Slayer Begin Work On Next Album

The members of Slayer spent a couple of weeks in a Southern California recording studio earlier this month, recording three new songs for a brand new album expected out summer 2009.

A clip of the guys recording one of the brand new songs, "Psychopathy Red", a Jeff Hanneman-penned track that gives a chilling look into the twisted mind of Andrei Chikatilo, a notorious Russian serial killer, can be viewed at Spin.com.

Slayer headlines the European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" which kicks off this Monday, October 27 in Manchester, England, and wraps in Helsinki, Finland on November 27. The band plans to return to the studio early next year to finish recording the new album.

Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates, will receive a new Slayer song via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's lineup Slayer, Mastodon, Trivium and Amon Amarth. The download card, along with a limited edition "Unholy Alliance Tour" clothing patch, will be given away free only to ticket holders when they arrive at their local venue the night of the show.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[Phe4rTheGod]

Slayer...always good stuff...

[thirdeye_15]

O YEA! CIRCLE PITS AGAIN!

[zero_wing]

Serial killers
Again?
Excellent!

[Heid]

Awesome! Going to see them tomorrow!

[sykryk]

But nobody wants to see them on the 31st show in London, as they announced Playing "Reign in Blood" in its entirety on the 30th. WAY TO SCREW THE FRIDAY FANS!

[TheEsupremacy]

This is great news. Slayer is one of the best metal bands out there. I'm jealous of above dude who's seeing them tomorrow. Have fun man!!!

[DeathzMetal666]

omg cant wait
they will dont separate right? :S

[GuilT]

Nice, I hope this isn't their last album. I hope they get back that Diabolus sound, that was my favorite SLayer album, God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion were kind of disappointing.

[duncang]

Sweet. I totally forgot about that download card, I'm gonna be at the show on friday, which is apparently being filmed for a DVD.

Checked.

[Ed Hunter]

Oh joyous, another batch of the same old recycled riffs and "solos".

[ytse Jammer]

Long live slayer

[Heid]

TheEsupremacy wrote:

This is great news. Slayer is one of the best metal bands out there. I'm jealous of above dude who's seeing them tomorrow. Have fun man!!!

Oh, I will

[DimeShadow]

I hope they tour the US to promote this! I can't wait! SLAYER!!!

[trendkill-]

i'm guessing they aren't coming to canada anytime soon before they stop touring.

[-LAW-]

I can't wait to see em tomorrow!! SLLAAAAAYYYEEEEERRRRR!!!

[Slaytanic1986]

GuilT wrote:

Nice, I hope this isn't their last album. I hope they get back that Diabolus sound, that was my favorite SLayer album, God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion were kind of disappointing.

this is why people should not have an oppinion.

[angusfan16]

Fucking slayer ftw

[ctfod]

Let me be the first to say...

FUCKING SLAYEEEEER!

[fr33t0m]

Hell Yeah Slayer!!!!! I can't wait till it's out.

[pirate 667]

slayer may get old but they are still the greatest metal band to ever live.

[Tyler Durden]

pirate 667 wrote:

slayer may get old but they are still the greatest metal band to ever live.

greatest???? wow, you need to buy some new albums

[Joedon216]

Give them a break, hey, atleast a band with a bunch of open E string can sound good, I love slayer, everyone has an opinion.. You people are too critical, bashing the band because the music doesn't follow your educated musical approach.. try just listening to enjoy music.. plus. Slayer are a very old band, and I'm sure most of the bands you listen to take a lot of influence from these guys..

[Rational_Gaze]

Ed Hunter wrote:

Oh joyous, another batch of the same old recycled riffs and "solos".

+1

[Raizer Sabre]

i thought christ illusion was gonna be their last one? o.0 maybe i'm mistaken, oh well

[i_baked_cookies]

HAHAHAHAHAHA you can't kill Slayer, they can never stop, they are an eternal machine, unaffected by time. Gods of metal!!!

[lokster]

Time for Kerry to start calling some other band shit in order to gain more publicity, sigh.

[slayer_rule_\m/]

i hope its more exciting, thats what slayer need at the moment.

[bass_monkey]

YEAH WE HATE GOD

[CiReMaN]

Slayer's The Best!
Can't wait for the new album.

[bass_monkey]

bass_monkey wrote:

YEAH WE HATE GOD

What i meant to say was 'YEAH WE HATE GOD'
Weve heard it 10000 times before.

[dnamra13]

This tour is going to be awesome thankfully i have my ticket to the holland show already. hope the new album has that authentic slayer vibe to it (dark gloomy riffs with loads of chilling whammy solo's)

[aapje99]

indeed you are, for taking someones joke..

