Slayer’s debut was a product of intense late-night recording sessions, financed by Araya’s earnings as a respiratory therapist and a loan from guitarist Kerry King’s father. The total bill was $1,500.

In the early days of thrash, not every town was ready for the arrival of Slayer. The band’s longtime manager, Rick Sales, remembers hearing of a document shared among police departments in the 1980s ...

In the story of the Big 4 of thrash, the band that is always considered to have stayed truest to the genre is Slayer. Anthrax dabbled with rap metal, Megadeth went for radio-friendly rock, and ...

In the latest episode of the Beardo and Weirdo podcast with comedian Craig Gass and Five Finger Death Punch bassist Chris Kael, the co-hosts were joined by legendary heavy metal figures — Slayer's ...

Three Album Run is a tQ series where we explore the best unbroken run of LPs in different genres. This month it’s twentieth century heavy metal but if you want to suggest a genre for a future essay ...

Slayer are going up against self-described Slayer fanatics Cannibal Corpse in what will be a brutal fight in Round 1 of March Metal Madness. "Bloodline" or "Make Them Suffer" will survive the round ...

A couple weeks back we talked about Metal Meowlisha IV: A Headbangers Furball, death metal greats Obituary‘s fundraiser fest for feral cats in the Tampa area on 12/21 featuring Exhumed and Terrorizer ...

Guitarist Jeff Hanneman died on May 2, hours before the Revolver Golden Gods Awards kicked off in Los Angeles. By Billboard Staff Golden Gods Awards Manson Cooper - H 2013 Slayer guitarist Kerry King ...

Everybody who’s seen Slayer live has a tale to tell. Some are like war stories: There’s the time fans ripped the seats out of New York City’s Felt Forum, lit them on fire and threw them at the stage.

It’s was a strange and cathartic feeling walking out of the Civic Center in Salem, VA. One metal’s all time greats, Slayer, had just finished their performance, one of the last and final shows of ...