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This 41 year old video is the oldest known footage of Slayer, and it proves they were brilliant from the start
By Dave Everley published
Watch a pre-fame Slayer play a show in Anaheim, California several months before debut album Show No Mercy came out

Vote for the best Slayer song ever
By Metal Hammer published
Angel Of Death? Seasons In The Abyss ? Disciple? Have your say…

This is what Van Halen’s Jump would sound like if it were recorded by Slayer (and no, it isn’t AI-generated)
By Matt Mills published
YouTuber Moonic Productions has imagined a beefed-up thrash metal redo of Van Halen’s signature song

6 rare Slayer songs we need them to play at their comeback shows
By Rich Hobson published
Five years after bowing out, Slayer have announced some comeback shows. These are the songs we want them to play

10 classic metal albums that should be played live in full (but haven’t yet)
By Stephen Hill published
From Metallica’s …And Justice For All to Limp Bizkit’s Significant Other, these masterpieces are so good that live crowds need to hear them in their entirety

Slayer, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe and many more confirmed for massive Aftershock lineup
By Fraser Lewry published
Organisers are calling Aftershock 2024 "the largest rock and metal festival ever put together in California"

“Without me begging him, it wouldn’t have happened”: Wife of Slayer’s Tom Araya says she “harassed” him for over a year to reunite the band
By Matt Mills published
Thrash metal fans have the wife of bassist/vocalist Tom Araya to thank for Slayer getting back together, according to one of her social media posts

The Slayer reunion has some haters, and Gary Holt’s wife has a simple message for them: “Don’t go!”
By Matt Mills published
Upset that the evilest band in thrash metal’s Big Four is back together? The wife of guitarist Gary Holt has the solution for you!

“I watched a video of them in a small room and my mouth just dropped. Listen to the fluidly, how easily these guys play this: seamless, and that’s impressive”: why Dave Lombardo loves The Fall of Troy
By David West published
Ex Slayer rhythm master was blown away when he discovered the trio’s ability to record live, avoid too much computer contribution and inject emotion into their music

“He said, ‘How about Slayer with special guests Slayer?’ We went, ‘Wow, that could be crazy’”: the forgotten story of Slayer vs Slayer, the 80s metal Battle Of The Bands with only one winner
By Dave Everley published
Two bands, one name, one crazy gig – this is what happened when a pre-fame Slayer shared a bill with another band named Slayer
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