Alongside "Live Intrusion", which will be first issued on DVD on August 17th, Slayers legendary DVDs "War At The Warfield" & "Still Reigning" will also be reissued on August 17th in the US. Germany will see the release of these 3 DVDs on August 27th and the UK on August 16th.

Pre-order your copies here:
Live Intrusion DVD - Pre-Order
War At The Warfield - Pre-Order
Still Reigning - Pre-Order

All three DVDs will be available seperately at retail or online ($13.98 each, $12.49 at the amazon pre-order above) or in one pack under the title "Slayer Live DVD 3-Pack" ($29.98) which will only be available from the bands official site.

Check out a preview clip of the 3 DVDs:

Dave Lombardo interviewed at Examiner.com

Mark Morton of Examiner.com recently interviewed Dave Lombardo and talked with him about his side projects, being a drummer in Slayer, about the resurgence of thrash metal and much more. Check out the full interview at Examiner.com.

As reported on July 10th, Live Intrusion will be released on DVD this summer. Release dates are August 17th in the US (pre-order), August 16th in the UK and August 27th in Germany. Obviously the DVD release will have the same contents as the 1995 VHS release, the DVD is currently listed to be released with the following tracks:

01. Raining Blood
02. Killing Fields
03. War Ensemble
04. At Dawn They Sleep
05. Divine Intervention
06. Dittohead
07. Captor Of Sin
08. 213
09. South Of Heaven
10. Sex. Murder. Art.
11. Mandatory Suicide
12. Angel of Death
13. Hell Awaits
14. Witching Hour (Venom)
15. Chemical Warfare

As the tracklist seems to be unaltered the "flashbacks" between tracks should be included as well. So as it seems at the moment the tracks omitted from the VHS release (Spirit In Black, Dead Skin Mask, Seasons In The Abyss & Mind Control) won't be included in the DVD. You can pre-order your copy of the "Live Intrusion" DVD here!

In related news the "War At The Warfield" & "Still Reigning" DVDs are going to be rereleased in Germany on August 27th aswell.

Slayer kicked off the "American Carnage" tour yesterday in Quebec with Megadeth & Testament. The setlist was as follows:

01. World Painted Blood
02. War Ensemble
03. Blood Red
04. Spirit in Black
05. Expendable Youth
06. Dead Skin Mask
07. Hallowed Point
08. Skeletons of Society
09. Temptation
10. Born of Fire
11. Seasons in the Abyss
12. South of Heaven
13. Raining Blood
14. Angel of Death

According to fan reports the kickoff of the tour was phenomenal including all three bands (Testament, Megadeth, Slayer). Megadeth & Slayer roughly played the same length set with Slayer closing the show.

Slayer used their intro with the curtain again as they already did on their european "The Unholy Alliance III" tour in 2008, this time the intro for "World Painted Blood" was used instead of "Metalstorm/Face the Slayer" like in 2008. (Video)

Jamie Thomson of UK's Guardian recently conducted an interview with members of the "Big Four" about the never ending popularity of thrash metal and the Sonisphere Festivals last month. Check out the full interview here.

"The American Carnage" kicking off today

"The American Carnage" tour featuring Slayer, Megadeth & Testament kicks off today in Quebec City, Canada. The tour will feature 6 Canadian dates before Slayer go back to europe to play some festivals and regular shows. After that the remaining US dates will be played (tourdates) as well as the critically acclaimed second leg of "The American Carnage" tour featuring Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax (tourdates).

If you attend one of the upcoming shows be sure to write a show review and send it to Slayerized@web.de!

In related news it has been announced that Kerry King will be part of a signing session at the premier metal and hardrock event "Heavy MTL 2010". This event takes place at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec. Kerry will be at the "JaegerWorld" tent on Saturday July 24th from 3.00 until 3.40pm.

That's right, you can get two tickets for the price of one for the "American Carnage" show in Albuquerque on August 26th. Just bring your ticket stub from last years "Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour" to any ticket outlet and there you go! This offer is only valid until Friday, July 23rd!

Cineplex Entertainment in association with BY Experience has announced that the live concert presentation of the “Big Four” — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax — was such a hit that an encore presentation has been scheduled.

The legendary concert from the tour's stop at the Sonisphere festival in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22 was one of only seven shows across Europe. The HD concert presentation being shown at Cineplex theatres makes it possible for Canadian fans to participate in what otherwise is a very limited run of dates.

For more information, showtimes, participating locations and to purchase tickets, click here.

Kerry King featured in new Witchery video

Kerry King is featured in "Witchkrieg", the new video by Swedish Witchery. He can be seen in some additional scenes during the guitar solo. Those scenes were filmed in early June when Slayer played two consecutive nights at London's "HMV Forum". Check out the video here.

Check out last Saturdays "That Metal Show" featuring Dave Lombardo & Kerry King:

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3

As reported first by Slayerized.com, it has now been officially confirmed that Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will hit the road together on the second leg of the "American Carnage" tour. This tour features the classic 1991 "Clash of the Titans" lineup. Check out the tourdates for the full schedule.

On this second leg of the tour Slayer will continue to play "Seasons in the Abyss" in it's entirety. A special pre-sale will launch this Wednesday, July 14th and fans should log on to Slayer.net to obtain a special code for the pre-sale which is needed for Ticketmaster.com. Public on-sale will start on July 23rd.

As reported yesterday, "Live Intrusion" will be released on DVD this summer. The release date for the US has been set to Tuesday, August 17th. You can pre-order your copy of the "Live Intrusion" DVD here!

The DVD will be released in the UK on August 16th and in Germany on August 27th. See below for more info!

Slayers classic first homevideo "Live Intrusion" which was first released in 1995 on VHS will finally see an official DVD release this summer! "Live Intrusion" is currently listed to get an release in the UK on Monday, August 16th and on Friday, August 27th in Germany. This is the official press release text:

"Filmed on their Divine Intervention tour at the Mesa Amphitheater in Mesa, Arizona, on March 12, 1995. The concert, FINALLY available on DVD for THE VERY FIRST TIME, features classic performances of Raining Blood, At Dawn They Sleep, Hell Awaits as well as cover of the Venom song, Witching Hour, performed by Slayer with Chris Kontos and Robb Flynn of Machine Head."

If you have more details (release dates in other countries, extras on the DVD), contact me.

In related news "War at the Warfield" and "Still Reigning", two DVDs which were unavailable for quite some time in Germany, will also be re-released on August 27th.

Dave Lombardo & Kerry King will be guests on this Saturdays edition of "That Metal Show". Be sure to tune in to VH-1 Classic this Saturday (July 10th) at 11 PM ET. Click here for more info.

As reported on July 2nd there are rumors that there's going to be a second leg of the "American Carnage" tour featuring Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, which is supposed to hit territories that the first tour is leaving out.

These rumors are now being fueled by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth who said in an recent interview that Anthrax will be taking part in some of the upcoming "American Carnage" tour dates. Slayerized.com has also gotten the info from a trustworthy source that there's already one date for the upcoming 2nd leg of the "American Carnage" which will be on October 3rd at the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, FL.

Keep in mind that these are still rumors but I do strongly believe that this will be confirmed soon. Rumor has it there'll be an official annoucnement on Monday, July 12th. Stay tuned for more info!

Slayer have officially cancelled tomorrows show in Paris. Allegedly the show was cancelled due to Tom Arayas voice problems. Ticket holders can get a refund at the point of purchase.

Sonisphere Romania: New photos available

Photos of the "Big Four" show in Bucharest, Romania are available here. The show took place on June 26th and featured Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Antrhax.

Pictures of yesterdays Slayer show in Wiesbaden, Germany have been posted here.

"Big Four" broadcast coming to Australia

The legendary "Big Four" show held on June 22nd in Sofia, Bulgaria will be screened in selected cinemas across Australia beginning Friday July 9th. For ticket info check out TheBigFourLive.com and click on Australia at the bottom of the page.

"Big Four" drummers on cover of Rhythm Magazine UK

Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Shawn Drover (Megadeth) and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) are featured in the August issue of UK's Rhythm Magazine, going on sale today!

"Hot on the heels of thrash's big four – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – sharing a stage together for the first time ever last month, we speak to the men behind the beats that defined a ground-breaking genre. We chart the birth of thrash and get the lowdown from Lars Ulrich, Dave Lombardo, Shawn Drover and Charlie Benante on double bass, blast beats and much, much more."

I've received some e-mails in the last days by people claiming to know that the "American Carange" tour will be extended in the fall, starting in late September or early October. The 2nd leg of the tour is supposed to feature Slayer as the headlining act with support acts Megadeth and Anthrax. Allegedly the tour is going to hit territories which the first leg of the "American Carnage" tour, featuring Slayer Megadeth and Testament, is leaving out.

Please remember that these are only rumors so far and nothing has been confirmed! I'll keep you posted!

On Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30, Slayer played two back-to-back concerts at the sold-out Alcatraz club in Milan, Italy. During the second show, the entire 1990 album "Seasons In The Abyss" was performed.

June 29th setlist (pictures)

01. World Painted Blood
02. Hate Worldwide
03. Cult
04. Disciple
05. Expendable Youth
06. War Ensemble
07. Jihad
08. Beauty Through Order
09. Payback
10. Seasons In The Abyss
11. Hell Awaits
12. Mandatory Suicide
13. Chemical Warfare
14. Raining Blood
15. Aggressive Perfector
16. South Of Heaven
17. Silent Scream
18. Angel Of Death

June 30th setlist (pictures)

01. World Painted Blood
02. Jihad
03. Hate Worldwide
04. Disciple
05. Beauty Through Order
06. War Ensemble
07. Blood Red
08. Spirit In Black
09. Expendable Youth
10. Dead Skin Mask
11. Hallowed Point
12. Skeletons Of Society
13. Temptation
14. Born Of Fire
15. Seasons In The Abyss
16. Mandatory Suicide
17. Raining Blood
18. Aggressive Perfector
19. South Of Heaven
20. Angel Of Death

New pictures of the Sonisphere Festivals have been posted at "Andrew Stuart Photographys" Facebook page. The pictures include live shots aswell as shots taken during the soundcheck. You can check the gallery out here.

Finally there's some pro-shot footage of last tuesdays Slayer show in Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out the listing of available clips here.

Members of "The Big 4", including Kerry King, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Laris Ulrich (Metallica) and Scott Ian (Anthrax) recorded a video tribute to Ronnie James Dio who sadly passed away on May 16th 2010. The video was recorded at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22nd and was shown as part of the satellite broadcast of the "Big 4" concert to movie theaters around the world.

Last Tuesdays "Big 4" show in Sofia, Bulgaria will be released as a DVD/Blu-ray in September. The package will contain the whole 2 hour Metallica show as well as the performances by Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, each lasting 1 hour respectively. It will also contain the legendary moment when members of all four bands came on stage to perform the Diamond Head classic "Am I Evil?".

Slayer Metal Hammer cover wins design award

In May we asked for your support to vote for Slayer at "The Maggies", an award for magazine covers in the UK. And guess what? The cover featuring Slayer really won the award! Check out this Musicweek article giving you the full story.

If you attended last night's history-making "Big Four" cinema concert event broadcast "live" from the Sonisphere festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, Slayer wants you to log on to the band's official web site and let them know all about your experience. And, if you took photos at your local theatre during the event, Slayer would love to see those as well, so post them.

Just log on to Slayer's special "Fan Photos/Metal at the Movies" section at this location.

Photos of Sundays Hellfest

A few photos of Slayers perfomance at the Hellfest in France last Sunday can be seen here.

Sonisphere Bulgaria, photos available

Photos from yesterdays Slayer show at Sonisphere Bulgaria can be found here.

Members of the Big 4 performed the Diamond Head classic "Am I Evil?" together on stage tonight in Sofia, Bulgaria. James Hetfield (Metallica), Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) and Joey Belladonna (Anthrax) reportedly took turns in singing with various other band members playing guitar, bass and drums. Check out the video below!

Todays show will simulcast to theaters throughout the U.S. and Europe (encore showings have been added, check news below). In additional news it has been made clear that this show will be used for a DVD release in the near future!

"Big 4" simulcast today, encore showing added!

By popular demand an encore showing has been added in the U.S. for Thursday, June 24 (7:30 PM in all time zones) to the "Big Four" in-theater event! For two nights only, metalheads around the world can experience history: On Tuesday, June 22 and now added June 24 in select U.S. theaters, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax perform on one stage together, and through the wonders of satellite technology, you can experience this historic concert event, broadcast exclusively to select movie theaters around the world. The showing will feature nearly 4 hours of live performances and behind-the-scenes from the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. For more information, go to TheBigFourLive.com.

Slayer pinball game for iPhone & iPad

Slayer have launched their first app with a new pinball game available for Apple iPhone & Apple iPad. You can find the game in the Apple iTunes Store. Check out a demo of the game here.

Check out a review of the game by REVIEWniverse.com here!

Check out this video of the Big 4 photoshoot recorded this past Wednesday June 16th in Warsaw, Poland:

Pictures of yesterdays Sonisphere Festival featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax can be found here.

Kerry King & Dave Mustaine interview

In related news check out this interview with Kerry King and Dave Mustaine where they discuss the "Big 4" tour.

Check out HD cuts of "Mandatory Suicide" and "Chemical Warfare" from Wednesdays Sonisphere Festival featuring the "Big 4".

Also check out this short interview with Kerry King after the performance at Sonisphere Poland:

Last night saw the historical first time that Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax shared one stage together.

For pictures of the event please check out Gazeta.pl with a cool selection of photos. There's also alot of videos circulating the net, just check out Youtube.

The bands setlists were:

ANTHRAX:
01. Caught In A Mosh
02. Got The Time
03. Indians
04. Anti-Social
05. Madhouse
06. Only
07. N.F.L.
08. I Am The Law

MEGADETH:
01. Holy Wars
02. Hangar 18
03. Take No Prisoners
04. Five Magics
05. Poison Was The Cure
06. Lucretia
07. Tornado of Souls
08. Dawn Patrol
09. Rust In Peace...Polaris
10. Headcrusher
11. Sweating Bullets
12. Symphony of Destruction
13. Peace Sells

SLAYER:
01. World Painted Blood
02. Jihad
03. War Ensemble
04. Hate Worldwide
05. Dead Skin Mask
06. Angel Of Death
07. Beauty Through Order
08. Disciple
09. Mandatory Suicide
10. Chemical Warfare
11. South Of Heaven
12. Raining Blood

METALLICA:
01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. The Four Horsemen
05. Fade To Black
06. That Was Just Your Life
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
16. Stone Cold Crazy
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy

The Sonisphere Festival featuring the Big 4 will continue tomorrow in Jonschwil, Switzerland and will then hit countries like Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Turkey. Check out the tourdates!

The new video for "World Painted Blood" has been released today. Check it out:

First photo of the "big 4" together

Check out this picture of the "big 4", Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, in one room taken last night in Warsaw, Poland. The only one missing on that picture is Jeff Hanneman. Tonight will see the first time all 4 bands share the stage together at the Sonisphere Festival in Warsaw.

Update: The following 2 pictures were taken today before the show started:

Slayer recently spent a day filming a live performance for "AOL Session". You can now check out the videos here.

New music video preview

A new trailer for the upcoming music video for the song "World Painted Blood" can be viewed here.

As you all may know now last nights show at the "Ruhr Congress" in Bochum, Germany had to be cancelled due to Toms "illness". As it turns out he seems to suffer from severe tonsillitis and just couldn't do the show. Apparently the band did a soundcheck that evening where they realized Tom couldn't sing a word that night.

Unfortunately the cancellation decision was made pretty late and so alot of fans already showed up at the venue where they were told by the security guys that the show was cancelled. Rumor has it that the Bochum show won't be re-scheduled since there were no more free dates on Slayers tour schedule.

A spokesman for the "Sweden Rock Festival", Slayers next stop on their tour schedule, confirmed that tomorrows concert will be held as planned!

Various sources report that tonights show at the "Ruhr Congress" in Bochum, Germany has been cancelled. Apparently Tom is sick, it was stated that he has problems with his voice. No word yet if the show is being rescheduled or what this means for the rest of the tour. I will keep you posted!

Slayer recently spent a day filming a live performance for AOL Sessions set to be launched this week. You can check out behind the scenes footage of that performance at Noisecreep.

