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PODCAST: Episode 958 - Slayer Books ""Reign In Blood" 40th Anniversary Shows · Ghost Cult Magazine Podcast

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What's up everybody? Late night Kifi here.
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Overnight Kifi. This is what happens when you
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take a nap, do a podcast, take a nap, eat dinner late, and then
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you can't fall back to sleep. So that podcast and live stream
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you wanted to do, you now do late overnight.
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Hope everybody's good. Welcome.
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If you're watching now or you're catching the replay, I deeply
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appreciate you. I thought I would jump on and
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talk about the announced Slayer shows.
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We have some new information about Slayer and these shows, so
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I think it's hella cool and you know, inherently interesting to
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talk about. We helped break the news that
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Slayer was coming back in the 1st place about a year and a
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half ago now, two years ago maybe.
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And actually it was kind of funny, apropos of something as
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I'm fond of saying, that the, you know, we had posted a meme
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about Slayer, like hey, didn't the whole world go to shit since
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Slayer retired? And then they unretired
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literally 2 weeks later, their publicist had called me and was
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like, hey, did you write this? I was like, I personally wrote
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that. I love Slayer and I've kind of
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said the same thing about David Bowie, Prince, like, you know,
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just seems like culture and life is not going as well ever since.
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And, you know, I don't know quite why, but Reyos is here and
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Neonite is here and Salad Bowl Step is here.
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Thanks for being here, Pete, and got some people joining in
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wherever you are in the world. It is overnight, 1:36 AM in
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California. But I am, I am wired.
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So we're going to talk about Slayer, one of my favorite bands
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to talk about. They announced some 40th Hard to
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believe 40th anniversary shows for Rain in Blood.
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I was in junior high school when this record came out.
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I was a Metallica Master of Puppets fan in real time.
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And so also Rain and Blood also, you know, anthrax among the
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living the next year. And so far so good.
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So what by Megadeth the year after.
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So a lot to talk about and unpack.
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But yeah, we've been fortunate to cover.
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We covered Slayer a lot before they retired.
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We've covered Slayer a lot since they unretired.
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And yeah, it's been it's been a pleasure again.
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You know, I think it's widely accepted that Rain and Blood is
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the best or most influential Slayer album reached across a
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bunch of different sub genres of metal.
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If you have a more favorite Slayer album, drop a comment.
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Fairy Ring is chimed in here. Steve is here, Amy, Daniel son
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is here. Daniel on Jacob May what's up?
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Welcome back. So yeah, if you're up late,
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Kayla Burrito, hang out and let's talk about Slayer.
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You can't scream too loud because, you know, my neighbors
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are all asleep. But anyway, I try to be
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respectful. So yeah, Slayer shows.
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I like this photo. We covered Slayer.
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One of their exclusive comeback shows was at the Riot Fest that
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we covered many years, and we got a series of photos to show
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you from them. Oh, I don't know why my phone is
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going off. But anyway, yeah, maybe the
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phone died. I don't know.
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But yeah. So I like this photo.
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It kind of reminds me of the famous Jimi Hendrix Marshalls
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photo of the shadow of him with the amps behind him.
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And he's here. Damien Allen is here.
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Serena is here. Smidge too short is here.
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I wonder if that's a rap reference.
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But anyway, so Slayer announced these shows.
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Some quick minutiae to get out of the way.
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If you've been following along on our website or YouTube.
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This week we have a series of new feature interviews.
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I had the tremendous honor to chat with Anneka Dame.
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He's Bergen for the third time in my career.
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She's got a brand new EP out called Lamorte, part of a three
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EP trilogy that will finally be a full album later on.
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Very cool, very cool, and she's wonderful.
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She's in the gathering. She was part of Devin Townsend's
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records for a while, so super fun there.
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Also, Don de Lamont of Ghost Cult interviewed Bobby Landgraf
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of COC to talk about their new album.
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He talked about the challenges of replacing or stepping in for
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Mike Dean, who stepped down from the band last year.
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And their new double album, Good Man Bad Man is out now and you
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can check that interview out on our YouTube.
