Video of Slayer Recording New CD Posted Online
Thrash metal titans Slayer have begun working on a new CD, tentatively scheduled for release in June 2009. So far, three compositions by guitarist Jeff Hanneman have been recorded, with more recording scheduled to take place in December or January.
The record will be the band's first since 2006's Christ Illusion.
To see an exclusive clip of Slayer in the studio, click here.
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