Slay At Home Announces Black Lives Matter Benefit EP Featuring Members of Allegaeon, Gorguts, Stone Sour and The Dillinger Escape Plan

Slay At Home, the heavy metal virtual music festival that raised funds for MusiCares and Global Giving, has officially announced the release of compilation EP of songs from the series, according to Brooklyn Vegan. 100% of the proceeds generated by the EP will be donated to Black Lives Matter.

Artists that are featured on the four track EP stem from the bands Allegaeon, Gorguts, Stone Sour, Carbomb, Revocation, Suicidal Tendencies, Azusa, End, Thoughtcrimes, Nitesoil and The Dillinger Escape Plan. Many other artists were featured in the other Slay At Home streams aside from those featured on the EP.

One previous Slay At Home performance featured a Van Halen cover band comprised of members of War on Women and High on Fire. Another performance featured members of GWAR, Suicidal Tendencies, Cadaver, Megadeth and The Black Dahlia Murder to perform cover of Cannibal Corpse’s “Pick Axe Murders.” Other bands that have appeared on the program include Suicide Silence, Silvertomb, TesseracT, Cadaver, Khemmis, and Darkest Hour.

mxdwn reviewed day one of the Slay At Home stream, covering nine acts that took place. While the performances were almost entirely heavy metal based, there were a few acts that diverted the attention away from the usual heavily distorted guitar and bass that provided bursts of freshness throughout the stream. All in all, the event was truly unprecedented, and served as a great way to provide fans with much needed entertainment in a time of uncertainty.

Check out the Slay At Home EP, flyer and the track list below:

Slay At Home EP track list:

1. “Pallid Veil” by Luc Lemay (Gorguts), Dave Davidson (Revocation), Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan / Azusa), and Elliot Hoffman (Carbomb)
2. “Digital Ink” by Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan / Suicidal Tendencies), Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan / End) and Brian Sullivan (Thoughtcrimes)
3. “Soil Born” by Nitesoil with Riley McShane of Allegaeon
4. “At Night” by Roy Mayorga of Stone Sour

Drew Feinerman: I have just completed my senior at the University of Michigan majoring in international studies with an emphasis in political economics and development, with a minor in Chinese language and culture, and I have recently been accepted into the Berklee School of Music's masters of music business program. Although my academic interests include economics, political science, and history, I consider music to be my one true passion. Music is, and has always been, a driving force for the way I think and act every day of my life. I have been playing the tenor saxophone since the age of ten, and playing an instrument at a high level has allowed me to only further my understanding and appreciation for music. While I grew up listening to predominantly classic rock, I soon found myself gravitating toward jazz, hip-hop, funk, and other genres, as my learned to both play and analyze music as a listener. As a writer, I am able to apply my skills both as a musician and a listener, and look forward to the opportunity to being able to express my thoughts on various stories in the music industry.
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