The first interview with SLAYER's Tom Araya since his back surgery in late January, with AOL/NoiseCreep's weekly podcast, Creep Show, is now available below.

Slayer's first live performance since Araya's surgery will take place on Thursday, May 20th when the band performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The band then kicks off its Summer 2010 tour which will include the North American Canadian Carnage and American Carnage dates. Itinerary is below.

In other news, Slayer's Myspace page reports: "To celebrate Tom's return, we have some new Slayer merch for you to get your hands on. The Slayer Eagle Hockey Jersey is the newest addition to the merch store. Get yours here."

Slayer tour dates

May

26 - Leeds, England - O2 Academy
27 - Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
29 - Birmingham, England - O2 Academy
30 - Manchester, England - Academy
31 - Nottingham, England - Rock City

June

2 - London, England - The Forum
3 - London, England - The Forum
4 - Nurburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring AlternaStage
6 - Nurnburg, Germany - Rock IM Park Alternastage
7 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
8 - Bochum, Germany - Ruhrcongress
10 - Solvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
12 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - NovaRock Festival
13 - Munich, Germany - Zenith
14 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
16 - Warsaw, Poland - Sonisphere Festival: Bemowo Airport
18 - Zurich, Switzerland - Sonisphere Festival: Degenaupark
19 - Prague, Czech Republic - Sonisphere Festival: Prague Mimon Airport
20 - Nantes, France - Hellfest
22 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Sonisphere Festival: Vasil Levski Stadium
24 - Athens, Greece - Sonisphere Festival: Terra Vibe Park
25 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop GMM
26 - Bucharest, Romania - ROMEXPO Sonisphere
27 - Istanbul, Turkey - Sonisphere Festival: Inonu Stadium Sonisphere Festival
29 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
30 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz

July

2 - Herford, Germany - X
3 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
4 - Roitzschjora NR Leipzig, Germany - Full Force Festival
5 - Weisbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
7 - Paris, France - Venue TBA
8 - Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Live Festival
9 - Madrid, Spain - Sonisphere Festival: Gatafe

July (Canadian Carnage Tour)

23 - Pavillon de la Jeunesse - Quebec City, QC
24 - Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau - Montreal, QC
26 - Metro Centre - Halifax, NS
27 - Moncton Coliseum - Moncton, NB
29 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
30 - John Labatt Centre Center - London, ON

August

1 - Knebworth, UK - Sonisphere Festival: Knebworth Park
2 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Venue TBA
3 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Venue TBA
5 - Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus Late Show
6 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Festival
7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Sonisphere Festival: Stora Skuggan
8 - Pori, Finland - Sonisphere Festival: Kirjurinlouto

August (American Carnage Tour)

11 - Glens Falls Civic Center - Glens Falls, NY
12 - Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ
14 - Tsongas Arena - Boston, MA
15 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
16 - Chevrolet Theatre - Wallingford, CT
18 - Tower City Amphitheatre - Cleveland, OH
19 - Cobo Arena - Detroit, MI
20 - UIC Pavillon - Chicago, IL
21 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN
23 - Cap Fed Park @Sandstone - Kansas City, KS
25 - Magness Arena - Denver, CO
26 - Tingley Coliseum - Albuquerque, NM
27 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
29 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - San Diego, CA
30 - Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA
31 - Cow Palace - San Francisco, CA

September (American Carnage Tour)

1 - Arco Arena - Sacramento, CA
3 - Wamu Theatre - Seattle, WA
4 - Washington County Fairgrounds - Portland, OR