Today, Slayer unveil the album artwork for their 11th studio album, "Repentless", due out 9/11/15 (Nuclear Blast). The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco in collaboration with the band's Tom Araya and Kerry King.
"We had a number of submitted ideas for the cover artwork," said Araya. "And we felt Marcelo's was the best. We made some suggestions and the result is an awesome album cover."
The band also announces that the album's title and first official track will be available digitally virtually everywhere (Amazon, iTunes, Google) around the globe this Friday, June 19.
"'Repentless" is my Jeff tribute," said Slayer's Kerry King. "I call it the 'HannemAnthem.' It's my perspective of Jeff's perspective, it's what I think...if Jeff wrote a song for himself, 'Repentless' would be it."
Arrogance, violence, world in disarray
Dealing with insanity every fuckin' day
I hate the life, hate the fame, hate the fuckin' scene
Pissing match of egos, fuck their vanity*
*click for full lyrics: https://herfitzpr.com/hpr.com/Slayer_Repentless_Song_Lyrics.html
"Repentless" is Slayer's first new studio album since 2009's critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated "World Painted Blood". The twelve songs were produced by Terry Date and recorded between August 2014 and mid-January 2015 at Henson Studios in Los Angeles. Slayer will tour extensively to support the release of the album, and will headline this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival that kicks off July 26 in San Diego, CA.
Slayer Tour Dates 2015:
17.06. USA Huntington, NY - Paramount
19.06. USA Portland, ME - State Theatre
20.06. CND Montebello, MN - Amnesia Rock
26.06. USA San Diego, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
27.06. USA San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheatre
28.06. USA Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
30.06. USA Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
01.07. USA Boise, ID - Ford Idaho Center
03.07. USA Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavillion
04.07. USA Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheatre
05.07. USA Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07.07. USA Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Council Bluffs
08.07. USA Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
10.07. USA Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
11.07. USA Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Center
12.07. USA Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
15.07. CDN Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
17.07. USA Pennsauken Township, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Arts
18.07. USA Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
19.07. USA Hartford, CT - Xfinity Theatre
21.07. USA Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
22.07. USA Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook (Bank Of NH Pavilion)
24.07. USA Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
25.07. USA Winthrop, MA - Xfinity Center
26.07. USA Wantagh, NY - Nikon Theatre @ Jones Beach
29.07. USA Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre @ Lakewood
31.07. USA San Antonio, TX - White Water Amphitheatre
01.08. USA Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
02.08. USA Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavillion
w/ Anthrax, Kvelertak:
25.10. NL Tilburg - 013
26.10. F Paris - Le Zenith
27.10. CH Zurich - Komplex
30.10. E Bilbao - Santana 27
31.10. E La Coruna - Coliseum
01.11. E Madrid - La Riviera
03.11. E Barcelona - Razzmatazz
05.11. I Milan - Alcatraz
07.11. A Vienna - Gasometer
08.11. D Leipzig - Haus Auensee
10.11. D Munich - Zenith
12.11. D Berlin - C-Halle
13.11. D Bochum - RuhrCongress
14.11. D Ludwigsburg - MHP Arena
16.11. D Frankfurt - Jahrhunderthalle
17.11. B Brussels - AB
19.11. LUX Luxembourg - Rockhal
21.11. UK Newport - Centre
22.11. UK Plymouth - Pavillion
24.11. UK Manchester - Apollo
25.11. UK Glasgow - Academy
27.11. UK Birmingham - Academy
28.11. UK Leeds - Academy
30.11. UK Brixton - Academy
