11. Nov. 2008, 11:42
Thu 30 Oct – The Unholy Alliance Chapter IIIAgeing metallers Slayer, supported by Mastadon and Trivium, play an epic set at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Shain heads down to witness the destruction."The crowd at the
Apollo is younger than I would have predicted. Teenagers flock through the main foyer, eagerly elbowing each other out of the way in order to buy a t-shirt, badge or tote bag. Yet, the headliner tonight is a band of blokes in their late 40s, a group who practically invented elements of metal. They didn’t brand it. Yes, this is modern, millennial metal.
Slayer has grown into this scene, just as much as the scene has grown into Slayer. And the support and subsequent merchandising is proof of this. On one hand,
Mastodon present straight-edged, loud and technically proficient sludge metal, creating something that is directly inspired and influenced by the headliner. Trivium, on the other hand, adds glitz and needless stage antics to a hairier, younger and more theatrical metal. It's off-beaten, hilarious and absent of Slayer's dark, divisive influence. But it looks great illustrated on a t-shirt..."
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