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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

SLAYER Accused of Causing a Murder (Acusan a SLAYER de un Asesinato)!


Blabbermouth
reports that a delusional man, who claimed that a gun was held to his head in a 2011 incident that according to him involved SLAYER, is too imcompetent to face trial after assassinating, chopping up, and dumping the corpse of his father into the woods in Richmond, Maine.

Leroy Smith III, a 25-year-old scumbag, admitted to have killed his father Leroy Smith Jr. in May of 2014.

This past Monday (January 5), during the competency hearing at an Augusta, Maine courtroom, Smith tried to address the judge, who repeatedly told Smith that if he spoke, he would be kicked out from the courtroom.

This is what he had to say:

"I have something I want to say.

"With my case, they're telling me that my story is delusional grandiose of proceedings that happened, and they're not investigating it.

"The fact of the matter [is that] in 2011 I had a gun pointed to my head and was sworn to keep secret of what I am. And they refused investigating any persons that are responsible. The whole entire music group SLAYER was there. I was told then that what they did was too overboard. I sent them a message on Facebook and that Jeff Hanneman, the guitarist, takes his own life. He took his own life May 5 of 2013."


After Justice Donald Marden told Smith to put what he had to say in writing through his attorneys and to sit down or be removed, Smith responded:"Then I have no fair trial."

Smith's attorney Pamela Ames told WABI: "To be able to establish any sort of attorney-client relationship is impossible. He thinks our role is to subpoena society and to subpoena certain Heavy Metal bands to come to explain why they won't let him play with them."

All in all, Leroy Smith III will be rotting in prison while SLAYER keep dominating the world!

Versión en Español:


Blabbermouth a publicado un reporte en el cual indica que un hombre delirante, quien dice haber sido apuntado en la cabeza con una pistola en un incidente que segun el tiene que ver con SLAYER, es demasiado incoherente para ser juzgado despues de asesinar, cortar, y botar el cuerpo de su padre en un bosque de Richmond, Maine.

Leroy Smith III, un tipo de 25 años de edad, admitió haber asesinado a su padre (Leroy Smith Jr.) en Mayo del 2014.

Este pasado Lunes (Enero 5), durante la audiencia de competencia en una sala de tribunal de Augusta, Maine, Smith intento hablar con el juez, quien varias veces le tuvo que decir a Smith que si hablaba, lo echaba de la sala.

Esto fue lo que dijo Smith:

" Tengo algo que decir.

Con mi caso, me estan diciendo que mi historia no es coherente de acuerdo a la investigacion de lo que ocurrio, y no estan investigandolo.

El hecho es que en el 2011 me apuntaron con una pistola en la cabeza y me hicieron jurar que no diría quien soy yo. Después se negaron a investigar a la gente responsable del incidente. Todos los miembros de SLAYER son testigos. En ese momento me dijeron que lo que hicieron fue demasiado exajerado. Yo les mande un mensaje por Facebook, y el guitarrista Jeff Hanneman se quito la vida. El se quito la vida el 5 de Mayo del 2013."

Después de que el juez Donald Marden le dijo a Smith que escribiera lo que quiere decir y que le entregara su escrito a sus abogados, o sino la sacaba de la sala, Smith dijo: "Entonces, no me están ofreciendo un juicio justo."

Pamela Ames, abogada de Smith, le dijo a WABI: "Poder establecer cualquier tipo de relación responsable entre abogado y cliente es imposible. El cree que somos parte de una conspiración en contra de el y que ciertas bandas del Heavy Metal son los culpables ya que no lo dejaron tocar con ellos."

¡La verdad es que Leroy Smith III estará pudriéndose en una cárcel, mientras que los de SLAYER seguirán dominando el mundo entero!

Related links/Enlaces relacionados:
Slayer.net

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Paul Bostaph's First Interview As The NEW Drummer Of SLAYER!!!


On Thursday (May 30), half of SLAYER made a clear statement that they are far from done! That's right, Tom Araya and Kerry King will continue jamming even though they recently lost two of their original members: their friend and guitarist Jeff Hanneman who passed away from liver failure, and drummer Dave Lombardo (whom they fired).


The band has re-enlisted Paul Bostaph as their full time drummer. How does Bostaph feel about returning to SLAYER? Find out right now! Nikki Black, host of "The Metal Zone" on 107.7 The Bone, just posted her exclusive interview with Bostaph. This is the first interview that Bostaph grant after once again becoming the NEW SLAYER drummer. Check it out!




Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when SLAYER kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland. EXODUS' Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman.

Bostaph was SLAYER's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums with the band — the gold-certified "Divine Intervention" (1994), the 1996 punk covers album "Undisputed Attitude", "Diabolus In Musica" (1998), "God Hates Us All" (2001) that received a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance", as well as the DVD "War At The Warfield" (2001), also certified gold. In addition to SLAYER, Bostaph has been a member of FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, SYSTEMATIC and TESTAMENT.




