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Slayer to Reunite for Two Festival Dates — and More?
Nearly five years after metal titans Slayer officially disbanded, they’re reuniting for two festival dates this fall — and seemingly possibly more.
Never rarely means never in the music world, and nearly five years after Slayer — one of the greatest metal bands in history — officially disbanded, they’re reuniting for two festival dates this fall, and seemingly possibly more. Slayer was formed in 1981 by King and late guitarist Jeff Hanneman in Huntington Park, south of Los Angeles, who soon were joined by Araya and original drummer Dave Lombardo, the latter of whom has left and rejoined the band several times. Both qualities attracted producer Rick Rubin, who grew up on hard rock but was a multiplatinum hip-hop producer for LL Cool J and Run-DMC, and he soon signed them to Def Jam Records; King actually appears on the Beastie Boys’ Rubin-produced 1986 breakthrough debut album, “Licensed to Ill,” contributing the “frozen metal” guitar solo to “No Sleep Til Brooklyn.” The group’s three Rubin-produced albums — “Reign in Blood,” “South of Heaven” and “Seasons in the Abyss” — are among the finest in metal history.
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