Posted by Mark Zapata on December 3, 2018
Slayer’s Gary Holt recently announced he had to step down from the rest of their European trek in order to head home to be with his dying father. The group tapped guitarist Phil Demmel to play the remaining dates as they asked him right when he ended his career with Machine Head following their November 24th […]
Posted by Matt Zaniboni on December 3, 2018
There are four shows remaining of Slayer’s European farewell run and unfortunately, Gary Holt has been hit with some sad news. Holt announced yesterday (2nd) that he will be sitting out for the rest of the tour to head home and be there for his dying father. The group has recruited Ex-Machine Head guitarist, Phill […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 11, 2018
If you haven’t seen the first two seasons of Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles, do yourself a favor and get caught up immediately. The show is about a family and their dog, but instead of rescuing Timmy from a well, Mr. Pickles is satanic, bathing in rivers of blood and killing people. And while the show […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 16, 2017
Slayer might be the most fearsome of the Big Four, but they’ve gotta soundcheck too. Instead of busting out songs they’ve been playing for over 30 years, they appear to enjoy busting out some classic rock covers. One of the perks of their VIP packages is allowing fans to attend their soundchecks, and while Kerry […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 11, 2017
Back in 2015, Slayer/Exodus guitarist Gary Holt was seen numerous times wearing a black t-shirt with white text reading, “Kill the Kardashians.” While many have loved this shirt, some people have taken offense to it, resulting in attempted paybacks. This could be far-fetched but, it’s possible that this was the beginning of the band fashion […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 6, 2017
If you’re a metal fan and are in the Bay Area, you were probably already planning on heading to The Chapel in San Francicso to see Exodus’ two-night residency on July 7th and 8th. However, if you haven’t decided to yet, you’ll probably want to head to the Saturday performance. That’s because Gary Holt has […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on October 14, 2016
If you go to any metal-themed Facebook page right now, chances are you’ll find some version of the image above. The story about model and Kim Kardashian’s half-sister Kendall Jenner wearing a Slayer shirt during Canada’s MuchMusic Video Awards is over two years old but it appears that some outlets are barely keeping up with […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 15, 2016
Artist Vincent Castiglia is well-known not just for his art, but for his medium, which is human blood. If that rings a bell, then you’re probably most familiar with his work that was done on a canvas known as Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt’s guitar. The guitarist gave 18 vials of his blood to […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 26, 2016
Slayer have had a long-standing relationship with blood. Of course Reign in Blood is the gold (red?) standard of classic metal albums. “Seasons in the Abyss” came in a limited edition blood pack, and their last album before Repentless was World Painted Blood. And guitarist Gary Holt is embracing it via new guitar he’ll be bringing out on […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 9, 2015
Comedian, actor and former stoner Brian Posehn has a new film, Uncle Nick, coming out, but as many metal fans, he also has another album coming out. Unlike his first several albums, which contained several songs at the end (like “Metal by Numbers,” a name we stole for our column), he’s been talking about putting […]
