Slayer will play several shows in 2026, headlining the Rocklahoma festival in September and Sick New World Texas in Fort Worth the following month. Additional shows will occur in Minnesota along with two shows at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles (where the band played their final show before disbanding…
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When asked in July 2025 about the possibility of more shows under the Slayer name, Holt said: “I think it’s a year-by-year thing, every year, and this is the second year we’ve done; it might be the last, you know? Fortunately, none of these shows have interfered with or conflicted…
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Slayer played its first shows in the UK in six years in July. In addition to two headlining shows there, the band appeared at Villa Park on July 5, 2025 as one of the supporting acts for Black Sabbath ‘s final concert, dubbed ” Back to the Beginning “. Slayer…
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In an interview with Metal Hammer , King indicated that the planned shows were a one-off and that the reunion was “not going to translate into recording and it’s not going to translate into touring”, clarifying that “it’s three shows marking five years since our final shows, a fun, ‘Hey,…
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King said in February 2024 that he had severed ties with Lombardo ever since, adding that “he’s dead to me.”
A few weeks after King said he did not foresee a Slayer reunion, the band announced on February 21, 2024 that they would play their first show since disbanding at Riot Fest on September 22, and play their second show five days later at Louder Than Life . However, due…
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In addition to King and Bostaph, most of the other members of Slayer have remained musically active. Holt continues to record and perform with Exodus , releasing a new album, Persona Non Grata , in 2021. Lombardo has been involved with various acts since his third split with Slayer in…
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The members of Slayer had expressed mixed opinions about a reunion. When asked by the Let There Be Talk podcast in June 2020 about the possibility of the band ever reforming, Holt stated, “If it does, if it ever happens, it has nothing to do with me. Someone else would…
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In March 2020, when talking to Guitar World about his then-latest endorsement with Dean Guitars , King hinted that he would continue to make music outside of Slayer, simply saying, “Dean didn’t sign me for nothing!” King stated in an August 2020 interview on the Dean Guitars YouTube channel that…
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Holt had stated that Slayer would not release a new album before the end of the farewell tour. On how long the tour would last, Holt’s Exodus bandmate Steve “Zetro” Souza commented, “I’m speculating it’s gonna take a year and a half or two years to do the one final…
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