Exodus guitarist Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman.

Paul Bostaph (Forbidden, Exodus, Testament) was slayer's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums with the group, including the Grammy nominated record 'God Hates Us All', plus a dvd. Paul says he is very excited to be rejoining the band:

"We spent a very intense ten years of our lives together, had a lot of fun, made a lot of great music, so for me, this feels like coming home."

Comments Slayer's singer/bassist Tom Araya:

"Paul's a great drummer and a good friend, and we're very happy that he's decided to rejoin the band. We're still pretty numb from the loss of [our guitarist] Jeff [Hanneman], but we don't want to disappoint our European and South American fans, and we need to begin moving forward... Having Paul back in the band makes that a whole lot easier."

Original Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo did not participate in the band's recent Australian tour due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group. Filling in for him was Jon Dette, who will be touring Europe with Heathen in June.