer, Slayer’s Kerry King was asked which actor would play him in a hypothetical biopic about his life. He responded with the following: “The only one that loosely fits the description is Vin Diesel. If you go down that road, you might also say The Rock [Dwayne Johnson],…
Last night (October 10), Slayer played their second live show since wrapping up their “farewell tour” in 2019. The set took place at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, CA and some fan-filmed footage from it can be found below. If you missed it, fan-filmed footage from their first reunion show at Riot Fest in Chicago,…
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