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And again, you may have found us through our suddenly going viral
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interview. Exclusive interview with
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Neurosis. I talked to Steven Noah of
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Neurosis about their comeback album, An undying love for a
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Burning world. Pretty fitting album for 2026 in
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the world right now. So kid it, kid.
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It is here. I guess Rue 462 is here.
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Is that like Stomp 442? And in addition to my live my
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weekly live stream that'll be back here tomorrow for I'm
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always part of the glacial musical podcast every week and
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we're continuing our new series on ACDC just really quick.
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community here. There's so much shittiness out
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there. Cajun Caveman is here.
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What's up, Pat? We were just talking about Coc
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in our new Coc interview. In case you're interested.
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George Mert Tonam is here, Daniel Dixon one.
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feel like tipping. If not, that's cool.
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That's very cool. So Slayer announced these rain
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and blood shows. I think we had an inkling they
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started to drop some teasers the last few days that they would be
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doing this. And I think you know they
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started by doing some festivals and some one offs.
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They did kind of an all dayer one day festival last fall in
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Pennsylvania. Just Jan is here.
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What's up? Just Jan the Michael Paul is
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here. And so they announced 2 shows,
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Shankopee Minnesota which I assume is near Minneapolis and
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Saint Paul at the Mystic Lake Amphitheatre which is part of
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the casino there. Down Suicidal tendencies in Hate
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Breed, a very cool opening support bands.
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Down should very well likely have a new album by this time in
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that by early September. Suicidal also expected to
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announce an album soon as well as Hate Breed.
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So probably sooner than that. And of course, November 13th,
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Friday the 13th in November in the Los in Los Angeles at the
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Kia Forum where we've seen huge shows before, headline shows
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from major metal bands, Cannibal corpse, Cavallera playing all of
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chaos AD so and Crowbar who is just exploding with popularity
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and I am here for it. Especially all y'all on TikTok.
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If you're into heavy music, you're probably getting served a
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lot of crowbar content. They are just killing the game
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on social media. And then we got news tonight
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that a second show had to be added because the pre sale, not
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even the general on sale, the pre sale already sold out.
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I think the key of foreign holds 20,000 people.
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So yeah, second show added for Saturday, November 14th.
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Rain and Blood playing in its entirety.
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They've done it a handful of times over the year, including
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the infamous Raining Blood war at the Warfield DVD, I believe,
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where it rained blood on them and both Carrie and the late
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Jeff Hanneman were miserable during that experience.
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They couldn't really play correctly, look cool as shit,
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and then they had to kind of go in and pipe in another live
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performance that they matched up to the video, but don't know if
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they will do the raining blood yet again.
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I think it would be cool for them to play the whole album and
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then at the end of the show like Rain the blood or Rain the blood
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on the crowd, which would be like some, you know, Blade movie
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shit that I would love to see. Gigi fan is here.
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What's up Gigi fan? It's been a minute.
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Don't know if you're up to watching on TikTok right now,
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but I thought I would just talk about some of the other Slayer
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activities. So they technically have 5 shows
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this year, these three headline shows where they're going to
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play All of Rain and Blood and previously announced as well.
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So let's see. Yeah.
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So there's the second show at the Kia Forum.
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And then so they are playing Sick New World.
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We are covering Sick New World Las Vegas this weekend.
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Slayer is not playing that one, but they are the third headliner
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basically of the debut Sick New World in Texas.
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And I think that is hella cool. Don't know if they will play All
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of Rain and Blood for that show, but I think it would be cool if
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they did. So it kind of makes sense.
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They're also doing Rocklahoma, so kind of Minnesota show and
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Rocklahoma are the same week. Then they have sick New World
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Texas and then they have the two shows in LA.
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Don't know if they will add any more.
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I still think it's really interesting this layer has only
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done the smattering of shows over the last couple years.
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They're not. They have said there's not going
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to be new music and they will not return to touring.
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I would love to see that, that that Black Sabbath cover they
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did be released as a single. I think that would be fun.
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But you know, they said that they're not going to do tours,
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just little things here and there.
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I could see them doing if they were up to it, an entire summer
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of festival shows or very exclusive ones.
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Vodka and maybe again and Blood stock open air and download and
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things like Hellfest that we cover.
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They have only done the one headline show in in the UK as
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well as the Black Sabbath back to the beginning show last year.
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So, you know, if you missed out on Slayer, try to go see them.
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I don't know that they'll, you know, like they didn't change
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the set list much in all these shows last year and the year
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before. But we'll see what happens.
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So moving on, let's just talk about some of these, you know,
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So again, here's a series of photos from Slayer.
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It is the 40th anniversary of Rain and Blood.
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Like I said, if you've got a Slayer record you like more than
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Rain and Blood, just let us know.
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I believe somebody is joined on the Grammy Make Me Memories this
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year. What up?
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What up? You know, if you prefer a Slayer
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record to rain and blood, just drop a comment and let me know
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or comment on the podcast after. And but yeah, rain and blood is,
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is just a tremendous record. If you wanted to say that was
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the best rash medal record ever, I wouldn't really argue with
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you. I I personally think it's man, I
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have master publishers a little bit higher, but you know, Slayer
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was incredible and on top of their game 86, 88 S of heaven,
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Seasons in the Abyss, that 123 is almost untouchable with any
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band. And in terms of just recordings
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and and quality, Randall Patton this year, try kind this year.
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So yeah, man, these are photos from Riot Fest in Chicago.
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I'm particularly fond of these by my homie Randall Hicks.
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I should be seeing him in June at the Milwaukee Metal Fest.
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I could see Slayer headlining on The Walking Metal Fest.
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I don't know if they can quite pay them, but like, I'd love to
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see it. Here's a great picture of Gary
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Holt and Carrie. Also, can't hurt that Exodus,
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you know, has a new record out also.
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So good for Gary on all these fronts with a very busy, busy
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year. Beatles fan 30s here.
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What's up? I was talking about some Beatles
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earlier today with somebody. Here's a picture of Carrie
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playing his wittily, wittily solos.
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He looks really cool, you know, super cool to see, you know, And
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I believe there's also a Kerry King solo album being recorded
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and written now for release either late in the year or early
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next year. So chances are you'll see a lot
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of promotion around these shows of the new material coming out
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from all these artists. And again, there's Tom, you
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know, who's been pretty great, I have to say, You know,
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considering the band hasn't been Anna Gloria this year, you know,
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considering the band hasn't been, you know, full time, I
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thought for what they've performed as what I've seen
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videos of, I thought they were very solid.
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No band is immortal. No band is eternal.
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You know, who can who can perform like this level of music
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that they made and created and inspired so many other bands at
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that age. But you know, I think this is
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we'll see Slayer as my cohort on the Glacial Musical podcast said
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Nick Cameron. He said, I think this will get a
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few shows every year from Slayer.
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No shade on them coming back for the money bag.
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So in terms of the Minnesota show down, I actually thought
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that Minnesota show might sell out even before LA, but maybe
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they will add a second one there also.
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But down here's Kirk Weinstein and Phil and Selma.
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We've gotten a cover song. We are supposedly getting more
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down new music soon. Hatebreed who worships Slayer if
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people have ever known. I'm trying still forever to get
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an interview with Jamie Josta, but here's a great picture of
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him by our own Wayne Edwards, who I just did a festival with.
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Josta loves Slayer, kind of considers Hatebreed the hardcore
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Slayer. And they've covered Slayer, you
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know, Ghost of War. Great cover by Josta and the
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gang at Hatebreed. So super excited for that.
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Suicidal is a great Photo by by my partner Omar Cordy of Ghost
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Cult at the No Values Fest in Pomona.
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I think you can kind of see Jay Weinberg back there when he was
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in Suicidal. He is now out of the band, but
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Brick and with Fr is also here. So yeah, you know, Suicidal
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apparently has a new record they're working on.
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Will be very cool to see them, you know, back in it strangled
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by the sun. Welcome, welcome.
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Good to see you. You know, it'd be super fun to
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get a new suicidal record. It's been a minute for them and
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I think they've been killing it live with this current line up
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and for the LA shows now, multiple plural Cannibal corpse.
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This is a killer shot here, George wearing the Respect the
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neck shirt. I have that shirt sold by Justa
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on the Martyr store. Just creeping.
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Sichek is here. I hope I said that correctly.
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I'm frozen a little here. Hey, man, I shot all right.
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Unfreeze me, please. Thank you.
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I see why it's always something. Christine Marie, welcome.
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Welcome. You're up late.
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I'm up late or you're up early. I'm not sure.
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But thanks for liking us. If you love rock and metal, we
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are the place for you. I couldn't sleep tonight, so I
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thought I would do another live stream.
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I'll be back later today in about 14 or 15 hours with
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another one. But that's usually my weekly
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show every Thursday where I do all the rock and metal news of
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the week. Blood Demon is also here.
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Tim Mickey is here. Tim Mickey to Mikey 24.
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Sorry if I said that wrong, but yeah man.
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Cannibal Corpse. I actually imagine they will
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have a new record at some point soon.
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Would it make sense for them? They seem to put a record out
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kind of every two years and then tour and record and tour and
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record ad infinitum. Why not?
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Also on these LA shows is is Crowbar, who are again having a
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huge minute and of course Cavallera, Max and Igor playing
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all of Chaos AD. So imagine going to these LA
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shows and you see all of Rain and Blood, Cannibal Corpse doing
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a short and killer set and then all you know, Cavallera, both
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Max and Igor and their band doing all of Chaos AD and maybe
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a couple of other hits. I think that would be fun.
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I've seen the Cavalier tours a few times and they've been
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killer. Max has said that he would not
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re record Chaos AD the way they have the other records.
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He felt like that record is perfect.
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I I could see my partner goes call Omar was like, you know,
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envisioned a situation where maybe when Sepultura is finally
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done touring the current version of Sepultura, maybe Max and Igor
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just rebrand themselves. I take back over the name
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Sepultura. I don't know if they can, but
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maybe they will once the current Sepultura is done touring, you
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know, you could see it. And so that's it.
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I just wanted to kind of jump on quickly and and kick it with
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y'all and talk about these Slayer shows.
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They by popular demand, they've now added a second LA show.
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So if you missed out on tickets, you still have a chance and you
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know, it's not like a Metallica situation where the tickets are
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astronomical. But let's just take a look and
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see if you want to go see Slayer, how much these tickets
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are. I think I'll just take a quick
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peek here before I go. I need to go to bed or back to
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bed. And I think there are VIP things
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and stuff you can buy also. And there's probably going to be
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cool merch and exclusive merch. So the pre sale is on now.
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A pair of tickets goes for as cheap as $76 on the lawn or 3 or
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400 for the pit, maybe 500 for the pit, all in for two tickets.
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So not as expensive as Metallica tickets, but not cheap either.
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But that's the cost of doing Business Today.
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Let's just take a quick look. I'm sure the LA tickets are
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about the same. They're different kinds of
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venues, right? So the Forum is an arena, a
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basketballer and hockey arena. And obviously the amphitheater
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is an amphitheater with a lawn. Excuse me?
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Goodness, you only believe. And then if you wanted to go to
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Rock Lahoma, which. Slayer is Co headlining with
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Godsmack and Papa Roach. That Sunday is wild.
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Slayer doing the rain and blood show there.
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Black Label Society, Pretty reckless, ICP, suicidal
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president, ugly kid Joe Barbarians of California, El
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Nino, psychomico, big ass truck, The Violent hour.
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That's Carla Harvey's band and let's see High Water Gamble and
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Seven Foot Monkey. Don't know those bands rock
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Lahoma tickets. I don't think they're sold out,
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but let's just see how much a ticket will set you back $20
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down with layaway. Let's see GA tickets three day
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all in 26424. Those prices do go up again
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soon. Three day GA with a chair 312
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all in three day general admission military discount
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three day general admission 4 pack 88774.
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I mean, that's kind of chill, like honestly, for for you and
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three friends coming over for, you know, coming over to see
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that festival for basically 200 bucks, a little more than 200
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bucks a day is a pretty damn good deal, I gotta say.
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And then let's just see Sunday only all in one 5674 or 17286
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and it's not counting VIP. And then last and not least,
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obviously, we know sick New World, which again, we're
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covering this weekend in Vegas looking, hoping to cover the
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Texas show for the first time ever.
