Slayer performed their first live show in five years over the weekend, returning in top form at Chicago's Riot Fest. The heavy metal band's last concert was at the Forum in Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2019 as part of their farewell tour.

Thrash titans Slayer have just played their first live set since announcing their retirement more than six years ago. The band, whose last show was at The Forum in Inglewood, CA, on November 30 2019, returned to the stage with a headline set on the final day of this year's Riot Fest at Douglass Park in Chicago, IL.

Together onstage for the first time in almost five full years, Tom Araya, Kerry King, Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph leaned heavily on two of Slayer's most classic albums. Half of the set was comprised of material off Reign in Blood and Seasons in the Abyss, with "Reborn" off the former record being played live for the first time since 2014.

The first show in a run of three festival appearances for the reunited thrash legends. Slayer Reunite for First Concert in Five Years at Riot Fest in Chicago: Video + Setlist

Last night (September 22nd), fucking Slayer closed out Chicago's annual Riot Fest, playing their first show since their 2019 farewell tour .

Together for the first time since 2019, thrash metal icons resume what frontman calls 'singing and dancing to death and destruction.'

Thrash metal legends Slayer did not remain broken up for long. In 2019, the band finished up their farewell tour. Earlier this year, guitarist Kerry King claimed that he hadn’t spoken to his old bandmate Tom Araya since the final show.