October 9, 2001 – Thrash-punk-metal group Slayer will kick off a four-week headlining tour of the U.S. October 29 in LA.

The tour is in support of Slayer's eighth studio album, God Hates Us All (click for CD review) which was released in September.

Slayer's U.S. dates come on the heels of the band's SRO "Tattoo the Planet" European tour which concludes this Sunday, October 14. Slayer's bassist, Tom Araya said, "In Holland, the crowd went nuts when we came on stage. At one point, the audience – like 10,000 kids – were singing along so loudly, I just stopped and let them finish the song. It was just amazing."

For nearly two decades, Slayer – Araya, guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Paul Bostaph – have been acknowledged as one of the more uncompromising metal bands. As a result, their music has stood the test of time better than the remaining "big three" '80s thrash outfits (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax).

Confirmed dates for Slayer's U.S. tour are as follows:

OCTOBER
29 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
31 Edge 2000, Jacksonville, FL

NOVEMBER
1 The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
2 House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
3 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
4 Norva Theatre, Norfolk, VA
7 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
8 Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA
9 The Warehouse, Toronto, ONT CANADA
10 Metropolis, Montreal, Que CANADA
11 State Theatre, Portland, ME
13 Webster Theatre, Hartford, CT
14 Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA
15 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
16 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
17 Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
19 Bogartıs, Cincinnati, OH
20 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
21 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
23 Harpo's, Detroit, MI
24 Eagles Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI