Mythical thrash steel titans SLAYER made their extremely expected go back to the degree for the primary time in 5 years on Sunday evening (September 22) at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois
The band hit the degree simply after 8:30 p.m. native time, turning in an electrifying 20-song set. Fanatics had been handled to iconic tracks like “South Of Heaven,” “Seasons In The Abyss,” “Angel Of Loss of life,” “Hell Awaits,” “Raining Blood,” and “Repentless,” the name monitor in their ultimate studio album.
Fan-filmed pictures from the live performance has surfaced, giving those that couldn’t attend a glimpse of Slayer’s thunderous go back.
Slayer’s setlist for Rebellion Fest 2024:
- South Of Heaven
- Reborn (first time reside since 2014)
- Blood Crimson
- Postmortem
- Repentless
- Payback
- Temptation
- Jihad
- Seasons In The Abyss
- Born Of Fireplace
- Warfare Ensemble
- Hate International
- Disciple
- Useless Pores and skin Masks
- Hell Awaits
- 213 (first time reside since 1998)
- Obligatory Suicide
- Raining Blood
- Black Magic
- Angel Of Loss of life
Up subsequent, Slayer will carry out on the Louder Than Lifestyles pageant in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 27, adopted through a headlining look on the Aftershock pageant in Sacramento, California, on October 10.
The band’s comeback marks 5 years since they closing carried out all the way through their farewell excursion, which concluded in 2019. The inside track in their go back comes simply weeks after guitarist Kerry King introduced main points of his new solo undertaking. In spite of formally “retiring” in 2019, Slayer’s re-emergence at those gala’s has overjoyed enthusiasts international.
The lineup for this reunion stays unchanged from the gang’s ultimate excursion in 2019. Becoming a member of Kerry King and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya are guitarist Gary Holt (additionally of Exodus) and drummer Paul Bostaph. This similar lineup capped off Slayer’s “farewell” on the Discussion board in Los Angeles in November 2019—a efficiency many concept can be their closing.
Following that display, Kerry King’s spouse, Ayesha, declared that there was once “no longer an opportunity in hell” the thrash steel legends would reunite for additional performances. Then again, with Slayer’s go back to the degree, it kind of feels that enthusiasts are getting the encore they’ve been dreaming of.
Slayer’s ultimate international excursion, which kicked off on Would possibly 10, 2018, was once designed to present enthusiasts the chance to catch one closing Slayer display and say farewell to the band. Spanning 18 months, the excursion coated seven legs, together with main summer season gala’s, over 140 displays throughout 30 nations, and 40 U.S. states. It was once in point of fact a enormous farewell to one in every of steel’s maximum influential bands.
Days after Slayer‘s reunion was once introduced, Tom Araya‘s spouse wrote on social media that she “careworn him for over a yr” prior to he “agreed after all” to play extra displays with the band. “We shared that information with Slayer‘s superior managers and so they did the remaining!” she defined. “So sure with out Tom it wouldn’t have took place.. with out me BUGGING HIM it wouldn’t have took place.”
Each Gary and his spouse Lisa Holt had been a number of the masses of people that “appreciated” Sandra‘s Instagram put up, with Lisa sharing 3 middle emojis in accordance with Sandra‘s message.
In a commentary confirming Slayer‘s go back, Tom stated: “Not anything compares to the 90 mins after we’re on degree enjoying reside, sharing that intense power with our enthusiasts, and to be fair, we have now ignored that.” King added: “Have I ignored enjoying reside? Completely. Slayer method so much to our enthusiasts; they imply so much to us. It’ll be 5 years since we have now observed them.”
The similar day that Slayer‘s comeback was once introduced, Holt‘s spouse Lisa Holt took to her social media to jot down: “Sure, it’s true..and an exhilarating journey for the band and enthusiasts !
“To the entire folks pronouncing ‘they’re liars’ ‘they will have to have ran out of cash’ ‘its no longer Slayer with out so and so’ ..I’ve an concept for you all…DON’T GO.. and for the entire individuals who did pass to the overall excursion dates and loved it…superior!!
“This isn’t a ‘TOUR’ it’s some dates..and GREAT NEWS!!!” she added. “And everybody that thinks they know the entire inside of information..you’ll be able to’t in all probability know. so simply revel in the truth that this wonderful band will play some wonderful displays this yr…pass or don’t..no one cares!!!!!”
As Kerry King specializes in his solo debut, “From Hell I Upward push“, which he wrote completely himself, he has been operating with an outstanding lineup of musicians, together with Bostaph, Phil Demmel, and others. Despite the fact that Slayer had closed a bankruptcy, King’s persisted willpower to making heavy tune guarantees that the spirit of thrash steel lives on.
Keep tuned as Slayer storms phases as soon as once more and King’s solo undertaking builds momentum!