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Slayer Are Back! Thrash Metal Band To Headline 2 Festivals In Shock Comeback
Slayer have announced a surprise reunion, five years after their farewell tour. The thrash metal band bowed out of live performances in November 2019 when their lengthy farewell run of shows came to an end,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 February 2024
Megadeth Want Big Four Reunion
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine keeps asking Slayer to "come out of retirement" for a one-off "Big Four" show. The 61-year-old musician has been trying to tempt the 'Raining Blood' band - whose their farewell tour ended...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 November 2022
Weird Music Story Of The Week: Mom Names Kids After Metal Bands
How much do you love metal? Whatever your answer, we guarantee you don’t love it as much as this New Zealand mom, who named her three children after her favourite bands.James Hetfield performed with Metallica...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2021
Slayer To Embark On Their Final World Tour
It's been more than three decades but the end is nigh for Slayer as they prepare to embark on their last ever world tour. Dates for the first North American leg of their tour are...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 23 January 2018
Slayer Film New Video At Former Manson Family Jail
The Repentless promo was shot at the notorious Sybil Brand Institute, which closed in 1997 due to earthquake damage. As well as Trejo, the video, which chronicles a bloody prison riot, features...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2015
Slayer Heading To The Smithsonian
The rockers star in a short film called Slayer and the Origins of Thrash, with bandmembers Tom Araya, Kerry King, Paul Bostaph and Gary Holt discussing the band's formation in the early days...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 August 2015
Jeff Hanneman's Guitars To Be Sold Off
The guitarist passed away in 2013 at the age of 49, and he left behind a collection of rare and customised instruments. The axes are now being sold off by his estate...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2015
Bonnaroo 2015 Is Here! Here's What The Rest Of The Weekend Has In Store
Bonnaroo is in full swing and while we've seen some pretty impressive acts so far, the musical forecast shows things are not going to get quieter anytime soon. One of America's biggest and most diverse...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2015
Bonnaroo 2015: More Thrills Added To The Summer Line-up
More additions have been announced for Bonnaroo 2015 as the June event draws ever closer. D'angelo & The Vanguard, Kacey Musgraves and Songhoy Blues join an already stellar line-up for this 10-stage bonanza, while the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2015
Tom Araya Takes Aim At Cyberbullies
Slayer frontman Tom Araya has issued a public warning to a group of "cyberbullies" after discovering they targeted his wife in an online hate campaign.The rocker was furious when he found his partner Sandra had...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 February 2015
Metallica Promise To Return To The UK
Metallica have vowed to return to the UK ''very soon''.The heavy metal rockers closed the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, East England last night (06.07.14) and enjoyed that performance, and their headline slot at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 July 2014
Head To Europe This Year For The Best Summer Festival Experiences!
We've been seriously pushing US and UK music festivals this year but, it has to be said, there's nowhere quite like Europe.The continent is home to some of the most unique music events in the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 May 2014
Stars Abandon Turkey Shows Amid Protests
A growing number of artists including Lana Del Rey, Bloc Party, Snoop Dogg, Bryan Ferry and Slayer have axed gigs in Turkey amid growing political unrest in the country.Protests broke out in Istanbul last month...
By WENN on 24 June 2013
Iron Maiden Win At Kerrang! Awards
Iron Maiden received the Inspiration award at the Kerrang! Awards last night (13.06.13).The heavy metal band - made up of Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Nicko McBrain and Janick Gers- picked up...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 June 2013
Bandmates And Fellow Musicians Mourn The Late Jeff Hannemann
Over a week after Jeff Hannemann’s death on May 2, his bandmates from Slayer remember the late guitarist in statements, published on the band’s website. On Thursday, the band’s other members, Tom Arraya and Kerry...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 May 2013
Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hannemann Did Not Die Because Of Deadly Spider Bite
The coroner’s report has revealed some new information about the death of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Namely, it wasn’t the flesh-eating disease he got from a spider bite a couple years back that killed him....
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 May 2013
What Was Behind The Death Of Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hannenman?
Metal legend, neigh God, Jeff Hannenman inexplicably died earlier this week after succumbing to complications with his liver, but what was was really behind his untimely demise? The answer is actually as metal as you'd...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 04 May 2013
Tributes Pour In For Dead Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman
Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman has died, aged just 49. Hanneman was one of the founding members of the game-changing heavy metal group and his death has been marked with an outpouring of tributes from the...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 03 May 2013
Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Dead At 49: Guitarist Dies Of Liver Failure
Slayer guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman is dead at 49 after suffering liver failure. The revered musician died on Thursday (May 2, 2013) at the Hemet Valley Medical Center near his home in South California's...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 03 May 2013
Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hannerman Dies Of Liver Failure
Jeff Hannerman, the guitarist for legendary metal band Slayer, died yesterday, May 2, at Hemet Valley Medical Center, near his home in Southern California. The reported cause of death was liver failure, according to Billboard....
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 May 2013
Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dies
Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman has died after suffering liver failure. He was 49.The founding member of the band passed away in California on Thursday (02May13).A statement from the group's publicist reads, "Slayer is devastated to...
By WENN on 03 May 2013
Dave Lombardo Replaced On Slayer Tour After Spat With Bandmates
Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo has been replaced on the band's upcoming Australian tour after taking issue with his meagre pay cheque.The heavy metal group is set to kick off its trek Down Under in Brisbane...
By WENN on 22 February 2013
Slayer Guitarist Can't Stop Writing Riffs
Slayer's Kerry King writes new riffs every time he picks up a guitar.The 'Reign in Blood' musician has been playing for over 30 years, and never finds it hard to write new tracks for his...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 July 2012
Slayer Launch Red Wine
Heavy rockers Slayer have launched their own brand of red wine.The Cabernet Sauvignon, called Reign In Blood, has a "tough and uncompromising taste" and is currently only on sale in Sweden and online. The Slayer...
By WENN on 05 April 2012
Foo Fighters Awarded As The Grammys Start To Sparkle
The 54th Grammy Awards are well under way at the Staples Centre and the main section of tonight's ceremony is taking place, with Foo Fighters taking home another of the major awards being given out...
By Lew Irwin on 13 February 2012
Slipknot Singer Blasts Rick Rubin
Slipknot's Corey Taylor has blasted "overrated" and "overpaid" producer Rick Rubin. The group worked with Rick on their 2004 album 'Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)', but despite his being widely regarded as one of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 November 2011
Tom Araya Wants Immortal Music
Tom Araya wants Slayer's music to become immortal.The group's bassist and vocalist believes it's important to produce albums that will live forever and be passed on from generation to generation.He said: "I think if the...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 July 2011
Metallica And The Big 4 Open Soniphere
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax appeared on stage together in England last night (08.07.11). The 'Big 4' of heavy metal joined forces at the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, Southern England, to play a cover of...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 July 2011
Tom Araya To Be Honoured In Chile
Slayer star Tom Araya is to be honoured with the key to the Chilean city where he was born.The frontman was born in Vina del Mar, but left with his parents when he was five....
By WENN on 31 May 2011
Metallica To Work With Rick Rubin On Next Album
Metallica will work with "zen guru" Rick Rubin on their next album. The heavy metal group made their most well received record in years, 2008s 'Death Magnetic', with the producer and bassist Robert Trujillo is...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 April 2011
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