There are metal bands. There are heavy, thrash metal bands. And then, terrorizing them all from the very depths of Hell, is Slayer.

Drummer Dave Lombardo, who began pounding Slayer’s relentless beat into our ears almost 30 years ago, agreed to talk with me. Far from being an Angel Of Death, Lombardo was a calm, interesting, and funny guy, generous with his time. He is a man who adores music and chatted happily about the Big 4, Mike Patton, his new band Philm, and the new Slayer album (sort of).

Geeks of Doom: You’ve been playing Big Four shows for a while now. How are you finding them?

Dave Lombardo: Exciting! Every time there’s more in the pipe for us to play on. I at least am looking forward to hanging out with the other guys and doing these festivals that are amazing. It’s bringing the European festival vibe to the States. It just feels a little bit like that to me with the big crowds and stuff. It’s a lot of fun, I’ve been enjoying it very much.

Geeks of Doom: So far do you have a favorite show of the ones you’ve played?

Dave Lombardo: [Pause] No, not yet!

Thor: Tales of Asgard
Blu-ray/DVD Combo | DVD | On Demand
Directed by Sam Liu
Starring Chris Britton, Clancy Brown, Grey DeLisle
Lionsgate
Release Date: May 17, 2011

With the big action of the Thor feature film now in theaters of course it makes sense for Marvel to try and put Thor everywhere. They teamed with Lionsgate to bring us the direct-to-DVD and Blu-ray Thor: Tales of Asgard. The animated film tells the story of a teenaged Thor before the Hammer and before he became a hero, at least in the sense that we know him from modern comics or even from the live-action film. In the story, Thor is protected by his father Odin to the point that he is allowed to win exhibition fights with Asgard’s most powerful warriors. When he is called out on his fake wins by Sif, a young woman who is already an amazing warrior, Thor feels the need to prove himself. He decides to hide on a sailing ship with the warriors three to seek out a mystical sword and show Sif and the other inhabitants of Asgard that he truly is a great warrior.

Amazon is currently running a deal on George R.R. Martin‘s A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set for only $19.78 (that’s 45% off the list price of $35.96).

This paperback set includes the four novels in Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy saga: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows.

There’s no indication as to when this sale will end, so I suggest you grab this now while it’s drastically discounted.

Sometimes you see things that simply blow your mind, and today, my friends, you shall see just that.

An artist by the name of Jordu Schell recently completed work on a life-size bust of infamous Star Wars villain, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, who was played by the late, great British actor, Peter Cushing. His work is so mind-bogglingly realistic, you have to see it to believe it. If you had this in your home and woke up late one night for a bathroom run, you would no doubt think that Tarkin had returned, and that he wanted your flat screen.

Click on over to the other side now to see the amazing life-size Grand Moff Tarkin bust, and to check out a very cool video of Schell showing off his talents to some visitors from DreamWorks!

Don’t forget, our May Doom Of The Month will be the first half of Grant Morrison’s New X-Men! If you want to read along with us, head on over to Instocktrades.com or DCBService.com to pick up New X-Men for a super price! The Ultimate Collection Book 1 TP collects NEW X-MEN #114-126 and ANNUAL 2001 so read up and be sure to check back at the end of May for our special review episode!

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