Slayer welcomes back Paul Bostaph

Slayer\’s Tom Araya and Kerry King are very pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis.  Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when Slayer kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland.  Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Slayer\’s 2013 itinerary will have the band playing 35 dates that will include headline shows as well as a number of major summer festivals in Europe, Eastern Europe and South America between June and October.  The complete itinerary is below. \”Paul\’s a great drummer and a good friend, and we\’re very happy that he\’s decided to rejoin the band,\” said Tom Araya.  \”We\’re still pretty numb from the loss of Jeff, but we don\’t want to disappoint our European and South American fans, and we need to begin moving forward…having Paul back in the band makes that a whole lot easier.\” \”I\’m very excited to be rejoining Slayer,\” added Bostaph.  \”We spent a very intense ten years of our lives together, had a lot of fun, made a lot of great music, so for me,  this feels like coming home.\” Bostaph was Slayer\’s drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums with the band – the Gold certified Divine Intervention (1994), the 1996 punk covers album Undisputed Attitude, Diabolus in Musica, (1998), God Hates Us All (2001) that received a Grammy nomination for \”Best Metal Performance,\”  as well as the DVD War at the Warfield (2001), also certified Gold.  In addition to Slayer, Bostaph has been a member of Forbidden, Exodus, Systematic and Testament. Slayer\’s 2013 international touring schedule is as follows:   JUNE 4         Impact Festival 2013, Warsaw, Poland 6         Muziek Theatre, Enschede, Holland 7         Rodahal, Kerkrade, Holland 8         Sonisphere France, Amneville, France 10-11   The Academy, Dublin, Ireland 12        Limelight, Belfast, Ireland 14        Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland 15        Geox Theatre, Padova, Italy 17        Antlantico, Rome, Italy 18        Obihall, Florence, Italy 19        Alcatraz, Milan, Italy 21        Metalfest Germany, St. Goarshausen, Germany 22        See-Rock Festival 2013, Graz, Austria 23        Culture Factory/Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb, Croatia 25        Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbiz 26        Hegyalja Festival, Tokaj, Hungary 27        With Full Force, Leipzig, Germany 29        Hi Voltage, Istanbul, Turkey   JULY 1         Heavy By The Sea, Athens, Greece   AUGUST 2         Resurrection Festival, Viviero, Spain 6         Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark 7         Grona Lund Tivoli Outdoor, Stockholm, Sweden 9         Jalomethallifestival 2013, Oulu, Finland 10        Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway 11        Bloodstock Open Air 2013, Derby, UK 15        Pukkelpop Festival, Kiweit Hasselt, Belgium 16        Low Lands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Holland 17        Elb-Riot Open Air Festival, Hamburg, Germany 18        X Rockfest, Herford, Germany   SEPTEMBER 17        Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico 20        Jockey Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil 22        Rock In Rio 2013, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 24        Pedreira Paulo Leminski, Curitiba, Brazil 27        River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina 29        Jockey Club, Asuncion, Paraguay   OCTOBER 2         Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile