Slayer will be rocking MTS Centre on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The last time they were in Winnipeg was with Rob Zombie back in July 2011.
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. Slayer rose to mainstream fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the “Big Four” thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer’s sales are in the estimated high 20 millions, although they have never publicly announced their sales worldwide. However, between the years 1991 and 2004, Slayer sold over 3.5 million albums in the U.S.
Tickets range from $54.75 – $65.50 and go on sale Friday, September 13. [TICKETMASTER]