The Death of Slayer

On January 22nd, Slayer announced via instagram that the band is retiring. After the death of guitarist Jeff Hanneman and releasing Repentless in 2015, the band announced they will have one last world tour in summer 2018.

Here's the band's official statement from the Instagram post:

After making some of the most brutal, breathtakingly aggressive, all-hell's-a-breaking-loose music ever created, being one of the four bands that defined an entire musical genre and being the band that other heavy acts are measured against and aspire to...after nearly 37 years, releasing 12 studio albums, multiple live recordings, compilations, live video and two box sets, playing nearly 3000 concerts in all corners of the world, receiving countless awards including five Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards, Gold records and other accolades...having it's own exhibit in the Smithsonian Institute, gracing hundreds of magazine covers, experiencing the devastating loss of a founding brother, and even appearing on "The Tonight Show," the age of Slayer, one of the greatest thrash/metal/punk bands of this or any age, is coming to an end.
Slayer will do one last concert tour around the globe to thank their fans for all the support over the years.

The band will embark on a farewell tour on May 10 to June 20. They have Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth, and Testament lined up to support them on the tour as well. The dates for the tour are listed below: