Tuesday, January 25, 2011 2:31PM - By Joseph Oliveto
Thrash metal fans, rejoice! (There’s gotta be a few still headbanging around.) After the Big Four of thrash–Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth–rocked Europe last year, concert promoters must have realized that there’s still an audience for that brand of music. Thus the show will be brought to Indio California and will be held the Saturday after Coachella, which also takes place there, according to the L.A. Times.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:29AM - By Seraphina L.
The rumor in regards to four of the biggest heavy metal bands coming together in one tour actually became a reality this month! Unfortunately, all you metal-heads in the States are seriously missing out since all the dates for this massive tour are happening overseas in Europe.
However, they’ve found a way to remedy to heal your broken black hearts! Metallica, Slayer, Megadeath and Anthrax will be broadcasting their tour date in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22 to movie theaters all over the globe! Is there one near you? Find out after the jump!
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Friday, January 8, 2010 5:37PM - By Laura Aguirre
Frontman Tom Araya’s head-banging days have caught up with him and his band: According to Spin Magazine Slayer is being forced to cancel their U.S. and European Carnage tour due to Araya’s endless back problems. Recently the band was forced to postpone a number of Canadian tour dates due to the same problem, and now that Araya is headed for surgery, the an entire tour has been canceled.
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Friday, October 30, 2009 5:17PM - By Seraphina L.
Any thrash lovers out there? Well you’re in luck then! In honor of Halloween and in support of their album release date of November 3rd, Slayer will be streaming their entire new album, World Painted Blood, on MySpace this weekend.
Their website will also be providing goodies such as videos, behind-the-scenes footage and more. Read more after the jump!
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 8:00AM - By Morelli
Singstar Queen to be released in March, GDC Awards go to music video game designers, and the Slayer track on Guitar Hero: Metallica looks pretty complex. All in today’s round up:
- Queen fans can rejoice! Out in March, Sony’s SingStar Queen will feature 25 tracks on the Playstation 3, including Somebody to Love, Bohemian Rhapsody and I Want to Break Free. Given Queen’s wide range of style and eccentric fanbase, it’s a difficult task reducing the band’s catalogue to 25. Check out the full track list, have they done a good job? [Kotaku]
- The Game Developers Choice Awards at the San Francisco’s Moscone Center March 25th will be honoring Harmonix Co-Founders Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, co-developers of a groundbreaking decade-plus long line of music games including Guitar Hero and culminating in the Rock Band franchise, with the Pioneer Award for their work; and Tommy Tallarico, co-founder of the Video Games Live concert series and founder of the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), with the Ambassador Award for helping to advance the game audio community. [Video Games Live]
- Slayer’s contribution to Guitar Hero: Metallica is War Ensemble off their album Seasons of the Abyss. This video, from Pelit, shows Neversoft staff playing the difficult song. You can see some quick double pedaling, complex guitar solos and screaming vocals. Check the video out, pure awesome:
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:00PM - By Morelli
Tera Melos releases free cover EP and announces US tour, Squarepusher makes available a free track from his latest EP; Slayer, Marilyn Manson and Opeth announce tour dates. Check out Beatcrave’s news round up:
- Popular mathrock band Tera Melos has been searching for a new drummer, but in the meantime recorded an EP of covers which they are distributing for free on their official site. Idioms Vol. 1 includes classics from the Beach Boys, Pixies and The Clash. Furthermore, those who are interested in seeing them live in the US now have their chance; check out the tour dates to see if they’re performing near you. [Plug in Music]
- Computer-music virtuoso Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, has released a free track from his recent EP Numbers Lucent. All you have to do is go to the Warp Records site and verify an e-mail address. The EP takes a dive into the hardcore-glitch genre, with Tom’s unique mix of drum and bass and distortion. Be sure to check it out if you like to keep up with the freshest electronic music! [Warp]
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