[Slayerdeath]

FUCKING SLAYER!!!!

Fuck the haters, King and Hanneman would slaughter you and feed your corpes to the wolves without missing a note on Guitar.

everyone in europe you better be enjoying this tour LOL, because of you i gotta go through Slayer withdrawls LOL.... can`t wait till the summer for the next album and hopefully world tour that includes Canada.

Eb/ 13. 13.
Bb/ 13. 13.15.13.15.17.15.17. 17.
Gb/12.14.16.14.16. 16.

thats a Slayer solo, at 210 bpm in 16th motes. (not the whole thing)

[Slayerdeath]

LOL damn, forgot to put the lil lines inbetween the numbers. oh well i`m not re doing it.

[salsawords]

Slayerdeath wrote:

Fuck the haters, King and Hanneman would slaughter you and feed your corpes to the wolves without missing a note on Guitar.

Simply because all they play is the open E string, so they'd have their whole left arm free.

[frantic_saint]

Raizer Sabre wrote:

i thought christ illusion was gonna be their last one? o.0 maybe i'm mistaken, oh well

Who cares? this is awesome!!!! SLAYER!!!!!

[Surak]

salsawords wrote:

Slayerdeath wrote:

Fuck the haters, King and Hanneman would slaughter you and feed your corpes to the wolves without missing a note on Guitar.

Simply because all they play is the open E string, so they'd have their whole left arm free.

Lol, here, have one of my internets.

[oakn]

Damn there's a lot of faggots in here.

Slayer is one of the best (or, the best) thrashbands and will always be.

I think I will se them in Sweden... for the third time (got Kerrys pick last time).

[TehShiz]

ReaperWaits wrote:

Cheers dude I've been looking for their Discography tab EVERYWHERE!

Just LOL'ed at that one. Much better than a bunch of +100000 quotes...
And also, for those making comments about hating Slayer, make a more valid point than Slayer = Suck. You must at least have a reason for it, before we all label you as ignorant dumb ass.

[IRONMAIDENTLICA]

SLAYER.

[Confusius]

No more of those tab posts.




Checkaroo.

[theshroomman]

SLAYERRRRR!

[axeslinger0u812]

salsawords wrote:

Slayerdeath wrote:

Fuck the haters, King and Hanneman would slaughter you and feed your corpes to the wolves without missing a note on Guitar.

Simply because all they play is the open E string, so they'd have their whole left arm free.

lol, nice.

Slayer's good. Not the best, in my opinion, but they don't suck. they definitely stick to their guns though...they have barely changed, if at all, in twenty years. I think if you get a Slayer cd, and your a casual music listener, that's all you need really.

[.N30C0N.]

Woot I hope its better than Christ Illusion!!! That album kinda sucked :P

[Soul-Monger]

The Rostov Ripper? Neat.

[TokaiRocker2000]

FUCKIN' SLAYER!!!!

[xxxFMDxxx]

Should be a sick album!

[Graveworm]

I wish Slayer would go outside the box and try to do something different on an album.... they recycle the same old material every album... don't get me wrong I love my raining blood now and then but I just wish that slayer would go on new territory and not on territory they have been on for years.

[Tedward]

meh i find slayer pretty bland.

[guitargodwannab]

Graveworm wrote:

I wish Slayer would go outside the box and try to do something different on an album.... they recycle the same old material every album... don't get me wrong I love my raining blood now and then but I just wish that slayer would go on new territory and not on territory they have been on for years.

mb thats tru, but remember wen metallica triied something new in 2003???? epic fail lol

personally wat slayer has done over their time has worked for them so y change it?

[0h The Horror]

It's not gay if you yell Slayer.

[saitenslayer]

WOOOOO **** ya,i just hope they dont spit after wards if they do im gonna cry and cut my self like an emo kid.....

[LazyLatinoRocke]

guitargodwannab wrote:

Graveworm wrote:

I wish Slayer would go outside the box and try to do something different on an album.... they recycle the same old material every album... don't get me wrong I love my raining blood now and then but I just wish that slayer would go on new territory and not on territory they have been on for years.

mb thats tru, but remember wen metallica triied something new in 2003???? epic fail lol

personally wat slayer has done over their time has worked for them so y change it?

Exactly. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[blommen]

what do you get when you take, and open e string, some minor scale gloomy doomy licks, and a bunch of satanic and repulsive lyrics? SLAAAAYEEERRRRR!!!

[Eternium]

blommen wrote:

what do you get when you take, and open e string, some minor scale gloomy doomy licks, and a bunch of satanic and repulsive lyrics? SLAAAAYEEERRRRR!!!

