Legendary Thrash Metal band ended his activities with a crack between frontman Tom Araya and the guitarist, who was in Brazil recently
In an unexpected movement, the Slayer He announced in February last year that he would resume his activities – just over 5 years after his farewell show. The group, which had been active since 1981, had ended its career in particular due to a desire of the singer and bassist Tom Arya in retiring.
The return was confirmed even weeks after the guitarist Kerry King Having said that the group would never return. At the time, in an interview with Rolling Stone USAhe made a lot of criticism of Araya: He revealed that he touched several albums in the place of his colleague, said he scolded him for a publication on the group’s official profile by extolling the American president Donald Trump And he assured that if he depended only on him, the Slayer would have continued.
The fact is that the group is back, albeit only for sporadic shows. Two took place in 2024 and another six are scheduled for the coming months of July and September – one should have occurred last year, but had to be postponed. The agenda even has a special performance: a participation in the English megafestival Back to the beginningwhich marks the farewell to Black Sabbath of the stage.
How is the current atmosphere at Slayer, today consisting of King, Araya, also the guitarist Gary Holt and the drummer Paul Bostaph? In an interview with Rolling Stone BrazilKerry was succinct in the answer to this question.
“It’s been like before – we showed up, we do our show and let’s go home. Then we said, ‘I talk to you in six months.’ Maybe. [Risos]”
Keryr King and Slayer in the farewell of Black Sabbath
The thrash metal icon was much more excited to comment on the participation in the farewell of its idols. He said:
“I want to arrive early in that show, because many friends of mine will play songs from Black Sabbath. It will be a nightmare to try to go up on the side of the stage to check it out, so I hope you have live broadcast behind the scenes. I want to see Metallic, Panther, LZZY HALEjust to name a few. ”
King, who was in Brazil to perform at the Paulistano Bangers Open Air festival, admitted to being “honored” for Slayer’s lineup at the Sabbath event – and made mystery about the Heavy Metal pioneers to be touched by him and his partners.
“It’s an honor to be considered to play this. I’m happy to be in work mode to receive this offer. As it took me, I chose our Sabbath song very late, when there were not so many obvious choices. However, the one I chose will work very well. I gave a way so that I and I could rehearse.
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Source: Rollingstone
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