With Slayer set to wrap up their final world tour later this month, the manager of the thrash-metal icons has hinted at life after death for the group..
In January of 2018, the music world was stunned to learn that after close to 40 years as one of the most beloved thrash-metal bands of all-time, the mighty Slayer would be calling it quits.
Before long, the group hit the road, touring all over the world with a number of phenomenal artists, and even found their way down to Australia this year for the second Download Festival.
After 18 months on the touring circuit though, November 30th will mark the end of Slayer as the live band that we know and love. However, in a new interview, their manager has hinted that this doesn’t mean the group will cease entirely.
Speaking to MassLive, Slayer manager Rick Sales remarked that the “band has always had a lot of integrity,” claiming they wanted to cease touring before they begin to lose their reputation as one of the best live acts on the scene.
“There are a couple things that go on,” he explained. “I totally get that they made a decision to stop touring.
“That doesn’t mean the end of the band. It’s just the end of touring. I always thought of it as, ‘you go out on top’.
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“They made that decision. They’re not milking it. From that standpoint, I get it and they made the right choice.”
Check out ‘South Of Heaven’ by Slayer:
As Blabbermouth points out, Pollstar recently spoke with Kristen Mulderig of the Rick Sales Entertainment Group who claimed that despite the impending end of the group, there is still plenty of work to be done in order to continue the band’s legacy.
“We’re in legacy mode,” Mulderig explained, “which is a lot to do, even though they won’t be making records or on the road.
“They still have their endorsers, there’s still merch and branding to do – sync licenses and who knows? Maybe coming up with some sort of event that is Slayer-based. This is all stuff we’re thinking about and talking about. Slayer lives on, absolutely.”
So, while some fans have taken the initial news to mean that Slayer might indeed hit the studio again one day in order to record new music, it seems as though these chances are sadly slim.
Though we’ll no longer see them making new tunes or touring in the future, it looks as though the legacy of the band will be in good hands as future generations discover one of the greatest thrash metal outfits of all time.
Check out Slayer’s ‘Raining Blood’:
