Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman has contracted a flesh eating disease that has caused him to pull out of the band's upcoming tour. Hanneman is believed to have caught necrotizing fasciitis from a spider bite. The disease is rare and destroys skin, fat and tissue from below the surface of the body.  Read more 

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are set to headline next year’s Sonisphere festival. The bands - dubbed the Big Four - will top the bill on the opening day of the event, which runs from July 8-10 at Knebworth.  Read more 

Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth are to release a live DVD of their recent joint European tour. The Big Four Live From Sofia will include footage from each band’s performances at the Sonisphere festival.  Read more 

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax are set to play a “historic” gig via satellite. The concert, on June 22, will be broadcast live from into select movie theatres from the Sonisphere festival in Bulgaria.  Read more 

Slayer have rescheduled their twice-postponed UK tour dates for May and June. The heavy metal titans postponed the dates both last November and this March due to bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's ongoing back problems.  Read more