Some time ago, seminal band Slayer — who along with Bathory and Hellhammer created the germinal material and style of death metal — decided to call it a day after thirty-seven years of recording, touring, and generally causing problems. Upon the announcement of their retirement, many nascent and older Slayer fans came out of the woodwork, so the band has added a second leg to its tour.
The complete tour is now as follows:
May
- 10 Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA
- 11 FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA
- 13 Papa Murphy’s Park at Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
- 16 PNE Forum, Vancouver, BC
- 17 South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton, BC
- 19 Big Four, Calgary, AB
- 20 Shaw Centre, Edmonton, AB
- 22 Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, MB
- 24 The Armory, Minneapolis, MN
- 25 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL
- 27 Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill, Detroit, MI
- 29 Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON
- 30 Place Bell, Montreal, PQ
June
- 1 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
- 2 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 4 Santander Arena, Reading, PA
- 6 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
- 7 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH
- 9 KeyBank Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
- 10 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA
- 12 VUHL Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
- 14 PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC
- 15 Orlando Amphitheater, Orlando, FL
- 17 Smart Financial Centre, Houston, TX
- 19 The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
- 20 Austin 360 Amphitheater, Austin, TX
July
- 7/26/2018 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
- 7/27/2018 Bangor, ME Waterfront Pavilion (festival)
- 7/29/2018 Long Island, NY Jones Beach
- 7/31/2018 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain
August
- 8/1/2018 Albany, NY Times Union Center
- 8/3/2018 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater
- 8/4/2018 Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphitheater
- 8/6/2018 London, ON Bud Gardens
- 8/7/2018 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
- 8/9/2018 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
- 8/10/2018 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheater
- 8/12/2018 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium
- 8/13/2018 Rogers, AR Wal-mart Amphitheater
- 8/15/2018 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
- 8/16/2018 Oklahoma, OK Zoo Amphitheater
- 8/18/2018 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater
- 8/19/2018 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater
- 8/21/2018 Boise, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
- 8/23/2018 Portland, OR Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
- 8/24/2018 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
- 8/26/2018 San Jose, CA SAP Center
The announcement of the end of Slayer contained a retrospective of all that Slayer has done:
After making some of the most brutal, breathtakingly aggressive, all-hell’s-a-breaking-loose music ever created, being one of the four bands that defined an entire musical genre and being the band that other heavy acts are measured against and aspire to…after nearly 37 years, releasing 12 studio albums, multiple live recordings, compilations, live video and two box sets, playing nearly 3000 concerts in all corners of the world, receiving countless awards including five Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards, Gold records and other accolades…having its own exhibit in the Smithsonian Institute, gracing hundreds of magazine covers, experiencing the devastating loss of a founding brother, and even appearing on “The Tonight Show,” the age of Slayer, one of the greatest thrash/ metal/punk bands of this or any age, is coming to an end.
At DMU, we think it is only fitting that this band go out with a Viking funeral and a blaze of glory. For more information on the tour and to purchase tickets, visit the Slaytanic Wehrmacht Slayer Fanclub site.
Tags: retrospective, slayer, tour
Sepultura should do the same.
the damage is done. 50 more years of bad albums would tarnish their legacy no more than they already have
Slayer is dead. I was at the grocery store the other day and lo and behold, “Angel of Death” was playing over the PA system. It wasn’t on my shopping list, but I decided to by soap anyhow. Too bad there were no lampshades to purchase.
The holohoax is yet another Jewish myth. Talk about over exaggeration, filthy hooked nose thieves.