by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 14, 2025 | News, Releases
Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 12, 2025 | News
The official Slayer online museum, Slaytanic Verses, opened its newest digital collection on Monday (10th). The latest exhibit, Hell On Tour, marks the 40th anniversary of Hell Awaits and revisits the band’s 1985 world tour. At the center of the exhibit is...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 22, 2025 | Festivals, News
After a canceled 2025, Sick New World is leveling up in 2026 and bringing System of a Down along for the ride with not one but two editions. The festival will not only return to Las Vegas but also expand for the first time, heading out to Texas. Sick New World Las...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 12, 2025 | News
Slayer are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their iconic fifth album, Seasons in the Abyss, with a special track-by-track video feature available through their official online museum, Slaytanic Verses. In the new video, Tom Araya and Kerry King revisit the stories...
by Marie-Christine Quirion | Oct 9, 2025 | Festivals, Reviews
Louisville, Kentucky was under siege for two straight weeks this past September, as Danny Wimmer Presents unleashed back-to-back mega-festivals: Bourbon & Beyond (September 11–14) and Louder Than Life (September 18–21). With over 300 artists performing across both...