Slayer

In front of a packed Wiener Stadthalle, which holds 16,000 people, cult thrash metallers Slayer rolled in on their farewell tour with Lamb of God, Anthrax and Obituary in tow, playing their career highlights one last time.

Performing: Stallion, Babylon A.D., Candlemass, Carcass, Dare, The Dead Daisies, Dragonforce, Equilibrium, Ektomorf, Slayer, Leartherwolf, Battle Beast, Debauchery vs. Blood God, Voodoo XLocation: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date:…

With their butchery mission, Carcass gave Slayer a proper warm-up, so the day-one headliner had no trouble burning the venue to the ground. Standout sets from Leatherwolf, Babylon A.D., Dare, Voodoo X

Slayer probably only satisfied the die-hard fans with their routine performance. Sadly, the band can't muster even an average show, while Anthrax, with their energy (the years clearly aren't such an obstacle after all), proved they're not…

Location: Unterpremstätten (Graz) / Schwarzlsee / AustriaDate: 02.08.2014 After a scorching rock Friday that left plenty of people with rosy memories (and sunburns) on their skin, Saturday promised an even hotter metal day. Already…

If Friday at Seerock was all about unwinding with some rock'n'roll, Saturday started bombarding everyone's ears with full metal force just after noon.

For every Slayer fan, the Zagreb show came less than two months after the news of Jeff Hanneman's death shocked us, so it was first and foremost a memorial.

The spectacular finish to day one of See Rock festival 2013 was followed by a pale sequel....

After four years away, I'm back at Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting, and day one is spent partying with Ozzy and Friends, Slayer, Slash and a bunch of other hard rock heavyweights!

Location: Messegelände / Balingen / GermanyDate: Friday, 15.07.2011 And so day two of BYH!!! 2011 rolled around. Let me just hint that we were freezing in our tents at night, with the temperature hitting a measly 6° C…

Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Messegelande / Balingen / GermanyConcert date: 15.07.2011Attendance: 14Ticket price: 80€ (two-day ticket) And so the second day of BYH!!! 2011 rolled around. Let me just hint that…

Author: Rok KlemšePhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Tolmin, SloveniaConcert date: 13.07.2011Attendance: 10 Wednesday, the golden middle of the festival, packed in the biggest crowd of the whole thing thanks to its gargantuan headliner. No…

After the opening first day, Sweden Rock Festival started breathing with full lungs on Thursday. An army of new visitors showed up and packed the festival to its sold-out capacity: 33 thousand souls.

"A predictable show from the old cats. It ran smoothly and went just as expected. Since Slayer are always expected to deliver the most, it made for an outstanding finish to the night. We saw total command of the stage, charisma radiating…

Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Rieden-Kreuth / GermanyConcert date: August 27, 2009Attendance: 8,000Ticket price: €80.00 After a wild first-day celebration with assorted sweet liquors of the alcoholic kind and…

The same day we sat down with Clawfiner, the final day of Nova Rock 2007 promised one more journalistic highlight – an interview with thrash legends Slayer. The closer the hour of the big gala event came, the clearer it became that…