Slayer to visit US troops

Provocative thrash/metal act Slayer has announced plans to visit a US Air Force base in Germany in between dates on their European tour.

The band, whose latest release,Christ Illusion deals with the brutality of war and religions fanaticism, scrutinizing America's role in Iraq and Afghanistan, will spend a couple of hours meeting and chatting with the soldiers, signing autographs, and possibly viewing a fighter aircraft or two.

Upon returning home just before Thanksgiving, Slayer will take the holidays off and then launch a headlining tour of the U.S. Dates are still being confirmed and will be announced shortly, but the intended cities for the tour include dates in the US and Canada.