Slayer

Top twenty albums of 2009

It's been a good year for metal and rock - here's some of my highlights... the best of a great bunch.

20. Slayer - World Painted Blood (American)

19. Cauldron - Chained to the Nite (Earache)

18. Marshall Law - Razorhead (DR2)

Slayer and Megadeth, Challenge Stadium (Perth), 12/10/2009

A live performance review is supposed to be a carefully written critical account of an event, stemming from the reviewer’s observations and notes on the band’s performance, song selection and delivery, the audio quality, lighting and other venue-influenced factors, and the crowd response. Fuck me. This is just not that kind of review.

Meg-a-deth! Meg-a-deth!

Sllllaaaaaayyyyyeeeeeeerrr!

Blood and Metal under the Southern Cross - Slayer's Kerry King

A Hulking, imposing and undisputed god of metal, Kerry King, guitarist of the fabled and celebrated Slayer talks to Metal as Fuck on their unprecedented tour of Australia in partnership with Megadeth.

While I was waiting for Slayer founding guitarist Kerry King to arrive at a conference room tucked away in a stately five-star hotel in Melbourne, Australia, a por

Slayer cancel Adelaide show

Slayer's Adelaide show has been cancelled due to illness, meaning that Megadeth will be playing an extended set.

 

The promoters announced today:

 

Switchblade scores Slayer support for Reign in Blood

Sydney melodic death metal band Switchblade has scored the support for Slayer's one off Reign in Blood show on Thursday October 15, at the Big Top, Luna Park in Sydney. The show is all ages and tickets are still available through Ticketek and Utopia Records.

 

Slayer to play extra Sydney show

Slayer announces a special one time only Australian show featuring their metal masterpiece Reign in Blood played in it's entirety!

 

Slayer reveals release date of new album

The mighty Slayer has confirmed a release date for the band's 10th studio album.

 

Adelaide's Double Dragon confirmed as Slayer/Megadeth support

Double Dragon will be appearing at all Australian dates.

 

Vocalist Lee comments:

Apocalyptic City @ Forresters & Squatters Arms (Adelaide), 12 Sept 09

A new dawn of thrash on the outskirts of the city of Adelaide, Apocalyptic City!
Venues: 
The Forresters & Squatters Arms
Gig Dates: 
12/09/2009 - 8:00pm

When: 12 Sept 2009 @ 8 pm

Slayer & Megadeth Australia/New Zealand Tour October 2009

Talk about a mind-blowing double-header. Slayer and Megadeth - two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre - will perform together for the first time ever in Australia and New Zealand when they co-headline six shows in October