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Jonathan Dette (born April 19, 1970) is an American heavy metal drummer best known for his time in Slayer and Testament.Over the years, he has also been chosen to fill-in with Anthrax, Heathen, Iced Earth, and Volbeat.
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, and drummer Dave Lombardo. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax.
Three-fifths of the European lineup (Megadeth, Slayer and Testament) were reunited on the American Carnage Tour that took place from July to early September 2010. [8] [9] This was followed shortly by a second leg of the tour that featured three-fourths of the North American lineup of the Clash of the Titans tour: Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. [10]
The American Carnage Tour was a North American concert tour headlined by American thrash metal bands Slayer and Megadeth. [1] [2] The first leg of the tour took place from July 23 to September 4, 2010, and was supported by Testament. [3] The second leg of the tour ran from September 24 to October 21, 2010, and was supported by Anthrax. [4]
Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. [1] Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup comprises rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Chris Dovas. Testament has experienced many lineup changes over the ...
Slayer continued touring into 2019; in addition to international festival appearances, they performed in areas that the tour had not yet visited, including South America, Australia and Japan; [13] Anthrax was the supporting act on most of the dates.
Lombardo left Slayer because he wanted to be present for his first child's birth. Lombardo told his bandmates at the beginning of the pregnancy, stating he would be unable to tour the last two weeks of September. He got a phone call from Slayer's manager, Rick Sales, stating that they were booking a festival in September.
South of Heaven is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on July 5, 1988, by Def Jam Recordings.The album was the band's second collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, whose production skills on their previous album Reign in Blood (1986) had helped their sound evolve.