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Let's just take a quick look. I believe front gate tickets,
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you know, Signal World has gotten kind of a a little bit of
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beaten up a little bit about, you know, they cancelled two
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years ago and now they're back. It's expensive, but it is a
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tremendous value. I went to the first one and it
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was a lot of fun. We've covered a few of them now.
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GA starts at 339 with VIP at 695 for sick new world and you are
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getting a ton of bans for Texas and again that's just quickly to
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run over the lineup system of a down Deftones and Slayer playing
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on the rain and blood show, Evanescence ministry, AFI
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Manson, prodigy, knock loose, Mastodon power trip, Underoath
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boy, harsher wage wore down Coal Chamber, poison the well tsunami
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Coal Chamber terror. Melvin's Kitty, Norma Jean, Deaf
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Heaven filter failure. New album this week.
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So pretty damn cool. And then last and not least,
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let's just see how much these Slayer tickets are for the forum
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for the show that is not sold out yet.
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Let's see. I wonder if ticket Shafters
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Crazy price escalator is already in effect.
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Susie is here, Aspen is here, Chloe is here.
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So let's see. Presale starts tomorrow morning
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at 9:00 AM Pacific. Get presale access, see if
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they'll give me a code. How hard is it to get a code?
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Let's find out. I wouldn't mind going.
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I have kind of a busy year. I'm getting married soon, so I
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don't know if I can pull it off, but we're going to find out then
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abandoned town verification Let's see 59052 FA is crazy work
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all right well can't access that.
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Let's see VIP for superfan live. Let's see how crazy this is
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travel and show packages just the VIP do do do do do do coming
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soon. Let's see if they'll let you get
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the VIP for the day that's sold out already show all tickets Yep
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let's see pit $1300. That is the Metallica price.
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Isn't it 516 for section G, which is on the floor to the
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left, stage right, and four and $500 tickets for the upper deck
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and the rest is all sold out and there's some crazy work.
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I do believe it's for a pair, but still, man, 200 bucks for
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tickets and some crazy stuff. Let's see.
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Super fan. What does the Super fan get you?
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Yeah, 400 a ticket. Wow that's wild.
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Let's see what these Slayer the post mortem Rockstar for a day
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experience. This is their big big VIP access
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to private viewing platform Locate located in front of house
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near where the crew controls. Light and sound access to GA
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standing with a great view of the stage.
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Group production tour experience including an individual on
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stage. Photo one autograph Slayer
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poster VIP Slayer merch item, commemorative laminate and
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lanyard crowd free access to official tour merch before the
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doors open on site purchases check in dedicated support staff
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and priority lane into the venue.
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And then let's see the let's the high the high one.
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And again, it's not on sale yet for the second show, but it's
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quite expensive. And then the you against you
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super fan is just some of those things.
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One GA standing or early entry premium reserve ticket.
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Best available seated sections with a fantastic view of the
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stage. Not guaranteed.
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One VIP Slayer merch item 1 commemorative laminate and VN
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laminated and lanyard crowd. Free access to buy tour stuff
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before the doors to the public and on site perks.
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I mean if you love Slayer and Slayer's, your favorite band
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ever, I can see doing it, but it's pricey.
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It's pricey. We'll see when the tickets go on
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sale tomorrow. And man, it's just the price of
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doing business now is quite a bunch of expensive tickets.
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So anyway, that was a little extra post mortem.
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Get that joke. There's a little post mortem
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there on the pricing for this. But let me know if you would
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like to see Slayer again. I think your best bet to see
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Slayer in an affordable price is the festival route because then
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it's cheaper. But I was super stoked that
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they're still doing some stuff. It seems like they're going to
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do a few shows every year. Don't know about the rest of the
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world yet, but we'll find out. I'll be back.
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It's 2:00 AM Pacific. I will be back in 12/14/13
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hours. So TuneIn then, if you're new
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us some feedback. I read every comment.
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We check everything out that everybody sends everywhere.
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It's enough to make you crazy. But anyway, Slayer, see you
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later. Peace.