SLAYER PERFORMED THEIR FIRST SHOW IN FIVE YEARS – WATCH VIDEO FOOTAGE HERE!

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Slayer took to the stage last night in Chicago for their first show in five years. Watch live footage of the gig below….

 

Legendary thrash metal band SLAYER returned to the stage for the first time in five years on Sunday night (September 22), performing at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Taking the stage shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time, the group delivered a powerful 20-song set, featuring fan-favourites such as, “South Of Heaven,” “Seasons In The Abyss,” “Angel Of Death“, “Hell Awaits,” “Raining Blood“, and the title track from their final album, “Repentless.”

SLAYER’s setlist was as follows:

01. South Of Heaven
02. Reborn (first time live since 2014)
03. Blood Red
04. Postmortem
05. Repentless
06. Payback
07. Temptation
08. Jihad
09. Seasons In The Abyss
10. Born Of Fire
11. War Ensemble
12. Hate Worldwide
13. Disciple
14. Dead Skin Mask
15. Hell Awaits
16. 213 (first time live since 1998)
17. Mandatory Suicide
18. Raining Blood
19. Black Magic
20. Angel Of Death

Fan-filmed video can be seen below.

The band will next perform at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky on September 27th, followed by an appearance at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California on October 10th.

Five years after SLAYER played the last concert of what was being billed as the band’s farewell tour and just weeks after SLAYER guitarist Kerry King unveiled the details of his solo project, Kerry and his longtime bandmates announced that they would play at AftershockRiot Fest and Louder Than Life.

Oran O’Beirne

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