On the current American Carnage US tour, SLAYER's Kerry King is stopping by a handful of music stores to meet fans, take pictures, and sign autographs. If you're in or nearby one of his stops, come on down and meet The King - all in-stores start at 3PM local time.

Dates include:

August

18 - Sam Ash - Cleveland, OH
27 - Sam Ash - Phoenix, AZ

September

1 - Skips Music - Sacramento, CA
3 - Bellevue American Music - Seattle, WA

For the first time in its near-30 year history, Slayer, the single most distinctive and radical thrash metal band ever, will see it's ten American Recordings albums released as a limited-edition, high-end, box set - The Vinyl Conflict (American Recordings/Sony Legacy).

Ten albums on 11 discs, The Vinyl Conflict will feature the band's entire Def/American Recordings catalogue: Reign In Blood (1986), South Of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990), the double-record Live Decade Of Aggression (1991), Divine Intervention (1994), Undisputed Attitude (1998), God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), and World Painted Blood (2009). The Vinyl Conflict will be released on October 12th, 2010.

"Most longtime Slayer fans may not have these records at this point," said American Recordings' Dino Paredes, "or their copies are completely beat-up, so to have the complete catalogue in this first-class presentation is terrific. For the newer fans, this is their opportunity to really get into this band the way that they could have if they were born 20 years earlier."

American/Sony Legacy invested a great amount of care into making The Vinyl Conflict, treating the albums the way they would treat a great jazz, classical, Bob Dylan or Miles Davis record, something that isn't normally done for metal records. All ten albums have been re-mastered from the original analog flat master tapes and were pressed on the highest quality, 180-gram audiophile vinyl at RTI, the most-respected pressing plant in the U.S. and among the best in the world. Lacquers were cut and re-cut several times to ensure the highest sound quality. The individual vinyl discs will come in a standard, clear inner sleeve to preserve the vinyl, are then housed in high-quality litho-wrapped jackets, and then boxed in a hardcover slipcase. Additionally, reproductions of the original LP inner sleeve artwork were converted to 12X12 inserts.

"The vinyl box is a real treat for fans, especially with today's renewed and increased interest in vinyl," added Sony Legacy's Adam Farber. "It’s been years and years since the Slayer vinyl has been in print - only the two most recent albums are currently available on vinyl, the rest have been out of print for years and very hard to find. These albums sounds spectacular - they sound like you’ve never heard them before."
"Everything about 'The Vinyl Conflict' - the look of it, the feel of it - is very strong, very powerful, very Slayer," added Paredes, "from the music to the dripping, bloody pentagram on the front of the box. It's perfect."

Currently, Slayer is co-headlining the first leg of the American Carnage Tour with Megadeth that kicked off August 11th and goes through September 4th. In addition, the band's three classic in-concert DVDs - Live Intrusion, War At The Warfield, and Still Reigning - are out today, August 17th, separately and as a limited-edition 3-pak box set.

Jägermeister, the brand known for decades of involvement with rock and metal bands, continues to own the concert circuit with the announcement of the 2010 Fall Jägermeister Music Tour, North America's biggest thrash tour in 20 years with the 1991 original Clash Of The Titans lineup - Slayer, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX.

The brand's 17th Music Tour will bring three of the hardest hitting metal bands in the world to one stage and will feature complete performances of Slayer's much lauded Seasons In The Abyss album from 1990, Megadeth's landmark 1990 album Rust In Peace, and the return of Anthrax's singer Joey Belladonna.

The tour kicks off September 24th and will play 20 venues across the nation.

"I've been working with Jägermeister since 2004 to try to make the first Jägermeister Music Tour Trifecta happen," said guitarist Kerry King of Slayer. "I always have such a killer time on the Jägermeister Music Tour, and this time we're coming through with Megadeth and Anthrax so you know everyone will be on the top of their game for these shows."

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine adds, "It is a rush to finally be a part of the Jägermeister Music Tour!"

"Slayer has been a long time friend and supporter of the brand," says Bill Henderson, Senior Vice President Marketing and Advertising at Sidney Frank Importing Company, Inc. "Jägermeister has been sponsoring them since 2001 and named them as headliner of both the 2003 and 2004 Fall Music Tours. It is great to work with them again and know that adding Megadeth and Anthrax to the program will make this a tour to remember."

The Jägermeister Fall Music Tour will feature Jägermeister custom prizes from tour sponsors Schecter Guitars and Peavey Electronics. In addition, Jägermeister will be hosting nightly text-to-win giveaways including Tap machines and other branded POS. Giveaways are subject to state and local laws and participants must be of legal drinking age or older. The Jägermeister Fall MusicTour will be produced by Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc.

Register to win VIP tickets and backstage access, where legal at this location.

Tour dates include:

September

24 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX
25 - AT&T; Center - San Antonio, TX
26 - Verizon Wireless Theatre - Houston, TX
28 - Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, LA
30 - Civic Coliseum - Knoxville, TN

October

1 - The Arena at Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA
2 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
3 - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre - Miami, FL
5 - Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA
6 - 1st Mariner Arena - Baltimore, MD
8 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Uniondale, Long Island, NY
9 - Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain - Scranton, PA
10 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
12 - Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY
14 - War Memorial Coliseum - Ft. Wayne, IN
15 - DeltaPlex - Grand Rapids, MI
16 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
19 - Maverik Center - Salt Lake City, UT
20 - The Pearl - Las Vegas, NV
21 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Hollywood, CA