Slayer to make their Sweden Rock Festival debut. One of the biggest and most important bands in the history of metal, Slayer, will make their Sweden Rock Festival debut this summer.
From the beginning, Slayer stood out as the spearheads of the thrash metal genre - along with Metallica, obviously - and their debut "Show No Mercy" (1983) was their then record label Metal Blade's biggest seller at the time. Even more successful, not to mention influential, were albums like "Hell Awaits" (1985), "Reign in Blood" (1986) - often regarded as the pivotal thrash release - and "Seasons in the Abyss" (1990). Opinions are divided concerning the following era in Slayer history, with its experimental albums sans super drummer Dave Lombardo. The man returned to the band in 2002, after which Slayer have released two more albums and last year's "World Painted Blood" in particular has been heralded as a definite return to form. Now the classic line-up with Lombardo, singer/bassist Tom Araya and guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman will finally appear at Sweden Rock
Festival.
This will probably be their only show in Sweden this summer with a full setlist, since the band will be given an evening slot with at least 90 minutes of stage time.
Source: Newsletter