+ tremolo picking

[aldor177]

blommen wrote:

what do you get when you take, and open e string, some minor scale gloomy doomy licks, and a bunch of satanic and repulsive lyrics? SLAAAAYEEERRRRR!!!

you forgot the dive bomb solos

[boomtank]

They may not be the most skilled musicians, but they stay true to their fans and they're good at what they do. Saw them on the Unholy Alliance part II tour (COB and In Flames were opening up) and they gave a good show. Even though they don't make my music, they do what's expected of them and they still do it good.

[totalxanarchy]

wow, i was wonderin why i couldnt stop lisenin to dead skin mask today. i must be a prophet.

[demondown666]

people that say they're repetitive. listen to AC/DC damn shoot the drummer and buy a new one.

[slaytanic4ever]

GuilT wrote:

Nice, I hope this isn't their last album. I hope they get back that Diabolus sound, that was my favorite SLayer album, God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion were kind of disappointing.

diabolus is garbage, christ illusion kills it. hope the new album is sick

[Detonation]

guitargodwannab wrote:

Graveworm wrote:

I wish Slayer would go outside the box and try to do something different on an album.... they recycle the same old material every album... don't get me wrong I love my raining blood now and then but I just wish that slayer would go on new territory and not on territory they have been on for years.

mb thats tru, but remember wen metallica triied something new in 2003???? epic fail lol

personally wat slayer has done over their time has worked for them so y change it?

+11111

[slaytanic4ever]

Joedon216 wrote:

Give them a break, hey, atleast a band with a bunch of open E string can sound good, I love slayer, everyone has an opinion.. You people are too critical, bashing the band because the music doesn't follow your educated
musical approach.. try just listening to enjoy music.. plus. Slayer are a very old band, and I'm sure most of the bands you listen to take a lot of influence from these guys..

+1

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Slayer is simply fabulous, thank God we'll need something to counter this GNR catastrophe.

[PopPunkPotHead]

I cant wait, I have to go and see them before they hang'em up. NICE!!!

[littleleo88]

oh no.

[GuilT]

slaytanic4ever wrote:

GuilT wrote:

Nice, I hope this isn't their last album. I hope they get back that Diabolus sound, that was my favorite SLayer album, God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion were kind of disappointing.

diabolus is garbage, christ illusion kills it. hope the new album is sick

Christ Illusion was stupid, they just went all out to "try" and be heavy, it lacked substance. Diabolus was actually different from anything else they had done up to that point. I liked everthing up til God Hates Us All, but don't get me wrong, there are a few good ones like Scarstruck and Addict, but I got those on a singles disc when
I preordered GHUA. Jeff Hanneman should be writing most of the songs, Kerry King is too hung up on trying to be heavy, somethings missing.

[rebeltildeth87]

I wish they tour with better bands. Especially if this is gonna be their last year or w.e.

[heartagram256]

New Slayer album?

(Angles descend from above holding a high note.)

[slayer666z]

FUCK YA SLAYER FUCKING RULES. i cant wait for there next album

[_OrdinaryStory_]

Sweet another record!i agree with touring with better bands.Slayer was my first concert ever(at the rainbow ball room in Fresno)the day after the recorded war at the warfield in San Fran.

[daniel c b]

FUCKING SLAYER!!!!

[daniel c b]

sorry for the double post, but did anyone else see the guns n roses dr.pepper pic on the mainpage for this article?

[DirkLance]

heartagram256 wrote:

New Slayer album?

(Angles descend from above holding a high note.)

Are they obtuse or acute angles? Perhaps some abstract, arbitrary angle like 286 degrees? And the fact that these angles hold high notes explodes my brain.

Oh...wait...you meant ANGELS, right? Oh, in that case, rofl, yeah right. Kerry King is the poster boy for pissing on others' religions just to look cool.

[xcandyflipx]

slayer steals souls!

can't wait for this.

[edgeyyz]

DirkLance wrote:

heartagram256 wrote:

New Slayer album?

(Angles descend from above holding a high note.)




Are they obtuse or acute angles? Perhaps some abstract, arbitrary angle like 286 degrees? And the fact that these angles hold high notes explodes my brain.

Oh...wait...you meant ANGELS, right? Oh, in that case, rofl, yeah right. Kerry King is the poster boy for pissing on others' religions just to look cool.

+ a lot

[Echoplex]

i_baked_cookies wrote:

HAHAHAHAHAHA you can't kill Slayer, they can never stop, they are an eternal machine, unaffected by time. Gods of metal!!!

