CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAT O'BRIEN To Step In As SLAYER's Guest Guitarist

March 30, 2011

CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Pat O'Brien (pictured below) will fill in for EXODUS' Gary Holt when Holt leaves the SLAYER European tour to play with his own band EXODUS at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 4. Holt has been filling in for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman since the tour kicked off February 26 in Australia.

Holt's last show with SLAYER will be April 4 in Padova, Italy; O'Brien will join the band for the April 6 show in Croatia, and will finish the European dates with SLAYER that wrap up on April 14 in Holland.

Hanneman has amazed his doctors with his speedy recovery from an infection thought to have been caused by a spider bite. Following surgery on his right arm, he continues his physical therapy and has already been practicing with his guitar.

Remaining dates for SLAYER's European tour are as follows:

With Gary Holt:

Mar. 28 - La Rivera, Madrid, Spain
Mar. 29 - Coliseum, La Coruna, Spain
Mar. 30 - Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, Spain
Apr. 01 St. Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
Apr. 03 Rome Atlantico, Rome, Italy (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
Apr. 04 Gran Teatro, Padova, Italy (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)

With Pat O'Brien:

Apr. 06 - Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Croatia
Apr. 07 - Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
Apr. 08 - Arena Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Apr. 10 - Prague O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Apr. 11 - Lodz Sportshall, Lodz, Poland
Apr. 13 - Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzgerland
Apr. 14 - Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, Holland

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