Hopefully We’ll Do Some Extra

Slayer performed their first exhibits since 2019 at Riot Fest in September and Aftershock in October, with a doable European date to be introduced for 2025. Slayer guitarist Gary Holt has since weighed in on the reunion exhibits throughout an interview with Chuck Armstrong of Loudwire Nights, just about saying they had been superior. Holt additionally detailed how the band rehearsed, and even talked about that bassist and vocalist Tom Araya was just a little nervous previous to hitting the stage.

“Surreal. It was superior. We rehearsed actually laborious for it, like full manufacturing rehearsal. Prior to now, after I did rehearse — Slayer rehearsed on this tiny little music studio room with little half stacks. This was cool ‘trigger I bought to play with the whole rig — three amps, six cabs all on. I bought to revamp the rig primarily based on my Exodus rig. So it was the very same an identical factor tone-wise, simply 3 times as massive, which was superior.

“We had been nervous. Tom was nervous, and he sounded wonderful. Typically you’ve got simply gotta overlook in regards to the time and the way lengthy it has been and simply let muscle reminiscence kick in and simply do it. I imply, I solely performed one track I might by no means performed, and that was ‘213’. And ‘Reborn’ I might solely performed, I feel, as soon as, in order that was virtually a brand new track — a couple of times. The whole lot else was simply refreshers.”

Holt additionally talked just a little about Slayer‘s cancelled Louder Than Life competition efficiency, lastly noting (very like drummer Paul Bostaph) that he hopes extra Slayer exhibits wil occur sooner or later.

“However it was spectacular. Dropping the second present [at the ] as a result of climate, the tail finish of the hurricane, was an actual, actual bummer, particularly for all of the followers who flew in. I met individuals on the airport who flew in from England for it. And so they had the perfect perspective about it. Clearly, it wasn’t our fault. We tried all the pieces we may. You possibly can’t management 50-mile-an-hour gusts. The crew needed to evacuate, like, 3 times that afternoon. We by no means left the lodge.

“However it was wonderful. It was surreal. It was like this second. The gang was simply very pleased. And we had been pleased, and all the pieces was good. And hopefully we’ll do some extra.”