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International Day of Slayer XXI

June 6, 2026

Slayer celebrating a moment of casual madness

Back in 2006, we started the International Day of Slayer as a satire of the National Day of Prayer, following the success of the Hessian Studies Center making sardonic fun of academia. Our goal was to promote metal through its perennially-popular fan-designated vanguard, Slayer!

This year we hope you celebrate with some live (undead) Slayer, specifically our new addition for this year, a soul-devouring show from the heyday of Slayer as the Satanic Panic raged outside, Slayer - Groningen 1985. Blast this at your neighbors and remind them that our Hessian holiday is as important as their flags, footballs, and religious festivities.

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