Slayer and Rob Zombie North American Tour

Slayer and Rob Zombie have announced a co-headline North American tour together. Support comes from Exodus.

7/20 Reading, PA @ Sovereign Center
7/22 Detroit, MI @ DTE Amphitheatre
7/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
7/24 Toronto, ON @ Heavy T.O. at Downsview Park
7/27 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
7/29 Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
7/30 Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
7/31 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
8/2 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Center
8/3 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
8/5 Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum
8/6 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre

Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer and Anthrax Announce US Show

Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer and Anthrax otherwise known as "The Big 4" will play a US show on Saturday, April 23rd at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA.

"The Big 4" will also play this summers Sonisphere UK Festival.

Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax + Megadeath To Play Sonisphere

Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeath have all been confirmed to play the Friday night of the 2011 Sonisphere Festival in the UK.

'The Big Four' DVD Trailer and Track Listing

The trailer for the forthcoming 'The Big Four Live From Sofia' DVD featuring Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeath, can be viewed by clicking read more along with the full CD/DVD track listing.

'The Big Four Live From Sofia' is released on November 2nd as a two-disc DVD and a "Super Deluxe" Box Set including the 2 DVD set, five CD's with ALL 5 HOURS of music, a 24 page booklet, a two-sided poster, photos of each band, and a collectable Big 4 guitar pick. Both releases will be through Warner Bros. Records.

Metallica Announce 'The Big Four Live from Sofia' DVD Release

Metallica will release a new live DVD, 'The Big Four Live from Sofia' on October 25th. The DVD sees the band sharing the stage with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax and was recorded in Sofia, Bulgaria in June earlier this year.

'The Big Four Live From Sofia' includes full shows from all four bands on a two disc set as well as behind the scenes and interview footage.

Slayer on Jimmy Kimmel Live Video

Slayer's recent performance of 'Hate Worldwide' on Jimmy Kimmel Live can be viewed by clicking read more.

Slayer To Appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Slayer will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Thursday (May 20th). The band will be performing two songs; 'World Painted Blood' and 'Hate Worldwide'.

Slayer/Megadeath North American Tour

Slayer and Megadeath will be heading out on a North American tour from late July.

7/23 Quebec City, QC @ Pavillon de la Jeunesse
7/24 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau
7/26 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
7/27 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
7/29 Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
7/30 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre Center
8/11 Glens Falls, NY @ Glens Falls Civic Center
8/12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
8/14 Boston, MA @ Tsongas Arena
8/15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/16 Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theatre
8/18 Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre
8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavillon
8/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8/23 Kansas City, KS @ Cap Fed Park - Sandstone
8/25 Denver, CO Magness Arena
8/26 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
9/1 Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre
9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

Slayer Rescheduled UK Dates

Slayer's rescheduled UK tour dates have been announced.

May
26 02 Academy, Leeds
27 Barrowland, Glasgow
29 02 Academy, Birmingham
30 02 Academy, Manchester
31 Rock City, Nottingham

JUNE
2 HMV Forum, London
3 HMV Forum, London

Slayer Postpone UK Tour

Slayer have been forced to postpone their re-scheduled UK tour due to frontman Tom Araya's continuing back problem.

Message from the bands MySpace:

"Tom gave various medical treatments more than a fair shot," said Slayer's manager Rick Sales, "but they just haven't handled the problem, so he's biting the bullet and is scheduled for back surgery at the end of this month."

This difficult decision made by the band's bassist/vocalist Tom Araya means the cancellation of Slayer's immediate tour plans that include the American and Canadian Carnage Tour dates that were set to kick off on January 18, as well as the band's UK/European headline tour scheduled for March and April. Booking agents for both Slayer and Megadeth are already hard at work rescheduling the tour dates; tickets already purchased for these shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates.

The headbanging Araya, known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing, began experiencing back problems while on the band's Australian/New Zealand/Japanese tour last October. In spite of his rapidly increasing pain and discomfort, he carried on with the tour, but immediately upon returning home saw an orthopedic specialist who diagnosed a Cervical Radiculopathy. The rocker initially did not want to take the major surgery route, so the specialist recommended a series of minimally-invasive procedures. While those procedures have resulted in some improvement, Araya continues to deal with intermittent bouts of severe pain, numbness and muscle spasms. The surgical procedure that Araya will undergo, called an Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion, is a relatively routine practice and the recovery rate is excellent.

Sales added, "As unfortunate as this is for so many people - the Megadeth and Testament camps, the concerts' promoters, and, of course, the fans - Tom's health is the number one priority, and this has to happen."

Iron Maiden, Rammstein and More Announced for Sonisphere 2010

Iron Maiden and Rammstein will headline the 2010 Sonisphere Festival.

Alice Cooper, Anthrax, The Cult, Iggy & The Stooges, Motley Crue and Slayer have also been announced for the festival, which takes place at Knebworth between July 30th and August 1st.

Slayer Cancel and Reschedule UK and European Tour

Slayer have cancelled their UK and European tour due to a back injury to vocalist/bassist Tom Araya.

The tour was planned to start this week but has now been rescheduled to March 2010.

