On Saturday, September 6, SLAYER frontman Tom Araya and his spouse Sandra renewed their vows in a ceremony of their dwelling state of Texas officiated by Tom‘s SLAYER bandmate Gary Holt.
Earlier as we speak (Sunday, September 7),Holt shared a photograph of jim carrying a black long-sleeve clergy shirt, and he included the next message: “So yesterday I had the nice honor of getting been requested to resume the vows for my pricey buddies Tom and Sandra Araya! ( sure I’m ordained!) What an awesome day within the nice state of Texas! @lisaholt777 and our BFF @jrohova and I made the journey for this most particular of events! A lot like to all!”
An officiant for a vow renewal is somebody legally permitted to solemnize a wedding who performs a ceremony the place a pair reaffirms their marriage ceremony vows to one another, usually on an anniversary or after a life-changing occasion.
Not like some states, Texas reportedly doesn’t require marriage ceremony officiants to register with the federal government. Which means that when you’re ordained via a acknowledged group, you are legally approved to officiate weddings in Texas.
SLAYER performed its second full present of 2025 and its second United Kingdom live performance in six years on July 6 on the 45,000-capacity Finsbury Park in London. Help on the gig got here from AMON AMARTH, ANTHRAX, MASTODON and HATEBREED.
The July 3 live performance on the 35,000-capacity Blackweir Fields in Cardiff and Finsbury Park date marked the most important exhibits SLAYER had ever performed within the U.Ok. and the one headline exhibits they may play in Europe in 2025.
On July 5, SLAYER carried out at Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Again To The Starting” farewell live performance in BLACK SABBATH‘s authentic hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. The nine-hour occasion, hosted by actor Jason Momoa at Villa Park, noticed over a dozen bands play at the very least one BLACK SABBATH or Ozzy Osbourne cowl as they paid homage to the SABBATH singer, who died a bit of over two weeks later.
SLAYER performed two reunion exhibits final fall — on September 22, 2024 on the Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois and on October 10, 2024 on the Aftershock pageant in Sacramento, California.
SLAYER was additionally scheduled to play on the Louder Than Life pageant in Louisville, Kentucky on September 27, 2024, however that efficiency was canceled as a consequence of extreme climate.
The lineup for SLAYER‘s comeback is identical because the one which final toured in 2019: Araya, Holt, guitarist Kerry King and drummer Paul Bostaph.
SLAYER‘s solely U.S. East Coast efficiency in 2025 will happen on September 20, 2025 at Hershey, Pennsylvania’s 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium.
Photograph credit score: Ryan Segedi
