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SLAYER To Team Up With MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM For U.S. Tour

MTV.com is reporting that SLAYER will be teaming up with MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM and THINE EYES BLEED for two-month U.S. tour beginning on June 6. Dubbed the Unholy Alliance Tour, the trek will make stops in most major cities, although the actual routing of the run is still being fleshed out.

"It's been 18 months since we've toured in the States," SLAYER guitarist Kerry King told MTV.com. "People are going to be chomping at the bit to see us again. Our initial thought [with Unholy Alliance] was to go up against Ozzfest, because I think that tour's getting a little bit tired and I think people are tired of going out and getting sunburned for hours every summer. Every place we play is going to be indoors, with a good-sized lineup. We're certainly not going to try to make Ozzfest go away. We're just trying to offer an alternative."

On Tuesday (Feb. 28 ) SLAYER entered a Los Angeles studio, where they started recording the 11 songs that'll comprise their yet-untitled album. Rick Rubin (SLIPKNOT, SYSTEM OF A DOWN) will executive-produce the disc, while Josh Abraham (VELVET REVOLVER, STAIND) will turn the knobs. One of the songs has an official title ("Cult"), but all of them, King promised, will be devastatingly grim.

"There are definitely things you can't write about in SLAYER, and there are definitely things people expect you to write about," he said. "Everybody expects war, Satanism or anti-religious stuff — and this record's chock-full of that."

Most of the 11 songs SLAYER will record were written more than two years ago, the guitarist said. "We're hoping to do it old-school and record everything in like four weeks," he added. "We're ready. This is probably the most ready we've been since 'Seasons'. We've been spinning our wheels in rehearsals, just waiting for the green light on this thing. Now that we've got it, we're ready to go.

"It's definitely going to be a riff-fest," King continued. "There's riffs all over the place. As much time as we've had to work on it, there better be riffs on it. I think anybody who likes SLAYER, musically, is going to love it."

On Saturday, MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" will feature an exclusive interview with bassist/vocalist Tom Araya regarding the forthcoming album and the Unholy Alliance run.

Read more at MTV.com.

I hope this doesn't come to Toronto

Beer, take pisses and check hoes during Mastodon and CoB.

Browns Town wrote:Beer, take pisses and check hoes during Mastodon

BLASPHEMY

Avulsed wrote:I hope this doesn't come to Toronto

so do they

"There are definitely things you can't write about in SLAYER, and there are definitely things people expect you to write about," he said. "Everybody expects war, Satanism or anti-religious stuff — and this record's chock-full of that."

Most of the 11 songs SLAYER will record were written more than two years ago, the guitarist said. "We're hoping to do it old-school and record everything in like four weeks," he added. "We're ready. This is probably the most ready we've been since 'Seasons'. We've been spinning our wheels in rehearsals, just waiting for the green light on this thing. Now that we've got it, we're ready to go.

"It's definitely going to be a riff-fest," King continued. "There's riffs all over the place. As much time as we've had to work on it, there better be riffs on it. I think anybody who likes SLAYER, musically, is going to love it."

stoic wrote:

Avulsed wrote:I hope this doesn't come to Toronto

so do they

Good, then it all works out then

so slayer is helping out thine eyes bleed after all!

HOLY SHIT this is the tour I've been waiting for. I'll go anywhere within a 6 hour radius to see this.

with sounds of the underground and now this, why would anyone still want to play jewfest?

I already saw Slayer and Mastodon together, it ruled.

Slayer and Mastodon are pretty good live, I need to see LoG.

Ive seen slayer/Lamb of God and Bodom twice each, they all ruled live(Slayer did the first time). Lamb of God is the best live metal band going right now. I've never seen Mastodon but they kick ass so this should rule.

i hope this comes to nashville

Unholy Alliance Tour dates, according to Slayer's publicist:
6/6 - San Diego, CA @ The Sports Arena
6/7 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Orleans Hotel and Casino
6/12 - St. Louis, MO @ Pop's Blue Moon
6/13 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
6/15 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
6/16 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
6/17 - Lowell, MA @ Paul E. Tsongas Arena
6/23 - San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
6/25 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena
6/29 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheater
7/6 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
7/7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Auditorium
7/14 - Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field Event Center
7/16 - Salem, OR @ Salem Armory
7/19 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
7/21 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
7/22 - Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena

more dates are to be announced too.

if it comes to nashville, i will shit my pants

I wish it was a North American tour, but Ill make the Seattle trip for this one.

