What seemed like an unstoppable force in the metal world has finally stopped. Slayer played their final show at the Forum in Los Angeles Saturday night.
After 40 years together, Slayer retired from the road.
Vocalist Tom Araya addressed the crowd Saturday night concerning their support for Slayer’s long and storied career:
“Thank you. Thank you very much. I want to thank you for sharing your time with us. Time is precious. So, I thank you for sharing that time with us. Thank you. I’m gonna miss you guys. But the most important thing I want to thank you for being a part of my life. Thank you. Good night. You guys be safe.”
Blabbermouth provided the set-list for Slayers final touring performance:
1. South Of Heaven
2. Repentless
3. Postmortem
4. World Painted Blood
5. Hate Worldwide
6. War Ensemble
7. Stain Of Mind
8. Disciple
9. When The Stillness Comes
10. Born Of Fire
11. Payback
12. Seasons In The Abyss
13. Jesus Saves
14. Chemical Warfare
15. Hell Awaits
16. Dead Skin Mask
17. Show No Mercy
18. Raining Blood
19. Mandatory Suicide
20. Angel Of Death
Slayer has gone from being one of the most feared, and dangerous bands in the metal world to entering into the pop-culture collective conscious. Whenever you go to a metal show, no matter who the band is, you will hear people shout “SLAYER” and there are few things that are such a testament to the legacy of this incredible group.
After the death of founding guitar player Jeff Hanneman, Slayer brought in their friend Gary Holt of Exodus to fill those monstrous shoes. He talks about the way he feels when it comes to being part of Slayers legacy:
“Now that the final show has come and gone, I just want to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported me stepping into this monster called Slayer. [Saturday] night was a whirlwind of emotions for all four of us. I want to thank [Tom Araya], [Paul Bostaph] and Kerry Fucking King. I will miss so much more than just sharing a stage with you guys. I’ll miss the jokes, the penalty shots for our onstage fuck ups, the philosophical discussions, the fart jokes, the millions of laughs, the songs, the bus ride movies and more shots. MASSIVE love to all three of you. And to the Slayer fans, thanks for making me feel welcome, it’s been a special and magnificent metal journey. Three epidurals, seven cortisone injections, trigger point injections, all to keep me in raging mode. Worth every second of the pain. Forever honored to have been a part of this band. But I never wanted this. Jeff should have been there. I just held down the fort for him.”
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