On June 3rd Slayer played their 2nd show at the HMV Forum in London, they played the complete "Seasons in the Abyss" album at that show. They will also play the complete album on their upcoming "American Carnage" tour this summer.

Complete setlist from June 3rd:

01. World Painted Blood
02. Jihad
03. Hate Worldwide
04. Disciple
05. Beauty Through Order
06. War Ensemble
07. Blood Red
08. Spirit in Black
09. Expendable Youth
10. Dead Skin Mask
11. Hallowed Point
12. Skeletons of Society
13. Temptation
14. Born of Fire
15. Seasons in the Abyss
16. Mandatory Suicide
17. Raining Blood
18. Aggressive Perfector
19. South of Heaven
20. Angel of Death

In related news Slayer had to stop their June 3rd performance in London for an injured fan who was knocked unconscious during the fourth song of the set "Disciple". The show had to be halted for about 25 minutes until the fan could safely be carried out the venue by the ambulance crew.

International day of Slayer this Sunday!

As reported earlier, this sunday will once again see the "International Day Of Slayer". Blast Slayer on your stereo, wear your Slayer shirt! For those interested in participating, check out www.NationalDayOfSlayer.org.

Slayer started their european tour yesterday in Leeds, UK. The setlist was as follows:

01. World Painted Blood
02. Hate Worldwide
03. Cult
04. Disciple
05. Expendable Youth
06. War Ensemble
07. Jihad
08. Payback
09. Beauty Through Order
10. Seasons In The Abyss
11. Hell Awaits
12. Mandatory Suicide
13. Chemical Warfare
14. Raining Blood
15. Aggressive Perfector
16. South Of Heaven
17. Silent Scream
18. Angel Of Death

Check out fan filmed footage of the opening song "World Painted Blood" here! From now on you can find links to video footage of the latest shows on the Tourdates page, simply click the "play" button next to your desired tourdate.

Show reviews for the european tour

If you have a show review for the current european tour, don't hesitate to send it to me. Slayerized@web.de.

Metallica updated their website with the following message regarding the "Big Four" shows this summer:

"Can't make it to Europe this June for one of the seven Sonisphere 'Big Four' shows featuring the 'TALLICA along with SLAYER, MEGADETH, and ANTHRAX? No problem . . . we've got the next best thing through the magic of satellite technology with a special HD simulcast from Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22!

"Here's how it works: The live show will be transmitted via satellite to over 450 movie theaters in the U.S. and over 350 theaters across Europe, Canada, and Latin America. Within hours of all of us walking off the stage, depending on what time zone you live in, you'll be able to rock out to each set in the cozy confines of your local movie theater that same night.

"Now the nitty gritty details: Tickets for the one-night-only event are available at the local theater box offices and online at TheBigFourLive.com where you can see a complete list of presenting theaters. They will start to go on sale Friday, May 21 in the U.S and Friday, May 28 internationally. Please note that ticket on sale times and even days will vary by theatre, so check with your friendly neighborhood participating movie theatre for exact days and times tickets will be available and keep watching TheBigFourLive.com for theatre additions/changes. For our friends in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, delayed screenings will be coming your way. Again, keep watching here and TheBigFourLive.com for updates.

"A few more tidbits you might find helpful: Ticket prices in the U.S. will be around $20 plus whatever service charges your local theater may add. No, unfortunately each band's entire set will not be shown, but trust us, you'll see most of the action."

Watch the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" performance now!

Check out Slayers live performance of "Hate Worldwide" and "World Painted Blood" from last nights "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show as well as fan filmed footage of "War Ensemble", "Blood Red" and "Spirit in Black":

KNAC.com has put up a very detailed interview with Tom Araya where he is talking about his recovery, upcoming tours and his thoughts on the "big four" shows this summer. You can read the interview here.

As previously reported Slayer will be the musical guest on ABCs "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" this Thursday (May 20th). The show will be on the air at 12.05am ET and PT/11.05pm CT. Slayer will perform "World Painted Blood" and "Hate Worldwide". They will also play 3 more songs on the shows outdoor stage.

Metal Hammer in the UK are trying to drum up some support for the Slayer cover that's been nominated for a design award, and seeing as it's been put up against some real mainstream competition, the fans are needed to vote for Slayer. Check out Metal Hammer UK for full details.

