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Slayer To Headline Jagermeister Tour By Sefany Jones, Contributing Editor Wednesday, September 8, 2004 @ 11:30 AM
SLAYER TO HEADLINE THIS FALL'S JAGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR
Slayer DVD Still Reigning To Be Released October 26, 2004
Recognized as the pioneers of the thrash/punk/metal sound that set a
benchmark for the genre, the mighty Slayer will headline this fall's
Jagermeister Music Tour, set to kick off October 29 in Springfield, MO. The
tour will rage across the country for seven weeks, playing in some
37-cities. This will be the second consecutive year that Slayer has
headlined the tour. Joining Slayer for the Jagermeister Music Tour fall
dates will be Killswitch Engage and Mastodon.
Slayer's Jagermeister tour follows the band's summer dates on Ozzfest where
they received glowing press. A Cleveland weekly wrote, “Slayer is arguably
the greatest and most influential thrash/speed metal band of all time,”
while the Reuters review noted, “Slayer was the only act whose intensity
remains undiminished...unmatched.” Just before the Jagermeister dates kick
off, Slayer will co-headline a four-week, 21-city tour of the UK and Europe
with Slipknot.
On October 26, in tandem with the Jagermeister Music tour, Slayer will
release the DVD Still Reigning. The DVD will feature, for the first time
ever, the original Slayer line-up -- Tom Araya vocals, bass, guitarists Kerry
King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo (who permanently rejoined
the band in 2003), performing an entire concert live. The cornerstone of
the DVD will be the 1986, 28-minute classic album Reign In Blood,
performed in its entirety. During the final 45-seconds of the song
"Raining Blood," "blood rains from the heavens," completely drenching the
band, their instruments, and the stage. Hanneman unintentionally avoided
the initial bloodbath as he stepped offstage for just a moment to handle a
problem with his guitar and missed the cue, but was deluged as he stepped
back onstage.
Still Reigning was directed by Dean Karr (Iron Maiden's Rock in Rio, the
groundbreaking "Sweet Dreams" for Marilyn Manson), and was shot in July at
the Civic Center in Augusta, ME. Ten cameras, including three hand-held
mini-DVs, captured Slayer throughout the day and evening, filming an
abundance of footage and interviews shot backstage, on the band’s tour bus,
and live on stage.
It's been more than 20 years since Slayer unleashed its extreme and focused
sonic assault, and, unlike many of their contemporaries who "commercialized"
their sound, Slayer remains crushing and brutal and have steadfastly refused
to cater to radio programmers. Slayer's influence is evident on bands from
Slipknot to Ministry to Deftones, and throughout its history, Slayer has
played host to many band's breakthrough tours, taking out System of a Down,
Hatebreed, Chimaira, In Flames, and Clutch, among others.
Confirmed dates for the Jagermeister Music Tour with Slayer headlining are
as follows:
10/29/04 Springfield, MO Shrine Mosque
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