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In-person interview with Dave Lombardo from SLAYER

By Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal

October 21st 2010, Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles CA

In this interview, Dave talks about the end of the touring run, their new vinyl box set and the resurgence of vinyl, and fondly remembers the first vinyl he bought. He also talks next year's 30th anniversary of the band and the longevity of thrash, playing songs off of World Painted Blood, and compares his first ever drum kit to the one he uses now.

In the latter part of the interview, he talks about being an influential drummer, the challenge of playing Slayer songs live, the possibility of an India gig, Tom Araya's live performance, and the upcoming "DimeBash" event .