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Veteran thrash-metal band Slayer is bringing its farewell tour to the Bell MTS Place on May 22 with some loud friends in tow.

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Veteran thrash-metal band Slayer is bringing its farewell tour to the Bell MTS Place on May 22 with some loud friends in tow.

Also on the bill are Lamb of God, Behemoth and Testament. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster, although ticket prices have yet to be released.

After 37 years, 12 studio albums, two Grammy Awards and nearly 3,000 concerts around the world, Slayer has decided to call it quits after one final tour. The band posted a video on its website this week announcing its retirement.

Vocalist/bassist Tom Araya of Slayer performs in July 2017. (Brent N. Clarke / The Associated Press)
Vocalist/bassist Tom Araya of Slayer performs in July 2017. (Brent N. Clarke / The Associated Press)

The group includes bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King as well as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph.

The group’s co-founder, guitarist Jeff Hanneman, died in 2013, while original drummer Dave Lombardo is currently playing with Suicidal Tendencies and the Mike Patton-fronted noise-rock project Dead Cross.

Slayer is considered one of the “Big Four” of the thrash-metal genre along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Anthrax is part of the Slayer bill on certain dates, but not in Winnipeg. The New York group will be at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Feb. 23 with Killswitch Engage.

Slayer guitarist Kerry King performs in July 2017. (Brent N. Clarke / The Associated Press)
Slayer guitarist Kerry King performs in July 2017. (Brent N. Clarke / The Associated Press)

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