New dates:

07/03 ENG, Manchester Academy
08/03 ENG, London Forum
09/03 ENG, London Forum
11/03 FRA, Paris Bataclan
13/03 GER, Bochum Ruhrcongress
15/03 HOL, Tilburg 013
16/03 HOL, Tilburg 013
17/03 BEL, Brussels AB
18/03 GER, Herford X
20/03 GER, Berlin Columbiahalle
21/03 GER, Hamburg Docks
22/03 GER, Cologne Live Music Hall
24/03 GER, Dresden Alter Schlachtof
25/03 AUT, Vienna Gasometer Early Show
26/03 GER, Munich Zenith
28/03 ITA, Milan Alcatraz
29/03 ITA, Milan Alcatraz
30/03 SWI, Zurich Volkshaus Late Show
31/03 GER, Wiesbaden Schlachthof
02/04 ENG, Nottingham Rock City
03/04 SCO, Glasgow Barrowland
04/04 ENG, Leeds Academy
05/04 ENG, Birmingham Academy

New Slayer Album Stream

Slayer's new album 'World Painted Blood' is streaming here.

NOVEMBER
18 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
19 - BIRMINGHAM Academy
20 - MANCHESTER Academy
22 - GLASGOW Barrowland
23 - LEEDS Academy
25 - LONDON The HMV Forum
26 - LONDON The HMV Forum

Slayer Announce UK Tour

Slayer have announced detals of a UK tour later this year.

NOVEMBER
18 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
19 - BIRMINGHAM Academy
20 - MANCHESTER Academy
22 - GLASGOW Barrowland
23 - LEEDS Academy
25 - LONDON The HMV Forum
26 - LONDON The HMV Forum

Tickets go on sale Friday 18 September and they can be purchased by clicking here.

Slayer's new album, 'World Painted Blood' will be released on November 3rd.

New Slayer Album

Slayer's new album, 'World Painted Blood' will be released on November 3rd.

Slayer Reveal Album Title

Slayer have revealed their new album will be called 'World Painted Blood' and will be released in late summer, American Recordings/Columbia Records. Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Life of Agony) produced the album.

Slayer Frontman Gives Studio Update

Slayer vocalist and bassist Tom Araya has talked about the bands new album.

Araya told Revolver:

"We have an idea of what we want the song to sound like; it's making it sound the way we want it to that's hard. And we're our own worst critics. If Jeff [Hanneman, guitar] puts together a song and it, to him, doesn't sound good, then he won't even bother presenting the song. The guys have to like the songs they write before we get to see and hear them. So this time [for the band's recording session in October] he had these three he liked, and we went into the studio with 'em and we knew how we wanted them, the basic idea of the songs, and we needed someone to come in and take charge. It wasn't like we went in there and started playing a bunch of riffs and said, "OK, this sounds good… "

Senses Fail and Rise Against Release Exclusive Tracks on Punisher Soundtrack

Rise Against and Senses Fail are to be included on the soundtrack to new film "Punisher: War Zone". The soundtrack includes "The Past Is Proof" by Senses Fail and "Historia Calamitatum" by Rise Against, both of which are exclusive to the soundtrack.

Metal Blade Records Update - feat. Unearth and more

A brand new UNEARTH song, "Hail The Shrine", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page <" target=_blank>http://www.myspace.com/unearth>; . The track comes off "The March", which was recorded at Massachusetts' System Recording and Zing studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) Click <" target=_blank>http://www.metalblade.de/trailer/une_tm_trailer.wmv>; to check out a brand new video clip/album trailer! UNEARTH’s new album ‘The March’ will be released the 10th of October in D/A/CH/I and the 13th of October in the rest of Europe!The limited European-exclusive edition of ‘The March’ includes a bonus track called ‘Our Callous Skin’ and an exclusive bonus-DVD including a ‘making of the record’, directed by Denise Korycki. This limited edition comes in a highclass Digibook with special format!The limited LP will be released on coloured and 180g heavy vinyl in a gatefold sleeve and printed innerbag! It will include a unique download card to login on a dedicated page where fans can download the full album for free!

Unearth will be touring on the Never Say Die tour this year:

Parkway Drive + UNEARTH + Despised Icon + Architects + Protest The Hero + WHITECHAPEL + CarnifexAltamont Never Say Die! 2008 Club Tour:

November 2008
10th YEOVIL - Westland
11th MANCHESTER - Academy 2
12th GLASGOW - The Arches
13th SHEFFIELD - Corporation
14th PETERBOROUGH - Cresset
15th LONDON - Forum

Amon Marth will be on the The Unholy Alliance Chapter III this year with Slayer + Trivium + Mastadon this October:

27th MANCHESTER – Apollo
28th WOLVERHAMPTON - Civic
30th LONDON – Hammersmith Apollo
31st LONDON – Hammersmith Apollo

November 2008
2nd CARDIFF – Arena
3rd GLASGOW – Academy

Kill The Arcade to Play Face Down Club Night

Berkshire band Kill The Arcade are set to follow up their tour support slot with Forever The Sickest Kids with a late night performance at the Face Down club night at London Astoria 2 on Friday October 3rd and is in association with Scuzz TV.