Are the thrash-metal kings Slayer ready to hang it up after closing out their 2008 tour schedule? Well, probably not
directly after the tour winds down; they have an album coming out in 2009—their tenth—that will satisfy their contract with Rick Rubin's label, American Recordings. But given that frontman Tom Araya
told the UK metal site Thrash Hits that "seeing a 50-year-old man headbanging on stage would make [him] cringe" and he's about three years away from that milestone, the day when Slayer hangs up their pentagrams might not be all that far off. Can you imagine a world without Slayer? You may have to. We
all may have to.
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