Slayer — The Warfield, San Francisco, 2001

Full live concert by Slayer at The Warfield in San Francisco on 7 December 2001, during the ‘God Hates Us All’ tour. Thrash metal pioneers alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, the Californians deliver a brutal, uncompromising set captured in high definition. The setlist summons both the newer tracks (‘Disciple’, ‘God Send Death’) and the founding anthems: ‘War Ensemble’, ‘Raining Blood’, ‘Hell Awaits’, ‘Dead Skin Mask’, ‘Seasons In The Abyss’, ‘South Of Heaven’ and the relentless ‘Angel Of Death’. The classic line-up — Tom Araya on vocals and bass, Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King on guitars, Paul Bostaph on drums — unleashes a rhythmic violence that remains legendary. A must-see full concert for every fan of extreme metal, to be watched in full as a record of a band at the peak of its stage power. A reference document for fans of thrash and extreme metal, this high-definition capture conveys the brutality and surgical precision of a Slayer at the height of its stage craft, song after relentless song.