[Subcide]

From: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dave-Lombardo/124433877627819?fref=ts

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"Statement From Dave Lombardo Regarding Slayer Australian Tour 2013

I want to personally apologize to all of our fans in Australia who have bought tickets for the tour expecting to see me in my usual place on the drums.

So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I was notified that I would not be drumming for the tour in Australia. I’m saddened, and to be honest I am shocked by the situation.

Last year, I discovered 90% of Slayer’s tour income was being deducted as expenses including the professional fees paid to management, costing the band millions of dollars and leaving 10% or less to split amongst the four of us. In my opinion, this is not the way a band’s business should operate. I tried rectifying it by letting my band mates know, and Tom and I hired auditors to figure out what happened, but I was denied access to detailed information and the necessary back up documents.

I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays realizing I had toured all over the world in 2012, but yet, had not been paid (except a small advance) or provided a proper accounting for a full year's sweat and blood. On top of this, I was told that I would not be paid until I signed a long form contract which gave me no written assurance of how much or on what basis management would deduct commissions, nor did it provide me access to the financial budgets or records for review. It also forbade me to do interviews or make statements having to do with the band, in effect a gagging order.

Last Monday, I sat down with Kerry and Tom to rehearse for Australia and to propose a new business model that I felt was the best way forward for Slayer to confidently protect itself so we could do what we do best . . . play for the fans. Kerry made it clear he wasn’t interested in making changes and said if I wanted to argue the point, he would find another drummer. On Thursday, I arrived at rehearsals at 1 pm as scheduled, but Kerry did not show. Rather, at 6:24 pm I received an email from the lawyers saying I was being replaced for the Australian dates.

I remain hopeful that we can resolve our issues. But once again, I sincerely apologize to all of our fans in Australia who spent their money expecting to see the 3 of us original Slayer members.
I look forward to seeing you in the future.

Sincerely,
Dave Lombardo"
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[Tireheb]

Maybe it's time for Slayer to quit. For good.
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[Ihslahm]

Time for Slayer to reform with Jeff and Dave and a couple hired guns on second guitar and bass/vocals.

I vote for Yngwie Malmsteen and Les Claypool. Yeah sure it will be horrible, but more interesting than anything Slayer has done for years.
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"...that magnificent deer has vanished."

[samsquanch]

Divine Litigation. Kerry spent all the money on Paul Booth tattoos.

Nah, Dave should form another band called SLAYA with Casey Chaos on vocals/bass, Buckethead and the guy from Static X on guitars and tour to spite the other members.

[Zone]

[Weltering in Blood]

The whole thing is a joke at this stage. My fave King quote from the past while was

[msp666]

Meh! Slayer up until 1990 were great but they have been in decline since then.

Lombardo may still be a great drummer but these days they are just a band for orange boiler suit clad prisoners who used to put penpal ad's in Metal Maniacs
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Wart-encrusted sebaceous growths
Pustulating, bleeding piles are what I boast
Scabby and blistered pectoral skin flakes away
As my crushed bowels evacuate much to my dismay...

[Subcide]

[Cacique]

Well, Slayer died like 24 years ago though

[EARLGREYTEA]

This was a car crash waiting to happen ...
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[DeathShitter]

Slayer havent even written a good riff in the past 20 years. This band should of quite ages ago.
No wonder Lombardo quit AGAIN.
Fuckin Kerry King will proberbly put out a statement that reads like this.

"Yo dudes Dave was being a douche,so y know what i fired his ass.He was being a dillwad and a complete ass.Dudes im like y know whatever man, I got us a new dude on drums kickin ass man! "

wiggers!

[Bach]

[SoundsOfDecay]

I'm genuinely suprised this band is still around

[eighthplague]

Slayer's been terrible since the 90s. Dave's lucky that he's no longer on that shit barge, especially if he wasn't getting paid well.

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