Slayer's 2013 international touring schedule is as follows:
JUNE:

 4         Impact Festival 2013, Warsaw, Poland

 6         Muziek Theatre, Enschede, Holland

 7         Rodahal, Kerkrade, Holland

 8         Sonisphere France, Amneville, France

10-11   The Academy, Dublin, Ireland

12        Limelight, Belfast, Ireland

14        Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland

15        Geox Theatre, Padova, Italy

17        Antlantico, Rome, Italy

18        Obihall, Florence, Italy

19        Alcatraz, Milan, Italy

21        Metalfest Germany, St. Goarshausen, Germany

22        See-Rock Festival 2013, Graz, Austria

23        Culture Factory/Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb, Croatia

25        Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbiz

26        Hegyalja Festival, Tokaj, Hungary

27        With Full Force, Leipzig, Germany

29        Hi Voltage, Istanbul, Turkey



JULY:

 1         Heavy By The Sea, Athens, Greece



AUGUST:

 2         Resurrection Festival, Viviero, Spain

 6         Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark

 7         Grona Lund Tivoli Outdoor, Stockholm, Sweden

 9         Jalomethallifestival 2013, Oulu, Finland

10        Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

11        Bloodstock Open Air 2013, Derby, UK

15        Pukkelpop Festival, Kiweit Hasselt, Belgium

16        Low Lands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Holland

17        Elb-Riot Open Air Festival, Hamburg, Germany

18        X Rockfest, Herford, Germany



SEPTEMBER:

17        Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico

20        Jockey Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil

22        Rock In Rio 2013, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

24        Pedreira Paulo Leminski, Curitiba, Brazil

27        River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina

29        Jockey Club, Asuncion, Paraguay



OCTOBER:

 2         Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile



Related links:
SLAYER's official site 

Thursday, May 30, 2013

SLAYER Is Far From Done, Paul Bostaph Rejoins The Band!


Half of SLAYER are making a clear statement that they are far from done! That's right, Tom Araya and Kerry King will continue jamming even though they recently lost two of their original members: their friend and guitarist Jeff Hanneman who passed away from liver failure, and drummer Dave Lombardo (whom they fired).


The band have announced that Paul Bostaph is back in SLAYER as their full-time drummer! Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when SLAYER kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland. EXODUS' Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman.


"Paul's a great drummer and a good friend, and we're very happy that he's decided to rejoin the band," said Tom Araya. "We're still pretty numb from the loss of Jeff, but we don't want to disappoint our European and South American fans, and we need to begin moving forward... Having Paul back in the band makes that a whole lot easier."


"I'm very excited to be rejoining SLAYER," added Bostaph. "We spent a very intense ten years of our lives together, had a lot of fun, made a lot of great music, so for me, this feels like coming home."

SLAYER's 2013 itinerary will have the band playing 35 dates that will include headline shows as well as a number of major summer festivals in Europe, Eastern Europe and South America between June and October.

Bostaph was SLAYER's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums with the band — the gold-certified "Divine Intervention" (1994), the 1996 punk covers album "Undisputed Attitude", "Diabolus In Musica" (1998), "God Hates Us All" (2001) that received a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance", as well as the DVD "War At The Warfield" (2001), also certified gold. In addition to SLAYER, Bostaph has been a member of FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, SYSTEMATIC and TESTAMENT.




Slayer's 2013 international touring schedule is as follows:

JUNE:

 4         Impact Festival 2013, Warsaw, Poland

 6         Muziek Theatre, Enschede, Holland

 7         Rodahal, Kerkrade, Holland

 8         Sonisphere France, Amneville, France

10-11   The Academy, Dublin, Ireland

12        Limelight, Belfast, Ireland

14        Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland

15        Geox Theatre, Padova, Italy

17        Antlantico, Rome, Italy

18        Obihall, Florence, Italy

19        Alcatraz, Milan, Italy

21        Metalfest Germany, St. Goarshausen, Germany

22        See-Rock Festival 2013, Graz, Austria

23        Culture Factory/Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb, Croatia

25        Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbiz

26        Hegyalja Festival, Tokaj, Hungary

27        With Full Force, Leipzig, Germany

29        Hi Voltage, Istanbul, Turkey



JULY:

 1         Heavy By The Sea, Athens, Greece



AUGUST:

 2         Resurrection Festival, Viviero, Spain

 6         Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark

 7         Grona Lund Tivoli Outdoor, Stockholm, Sweden

 9         Jalomethallifestival 2013, Oulu, Finland

10        Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

11        Bloodstock Open Air 2013, Derby, UK

15        Pukkelpop Festival, Kiweit Hasselt, Belgium

16        Low Lands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Holland

17        Elb-Riot Open Air Festival, Hamburg, Germany

18        X Rockfest, Herford, Germany



SEPTEMBER:

17        Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico

20        Jockey Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil

22        Rock In Rio 2013, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

24        Pedreira Paulo Leminski, Curitiba, Brazil

27        River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina

29        Jockey Club, Asuncion, Paraguay



OCTOBER:

 2         Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile




Via Blabbermouth


Related links:
SLAYER's official site 

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Paul Bostaph's BLACKGATES Announce NEW Bassist


East San Francisco Bay Area/New York Metal outfit BLACKGATES, featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, and guitarist Jeremy Von Epp, have enlisted Luis Barillas as their NEW bass player.

Bostaph says of Barillas, "Luis is a veteran of the Bay Area Metal scene and a welcome addition to the band". Von Epp added, "He's got that Steve Harris/Geezer Butler vibe on the bass which fits perfect with what were doing, not to mention that he's a solid dude". Nelson also added, "Luis is an amazing bassist and a perfect fit for the BLACKGATES sound. He's a true bro who you know from day one will have your back in the trenches."

Bostaph previously stated about BLACKGATES:

"As you can see by our studio blog #1. We're currently hard at work writing the rest of the material to record and release a record this year. we are shopping for a label at this point. The NEW material is friggin' heavy. We can't wait to unleash it on you! The music is definitely maturing and we are honing in on our sound. The first 3 songs we released were literally the first 3 we wrote. They were written musically without a vocalist. Now that we have Dan, the NEW songs are really heavy as hell and have great hooks! That being said. We're looking to play our first show in May and will be playing all our NEW music. Stay posted and we will update you all as we lock the first show in. Hope to see you all on the road Cheers!"

- Paul Bostaph



BLACKGATES earlier in the year finished mastering its first demo, which the band recorded in the San Francisco Bay Area with producer Tim Narducci (SYSTEMATIC, SPIRALARMS).

BLACKGATES is:

- Dan Nelson (ex-ANTHRAX): Vocals/guitar
- Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS): Drums
- Jeremy Von Epp: Guitar/Vocals
- Luis Barillas: Bass




standalone player


Related links:
Black Gates on Facebook

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Paul Bostaph's BLACKGATES Release Studio Update - Video Available!


As previously reported Paul Bostaph's NEW project is called BLACKGATES, and it features Anthrax's previous singer Dan Nelson, guitarist Jeremy Epp (The Venting Machine) and bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake). The group is currently in the studio working on the pre-production part of their debut album. This is what Bostaph had to say about this NEW project:

"Our sound is drawn from all of our influences. Mostly, we don't want to be a Thrash Metal band, although we draw from that genre as well. There is something in our music for everyone. Heavy grooves, good hooks and Dan's killer pipes. I think we have an independent sound that will stand on its own."

Today, the band released a video update regarding the current progress of their debut album:



BLACKGATES is:

- Dan Nelson (ANTHRAX): Vocals/guitar
- Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS): Drums
- Uriah Duffy (WHITESNAKE): Bass
- Jeremy Von Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE): Guitar/Vocals



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Related links:
Black Gates on Facebook

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Testament Reveal NEW Album Title & Announce Tour Plans!

The mighty Thrash Metal band Testament have been very busy working on their tenth studio album titled "The Dark Roots of Earth" (scheduled to be released October via Nuclear Blast Records).

"The Dark Roots of Earth" is being produced by veteran producer Andy Sneap, who has worked with numerous bands including: Megadeth, Exodus, Machine Head, Nevermore and Arch Enemy. Unfortunately due to a "serious injury", Paul Bostaph was not able to be part of the recording of the album. However, he will return to Testament for future touring plans. Bostaph was replaced on "The Dark Roots of Earth" by the amazing Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan (ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Dethklok). Also appearing on the album is Chris Adler from Lamb Of God, who did a couple of guest appearances.

Chuck Billy announced during a recent interview, that Testament will be touring this fall with Anthrax, Death Angel and Overkill! WOW! \m/

Testament is:
\m/ Chuck Billy
\m/ Eric Peterson
\m/ Greg Christian
\m/ Alex Skolnick
\m/ Paul Bostaph (currently on hiatus)
\m/ Gene Hoglan (filling in for Bostaph on the recording of their upcoming album titled "The Dark Roots of Earth")

Discography:
\m/ - The Legacy (1987)
\m/ - The New Order (1988)
\m/ - Practice What You Preach (1989)
\m/ - Souls of Black (1990)
\m/ - The Ritual (1992)
\m/ - Low (1994)
\m/ - Demonic (1997)
\m/ - The Gathering (1999)
\m/ - The Formation of Damnation (2008)
\m/ - The Dark Roots of Earth (2011)

Related links:
Testament