Slayer launch new ‘Slaytanic Verses’ digital museum
Thrash metallic icons Slayer have introduced the launch of their new digital museum, the Slaytanic Verses.
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Yesterday (October 9), the band took to social media to announce the Slaytanic Verses, which serves as a digital archive and museum chronicling the band’s tales historical past, from their inception in 1981 till the present day.
The Slaytanic Verses museum can be seen here for free – it consists of the band’s “private archives, never-before-seen pictures, devices, artwork, tales straight from the band, one-of-a-kind collectibles” and extra.
The digital museum may also be up to date frequently, with the band writing on the location: “The gathering is all the time rising, so come again usually. It will get you while you least count on it.”
At present, the Slaytanic Verses museum showcases slightly below 30 entries, which embrace a flyer for the band’s first gig at Battle of The Bands in 1981, a set of 1982 pictures that see them in glam metallic apparel, their iconic Reign In Blood tour press package and new movies and pictures from their farewell tour in 2019.
Slayer’s unlikely return was confirmed earlier this yr when it was revealed that they’d be headlining two September festivals – Riot Fest in Chicago (22) and Louder Than Life competition in Louisville, Kentucky (27), and a 3rd and remaining present at Aftershock Competition at this time (October 10).
Their present at Riot Fest marked the thrash metallic legends’ first stay gig in practically 5 years for the reason that finish of their prolonged farewell world tour. The group performed a string of favourites on the Chicago fest together with ‘Raining Blood’, ‘Angel Of Dying’ and ‘South Of Heaven’ all through their 20-song headlining set.
Nonetheless, their second scheduled present headlining Kentucky’s Louder Than Life Competition needed to be cancelled because of points with the climate. The whole second day of the occasion needed to be canned for security causes following the after-effects of Hurricane Helene, one of many extreme storms to ever hit the USA.
As for the band’s future plans, guitarist Kerry King has insisted that Slayer “won’t ever tour once more”. Following the reunion reveals announcement, he additionally informed Classic Rock History: “Don’t get used to this being a yearly occasion.”