Ha, but look how old Tom looks

[tom-the-lawn]

LazyLatinoRocke wrote:

guitargodwannab wrote:

Graveworm wrote:

I wish Slayer would go outside the box and try to do something different on an album.... they recycle the same old material every album... don't get me wrong I love my raining blood now and then but I just wish that slayer would go on new territory and not on territory they have been on for years.

mb thats tru, but remember wen metallica triied something new in 2003???? epic fail lol

personally wat slayer has done over their time has worked for them so y change it?
Exactly. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Yeah except we're not talking about a vase or a refrigerator we're talking about art. I don't see how you wouldn't want to try new things as opposed to doing the same ****ing thing for 20 years.

[beatles_suck]

lokster wrote:

Time for Kerry to start calling some other band shit in order to gain more publicity, sigh.

i hope its metallica

[mtllica]

that was awesome, I can't wait!!

[pootoob]

beatles_suck wrote:

lokster wrote:

Time for Kerry to start calling some other band shit in order to gain more publicity, sigh.

i hope its metallica

I hope so as well. I wanna see Kerry King rumble Lars, over whose material is better.

[DirkLance]

beatles_suck wrote:

lokster wrote:

Time for Kerry to start calling some other band shit in order to gain more publicity, sigh. i hope its metallica

He already did that. Rick Rubin started working with Metallica when they started recording for Death Magnetic way back, instead of Slayer for Christ Illusion. He called them wash-ups or something. So I guess he'd seem rather hung up on them, despite their superior record sales, if he trashed on Metallica.

[RUSTDOGG666]

Here I thought Slayer was going to release their new stuff this year to kick Metallicas new album out of the field. Guess they'll have to do that next year. Better late than never.

[colster6000]

Slayerdeath wrote:

LOL damn, forgot to put the lil lines inbetween the numbers. oh well i`m not re doing it.

hahaha FAIL! :P

[mosh_face]

as much as you may hate slayers music, you have to appreciate their integrity to the music people love them for. they never went soft, they dont believe in what they say, they dont really even seem to agree much with eachother. but its all about the music, isnt that what it should be?

if slayer didnt have kerry king to do chromatic whammy solos, they wouldnt be slayer, they would be metallica with a better drummer. the solos fit the songs

FUCKIN SLAAAYYYEERRRR

[Regression]

GuilT wrote:

Nice, I hope this isn't their last album. I hope they get back that Diabolus sound, that was my favorite SLayer album, God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion were kind of disappointing.

God Hates Us All was great! =\

I would be excited if I didn't already know what this album is going to sound like. Slayer are a good band, but I really doubt this is going to be anything new.

[Gmurcielago14]

make for a good tour...

[undeadcorpse]

CANT WAIT

[MXFNCK]

seeing them next friday

[All0utR0ck]

How is it possible that no one has mentioned Seasons In The Abyss? I honestly thought THAT was their best album (besides Reign In Blood)

[Karlsteel]

Saw Slayer last night, and I'm really sore this morning. They played all the classics and a couple off Christ Illusion (the riff for Cult is one of the heaviest ever). New album is going to be even better.

[Ali-b912]

i liked slayer musically, but the vocals always put me off. im gonna have another look at it though, because they always intriuged me lyrically...

[duncang]

Checked again.

[metalist86435]

That new riff wouldn't sound bad on a metalcore album.

[BlisteringDDj]

HOORRRAAH!

[12Jim34]

The last Slayer song about a serial was simply amazing. Can't wait for the new album. Hope it sounds a lot like Seasons, that was genius.

[Atomic_Assault]

blommen wrote:

what do you get when you take, and open e string, some minor scale gloomy doomy licks, and a bunch of satanic and repulsive lyrics?

One of the most influental thrash bands on the planet. Fuck all of you hating on Slayer. They never claimed to be amazingly technical band. They are NOT satanic (I believe Araya is christian), they lyrics are written to shock and surprise people. Black Sabbath used inverted crosses, does that make them Satanists? No it doesn't. They play what they enjoy playing, fast and heavy thrash, they may not be techinically gifted, but what they do works, the solos work, the dive bombs work. They never claimed to be like, Steve Vai or shit like that.

[GuilT]

Actually, I think is a Catholic, blah.

[s-o-u-l-f-l-y]

UNHOLY ALLIANCE III

I am going!!!!!

[Metfan1991]

Just saw them last night in Manchester. They were awesome.
New albums gonna be killer!

[andyscoot]

I also saw them in manchester last night, but nobody recieved a new slayer song, wtf

[Bartlett]

1 word EPIC