Slayer played their second reunion show of 2024 on October 10 at the the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, CA. The band's set ran 20 songs long and perfectly mirrored their setlist from Riot Fest Chicago 2024. Still, Slayer sounded killer and Tom can totally nail that "Angel Of Death" scream at the start of the song.
Slayer's Aftershock performance was:
- South Of Heaven
- Reborn
- Blood Red
- Postmortem
- Repentless
- Payback
- Temptation
- Jihad
- Seasons In The Abyss
- Born Of Fire
- War Ensemble
- Hate Worldwide
- Disciple
- Dead Skin Mask
- Hell Awaits
- 213
- Mandatory Suicide
- Raining Blood
- Black Magic
- Angel Of Death
As for Slayer being reunited, it's a low and slow burn that isn't exactly permanent. In a recent interview with Total Guitar, Slayer guitarist Kerry King said fans shouldn't expect more than a few festival appearances – including Europe, eventually.
"Everyone thinks Slayer are getting back together, but that couldn't be further from the truth," said King. "We've been turning down gigs ever since we stopped. This one came and I thought, 'If we're ever going to do one, this could be cool because it's the five-year anniversary of our final tour.'
"We're not going to record anymore. That final tour was definitely our final tour. This is just a reason to have some fun the guys, play a few shows and then jump back in the coffin…"
