SLAYER frontman Tom Araya spoke with Headbangers Blog recently about working on new material, the upcoming tour with MARILYN MANSON and remarks about METALLICA's new album Death Magnetic.

About new material, Araya says that "at the moment, everyone is working on stuff, ideas and things. We're probably going to get together and hash out some ideas. I'm hoping that's going to be soon."

As for a planned date to hit the studio, Araya adds: "We don't like to set dates. We pretty much like to see where we are at and whether or not we are ready to go into the studio. At the moment, we need to get together and see what we have and if we like it. And once we work it out and think it's great, then we'll sit there and say 'let's go in the studio'. We like to make sure we have complete ideas, as opposed to partial ideas."

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A new song from Slayer is currently streaming online at YouTube - click below to listen to 'Psychopathy Red', a Jeff Hanneman-penned track that gives a chilling look into the twisted mind of Andrei Chikatilo, a notorious Russian serial killer.

The second annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will feature a gaggle of rock’s heaviest bands: the main stage will see Slayer and Marilyn Manson joined by BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and a special guest that will be announced in the coming weeks; the Jägermeister stage will feature TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS, GOD FORBID and the Jägermeister Battle of the Bands winner; the Hot Topic stage will feature extreme metal bands CANNIBAL CORPSE, JOB FOR A COWBOY, BEHEMOTH, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and WHITECHAPEL. The World’s Greatest Freestyle Motocross team METAL MULISHA will also be revving up the crowd with their unique style of death-defying motorcycle stunts on all dates.

Mayhem Festival Tour dates are as follows:

July

10 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
11 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
12 - San Bernardino, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion
14 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater
17 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
19 - Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
21 - Kansas City, KS - Sandstone Amphitheater
22 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater
25 - ndianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Centre
26 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
29 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
31 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center

August

1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
2 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
4 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
6 - Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Amphitheater
7 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
8 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
9 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
11 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
12 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
14 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
15 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
16 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre