Slayer play first UK gigs for six years in Finsbury Park

The rockers are tipped to perform a career-spanning set on July 6 as part of an epic bill with five guest performers: Anthrax, Amon Amarth, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker.

For more than 40 years the US band have shaped and defined the thrash metal genre, destroying stages across the world, and forging an untouchable legacy with albums like Reign in The Blood, Show No Mercy and Hell Awaits.

Slayer will also play at Villa Park this summer as part of the final tribute show for Black Sabbath. (Image: PA) Along with a show at Cardiff’s Blackweir Fields on July 3, the Finsbury Park outdoor gig will be Slayer’s only European headline dates this year.

They are also set to play support, marking Black Sabbath’s career at their sold out Back To The Beginning final concert on July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham.

Producers promise an unrivalled stage production with the rock legends delivering a night of pure thrash fury with crushing riffs, thunderous drums, and relentless energy.

The Finsbury Park gig is one of several rock concerts in the park in July including Stereophonics and Fontaines D.C. (Image: Supplied) Viking warriors Amon Amarth will bring their signature melo-death metal anthems and stage presence; thrash metal legends Anthrax are guaranteed to bring unstoppable energy to the pit, and progressive sludge masters Mastodon will deliver their mind-bending melodies.

Hardcore titans Hatebreed will offer raw intensity, and crowd surf- worthy anthems of resilience. While Neckbreakker are the rising stars of the bunch who are ready to tear it up.

Tickets for the July 6 gig in Finsbury Park go on general sale at 10am on Friday March 7 at www.slayer.net.

The Slayer gig is part of a line-up of summer concerts in Finsbury Park including Stereophonics on July 4 and Fontaines D.C on July 5 supported by Amyl and The Sniffers and Kneecap. They are followed by Wireless Festival from July 11-13 featuring Drake, Burna Boy and Summer Walker.