Oh fuck yeah lets see if I could pull off san diego, long beach, san josie, mesa arizona,

No S.F date, fuck that.

Goddamn, Slayer is so fuckin jew to team up with those homos

Eyemaster wrote:Goddamn, Slayer is so fuckin jew to team up with those homos

STFU

saw slayer last year with mastadon, wasn't extremely impressed, slayer are getting old

buck satan wrote:7/21 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre

I will be at this show.

Got my tickets today, I got awesome seats. this will be my first stadium metal show since Pantera 5 years ago. It'll be fun to have a seat and not have to deal with floor chaos for once, Ive seen all of these bands except Mastodon twice anyways from the floor.

buck satan wrote:Unholy Alliance Tour dates, according to Slayer's publicist:
6/6 - San Diego, CA @ The Sports Arena
6/7 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Orleans Hotel and Casino
6/12 - St. Louis, MO @ Pop's Blue Moon
6/13 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
6/15 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
6/16 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
6/17 - Lowell, MA @ Paul E. Tsongas Arena
6/23 - San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
6/25 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena
6/29 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheater
7/6 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
7/7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Auditorium
7/14 - Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field Event Center
7/16 - Salem, OR @ Salem Armory
7/19 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
7/21 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
7/22 - Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena

no KC

FUCK!

ill be going to the show in mass

More Dates Announced:

Jun. 06 - San Diego, CA @ The Sports Arena
Jun. 07 -Las Vegas, NV @ The Orleans Hotel and Casino
Jun. 09 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Jun. 12 - St. Louis, MO @ Pop's Blue Moon
Jun. 13 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Jun. 15 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
Jun. 16 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
Jun. 17 - Lowell, MA @ Paul E. Tsongas Arena
Jun. 19 - Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena
Jun. 22 - Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center
Jun. 23 - San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
Jun. 24 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Live
Jun. 25 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena
Jun. 27 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Center (Tix on sale 4/8)
Jun. 29 - Albany, NY @ Washington Ave Armory
Jun. 30 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheater
Jul. 02 - Quebec, CANADA @ Centre de Foire
Jul. 03 - Montreal, CANADA @ The Bell Centre
Jul. 04 - Toronto, CANADA @ Molson Amph
Jul. 06 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
Jul. 07 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Auditorium
Jul. 09 - Winnipeg, CANADA MTS Center
Jul. 11 - Edmonton, CANADA Shaw Conf. Center
Jul. 13 - Vancouver, CANADA Qwest Field Event Center
Jul. 14 - Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field Event Center
Jul. 15 - Salem, OR @ Salem Armory
Jul. 16 - Spokane, WA @ The Star Theatre
Jul. 19 - San Jose, CA @ HP pavillion @ San Jose
Jul. 21 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena

This tour needs to come to Europe

Lumber Jack Off wrote: Jul. 06 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena

damn no florida dates. fuckin jews

Gor-Gor wrote:damn no florida dates. fuckin jews

I agree.

I just bought my tickets

I dont understand why this tour is skipping DC......Salyer never skips us, not ot mention it woul dbe sort of a homecomming for Lamb Of God

Let's do some math...

One band worth the drive + one extremely overrated, but still decent band +
two bands who will not be remembered in 4 years =

I agree, Lamb Of God and Mastodon will not be remembered in 4 years.

Lumber Jack Off wrote:I agree, Lamb Of God and Mastodon will not be remembered in 4 years.

San Antonio will be my destination....

Train Through A Pigeon wrote:I dont understand why this tour is skipping DC......Salyer never skips us, not ot mention it woul dbe sort of a homecomming for Lamb Of God

yeah, i'm pissed they aren't playing nissan or something...i mean now i have to drive all the way to nj from central va...bogus