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Slayer to headline Louder Than Life 2025 after this year’s weather cancellation

With Hurricane Helene disrupting Slayer’s planned appearance at 2024’s Louder Than Life, the thrash legends have revealed they’ll be back to play next year…

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Slayer launch Slaytanic Verses online museum

The kings of thrash have opened their archives for a very cool trawl through their four-decade history.

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In pictures: Slayer return to the stage at Riot Fest for their first show since 2019

Yesterday (September 22), Tom Araya, Kerry King, Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph hit the stage at Chicago’s Douglass Park for the first Slayer show in half a decade. This is what it looked like.

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See Slayer’s setlist from their first show back since 2019 ‘retirement’

Five years on from their then-final show in Los Angeles, Slayer made their live comeback at Riot Fest over the weekend…

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Fall Out Boy, Slayer, The Offspring, Rob Zombie and more for Riot Fest 2024

The line-up for this year’s Riot Fest has arrived and it is stacked with the biggest and hottest names in alt. music – from Fall Out Boy and Slayer to GEL and The Armed…

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Album review: Kerry King – From Hell I Rise

Slayer’s Kerry King returns to once more do The Devil’s work with malicious glee.

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Kerry King: “I’m going to keep going until it physically doesn’t make sense anymore… I hope that’s still a long way away”

Riding off into the sunset was never an option for Kerry King. He’s too driven, too angry, too damn metal for anything like that. On top of it all, debut ‘solo’ album From Hell I Rise is cranium-rattling proof he’s still got far too much to give. Digging into its creation, it feels reassuringly unlikely that he’ll ever give up that legendary Flying-V anytime soon…

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Empire State Bastard share new Silver Cord Sessions EP

Before they hit the road with Sleep Token from the end of this month, Empire State Bastard are reminding everyone of their live power with a three-track EP produced by Gojira’s Joe Duplantier.

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Kerry King has announced a London headline show

A couple of days after he hits Download’s main stage, Slayer legend Kerry King will be heading to London for a headline date.

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Watch the fire-tastic video for Kerry King’s new single Residue

Fire! Pentagrams! Big riffs! The Slayer legend’s new clip is very him…

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Slayer reveal one final U.S. festival date, headlining Aftershock 2024

Slayer announce “one last U.S. 2024 festival date”, joining Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Mötley Crüe atop the absolutely massive Aftershock bill this October.

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Slayer are reuniting to headline Louder Than Life festival

A reformed Slayer will top the bill at this year's Louder Than Life, alongside Slipknot, Korn and Mötley Crüe.

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Kerry King announces debut solo album

Slayer legend Kerry King has announced his first solo offering is coming this May…

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Check out the new DC x Slayer capsule collection

Big Four legends Slayer are releasing a new apparel collection with fellow Californians and renowned skate brand DC Shoes.

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Empire State Bastard’s track-by-track guide to Rivers Of Heresy

Empire State Bastard – the crushing project from Biffy Clyro men Simon Neil and Mike Vennart – sound like the end of the world. But as the duo reveal, there’s more to debut album Rivers Of Heresy than that. There’s also “some rumba here, some surf rock there…”

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Empire State Bastard announce UK/European headline tour

Joined by legendary Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, and bassist Naomi Macleod, Empire State Bastard are hitting the road in November in support of their debut Rivers Of Heresy.

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Hear Milkie Way, Dave Lombardo and more on Gunship’s new single Monster In Paradise

Synthwave trio Gunship have unveiled super-catchy, star-studded new single Monster In Paradise, which features WARGASM’s Milkie Way on vocals, plus Dave Lombardo, Tyler Bates and Tim Cappello.

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Slayer to headline Louder Than Life 2025 after this year’s weather cancellation

Slayer launch Slaytanic Verses online museum

In pictures: Slayer return to the stage at Riot Fest for their first show since 2019

See Slayer’s setlist from their first show back since 2019 ‘retirement’

Fall Out Boy, Slayer, The Offspring, Rob Zombie and more for Riot Fest 2024

Album review: Kerry King – From Hell I Rise

Kerry King: “I’m going to keep going until it physically doesn’t make sense anymore… I hope that’s still a long way away”

Empire State Bastard share new Silver Cord Sessions EP

Kerry King has announced a London headline show

Watch the fire-tastic video for Kerry King’s new single Residue

Slayer reveal one final U.S. festival date, headlining Aftershock 2024

Slayer are reuniting to headline Louder Than Life festival

Kerry King announces debut solo album

Check out the new DC x Slayer capsule collection

Empire State Bastard’s track-by-track guide to Rivers Of Heresy

Empire State Bastard announce UK/European headline tour

Hear Milkie Way, Dave Lombardo and more on Gunship’s new single Monster In Paradise

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