LOS ANGELES (Universal
Music Enterprises/ www.slayer.net) - For years, artists have looked to create exciting and innovative stage designs for their fans - thrash/punk/metal gods SLAYER will push that concept right over the edge this fall with an effect dubbed the "Wall of Blood." Slayer's "Wall of Blood" will make its North American debut when the band headlines the Jagermeister
Music Tour, set to kick off October 31 in St. Louis, MO (full itinerary below). The tour will rage across the country for seven weeks, playing in some 35-cities.
This will be the second consecutive year that
Slayer has headlined the tour. Joining
Slayer for the Jagermeister
Music Tour fall dates will be
Killswitch Engage and Mastodon.
At select shows (determined by each venue's technical specs) during Slayer's classic song "Raining Blood," the band, their instruments, and the stage will be drenched by a downpour of "blood." The "Wall of Blood" will rain more than 150 litres of theatrical blood over an area measuring from 32-feet to 40-feet wide (determined by the size of the venue's stage), 25-feet high, and six-feet deep. The device is a dedicated truss and sprinkler system that utilizes a unique pump technology, and was designed exclusively for Slayer by UK-based Hangman Productions.
Slayer used the "raining blood" effect last July in Augusta, ME while filming their brand-new DVD, STILL REIGNING. The Dean Karr-directed DVD opens with the band's 1986, 28-minute benchmark album REIGN IN BLOOD performed live in its entirety by Slayer's original line-up - Tom Araya (vocals, bass), guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo, who permanently rejoined the band in 2003.
"'REIGN IN BLOOD' is our signature record, and if people think that it helped set the path for that genre of music, that's great," said Araya. "It's a record that means a lot to all of us in the band - it was our first record for a major label, and our first record with Rick Rubin who gave it unconditional support."
The STILL REIGNING DVD will also offer bonus material including live performances of Slayer classics such as "War Ensemble," "Hallowed Point," "Necrophobic," "Mandatory Suicide," "Spill The Blood," "Hell Awaits," and "South of Heaven," as well as exclusive interviews and backstage footage. STILL REIGNING has a running time of more than 80-minutes and a confirmed November 2, 2004 release date.
STILL REIGNING is Slayer's second DVD release, the first being SOUNDTRACK TO THE APOCALYPSE, the three-CD/one-DVD box set retrospective that was released in late 2003.
SLAYER was named the "Best Live Band Ever" in Revolver magazine, and "Best Band" in that magazine's 2004 Readers' Poll. In addition, Slayer's video, "Bloodline," was just named "#1 Best Metal Video of the New Millennium (So Far)" by viewers of MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" and readers of Revolver.
Slayer's "Wall of Blood" will be in effect at as many venues on the Fall Jagermeister Music Tour as possible; the confirmed "bloodbath" cities/venues will be announced shortly, and you can always log onto to Slayer's website - slayer.net - for updates.
OCTOBER
31 - The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
NOVEMBER
2 - Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN
3 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
5 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
6 - Harpo's Detroit, MI
7 - Egyptian Room @ Murat Centre, Indianapolis, IN
10 - The Staircase, Pittston, PA
11 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
12 - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
13 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA
15 - Lupo's @ The Strand, Providence, RI
16 - State Theatre, Portland, ME
18 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
19 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
20 - Dome Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY
21 - Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH
23 - Nation, Washington, D.C.
24 - Norva Theatre, Norfolk, VA
25 - Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
27 - Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
28 - Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
30 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
DECEMBER
2 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
3 - Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX
4 - Concrete Street Amphitheatre, Corpus Christi, TX
5 - Gypsy Ballroom, Dallas, TX
7 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
8 - Shrine Auditorium, Billings, MT
10 - The Premier, Seattle, WA
11 - The Big Easy, Spokane, WA
12 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
14 - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
15 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
16 - Soma, San Diego, CA
17 - Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA
