Slayer Announces Massive East Coast Headline Show – 4/7/25

SLAYER ADDS MASSIVE U.S. EAST COAST HEADLINE SHOW

TO THE BAND’S 2025 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERTS RUN

WWE SUPERSTAR DAMIAN PRIEST WILL HOST

Fans Treated to a Truly Epic Heavy Metal Concert Line-up that Features

a Mix of Legendary Bands with Acclaimed Newer Artists

The concert will be hosted by WWE Superstar Damian Priest, a well-known “metalhead” and a long-time Slayer fan. Priest’s signature “finisher” is Slayer’s “South of Heaven,”and Slayer’s Kerry King provided guitar for Priest’s “Rise For The Night” Theme.

This exclusive concert brings together a multi-generation, powerhouse line up:

Slayer

Knocked Loose

Suicidal Tendencies

Power Trip

Cavalera (performing Chaos A.D. – exclusive)

Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood)

All confirmed Slayer 2025 concert dates are as follows:

JULY

3 Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Line-Up: Slayer, with Special Guests Amon Amarth
, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker

5 Villa Park, Birmingham, UK • Black Sabbath • Back to the Beginning

6 Finsbury Park, London

Line Up: Slayer, with Special Guests Amon Amarth
, Anthrax, Mastodon, Anthrax, and Neckbreakker

11 Quebec Festival d’été de Québec City, Quebec

Direct Support: Mastodon

SEPTEMBER

18 Louder Than Life @ Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville, KY

20 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA

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ABOUT SLAYER (2025)

For more than four decades, Slayer’s onslaught has proved the band to be the supreme thrash-metal band on the planet, the band that other heavy acts are still measured against and aspire to. Their membership in “The Big Four” – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – the four bands that defined the thrash/metal genre – secures their place in music history.

The five-time nominated, two-time Grammy winners have also accumulated an abundance of certified Gold Albums along with “Best…” awards from media outlets all over the world, including Kerrang!, SPIN, Metal Hammer, Revolver, and Esquire. Throughout Slayer’s history, the band never faltered in unleashing its extreme and focused sonic assault, and, unlike many of its contemporaries who commercialized their sound, Slayer remained crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the mainstream. Slayer’s founding member, guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed in 2013, and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has been filling that spot since. Paul Bostaph, who was Slayer’s drummer from ’94 – ’01, rejoined bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King in 2013, and remains back behind the kit.

In January 2018, Slayer announced they were calling it a day and would be doing one final world tour to thank its fans for their support over the years. Launched on May 10, 2018, by the time the 18-month tour wrapped on November 30, 2019, Slayer had played 148 shows, performing in 34 countries and 146 cities around the world, and in 40 U.S. states. In September, 2024, Slayer surprised fans with the news that they would headline three, major summer U.S. festivals – Riot Fest, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock.  While Slayer has no plans to do any extensive touring, the band likely will continue to play some one-off shows, such as the up-coming Black Sabbath concert in the UK, a handful of headline UK dates, and select major festivals.  All Hail Slayer.

Take a digital deep dive into Slayer’s 40+ years via “Slaytanic Verses,” the band’s online museum – https://www.slayer.net/

Slayer • Los Angeles Forum • November 30, 2019

Gary Holt (guitar), Paul Bostaph (drums), Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Kerry King (guitar)

Photo credit: Kevin Estrada