Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless Slayer fan. I have been just about my whole life. They play tomorrow at White River Amphitheatre with King Diamond and a fistful of other metal bands.

I realize there probably aren't even a thimble full of Slayer fans who read Slog, but I'm gonna pose the question anyway: If I get to talk to the band, what should I ask them?

I took this photo of Tom Araya at White River several years ago. Their publicist since told me Araya had to have neck surgey and cant headbang anymore.
I took this photo of Tom Araya at White River several years ago. Since then, the bassist/singer had to have surgery, and doctors told him NO MORE HEADBANGING. Kelly O

One of Slayer's founding members, guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed away in 2013, and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has been filling in since. Paul Bostaph, who was Slayer's drummer from '94 - '01 (replacing original member Dave Lombardo) has rejoined Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King, and plays on the new album Repentless due out September 11.

This will be the special packaging of the box edition of Repentless. It's made of metal. It is seemingly perfect.

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And what will Slayer sound like with Holt and Bostaph—with TWO new members?!? Probably something like this: