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9 heavy metal stars who made it big with their first band
By Matt Mills published
From Lars Ulrich to Lzzy Hale, these are the rare metal musicians who hit the big time on their very first go

Slayer reunion shows will be rare, says Kerry King: “Don’t get used to this being a yearly event”
By Matt Mills published
The returning thrash metal legends won’t be road warriors post-comeback, according to their guitarist

“I think Jeff not being around had a lot to do with Tom leaving Slayer”: Jeff Hanneman wouldn’t have wanted Slayer to retire, says Kerry King
By Matt Mills published
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has said that the late Jeff Hanneman would have wanted the metal legends to stay together

Kerry King didn’t tell his solo band that Slayer were reuniting: “I didn’t want anybody to start getting cold feet”
By Matt Mills published
Slayer’s guitarist also reveals that the thrash metal giants turned down offers to come back “probably every month” for five years

What would late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman have thought of Kerry King’s new album? “He would have ****ing loved it”
By Classic Rock published
What would late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman have thought of his former bandmate’s new album? Kerry King thinks he knows

An epic oral history of the years that turned Slayer into the ultimate thrash metal icons
By Dave Everley published
Slayer might not have been the first band in thrash metal, but they became the genre's ultimate champions

Listen to the Slayer cover of Born To Be Wild that Slayer really don’t like
By Paul Travers published
In 2002, thrash metal deities Slayer covered a Steppenwolf classic. Then Kerry King disowned it and Jeff Hanneman got bullied by his mates.

“I’m not finished being me!” Kerry King is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer
By Eleanor Goodman published
The Slayer legend reveals the inside story of his new solo album

How Slayer legend Kerry King ended up guesting on Sum 41's pop punk anthem What We're All About
By Merlin Alderslade published
Kerry King explains how one of the 2000s' most surprising music crossovers came about

“We can make records until our hands fall off. But if we can’t sell it live, I don’t want to”: how Slayer reconnected with 80s thrash and made World Painted Blood
By Joel McIver published
Slayer’s 2009 album World Painted Blood was the best since their 80s heyday – and this is how they made it
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