THANK GOD FOR SLAYER!!!!


SLAYER IS THE GREATEST BAND ON EARTH I LOVE SLAYER I JUST CAN'T THINK OF SOMETHING MORE ENJOYABLE THAN A NICE SLAYER SONG LIKE RAINING BLOOD OR ANGEL OF DEATH I REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE SLAYER I LOVE THAT THEY'RE GOOD CLEAN FAMILY GUYS AND JUST GREAT MUSICIANS AND THEY HAVE THE DEVIL ALL OVER THEIR RECORDS

Exclaim!: What are your current fixations?

Lombardo: "Right now it's music and it's been that for a while: rhythm and music, immersing myself in as much good stuff as possible. There's a Bulgarian band TARAF DE HAIDOUKS and their album 'Band of Gypsies'. Their music is fast and resembles the intensity and the speed of SLAYER. It's a whole different genre, gypsy folk music. But let me tell you, it's some of the fastest stuff that I've ever heard in my life. I'm just intrigued by these guys who enjoy playing fast like we do, so there's a common thread there. It gives you a good rush."

Exclaim!: What has been your most memorable or inspirational gig and why?

Lombardo: "In Paris at a jazz festival. I played there with John Zorn and Bill Laswell, the dub producer, and Fred Frith, the guitar player/sound effects guy. We did an improv there that brought the people to their feet — it was just amazing. We clicked so well that night that I don't think it was ever recreated again. That showed what could come out from your inside naturally — a musical experience that only happens not very often."

I MEAN, THAT'S DAVE LOMBARDO HE WAS THE DRUMMER FOR SLAYER AND HE LOVES TARAF DE HAIDOUKS THE GREATEST BAND EVER!!! AND YES TARAF DE HAIDOUKS PLAY SUPER FAST LIKE A BUNCH OF LOONY TUNES RECORDS PLAYED AT ONCE AT 45 RPM ON A SUPERFAST TURNTABLE AND YES TARAF DE HAIDOUKS PLAY CYMBALONS A CRAZY INSTRUMENT THAT IS PLAYED WITH MALLETS AND RESEMBLES A ZITHER AND THE OLD GUY FROM TARAF DE HAIDOUKS PLAYS A LOOSE STRING ON HIS VIOLIN HE PLAYS THE HARMONICS AND HE'S JUST SO BADASS BECAUSE HE'S ABOUT EIGHTY (LIKE THE CUBAN PIANIST RUBEN GONZALES WHO IS ALSO AS COOL AS SLAYER AND DAVE LOMBARDO IS ALSO CUBAN SO THEY HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON) AND THEY PLAY SO FAST AND SO INTENSELY THAT I FEEL LIKE RIPPING OUT MY TONGUE AND A FEW YEARS AGO I WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE LATCHO DRUM BY THE GYPSY DIRECTOR TONY GATLIF (WHO IS ALSO SUPER COOL JUST LIKE DAVE LOMBARDO AND TOM ARAYA AND AS BADASS AS SLAYER) AND IN THE FILM TARAF DE HAIDOUKS ARE SHOWN PLAYING IN A DUSTY ROMANIAN STREET AND THE OLD TARAF DE HAIDOUKS DUDE WAS DOING HIS LOOSE VIOLIN STRING HARMONICS SONG AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE MOVIE HOUSE I NEARLY SHIT MY PANTS WHEN THE OLD GUY FROM TARAF DE HAIDOUKS WAS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IN THE FLESH AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I LOVE SLAYER THE GREATEST BAND THAT EVER EXISTED AND THAT WILL EVER EXIST AS LONG AS THE UNIVERSE SHALL ENDURE