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(Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Slayer Frontman Tom Araya Clarified Why the Band Began Using Satanic Imagery: ‘That Stuff Kind of Scares People’
Slayer chose to incorporate occult imagery into their music to show they were different from the Hollywood metal community.
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Slayer’s Kerry King and Tom Araya Never Liked Thrash or Speed Metal Bands ‘Trying to Be Like Us or Metallica’
In a throwback interview from the late 80s, Kerry King and Tom Araya said they only listen to speed metal bands “if they’re original.”
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – APRIL 24: (L-R) James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Rogers Centre on April 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images) Slayer’s Kerry King Has a Very Specific Reason He Prefers Metallica to Megadeth: ‘Sorry Dave!’
In a new interview, when asked to choose between Metallica and Megadeth, Slayer’s Kerry King chose Metallica because they have “a singer.”
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4 Metal Bands Who Reinvented Themselves Without Selling Out
From Lorna Shore to Slayer, there are a handful of heavy metal bands who have been able to reinvent themselves without losing credibility.
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) Musicians Gary Holt, Tom Araya and Kerry King of the band Slayer perform onstage during the bands final show of the "Final Campaign" tour at The Forum on November 30, 2019 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Slayer Guitarist Gary Holt Admits Even He Was ‘Surprised’ About The Thrash Band’s Reunion Concerts
Slayer guitarist Gary Holt says he only had a short time to prepare for the band’s 2024 reunion shows, which he was surprised to perform.
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Goedefroit Music/Contributor/Getty Images Jeff Hanneman’s ‘Raining Blood’ Demo Was ‘Odd’ but ‘Blew Us Away’, Dave Lombardo Says
Jeff Hanneman passed away in 2013. RIP.
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(Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Slayer Announce Epic US Show With Exodus, Suicidal Tendencies, and More
Knocked Loose and Exodus will open for Slayer at Hersheypark Stadium in September.
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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ABA Ozzy Osbourne to Reunite With Black Sabbath for Final Show
Ozzy and Black Sabath will share the stage one last time — in Birmingham, England — with all concert proceeds going to charity,.
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Theo Wargo/Getty Images Kerry King Says This Is the ‘Craziest’ Thing He Ever Saw at a Slayer Concert
King says that he and late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman were once very surprised to see a wheelchair crowdsurfer.
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Gary Holt. Photo: Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Slayer Guitarist Recalls the ‘Two Genuine Hecklers’ He’s Had to Deal with
Gary Holt says he only dealt with “two hecklers” after joining Slayer, one in Germany and one in Italy.
