Slayer at Roy Wilkins
Saturday, July 8, 2006 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Roy Wilkins Auditorium • 6:00pm • All Ages
More info at songkick.com
Added to calendar on Jun 30
Slayer
From Huntington Park, California
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Slayer is a thrash metal band from US, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. The band was credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth. Slayer's musical traits involve fast tremolo picking, guitar solos, double bass drumming, and shouting vocals. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as death, deviants, suicide, genocide, necrophilia, insanity, Nazism, religion, Satanism... Read more about Slayer on Last.fm.
Lamb of God
From Richmond, Virginia
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Lamb of God is an American groove metal band, originally formed under the name Burn the Priest. The roots of Lamb of God were planted in the year 1990, when Mark Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell were friends at Virginia Commonwealth University. The trio began playing at Adler's house in Richmond weathering chilly conditions. "There was no heat in the house," recalls Campbell. "We would hang around the kerosene heaters, get really drunk and write metal songs. Fumes and Black Label beer were definitely what fueled our early days." Read more about Lamb of God on Last.fm.
Mastodon
From Atlanta, Georgia
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Mastodon is an American sludge metal/progressive metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band comprises bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor. They have released five full-length albums to date, expanding their musical borders from early raw sludgy riffs to later psychedelic multi-layered songs, yet maintaining progressive style with unusual time signatures and odd instrumentation. Read more about Mastodon on Last.fm.
Children of Bodom
