Photo by Fred Pessaro
As Tom Araya recently told Noisey editor Kim Kelly, he was apprehensive about how his band’s new studio album, Repentless, was going to come out now that Jeff Hanneman was no longer around to work on riffs with Kerry King and breathe life into the lyrics. It was definitely a gamble, but Araya seems pretty happy with the end result, and the fans have been lapping it up. The album’s not due out until September 11 (Nuclear Blast will have the honor of releasing it), but Slayer have been steadily releasing tunes from Repentless to keep appetites nice and whetted.
For this latest leak, they’ve teamed up with Adult Swim to take part in the latter’s Single Series, joining an eclectic lineup of artists (including Noisey faves Thou) to release a free download of the song “Cast the First Stone.” Take a listen below:
