Slayer

From Metallica surprise shows to Slipknot triumphs, these are the 13 greatest Download festival sets ever

By Stephen Hill published 10 June 26

For over two decades, Download has been the premiere rock and metal festival in the UK. These are its finest moments

How Slayer went from thrash provocateurs to metal’s unlikeliest elder statesmen

By Steffan Chirazi & Malcolm Dome published 6 June 26

Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer

10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard

By Matt Mills published 3 June 26

Iron Maiden going full prog! Ghost doing the Beatles! Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water! Only completists have heard these extraordinary covers

10 terrible metal albums with one classic song

By Stephen Hill published 2 June 26

These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers – apart from one absolute banger that saved the day

“Megadeth sucks!”: This is what it was like being in the van with Slayer on their first ever UK tour

By Dave Ling published 26 April 26

In 1987, one intrepid writers got in the van with thrash’s most controversial band as their Reign In Pain tour hit the UK

The story behind Slayer's grim Reign In Blood album artwork

By Louder published 11 April 26

Slayer intended to make pop fans "ill" with their grotesque representation of hell. It worked…

How early 90s mega-tour Clash Of The Titans put thrash metal in arenas – and invented ‘The Big 4’

By Rich Hobson published 29 March 26

Starring Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, Clash Of The Titans was one of the most important tours in metal history