Summer Festival: 5 things to know about Slayer

Finally, surely said his most fervent disciples. Consequently, After six years of absence (Slipknot in 2019), the heavy metal is back on the plains of Abraham. Nevertheless, To all lord. Therefore, all honor, is Slayer, one of the most revered groups of the genre, which will test the effectiveness of the Son of the Summer Festival system on Friday evening. For example, Here are 5 things to know about these metal gods.

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3 out of 4 for Big 4 at FEQ

By inserting the name of the Californian training in its programming. the FEQ has now received the visit of 3 of the 4 members of what the Big 4 is considered, the four groups considered to be the most important of Thrash Metal. Metallica, who does not remember, played twice on the plains and Megadeth once. Only Anthrax is missing.

Nostalgia from the years 1980-1990

Slayer was trained in 1981 by Kerry King. Tom Araya (both with the group), Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo. Their very fast and aggressive style summer festival: 5 things know of play quickly attracted attention. Launched successively between 1984. 1996, the albums Reign in Blood, South of Heaven, Seasons in the Abyss et Divine Intervention have all been gold certified.

Controversy

At one time, heavy metal was scary, and Slayer had to cross its share of controversies. The worst was certainly these two proceedings brought by the parents of a teenage girl stabbed to death in 1995. by three Slayer admirers who wanted to sacrifice her in Satan. Parents argued that songs from the group gave instructions to the killers. In each case, the judges concluded that Slayer’s music could not be held responsible for these horrible crimes.

New ghosts

In 2019, Slayer announced his retirement after Final Tour. Finished, they said. You know the value of these farewells in rock music. In 2024 Slayer announced that he met for two concerts in the United States. As long as to summer festival: 5 things know take his place among the new reverters of rock. the training, now supplemented by guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph, decided to do this this summer. The FEQ caught them in flight for what will be one of the three concerts planned in America.

A sweater for Quebec

On a special occasion, special goods. To highlight his first presence at the summer festival: 5 things know summer festival. Slayer has been sold a sweater Golgotha Eagle Only for Quebec that admirers can only buy during the festival.

• Slayer in concert on the plains of Abraham on July 11, at 9:30 p.m.

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