WHO WILL CO-HEADLINE WITH SLLLLAAAAYYYYEEEERRRR?
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at 2:11pm by Axl Rosenberg
So apprently Slayer are gonna announce their co-headlining tour mates this coming Monday, January 26. Of course, this raises the question: who will said co-headliners be?
Blabbermouth is reporting a rumor that it could be Marilyn Manson, and could be part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour. I don’t know how well the Manson/Slayer tour of ‘07 sold, and I don’t know if a Manson/Slayer package would do as well for Mayhem as Slipknot/Disturbed did; but, hey, I guess it could happen.
(Blabbermouth is also saying Suicide Silence may be the support act; if that’s true, I’m all for it.)
For the sake of having fun, though, let’s assume it’s not Manson and brain storm some other ideas.
I know a lot of people are hoping it’s another old school thrash band, but I have a hard time believing that; Slayer aren’t big enough (from a ticket sales perspective) to co-headline with Metallica, Exodus and Testament aren’t big enough to co-headline with Slayer, and Kerry King and Dave Mustaine hate one another so that rules out Megadeth (I know that King and Rob Flynn have apparently kissed and made up following their own war of the words in the press, but I don’t think it’ll be Machine Head, either.). I suppose it could be the latest incarnation of Anthrax, but… I just don’t see that happening, especially since I think ‘Thrax doing a headlining tour with their new singer before the world has really had a chance to meet him properly would be a perilous mistake. And I can’t even imagine what other old school thrash band it could possibly be.
So who else could it be? The Blabberbrat wish list – acts like King Diamond, Down and Meshuggah – strikes me as extremely unrealistic, although few thoughts tickle my imagination more than that of a Slayer/King Diamond trek.
So… at the end of the day, I imagine it will end up being a younger band – a Slipknot or a Trivium – which will make all the “purists” weep all over their keyboards, but should do the rest of us just fine.
I guess we’ll find out for sure on Monday. In the meantime, feel free to do your own speculating in our comments section below.
-AR
Yani.
Vitamin C
I’d like to see Hell Yeah with Slayer, it would be an interesting counter balance.
Hall & Oates…..MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My vote is in for the Suicicd Silence rumor to be true
But for realz, I think it will be cannibal corpse
Avenge seven Fold!!!
Or
Buckcherry
If they can fit it into their schedule of touring, Lamb of God would be pretty bad ass. They seemed to be a great combo at the Unholy Alliance tour a couple years back.
Here’s a good one to piss EVERYONE off:
BRING ME THE HORIZON.
Fuuuuck, King Diamond would be amazing.
For real, I could see Motorhead doing it…
I’ve also heard the Manson/Slayer rumor for the Mayhem Fest 09′. I’ve also heard rumors that Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth would be part of that package. Slipknot and Trivium are out on the road together, so I think that rules them out. Manson is working on a new album, but is still in the early stages I think.
Here’s who I think it could be:
Cannibal Corpse
Judas Priest
Sepultura
GUNS AND ROSES WITH KERRY KING ON LEAD AXE.
New Yorkment
If its suicide silence, slayer is fucking dead to me.
GWAR PLZ
Mastodon or Cannibal Corpse
Fuck Suicide Silence
Slayer and Kelly Clarkson…
Vader is available…
…or maybe the Allman Brothers Band…
Kreator, they are big and haven’t been here in a while. Plus they just put out an awesome CD. And they need to warm-up the crowds for their headlining tour in May with Exodus. But a reunited Mercyful Fate would be very kick-ass.
I would slaughter my own sister to see Slayer and Cavalera Conspiracy. Next to impossible though.
Morbid Angel
It would be best with either Mastodon or Cannibal Corpse headlining.
Faith No More!
Lamb of God?
Trivium
Avenged Sevenfold
Bullet For My Valentine
Bring Me The Horizon
Either one of those is comedy gold to see the “purists” weeping and saying false metal and all that bullshit.
is it too much to ask for fantomas?
Gojira or Lamb of God
@ Any fucking idiot who cant read, the rumor is suicde silence is to be on the bill as support not to co-headline. Anyway it would be nice to see King diamond doing it up with Slayer.
I think it’s gonna be the Manson/Rockstar Mayhem rumor. Lamb Of God, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, Behemoth, Meshuggah and a bunch of others are supposed to be on that too. Wow…
I’ve heard the Manson/Slayer rumor too. The fans of either bands may not have complimented each other at all the shows, but the show I went to in Toronto the amphitheatre was packed for both of their sets. So if they tour again, both with new albums potentially out, and on the Mayhem tour with other big-ish metal bands like the rumored Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth, this could surprisingly sell more tickets than last year’s tour.
Maybe Mastodon?? New album coming out, & they’re about as big as Slayer iI would think. Commercially speaking, they might be bigger though.
>GWAR PLZ
Hell yes.
It won’t be Mastodon or Trivium, as they just wrapped up another tour together. For a support act, I’ll guess In Flames, as Kerry King apparently loves them.
I would prefer King Diamond, but I don’t think that will happen.
Morbid Angel is a possibility; they’re working on the new record and it might be done in time. That would be an interesting pairing, for sure.
Other possibilities are Gojira or Machine Head – wouldn’t THAT be sweet to see MH share a bill with Slayer after all that bullshit!
Slayer and Mastodon toured together 4 years ago for the Fall Jagermeister MusicTour; not sure if they’ve toured together since. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the most likely pick.
Machine Head would be perfect. King Diamond would be sick!
3 WORDS…..ALL THAT REMAINS
probably poison or ratt
britney spears ftw
Ax7, Poison, Ratt, Buckcherry, blow yourself. I would be down with Slayer/Manson, Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth would be tight. I would like to see Meshuggah, Gojira, OTEP, Bleeding Through, Static-X and EMMURE and ISIS!!!! Perfect Rockstar 2009!
The Black Dahlia Murder should do it. Holy fuck, Slayer, TBDM and Suicide Silence? Yummy
I already know……. LOG you fuckers!
i chilled with Suicide silence on their tour bus the other day and they told us whats goin on with the slayer tour.. its them and behemoth.. so sick. and every one pick up suicide silence new album everywhere in june!