The folks over at www.nationaldayofslayer.org are bound and determined to get their beloved genre of music “Heavy Metal” to be declared a national holiday and they think Slayer is the perfect spokesperson to represent the cause.
The folks over at www.nationaldayofslayer.org are bound and determined to get their beloved genre of music “Heavy Metal” to be declared a national holiday and they think Slayer is the perfect spokesperson to represent the cause. In a press release issued yesterday, it says that they have officially petitioned the White House to make the holiday official.
The International Day of Slayer was born back in 2006 as the “National Day of Slayer,” at first a parody of the “National Day of Prayer” celebrated in the United States. As its popularity grew, its backers found support for making it an international holiday, since Slayer exemplifies metal culture and its spirit. Now in its third year of existence, the International Day of Slayer is celebrated on June 6Th.
The requested proclamation is reproduced below:
“Resolution
WHEREAS, Hessian’s are a legitimate elective culture that should be recognized with their own national day of celebration and
WHEREAS, Slayer is freaking awesome and one of the most influential metal bands in history and
WHEREAS, The theme of the National Day of Slayer is “Don’t go to work, listen to Slayer,” which reflects the imminent importance of Slayer in the lives of hessian’s across America and
NOW, THEREFORE I, Barack Obama, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereby proclaim the day of June 6, 2009, as National Day of Slayer, saluting the valuable artistic contributions of the band Slayer and the legitimacy of the hessian culture that supports them. And I call upon all Americans to listen to Slayer on this day and every day hereafter.”
All of us at Revivl definitely support a day to celebrate one of metals most beloved bands and genres. As far as this becoming a national holiday, I highly doubt this would happen but
these guys seem to be semi organized and extremely dedicated. How dedicated you ask? Watch the clip below. SLAYERRRRRRRRRR!!!
About Slayer:
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King.[1] Slayer rose to fame as one of the leaders of the American thrash metal movement with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, which has been called “the heaviest album of all time” by Kerrang!.[2] The band is credited as one of the “Big Four” thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth.[3]
