The new era of Slayer has begun, Slayer 2013 if you will and it will feature founding members Kerry King & Tom Araya, Exodus' Gary Holt, and utility drummer Paul Bostaph. The new era of the band kicked off yesterday as they made their live "debut" at Poland’s Impact Festival, a little over a month after the tragic passing of Jeff Hanneman. So how did they do?
First, let's take a look at the set-list, which seems like a rather typical Slayer affair:
- “World Painted Blood”
- “Hallowed Point”
- “War Ensemble”
- “Hate Worldwide”
- “At Dawn They Sleep”
- “Stain Of Mind”
- “Disciple”
- “Bloodline”
- “Mandatory Suicide”
- “Chemical Warfare”
- “Seasons In The Abyss”
- “Dead Skin Mask”
- “Raining Blood”
- “South Of Heaven”
- “Angel Of Death”
Overall, this set is comprable to ones they were playing last year, but now the true question, how did it sound? To the bootlegs…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLsT_uXJUSc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DldEnnwtv7c[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iru_k-Cli-o[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn0bk2REtmI[/youtube]
Still sounds like Slayer to me! Personally, I would still see this version of Slayer. I wouldn't go out of my way to travel across three states to see them, but if there was a festival I was going to and Slayer were on the bill, you best believe I'd be there.
How do you think Slayer 2013 did?
[via Blabbermouth]
