"Psychopathy Red", the first new track from
SLAYER since 2006's thrashterpiece
"Christ Illusion", will be available as a seven-inch vinyl disc beginning Saturday, April 18, 2009 as part of the third annual Record Store Day. Only 5,000 of these limited edition discs will be manufactured worldwide, and will be available exclusively at participating independent record stores. Log on to www.recordstoreday.com for the list of participating stores.
The blood-red vinyl
"Psychopathy Red" seven-inch collectors item will be packaged in a special Russian crime scene "evidence envelope" (see image below), as the song was inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer
Andrei Chikatilo, a.k.a. the
Rostov Ripper, who confessed to brutally murdering 56 children. The song was recorded by the band — guitarists
Kerry King and
Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist
Tom Araya, and drummer
Dave Lombardo — in a Los Angeles recording studio last October.
April 18 marks "Record Store Day," the annual day that celebrates the unique culture surrounding the more than 700 independently owned record stores across the U.S. and hundreds of similar stores internationally. The members of
SLAYER chose to unleash
"Psychopathy Red" on this day — and only through independent record stores — to acknowledge the support those outlets have offered to the band and to metal music over the years.
SLAYER is currently in a Los Angeles studio recording a brand-new album due out this summer. The band will co-headline with
MARILYN MANSON on the five-week
Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, set to kick off July 10 in Sacramento, California. In addition,
Kerry King and
Tom Araya are set to make a special appearance at the
Ephiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards to be held in Los Angeles on April 7, where they will present the "Best Live Band" award to
SLIPKNOT.
SLAYER was presented with its first
Golden Gods Award in 2004 when the band was named "Best Live Band."
Multi-camera video footage of
SLAYER performing the new song
"Psychopathy Red" at the B1 Maximum club in Moscow, Russia on November 29, 2008 can be viewed below. Also included is backstage footage from the Moscow concert.
