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Slayer PCM Interview

All about the band and their upcoming release:

For nearly three decades, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo have proven over and over, whether in the studio or on the concert stage, that there is Slayer, and then there's everyone else. And they're about to do it again, first with the band's co-headline spot on this summer's Mayhem Festival, and then with the late summer release of their tenth studio album, World Painted Blood (American Recordings/Columbia Records).

Some dozen new songs comprise World Painted Blood which was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. World Painted Blood was produced by Greg Fidelman, who's spent time in the studio with Metallica, the Gossip, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Slipknot and others, and executive produced by long-time Slayer colleague, Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project.

As World Painted Blood is a Slayer album, it deals with topics such as death and destruction, war, serial killers, and the Apocalypse. In addition to "Psychopathy Red," other tracks on World Painted Blood include "Beauty Through Order" (King: "one of Jeff's songs, it has a very heavy 'do me' intro to it then explodes with a really cool vibe,") "Unit 731," "Playing with Dolls" (Dave: "an awesome track, great song structure, great vibe"), "Public Display of Dismemberment," and "Americon," a King composition. King explains, "It's about what I think the rest of the world thinks of America. We may not be big on a lot of people's lists, but I don't care what you think of my government, of my economy, or whatever. I live here and this is one of the best places that I've ever found to live. So f*#k you if you don't like it."

Six Gold albums, three Grammy nominations and two wins, and countless other awards including being named "Best Live Band" in Revolver, SPIN and Metal Hammer...after nearly thirty years, what is it about Slayer that continues to connect them with consecutive generations? Fidelman explains it this way: "Each guy has to be here for this to be Slayer. Individually, they are really good at what they do, but when you put them in a room together, it creates something really unique - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. What those parts are, I'm still not sure, but when you hear it, you know it."

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Interview from Mayhem Festival 2009

PCM's Kristyn Clarke and David Kimmel had the amazing opportunity to sit down and chat with Slayer's legendary drummer Dave Lombardo! Listen Below!

Show Review Mayhem Festival 2009

Can't even begin to say just how much Slayer tore it up as headliners of this year's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival! They raise the bar for most modern metal bands and do so with apparent simplicity. Slayer is just raw metal, no glitz and glamour. The band plowed through their hits such as Disciple, War Ensemble, and Born of Fire closing their set with Raining Blood. There is a reason this band is legendary and they prove it every time they take the stage giving 110% to the audience. This is a band that goes all out, pulling no punches, they consistantly nail every song and prove they know how to put on a show!

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