When Metallica emerged in the early 80s no one ever expected them to ever be classic elder statesmen. The cover of their debut album Kill ‘Em All is still the one of the most iconic […]
Tag: Slayer
Never Reigns but it pours: Slayer going down fighting on last tour
Metal fans have recently been wearing extra black for mourning after thrash gods Slayer announced their retirement — but they’re going out with a hell of a headbang on their final tour. After 37 years […]
Faces ripped off (literally) in new Dead Cross EP
Dead Cross drummer Dave Lombardo is behind one of the most seething rhythms in metal history, on Slayer’s Dead Skin Mask – and there’s a follow-through theme in this surprise EP from the hardcore supergroup. […]
Gigs round-up: June 10-16
SLAYER & ANTHRAX, Olympia, Dublin, Tuesday, SOLD OUT & Live at the Marquee, Cork, Wednesday, €44 Apart from AC/DC, you won’t see a higher concentration of headline band T-shirts than at a Slayer gig. Slayer are the most […]
Gigs of the week: March 20-26
MORRISSEY, Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Tuesday ASIDE from his role as one of the last great iconic frontmen, Morrissey’s greatest talent these days seems to be keeping us all guessing. After Morrissey bowed out before Christmas […]
Gigs of the week: March 13-19
2 MANY DJs, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, tonight, 11pm-late, €29.90 (tickets) Any time there’s a retrospective about music at the turn of the millennium, the resurgence of guitars generally rises above all the other chatter – as […]
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