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Thrash legends Slayer, whose new album World Painted Blood comes out today, have been forced to postpone TV appearances and tour dates because Tom Araya has to undergo treatment for a back injury “thought to be related to his on-stage activity.” Yipes! [Slayer's MySpace Blog via The Daily Swarm] More »
Posts Tagged ‘Slayer’
Ten Bands That Should (And Ten Bands That Shouldn’t) Grace Us With A Cover Of “Yakety Sax”
Wed Aug 19 2009 by Maura
I don’t know about you, but the dog days of August are making me long for some levity. And what better way to bring in some hilarity than to think about the late Boots Randolph’s delightful “Yakety Sax,” a.k.a. “that Benny Hill Show song,” a.k.a. the best way to make any YouTube clip hilarious? Noted “Yakety Sax” enthusiast Jess Harvell and I put together a pair of lists related to the song—namely, a top 10 countdown of artists who need to cover the song soon, and a counterpoint list of 10 artists who should never get within a 25-mile radius of its implied hilarity, for fear of ruining it for all time. The countdowns after the jump. More »
The Cutout Bin: Everybody Has Something Funny To Say These Days
Thu Jul 2 2009 by Maura
In order to celebrate America, Idolator will be taking tomorrow off. But before we close things out, here are a few stories we missed during this verifiably insane week:
• Hey, look! An entire AP story speculating about who might fill London’s O2 Arena in the wake of Michael Jackson’s death that includes a) some Sun-sourced speculation about an ABBA reunion and b) the following fan reasoning for why Whitney Houston should perform instead: “”because they suffer the same pain and deal with the same demons: drugs.” Ay yi yi. [AP]
• To continue Great Moments In Quotes, here’s Nick Cannon on the speculation that his wife Mariah Carey is going to use her forthcoming video for “Obsessed” as a way to lampoon Eminem: “My wife doesn’t beef. She’s Mariah Carey. She’s not beefin’, she’s a vegetarian.” [MTV] More »
Slayer Might Be Ready To Admit That It’s Too Loud, They’re Too Old
Wed Jul 23 2008 by Maura
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.
eBay Item Allows You To Imagine What It Would Be Like To Have Shared A Gym Class With Slayer
Fri Apr 18 2008 by Maura
My high-school yearbooks were notable for this one guy who wore Slayer T-shirts to portrait day year in and year out, but this eBay auction of a 1983 yearbook from South Gate High is doing old Hicksville High one better, as it features pictures of the metal kings in their awkward adolescent years. That school must have had the best Battle of the Bands ever!
Slayer Is More Metal Than You, And Anyone Else
Wed Dec 19 2007 by mattg
Because some of our readers may, in fact, be so full of vitriol that the combination of Justin Timberlake and Paxil just isn’t doin’ it for them anymore, we bring you our bimonthly metal column, “Angry Music for Angry People,” written by MetalSucks‘ Axl Rosenberg, a.k.a. Matthew Goldenberg. In this installment, he celebrates the “most metal band of all time,” the almighty Slayer:
Liner Notes: Slayer’s Reign Of Mud-Slinging Begins! Sort Of.
Tue Jun 19 2007 by Brian Raftery
- Tour partners Marilyn Manson and Slayer are not in full-born feud phase yet, but they’re getting close! [MTV] – 50 Cent may have to ready an exciting new flavor of Glaceau water: “Child-Support Strawberry.” [Page Six] – The Killers. Panic! More »
Liner Notes: James Blunt Remains Booty-Full
Tue Mar 27 2007 by Brian Raftery
- Lindsay Lohan inadvertently provides another reason to hate James Blunt. [NY Daily News] – Michael Jackson is hoping to build a fifty-foot “robot replica” of himself in Las Vegas, which will come complete with twenty-foot “Chapter 11 filing.” More »
