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“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

10 heavy metal stars who should have solo careers
By Matt Mills published
From James Hetfield to Randy Blythe, we’d love to see what these heavy metal heroes can do by themselves

"I don’t wish him dead at this moment": Kerry King hasn't spoken to, texted, or emailed Tom Araya since Slayer split
By Paul Brannigan published
They may have shared stages worldwide for almost four decades, but Kerry King isn't losing any sleep about not hanging out with his former Slayer bandmate Tom Araya

“We’ve got lots of leftover material from Repentless – we wrote so much stuff!” The story of the lost final Slayer album
By Will Marshall published
After Repentless, Slayer guitarist Kerry King promised the thrashers had enough music left over to make a 13th album. It never materialised.

"We were rivals once but it doesn't feel like there's any rivalry now. We're all on the same team, for heavy metal": Revisiting the first ever Big Four show, as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax invaded Poland in the summer of 2010
By Paul Brannigan published
When thrash's Big Four rolled into Warsaw in June 2010, heavy metal history was made
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