Slayer

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Three of heavy rock's 'Big Four' have teamed up recreate 1991's Clash of the Titans tour in America.

After performing festival shows with Metallica across Europe, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth have announced they're joining forces to hit the road on the 2010 American Carnage tour, which will begin in Texas on 24 September.

Megadeth and Slayer will perform landmark 1990 albums Rust in Peace and Seasons in the Abyss in their entirety on select dates, according to Blabbermouth.net.

The recent Big Four dates in Europe marked the first time the four most influential bands of the thrash metal genre had shared a concert bill.

The original Clash of the Titans tour in 1991 also featured Alice In Chains.