MEGADETH have issued the following press release:

"We regret to announce that SLAYER vocalist Tom Araya was advised by his doctors not to perform at tonight's show at the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide due to severe laryngitis. Tom, his band and crew were on route to Adelaide with the full intention of performing but were forced to cancel the date due to doctor-mandated rest.

Co-headliners Megadeth have confirmed that they will perform an extended set at the Thebarton tonight. This continues a run of jaw dropping shows for Megadeth in Australia - amongst the finest that Dave Mustaine and Co have delivered on these shores.

The remainder of the shows will proceed as planned, with Slayer and Megadeth performing at Challenge Stadium in Perth this Tuesday 13th October, and Slayer performing a full set including the classic 'Reign in Blood' album in its entirety at Luna Park Sydney this Thursday 15th October.

Slayer extends an apology to their Adelaide fans for their cancellation, and ticket holders who no longer wish to attend can obtain a refund from point of purchase.

Dave Mustaine sent an invitation to Slayer to have Kerry King join Megadeth on stage because of this unfortunate situation, and we are still awaiting his reply."

Slayer's upcoming tour schedule can be found here.

Fan-filmed video footage of Slayer opening with the title track to their new album, World Painted Blood, at the Brisbane River Stage in Australia on October 7th can be viewed below:

Slayer are streaming the title track to their anxiously-anticipated new album, World Painted Blood, which will be released on Tuesday, November 3rd in North America, and on Monday, November 2nd to the rest of the world. Check out the lead-off track to the album at this location.

World Painted Blood will initially ship with four special collector's edition CD covers. Each of the four covers will display one-fourth of a continental map illustrated with human skulls and bones; when placed together, the four images form a complete and grisly map of the world.

All four of the initial CD packages will include a special blood-red, see-through top panel with the map displayed beneath it.

The World Painted Blood Deluxe Edition will have its own special layout of the map cover art and will be in a double-digipak housed in a blood-red, see-through plastic sleeve. The Deluxe Edition will include the World Painted Blood CD, the Playing With Dolls DVD, a 20-minute animated graphic novel featuring music from the album (including part of a new non-album song), and an expanded booklet.

Check out the four World Painted Blood covers below:

World Painted Blood will feature the following tracks:

'World Painted Blood'

'Unit 731'

'Snuff'

'Beauty Through Order'

'Hate Worldwide'

'Public Display Of Dismemberment'

'Human Strain'

'Americon'

'Psychopathy Red'

'Playing With Dolls'

'Not Of This God'

A new Amazon pre-order is available below:

Slayer's new album World Painted Blood has been "dissected" by "Metal" Tim Henderson from BraveWords.com at this location.