Don’t maintain your breath for a brand new Slayer tour anytime quickly, in accordance with the band’s former guitarist Gary Holt. Holt, who joined Slayer as a stay member in 2011 and as a full-fledged member in 2013 following the passing of guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Whereas educating a guitar clinic on Monday, Holt was requested about the opportunity of Slayer lacing up the boots once more. Whereas he gave the impression of he’d be down to select up a guitar and head out with the band once more, it doesn’t appear to be within the playing cards.

“Ah, man. You’ve gotta speak to different folks. That’s outta my pay grade. Look, if anyone ever requested me to do it, after all I’d be all the way down to do it. However I don’t assume it’s ever gonna occur. I feel the band’s ended. In contrast to all the opposite farewell excursions that began 5 years in the past and are nonetheless persevering with, I feel this one’s over.”

Slayer milked the phrases “ultimate” and “farewell” for all the things they had been price on that final run, so it’s in all probability for the perfect that they let sleeping canines lie. Holt additionally regarded again on what the expertise of being on the final tour was like.

“It was completely enjoyable. I imply, it was the ultimate, last-ever tour. It was a superb time. You tried to not let it get bizarre on you, so far as, like, ‘That is it.’ I by no means actually considered it ending till the final ultimate of the 2 exhibits. It type of dawned on me. However that was a superb one. I’ll keep in mind that tour ceaselessly. It was fucking rad.”

In 2021, whereas congratulating Machine Head on their thirtieth anniversary, Kerry King stated the band give up too early:

“So, I hear congratulations are to ensure that my associates in Machine Head. Apparently, it’s 30 years, which is kind of an achievement. Not numerous bands get there. We did… after which we give up too early. Fuck us. Fuck me. I hate fucking not taking part in.”

Possibly the angle within the Slayer camp has modified since then and that’s in all probability for the perfect, particularly with Hanneman gone.