Slayer may well recruit their original drummer Dave Lombardo to take the place of Paul Bostaph, Slayer drummer since 1994, who has suffered an elbow injury. Lombardo, from the band’s original line up, has been taking drumming duty on a recent tour but word is both guitarist Jeff Hanneman and singer / bassist Tom Araya have asked Lombardo to drum when they record their next album. He told reporters: "I'm definitely in". That said it could be some time before recording begins – no new songs have been completed as yet. "This isn't going to be happening for a while," Lombardo confirmed. "They've taken two or three years to do records before, so I'm sure I can expect the same."
Lombardo, meanwhile, will head into the studios this December to record another album for the (very) experimental band Fantômas - a one-song album composed of 20 parts. "It's insane, like our first album [the eponymously titled 1999 release]," he said. "But the song's a bit longer. It's music put in a way that you feel it's unnatural, but when you listen to it time and time again, it's very natural. It's a real honor to do it."