International Day Of Slayer approaching

For the fourth year in a row, fans of heavy metal music unite on June 6 for the International Day of Slayer, a holiday to celebrate heavy metal. Metal fans are hoping for recognition of their culture and way of life as an elective culture of equal footing to other cultures and religions in our pluralistic society.

Growing up as a fan of heavy metal in Los Angeles, teenager Dag Hansen became frustrated with holidays. "Every time a holiday came around, it was culture this or culture that," he said. "I wanted one to reflect my culture, because in the land of malls and triplicate forms, I found more cultural value in heavy metal than any of the stuff other people called culture."

Fast forward almost two decades and Hansen is part of a small group trying to get an "International Day of Slayer" accepted as a public holiday. Originally the National Day of Slayer, formed in response to the American "National Day of Prayer," the holiday has gained momentum over the last four years. Its message that heavy metal is a culture and deserves recognition alongside other cultures in our diverse world, while at first unorthodox, is gaining momentum.

For those interested in participating, check out www.NationalDayOfSlayer.org.

Slayer will perform the entire "Seasons in the Abyss" album on their upcoming "Carnage" tour in north america. Megadeth will perform the "Rust in peace" album in it's entirety. Check out the tourdates here!

Today the new Slayer videoclip for "Beauty through order" was finished. Check out the full clip:

A "making of" feature for the clip can be seen here.

Tom Araya was interviewed today on this weeks episode of Noisecreeps "Creep Show" which you can view below. During the show Tom discussed his neck surgery which led to Slayer cancelling all their tours last year. He also revealed that he won't be able to headbang in the future. Check out the whole interview:

Slayer's first performance since bassist/vocalist Tom Araya underwent back surgery will take place May 20 on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (the appearance was rescheduled from its original date of November 4, 2009).

Slayer's "American Carnage" tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be put on hold due to Araya's ongoing, minimally invasive treatments for what was diagnosed as a cervical radiculopathy, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. Right after the first of the year, Araya made the difficult decision to undergo a surgical procedure, called an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, a relatively routine practice with an excellent recovery rate. That surgery took place in January.

Tom's first interview since his surgery

The first interview with Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya since he underwent back surgery at the end of January will be taped April 2 on AOL Noisecreep's 'Creep Show' podcast (the program will be recorded live and will be posted April 5). Check out the full story here!

Nic Bezzina from Sydney has posted some stunning live shots from the bands last year performance in Sydney where they played "Reign in Blood" in it's entirety. Check out his website here.

Dave Lombardo has scheduled the following drum workshops in germany:

March 28 - House of Drums - Bochum-Wattenscheid
March 29 - Drumladen - St. Leon-Rot
March 30 - Rock'n'Roll Musikladen - Donauwörth
March 31 - Musik Meisinger - Burghausen

Slayer have just been confirmed for the "Sonisphere Festival" in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22nd. This will be another "Big Four" show featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax! Check out the tourdates for full details.

Slayer will be playing this years "Hellfest" in Clisson, France on June 20th. Check out the full tourschedule here.

Slayer will play at the "Graspop Metal Meeting" in Belgium on June 26th. Other bands on the bill include Kiss and Motörhead. Check out the full summer festival schedule here.

Slayer have been confirmed to play the "Bilbao BBK Live Festival" in Bilbao, Spain. The festival will take place from July 8th until July 10th. Slayer will play their show on July 8th. Check out the full summer festival schedule here.

SLAYER and MEGADETH are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the "American Carnage" North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled "Canadian Carnage East" dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. SLAYER will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the "American Carnage" leg in Albany, NY on August 11.

"American Carnage" will play 26 dates across the United States and Eastern Canada up to the Labor Day weekend, ending in Portland, Oregon on September 4. TESTAMENT will be special guest on all shows. Tickets purchased for the "American Carnage" shows when they first went on sale late last year will be honored for these rescheduled dates.

Due to venue availability and other conflicts, the shows originally scheduled in El Paso, Houston, Nashville, Duluth, and Louisville cannot be rescheduled at this time, and ticket holders may obtain refunds at point of purchase. However, new cities have been added to the "American Carnage" itinerary, with dates now scheduled in Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego, and Sacramento.

Check out the full tour schedule in the Tourdates section.

Slayer lose grammy to Judas Priest

Slayer were nominted with "Hate Worldwide" for "Best Metal Performance" in last nights Grammy Awards. This time they lost the grammy to Judas Priest with a live version of "Dissident Aggressor".

New interview with Dave Lombardo

SonicExcess recently conducted an interview with Dave Lombardo where he talks about Tom Araya's health and the possibility of recording a new Slayer EP in 2010. Check out the interview here.

Slayer have been confirmed to play at this years "Sweden Rock Festival" in Sölvesborg in the south of Sweden. The festival takes place from June 9th to June 12th. As always check out our Tourdates section for full details.

As we reported in early December last year, Slayer have been nominated for a grammy award in the "best metal performance" category with "Hate Worldwide" from "World Painted Blood". The 52nd annual Grammy Awards take place this sunday night, January 31st in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on CBS from 8.00 - 11.30pm (ET/PT). For more info check out Grammy.com.

The other nominees in the "best metal performance" category are:

Judas Priest | Dissident Aggressor (from "A touch of evil live")
Lamb Of God | Set to Fail (from "Wrath")
Megadeth | Headcrusher (from "Endgame")
Ministry | Senor Peligro (from "Adios...")

It's going to be a hot summer for Slayer fans in europe, today more re-scheduled tourdates have been announced (Switzerland & France). Also alot of new festivals are confirmed, including Rock im Park & Rock am Ring in Germany, aswell as the German With Full Force Festival and the Sonisphere Festivals in Romania, Greece & Turkey. Check out the complete european tour schedule in the Tourdates.

Californian thrashers SLAYER have announced the rescheduled dates for their U.K. headlining tour, with Sweden's THE HAUNTED as support. The trek will kick off on May 26 at the 02 Academy in Leeds, with the band playing seven headline shows, ending with two in London. All tickets for the original shows are valid.

SLAYER's original tour dates had to be postponed due to bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's ongoing treatment for what was diagnosed as a cervical radiculopathy, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. Originally, Araya opted for a series of minimally-invasive procedures, and while they resulted in some improvement, they didn't entirely remedy the severe pain, numbness or muscle spasms that Araya continued to experience. Consequently, Araya made the difficult decision to undergo a surgical procedure, called an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, a relatively routine practice with an excellent recovery rate.

"I think that his just making the decision to have the surgery has helped improve the way he feels," said longtime SLAYER manager Rick Sales. "While no one wants to go under the knife, his doctors are very confident about this procedure taking care of the problem once and for all."

The german, italian and netherlands tourdates have been rescheduled as well, unfortunately the show in Dresden (Germany) has been cancelled! More dates will be added as they surface!

Check out the Tourdates for the complete tour schedule.

SLAYER have issued the following brief update:

"While Tom is at rest working on his recovery, the Slayer team is working hard to reschedule all postponed shows!

For all your fans with tickets to the American Carnage, Canadian Carnage, and UK/EU shows: Hold on to your tickets, more information will be coming your way!

Thanks for all of your support."

Slayer, Megadeth & Testament are featured in the February issue of "Decibel Magazine". The magazine features a preview of the tour which has unfortunately been postponed recently. You can get your copy here.

California thrash metal legends SLAYER have been forced to cancel all of their immediate tour plans — including the American and Canadian Carnage tour dates with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT that were set to kick off on January 18, as well as the band's European headline tour scheduled for March and April.

SLAYER bassist/vocalist 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.

"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."

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.

Booking agents for both SLAYER and MEGADETH are already hard at work rescheduling tour dates for summer 2010; tickets already purchased for all shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates.

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."

Revolver magazine will present the "Dean Guitars 2010 NAMM Jam" concert featuring COLLECTIVE SOUL, L.A. GUNS, as well as members of SLAYER, ARCH ENEMY, TESTAMENT, and more — on January 15 at The Grove Of Anaheim in Southern California. Tickets for this special show, hosted by Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN, HELLYEAH), will be given away to Winter NAMM attendees during the annual music conference held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music starting at 7 p.m.