Slayer weren't fully compensated for their appearance at last year’s Secret Solstice Festival in Iceland, so the veteran metal act now amid a farewell tour have sued the event's organizers, Solstice Productions, for $134,000, the Reykjavík Grapevine reported. The band, due arrears after July 4, 2018, still haven’t been paid.

That's close to 16 million in Icelandic krona Slayer claim they're owed for the festival gig in Reykjavik last June. But the current team behind Secret Solstice initially alleged the debt wasn't owed by them, RÚV noted in an Icelandic report that led to conflicting coverage about how the organizers would ultimately pay Slayer.



Icelandic hip-hop outfit Reykjavíkurdætu echoed Slayer’s assertion. The group said they’re also owed for their Secret Solstice slot, the Icelandic Review relayed. Airing their ill in a tweet, Reykjavíkurdætu revealed they’ve since been asked to play the 2019 edition of the fest — this time, without any promise of payment.

In addition to Slayer, the 2018 Secret Solstice fest also featured Stormzy, Gucci Mane, Bonnie Tyler, Clean Bandit, Death from Above, Steve Aoki, J Hus, CW, 6lack, Goldlink, IAMDDB, Skream, Jet Black Joe and others.

This week, however, current fest manager Víkingur Heiðar Arnórsson of Live Events promised the new organizers will satisfy remaining financial debts. This comes after the city of Reykjavik — which seems to have a conflicting relationship with the fest — twice unsuccessfully seized the previous organizers for unpaid wages.

See Slayer's upcoming U.S. tour dates below.

Secret Solstice Festival

Slayer 2019 U.S. Tour Dates



May 2 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Ak-Chin Pavilion

May 3 - Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater

May 5 - El Paso, Texas @ UTEP / Don Haskins Center

May 7 - Edinburg, Texas @ Bert Ogden Arena

May 8 - Irving, Texas @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

May 10 - Tampa, Fla. @ Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre

May 11 - W. Palm Beach, Fla. @ Coral Sky Amphitheater

May 13 - Huntington, W.V. @ Big Sandy Superstore Arena

May 14 - Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

May 16 - Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

May 17 - Bonner Springs, Kan. @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater

May 19 - Clarkston, Mich. @ DTE Energy Music Theatre

May 20 - Youngstown, Ohio @ Covelli Centre

May 22 - Ottawa, Ontario @ Canadian Tire Centre

May 24 - Camden, N.J. @ BB&T Pavilion

May 25 - Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center