CONTRIVE Vocalist Performs With SLAYER

Slayer is currently touring Australia with Megadeth, but on Friday night in Melbourne at Festival Hall the band’s vocalist Tom Araya was unable to sing let alone speak during the band’s entire set. Tom made several attempts at encouraging the rabid audience to step up to the mic with little luck. Paul managed his way to the side of stage where Tom led him to the mic where he belted out a killer version of the classic Dead Skin Mask.

Check the exclusive footage here.

In more CONTRIVE news, the band has completed their 2nd album which was recently mixed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, Canada. No release date has been set as the unsigned act is currently shopping the record around for label interest.

CONTRIVE formed in 1999 by twin brothers Paul & Andrew Haug and bassist Tim Stahlmann, releasing 2 EPs and a debut album in 2005 titled The Meaning Unseen (Mixed by Fredrik Nordstrom – Studio Fredman, Sweden). The band has shared the staged with the likes of MACHINE HEAD, STONE SOUR, SEPULTURA, SOILWORK, DESTRUCTION, MAYHEM and more…

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