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SLAYTANIC VERSES - the official Slayer online museum, unveils its latest collection: "Hell On Tour." The new archive celebrates the 40th anniversary of Hell Awaits and revisits the 1985 world tour that carried the album across seven countries and sixty shows. Built around the band's original handwritten tour notebook, the "Hell On Tour" archive offers fans a rare, day-by-day account of Slayer's early rise. The blue-cover notebook, kept by the band's tour manager, details the four relentless weeks from March 15 to April 19, 1985, when Hell Awaits began its march on the world. The collection also features exclusive, never-before-seen interviews with Tom Araya and Kerry King, reflecting on the chaos, intensity and significance of the Hell Awaits era in their own words. Check it out at slayer.net.
Very longtime HardRadio friends TWISTED SISTER recently confirmed they will storm stages worldwide in 2026, celebrating their 50th anniversary. Confirmed European shows now include: June 3-6 - Sweden Rock Festival - Solvesborg, Sweden. 10 - Mind Live Arena - Milan, Italy. 19 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium. 26 - Copenhell 2026 - Copenhagen, Denmark. 27 - Tons Of Rock - Oslo, Norway. July 3 - Barcelona Rock Fest - Barcelona, Spain. 10 - Midalidare Rock In The Wine Valley - Mogilovo, Bulgaria. 24-26 - Steelhouse XV - Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale, UK. August 23 - Riverside Festival - Aarburg, Switzerland.
On Thursday, October 16, original KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY passed away at 74 years of age in Morristown, New Jersey. Ace passed away after his family made the difficult decision to turn off his life support ventilator. TMZ confirms, "Ace died as a result of blunt trauma to the head due to a fall. According to the Morris County, New Jersey Medical Examiner's report... Ace suffered a fracture to the back of his skull, a subdural hematoma - a collection of blood formed between the brain's protective outer layer and the brain itself - and a stroke. His manner of death was ruled an accident.
