Last night at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, SLAYER surprised the capacity crowd with an unannounced performance,
kicking off the show with a three-song set that included the global premiere of 'Implode,' the band’s first new studio recording in five years.
 
Recorded earlier this month at Henson Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Terry Date and co-produced by Greg Fidelman, 'Implode' is now available as a free download as a “thank you” to the band’s fans for their continued support.

Or, as Kerry King put it, “you have been waiting for us, now we are delivering for you.” 

Registered members of SLAYER’s fan club were sent an email right around midnight giving them the link to the song and a chance to hear it before it was made public.

'Implode' can now be downloaded at www.slayer.net.
 
Later this year, the two-time Grammy-winning SLAYER will begin recording a new album, tentatively set for an early 2015 release date.  The album will make SLAYER history as it will be released on Nuclear Blast Records through the band’s own label imprint, closing out a 28-year relationship with Rick Rubin and American Recordings. No name for the imprint has been decided on yet.
 
“Rick has played a huge role in our career, we’ve made some great albums with him,” said SLAYER’s Tom Araya. 

"But today is a new day, record companies don’t play the kind of role they once did, and we really like the idea of going out on our own, connecting directly with our fans, and Nuclear Blast is fired up about taking on that challenge with us."
 
All future recordings on the band's label imprint will be released worldwide exclusively through Nuclear Blast.