True story: HUGE Slayer fan here but back in like '98~'99 I was 17 or so, and headed to an Obituary show at the Whisky-a-go-go. I lived in L.A so I took the Sunset blvd bus there to meet up with friends at the show. 7pm on a Saturday night, I boarded the line 2 bus and made my way towards the back and stood near the exit. A few feet behind me is some dude sitting down, mid to late 30's, kinda short in build, mid length hair, mustache/goatee, dressed in black, typical rock/metal type. I turn around at one point and we both acknowledge each other. We ended up shooting the shit and chatting on about metal bands, no mention of Slayer. He gets up to get off the bus just a few stops before mine, darts along past me and in that brief moment we fist bump, he asks for my name, he says something akin to enjoy the show and have a great night, almost too polite, and he finishes his sentence by casually mentioning "Oh by the way I'm Dave Lombardo (pauses for a second) from Slayer" and all I said in the most unenthusiastic and sarcastic way was "Oh, OK,.. cool" and grimaced a bit as if to convey, yeah right buddy fat chance. LOL. He smiled to himself, got off the bus and that was that. I went on to the Obituary show as intended and didn't even mention any of this to anyone, ever. TWO DECADES LATER.. It finally hit me. It all makes perfect sense. That was definitely Dave Lombardo on the back of the bus! He was just being humble and polite toward a high school age metal kid. Likely he was just saving a few bucks that Saturday night going somewhere on Sunset Blvd/Hollywood.. LOL. Total under the radar class act. DAVE YOU'RE THE BEST! \m/
@@aboutthemetal8783 Probably why Dave was on the bus? Haha. You bring up an interesting point in that he had a long standing strained professional relationship with the other guys in the band and was on and off the band often. Yet despite that he seemingly always managed to be a working drummer with other band acts and projects. What cracks me up is that in my 17 y.o mind I could not believe it was him when he told me he was Dave. I was such a fan I thought Slayer lived in excess and luxury, because why wouldn't they? Lol.. It took growing up into adulthood for me to understand the reality of the transportation choice he made that evening. No uber in '98, cabs not really popular in L.A back then (still aren't), and driving a car meant exorbitant valet parking fees and/or risking a DUI in the Hollywood area. Taking the bus was the safest and most economical way to go.
Lombardo came out to say that he played his last tour with Slayer and they paid him ‘hired gun’ wages, not band member payment. He claimed for the entire involvement with the 2011 tour that he played, he was only payed around $67,000 !!! Ive heard conflicting stories since, but that was straight from Dave. They really did him shitty considering probably 48% of Slayer fans go to see Slayer because of his drumming and to see him. Everybody I ever knew that liked Slayer always spoke about his skills more than Kerry’s playing, that’s for damn sure! Kerry and Tom took over and really pinched pennies when it came to paying Dave. Really shitty way to treat the best drummer they ever had and their best studio drummer as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IPHjNG1m22I.html
RaidingDormouse , Thanks! I'm so glad you did. l was about to begin putting together the tracklist & time points myself too. You saved me from taking the time to compile & enter it & helped out everyone else! Much appreciated! 🔥🤘😎🎸👍🔥
@@jamesblake5628 ....it was actually really cool.....not fem.....just a shit load of eye black on white faces....good old days......exodus, slayer, and cliff
I will never forget the date God Hates Us All was available in stores because it was September 11, 2001. I had pre-ordered it and worked at a department store in a mall that sold CD's. My excitement to be one of the first to have the new Slayer album was crushed by what happened that morning. To this day that albums release and how fitting it's title was for the events of that day is all I can think about when I'm reminded of the band or the events of that day.
Your excitement to be one of the first to have that album should have been crushed by the album sucking. Yet you choose to tie 9/11 into your story. A day you probably weren't affected by on any personal level whatsoever.
Interesting fact: On August 20, 1988, at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, Megadeth experienced a major withdrawal from heroin, from which, after the concert, the band's manager sent everyone to hospitals for drug addiction treatment. At the time, Nick Menza, who worked as a driver and drum technician, was also fired and was looking for a band that needed a drummer. During this time, Slayer was recording the album "South Of Heaven", and he worked there for a few weeks as drummer until Megadeth reunited in 1989 to record "Rust In Peace". In fact, that means he's been the drummer for Slayer for almost a month.
@@thrashtodeth9442 Bro, Jeff was the best songwriter Slayer ever had but Dave was the best musician in Slayer, South of Heaven is a perfect example of my statement.
Me too. Saw them three times in all. Once on the wholly bizarre tour with Marilyn Manson, Once with Megadeth and Anthrax, and the farewell tour with Napalm Death and Lamb of God.
Gary and Paul were good fits, but Dave was on another planet altogether. He sounds like a Latin jazz drummer on cocaine and just drove Slayer's sound. Repentless sounded like what it was, the album at the end of the line. It wasn't that bad to me, but I'm glad they retired before things got worse.
@@TheMusician4748 With a career spanning almost 40 years, they hadn't found their sound on album #2. They were still mixing that formula. It night be your favorite, but it's not even close to their best.
I am proud to say I've been there and seen this all the way through. Not a big fan of Kerry but Tom, Dave and Jeff are legends. Tom is the only person in this world that I would give a shit to meet! He is the grandfather of speed/thrash metal.
Bostaph was hit and miss at shows sometimes, but still an extremely talented drummer. When Paul is on his best game, he’s a fucking machine! One night he’s 100% on every song, through the entire show. The next night, it was like he had chronic fatigue syndrome, or something was just off with his body altogether. It was like he could never get that perfect alignment with the band, but still really good by most standards. On the worst show that I saw him play, he was hitting around 85% to 90% of his stuff. You gotta give him a little break though. I mean damn, he’s playing Dave Lombardo’s stuff ya’know? LoL Even on his worst nights imo he’s better than most metal drummers on their best day. Dude is a machine player live 98% of the time and a very technical writer when he was needed in the studio. When it comes to Slayer though, nobody beats Dave Lombardo. Paul Bostaph never let me down at any of the shows i saw him play and as a fan, I still to this day appreciate every note the guy played. That dude had to do a lot of damage to his body playing that music night after night.
I listened to the first 3 albums so many times over the years ... all great but very different. The band really evolved. Hell Awaits is an incredible album. It really conveys the feeling of malevolence. Reign in Blood is the greatest thrash album ever. The fourth album, South of Heaven, was good, but went into a slower grungier direction that in my view lost something important.
who remembers those hedghogs kerry used to wear on his arms, its a wonder he ever got them through customs anyware , wonder how many nails were used in the making of those things ?
I'm glad to see and experience Slayer one more time. Though I wonder how things be like if Jeff didn't die? Would things have been different? Would Slayer go on or would they get tired?
I lost track of Slayer after Seasons... Joined military and met people who introduced me to other weird / great music like Skinny Puppy and stuff. I need to dive back in and check them out. I was a big fan - I saw a Seasons show and got a pick. It was awesome! 🤘
My favorite band growing up in the 90's. Alot of metal bands were selling out in that time when grunge took over but Slayer always kicked ass!! (Except for Diabolus in Musica)
Paul Bostaph and Gary Holt were both in Exodus. But Paul was only there for a short time until leaving again and being replaced by Tom Hunting once again.
saw them in 88 89 at Agora ballroom in West Hrtfd CT for the South of Heaven tour,,,Sabatoge opened then MOTORHEAD played and the SLAYER !!!!! FKN AWESOME SHOW
I started listening to metal and Slayer in 1997 shortly after the release of Undisputed Attitude, without knowing it was a cover album. So when I said "I listen to Slayer" I should have said "I listen to punk". Then I found Divine Intervention, which became my favorite album, without knowing it was considered a failure album by many longterm fans. Then they released Diabolus in Musica, which became my favorite, without knowing that Slayer started flirting with nu metal and fans being pissed about it. I loved Stain of Mind! I got a huge dose of metal eliticism right from the start. To this day - even though I like all Slayer albums - Divine Intervention and Diabolus in Musica has a special place in my metal heart.
