There have been rumblings that Slayer’s final tour is coming to a close for a while now. Between the band playing their final shows in various locales at fests all over the world this summer, and Les Claypool hinting that their last-ever American run will happen this fall, it’s looking like thrash’s most evil band weren’t bluffing when they announced they’d stop playing live. Now, Slayer have released a cryptic teaser video declaring that something is coming this fall -- though it's just vague enough to keep fans wondering what that'll be.
The video is surprisingly quiet and creepy for Slayer, a band usually defined by fire and noise. It shows a backlit figure -- looks like the eyepatched dude from the Repentless video -- digging what appears to be grave, while a gravelly voice -- sounds like Danny Trejo -- speaks about how every story must have an ending. The video concludes with the figure slamming a ramshackle cross into the grave, which fades into the Slayer logo and the words ‘Fall 2019.' At this point, the voice says, “This is the end… of the monsters.”
Take a look yourself: