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Louder Than Life festival cancels entire day – including Slayer headline slot – due to extreme weather in Kentucky
By Stef Lach published
Slayer, Anthrax and more were due to perform at day two of Louder Than Life before Hurricane Helene rolled by

Slayer’s Kerry King explains why Judas Priest were a “letdown” at 1981 gig
By Matt Mills published
Slayer’s guitarist was gutted the first time he saw Judas Priest onstage 40-plus years ago

Slayer have just played their first set in five years - see their reunion setlist and watch fiery video footage here
By Fraser Lewry published
Thrash titans Slayer have just returned to the stage after a 1759 day hiatus

Slayer have their own hot sauce now
By Matt Mills published
Slayer’s Raining Blood hot sauce contains red ghost peppers, guaranteed to give your tastebuds a good, scorchy thrashing

Slayer’s Kerry King names his favourite Ozzy Osbourne song, and it’s one of his most obscure
By Matt Mills published
When we asked Slayer’s guitarist to name the best Ozzy Osbourne track, he picked the deepest of deep cuts

How 1984 became the year that thrash metal broke big
By Dave Everley published
From Anthrax's Fistfull Of Metal to Exodus's Bonded By Blood and Metallica's Ride The Lightning, 1984 was the year thrash broke big

Kerry King names the band who could replace Slayer in the Big Four
By Matt Mills published
Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and who?

Legendary drummers launch limited edition prints for the Teenage Cancer Trust
By Fraser Lewry published
Artist Anthony Burrill has turned the musicians' favourite drumming patterns into typographic artworks - and it's for a good cause
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