January 16, 2007

Slayer Set To Show No Mercy On Kimmel

It's taken 25 years, but the shy guys of Slayer are finally ready to take on television. They'll do Jimmy Kimmel's late night show, perfect for maximum nightmare potential. Via Blabbermouth:

According to a press release from mPRm Public Relations, tickets for SLAYER's January 19 appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" sold out in about four hours, matching the performance of such superstar acts as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, KORN and LINKIN PARK.

SLAYER will make its first-ever network television appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band will play two songs on air, "Jihad" and "Mandatory Suicide", as well as three additional off-air tracks for a crowd of over 1,000 people.

The show will most definitely not air in India. Do any Stereogum readers still listen to Slayer? (Like you didn't have Seasons In The Abyss; everyone goes through a satanic death metal phase!) And you're in luck, hipster metal fans -- Mastodon is opening for Slayer on tour. Good family fun! Bring the kids.

Posted at 4:35 PM
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Mastodon | Slayer

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20 Comments

fuck yeah I do.

Posted by: nick bahula at 01/16/07 5:28 PM | Reply
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I own and still listen to 'Reign In Blood' when the mood strikes me.

Posted by: steve518 at 01/16/07 5:51 PM | Reply
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are you kidding?! Slayer rules. any music fan worth a damn who likes loud music owns Reign In Blood, right?

Posted by: EF Matt at 01/16/07 5:53 PM | Reply
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slayer are truly horrible. worst solos in the world.

Posted by: omg at 01/16/07 6:06 PM | Reply
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Of course I listen to SLAYER, although I'm not sure how I feel about them being on Jimmy Kimmel.

Posted by: Taylor at 01/16/07 6:18 PM | Reply
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i proclaim slayer's decision to perform on kimmel as true.

for reference, i defer you to the rules of metal:
http://www.insaneguitar.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=26;action=display;num=1123645732

Posted by: jack at 01/16/07 6:34 PM | Reply
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Slayer aren't nearly as brutal as Dethklok.

Posted by: Food Marathon at 01/16/07 6:59 PM | Reply
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Praise hail satan, satan.

Posted by: dude at 01/16/07 7:34 PM | Reply
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Of course. Got the entire discography on the iPOD. Shuffle makes me listen to them about every 6th song. And I never skip.

Posted by: dfa1974 at 01/16/07 7:45 PM | Reply
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Of course. Got the entire discography on the iPOD. Shuffle makes me listen to them about every 6th song. And I never skip.

Posted by: dfa1974 at 01/16/07 7:56 PM | Reply
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Slayer kick ass. Whenever I'm in the gym, I'm listening to RIB or South of Heaven. Slayer is definitely cheese I'm proud to listen to. Props for mentioning them on the 'Gum.

Posted by: Chi Chi LaRue at 01/16/07 8:29 PM | Reply
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Slayer's incredible. I don't know where I would be in my life if I didn't listen to Slayer. Network television isn't ready for slayer.

Posted by: Ace at 01/16/07 9:09 PM | Reply
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I can't get through a jam session at my high school without hearing 'Reign in Blood' at least twenty times, no joke. Everyone seems to be an expert at the two-riff intro. Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh Duh-NUH-nuh!

Posted by: Finchmeister at 01/16/07 9:18 PM | Reply
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Every Slayer song sounds exactly the same. And most 80s thrash metal sounds kinda tame at this point, no?

Posted by: Brody at 01/16/07 9:54 PM | Reply
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sorry guys waaaaaay off topic does anyone possibly
hav an oink invite?? :D

Posted by: nick at 01/17/07 12:51 AM | Reply
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The new album is awesome.

Posted by: Autopsy IV at 01/17/07 12:09 PM | Reply
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Slayer will be seen by many who are undeserving.

Let's hope it kills them.

oink.

Posted by: jacobkreist at 01/20/07 8:10 AM | Reply
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They played Eyes of the Insane on air.