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Iconic American rock band announces first UK gig in SIX years before landmark Black Sabbath show


A huge American rock band have announced their first gigs in the UK for the first time in six years.

Slayer confirmed they will take to the stage for two headline gigs in July as well as joining the line-up of Black Sabbath's final ever concert; pictured Ozzy Osbourne in 2022 He had been off the road since early 2011, when he contracted necrotizing fasciitis a quickly progressing disease that eats away at the flesh from deep layers of skin and tissue. In a message to their fans on Facebook, the band said: 'Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11am this morning near his Southern California home.

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