HEY YINZ! Here's some news, plus a quick recap of Slayer's second and final 2024 reunion show at California's Aftershock fest. Some links follow. This is another different kind of episode. And it's short. Here's the important stuff, moreso than the episode itself:

DEEZ NOTES -- UPDDATED (Two Ds for a Double Dose of Slayage):

News story about the Slayer fan who sustained fatal injuries at the Chicago Fest:⁠https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/08/family-of-man-who-died-after-riot-fest-raising-money-for-services-and-seeking-answers/⁠

GoFundMe for his family: ⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-hospital-recovery-journey⁠

Single video of the entire Aftershock set. Viewpoint: CLOSE. Sound: Janky. Price: Free... so hey, you know? This one has the best viewpoint, but it has a lot of jumpy edits, with songs cut short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDVVLghGWY8

Another single video of the entire show. All in all, this might be the best one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W52Ksvs22s

⁠One more video of the whole show:⁠

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqXRlRwscYA

UPDATED: Video playlist of clips from the show. I'll add more as more videos appear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZvNKGwuQPI&list=PLAnZUI4s4LrLpb3V2xX1rb1Fs6fvKS0Pm&pp=gAQBiAQB

See the setlist at Setlist.fm, and I'll run the songs after these notes.
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/slayer/2024/discovery-park-sacramento-ca-13ab8141.html

My Spotify playlist of the studio versions of songs from set:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25pzlaEgB0TiVLvsVhfyXl?si=0e263619bb554282

Video playlist of the entire Chicago show, their first reunion set:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDu43BKwqm8&list=PLAnZUI4s4LrJOCLv-vrUC-QBQa9ZCQgaV

Single video of the entire show, from different angles, sound varies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccORQoZex_I&t=1s

Also, please take the Slaytanic Surveys. AND tell your friends about the survey. Post it. Pass it around. The more the better. We need something like 30 more respondents, at least. 300 would be better.

1) The Slaytanic Survey (Round 2): Please tell us about your favorite songs and albums.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7YRH76S⁠⁠

2) The OTHER Slayantic Survey (Round 1): Who is Slayer's MVP? What was their best tour? Do you see the reunion coming? What's your LEAST favorite record? And...? Tell us here.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S9729MV

And, finally, set list from both Aftershock and Riot Fest:

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