Thrash Hits — Today marks the fifth annual International Day of Slayer. You know what that means, don’t you? Take a deep breath…. SSSSSSSLLLLLLAAAAAAYYYYYYEEERRRRRR! SSSSLLLLLAAA AYYYYYYEEEERRRR! SSSSSSSLLLLLLAAAAAAYYY YYYEEEEEERRRRRR! SSSSSLLLLAAAYYYEEERRR! ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Slayer frontman Tom Araya (1961) Actor Paul Giamatti (1967) Country rocker Matthew Shafer aka Uncle Kracker (1974) White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult (1965) Guitar hero Stev... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Game," "Scrubs," "Medium," "Southland" and more switched networks and survived. more info

DrownedInSound — Doing anything this Sunday? June 6? The sixth day of the sixth month? No, well good, because you can join in with the rest of us and celebrate the fourth annual international day of Slayer. The sharp-minded of you will have worked out that the inaugu... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Slayer guitarist Kerry King (1954) Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968) Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965) Warlock singer Doro Pesch (1954) more info

The Music Fix — on International Slayer Day more info

Guardian Music — Wembley Arena, LondonThose with long memories may recall the brief mid-90s period when record labels concluded that drum'n'bass was going to achieve vast crossover commercial success. It was the most grippingly futuristic music out, and seemed to hav... more info

Thrash Hits — Slayer have finally, finally started their oft-delayed UK tour. They’ve been putting it off as Tom Araya’s neck finally rebelled after three decades of constant headbanging. We guess that’s why he looks so glum in all of Gary Wolstenholme’s ... more info

411 Mania — Death claims Ronnie James Dio and Paul Gray. Limp Bizkit cancels all summer dates. Track lists for Korn, Hellyeah, 36 Crazyfists, more. Disturbed, Stone Sour talk new albums. NIN releases new track. Papa Roach readies release. See Metallica, Slayer, ... more info

Altsounds — SONISPHERE FESTIVAL KNEBWORTH boasts exclusive headline appearances from IRON MAIDEN and RAMMSTEIN, plus Friday night headliner ALICE COOPER, IGGY & THE STOOGES, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, PENDULUM and more - with over 140 bands set to play - many of whom you ... more info