by Metal Insider | Oct 20, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
It’s a cliche in music, but also the truth, that a band has their whole lives to create their first album, and only a year or two to write their second. So while a lot of sophomore albums find artists trying to recapture the magic of their first albums, or...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 22, 2014 | News, Updates
Did you like World Painted Blood, the last album from Slayer? We did. It was perfectly acceptable latter-day Slayer, even though it didn’t come close the the juggernaut of Reign in Blood, South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss. At any rate, former drummer Dave...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 10, 2014 | News, Updates
It’s been over one year since Dave Lombardo was unceremoniously dismissed from Slayer over financial issues. He’s reiterated that he isn’t coming back, and the band is moving on with Paul Bostaph in place. They’ve even released a new song,...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 12, 2014 | News, Splits, Updates
[UPDATE] According to a post on MetalSucks, one of their contributors has written a book titled Slayer 66 2/3: The Jeff & Dave Years and says Lombardo’s number might not be accurate. According to the author, D.X. Ferris, Lombardo had to support his ex-wife...
by Matt Brown | Jan 20, 2014 | News, Touring
In the world of awesome rumors, the latest to come around was a tour featuring Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, and Exodus. These rumors started when all three bands were confirmed for Rock On The Range, but now it has been more or less confirmed that a tour is happening....