Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 9, 2014
Slayer’s follow up to 2009’s World Painted Blood isn’t going to be out until next year, and even though we’ve only heard one song from it, that’s not stopping former drummer Dave Lombardo from talking about it. Making the rounds in support of the second album from his band Philm, he’s offered that the album’s been […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 22, 2014
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 Lombardo, who was booted from the band last year over a financial dispute, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 10, 2014
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, “Implode.” Yet the song seemed familiar to Lombardo – mainly because he’d already played on […]
Posted by Anthony Maisano on June 9, 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzXdyPqRVqk[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 16 years old today, Slayer experimented a little with the release of Diabolus in Musica. This is just a super heavy Slayer album in terms of sound. The late Jeff Hanneman had […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 24, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/bkxN9ToJf1k[/youtube] Turns out Slayer’s surprise opening at the Revolver Golden Gods awards wasn’t just to shake up the ceremony. In addition to world-premiering a new song,”Implode,” live in their three-song set, they also chose last night to announce that they will release their next album on Nuclear Blast Records through the band’s own label imprint. They’ve made […]
Posted by Metal Insider on December 23, 2013
Tis the time when everyone starts celebrating the best of the past year’s albums with a flood of “Best Of Lists”. But while 2013 was filled with great music, it also had plenty of shocking moments. While some brought joy and others brought dismay, these moments left a major impact in the metal community. With […]
Posted by Metal Insider on December 12, 2013
Headbangers’ Brawl is a column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. While it’s not particularly new news that Slayer was between labels, we’d initially thought it was because American Recordings might be deciding which label group […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on December 11, 2013
There’s been a lot of twist and turns in the world of Slayer this year. And now 2013 is ending on another surprise twist: Slayer appear to have parted ways with Rick Rubin and American Recordings. Slayer recently sat down with FUSE to provide insight into the new album, including returning drummer Paul Bostaph and […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on November 20, 2013
2013 has been one hell of a year for Battlecross. In support of their new album, War Of Will, the Detroit group embarked on endless touring that found them playing on numerous club tours, touring festivals, and even Metallica’s own music fest held in their home city. And along the way, they even helped prove […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on November 18, 2013
Opening for a band like Slayer can either be a blessing or a curse. On the one hand, it gives you the chance to perform for a massive new audience of passionate metal heads. However, those dedicated fans aren’t exactly known for being kind towards anyone that isn’t Slayer onstage. Despite knowing this, 4ARM took […]
