Of the six radio stations Rockstar named on October 8, 2026, The Chamber 106.6 is the one that tells you the most about how GTA 6 is thinking about its dial. It is the metal station, it carries classics from the 1980s onward, and it is hosted by DJ Kerry and DJ Tom, personas voiced by Kerry King and Tom Araya of Slayer. That is two founding members of one of the four bands that defined American thrash, sitting in a booth together, in a Rockstar game.
It is worth being precise about what was confirmed, because the metal slot in a Grand Theft Auto game carries more history than almost any other.
What Rockstar actually confirmed
The October 8 update to the official Grand Theft Auto VI site published six stations with named hosts and playable station previews. For The Chamber 106.6, the confirmed record is short: the genre is metal, the range is described as classics from the 1980s onward, and the two hosts are DJ Kerry and DJ Tom, played by King and Araya.
Everything else is open. No tracklist has been published for any station. Artists heard in the audio previews have been reported, including Black Sabbath, Pantera and Slayer themselves, but a preview snippet is evidence for that snippet and nothing more. The total number of stations in the game has never been announced, and Rockstar's own copy describes a dial "spanning stations dedicated to everything from Classic Rock to Talk Radio" while naming neither a classic rock station nor a talk station. Six is a first wave, not a lineup.
For how the previews work and where to find them, see our guide to hearing the station previews yourself.
The metal slot has a lineage, and it runs through Vice City
Metal and hard rock have been a fixed point in the series since the early 3D era, and the reference everybody reaches for is V-Rock, the hard rock and metal station from 2002's Vice City, hosted by Couzin Ed. V-Rock is the reason a metal station in a Vice City game is not a neutral choice. It is also why fan speculation has run for years on whether the station would come back under its own name. It did not, at least not in this wave: the metal slot went to a new station with a new call sign.
The rest of the lineage is scattered. San Andreas had Radio X for alternative and grunge. GTA IV had Liberty Rock Radio hosted by Iggy Pop, and Liberty City Hardcore for the harder end. GTA V had Los Santos Rock Radio hosted by Kenny Loggins, which leaned classic rock rather than metal, and The Lab for original material.
That list exposes the real pattern break. Look at the hosts: Couzin Ed, Iggy Pop, Kenny Loggins, Toni on 1986's Flash FM. The series has always used a single celebrity DJ per station. Every one of the six stations revealed in October has two hosts, and Back Country Radio has three. The Chamber giving a booth to two members of the same band, rather than one marquee name, is the clearest expression of that change.
Our breakdown of the host personas across all six stations covers how the pairings work across the rest of the dial, and the case for a V-Rock return is laid out in this piece on the classic station question.
Why King and Araya is a pointed choice
Slayer are not a nostalgia act being wheeled out for a cameo. King and Araya are the two constants of a band whose catalogue is genuinely difficult listening by mainstream radio standards, and whose public personas are dry rather than theatrical. Pairing them is a different proposition from hiring a professional broadcaster to play metal records.
There is also a structural point. The Chamber's stated range, classics from the 1980s onward, starts at exactly the moment Slayer became consequential. A station hosted by two people who were in the room for the era it covers is a different kind of radio from a station hosted by an actor reading links. Whether Rockstar uses that, and how much of the writing leans on it, is unknown. No station's script, segment structure, or break format has been described.
What this does not tell us
Three cautions worth carrying into any metal station discussion:
- It does not confirm the dial's size. The series launched with 7 music stations in Vice City, 9 in San Andreas, 16 in GTA IV and 15 in GTA V. Six named is well short of any of those, and the count is unannounced. See how many stations are likely left.
- It does not confirm classic rock is coming. Rockstar's copy mentions the genre. A mention in marketing prose is not a station announcement.
- It does not confirm the hosts appear anywhere but the radio. Whether any persona shows up on screen, in a mission, or in the story has never been stated.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Chamber 106.6 confirmed, or a rumour?
Confirmed. Rockstar named it on the official Grand Theft Auto VI site on October 8, 2026, with a playable station preview and named hosts.
Who hosts The Chamber 106.6?
Two personas, DJ Kerry and DJ Tom, voiced by Kerry King and Tom Araya of Slayer.
Does this mean V-Rock is not coming back?
Not necessarily. It means V-Rock was not in the first wave of six. The total station count is unannounced, so other stations may exist. No classic rock station has been named.
Has Rockstar published The Chamber's tracklist?
No. No tracklist has been published for any GTA 6 station. Songs reported from the audio previews are confirmed only as appearing in those previews.
The Bottom Line
The Chamber 106.6 is a confirmed station with confirmed hosts and no confirmed tracklist, and that is the whole verified record. Its real significance is structural: Rockstar handed the metal slot to two members of Slayer rather than one celebrity DJ, which continues the two-host pattern running through every station in the October reveal. With 37 days to the November 19 launch and the total station count still unannounced, the metal slot is filled but the dial is plainly not finished.