Formed: 1982
From:
Huntington Beach,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
The thrash metal sound of Slayer was formed in Huntington Beach, CA in 1982. Comprising Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Kerry King (guitar), Jeff Hanneman (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums), they made their debut in 1983, with a track on the compilation Metal Massacre III. After that the rest has been history. The band played at breakneck speed with amazing technical precision, but the intricacies of detail were lost in a muddy production. Araya's lyrics dealt with death, carnage, Satanism and torture, but were reduced to an indecipherable guttural howl. But this chaos called music is what set the ways for Slayer and many bands to follow.
Through the years, Slayer has been hit with much controversy over their lyrics, including lawsuits. But through the years Slayer has managed to build a following from coast to coast. Slayer has played such tours as Monsters of Rock, Ozzfest, and recently toured the U.S. co-headling with Pantera.
Now almost 20 years later, Slayer is still playing just as hard as ever. Will Slayer ever stop? Not likely, considering they are keeping up with thrash bands half their age, after all they did start it!
Latest Slayer News
Below is our complete Slayer news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Slayer Posts New Jagermeister Tour Video
Slayer has posted a third Jagermeister tour video clip online, which can be viewed below.
New Big 4 Teaser Posted Online
A new teaser video for the "Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD set has been posted online. This video features Kerry King checking out a tatoo of himself on a mega-fan as well as a short bit of Slayer footage.
Slayer Posts Second Jagermeister Tour Video
Slayer has posted a second promo video clip online for the Jagermeister tour, which also includes Anthrax and Megadeth. The clip can be viewed below.
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American Carnage Comes To New Orleans
The biggest names in thrash finally returned to New Orleans! Old fans wanting to see their favorite childhood heros, young kids just learning about good music, most of the people in the NOLA metal scene, and more turned out in droves for this show; the biggest show of the year. These bands need no introduction. You’ve been listening to them for a very long time, and all the bands you like have been too. The American Carnage Tour has the same lineup as the Clash of the Titans tour in 1991. Slayer and Megadeth are paying homage to that by emphasizing the albums they released that year. Anthrax is made complete by singer Joey Belledonna, and he will be performing only your favorite tunes. Get ready for pure intensity. More...
Slayer Posts "Jägermeister Fall Music Tour" Video
Slayer is hitting the road with Megadeth and Anthrax for the "Jägermeister Fall Music Tour." Slayer has now posted a new promo video online for the tour, which can be viewed below.
New "Big Four" DVD Trailer Posted Online
A new trailer for "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD has posted online. Both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions of "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" have had their release dates pushed back to November 2, 2010. The new release date only affects the Canadian and American markets. "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" was filmed on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
You can view the video below:
"The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" Pushed Back
Both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions of "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" have had their release dates pushed back to November 2, 2010. The new release date only affects the Canadian and American markets. "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" was filmed on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Metallica track listing:
1. Creeping Death
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Fuel
4. Harvester Of Sorrow
5. Fade To Black
6. That Was Just Your Life
7. Cyanide
8. Sad But True
9. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
Encore:
16. Am I Evil? (with the Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy
Slayer track listing:
1. World Painted Blood
2. Jihad
3. War Ensemble
4. Hate Worldwide
5. Seasons In The Abyss
6. Angel of Death
7. Beauty Through Order
8. Disciple
9. Mandatory Suicide
10. Chemical Warfare
11. South of Heaven
12. Raining Blood
Megadeth track listing:
1. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
2. Hangar 18
3. Wake Up Dead
4. Head Crusher
5. In My Darkest Hour
6. Skin O' My Teeth
7. A Tout Le Monde
8. Hook In Mouth
9. Trust
10. Sweating Bullets
11. Symphony Of Destruction
12. Peace Sells/Holy Wars Reprise
Anthrax track listing:
1. Caught In A Mosh
2. Got the Time
3. Madhouse
4. Be All, End All
5. Antisocial
6. Indians/Heaven And Hell
7. Medusa
8. Only
9. Metal Thrashing Mad
10. I Am The Law
Slayer Posts Big Four DVD Trailer Online
A video has been posted online through Slayer's official YouTube channel teasing the deluxe edition box set of the "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD. The box set includes two DVDs, five CDs, a 24-page booklet, a poster, photos of each band, and a "Big Four" guitar pick.
You can view the video below:
Jam Footage From Big Four DVD Posted Online
Footage from the forthcoming, history making "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD featuring full performances from Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax has been posted online.
The video contains footage from Metallica's encore of the track "Am I Evil" which features guest appearances from 'The Big Four', including Megadeth's Dave Mustaine.
"The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" is set for release on October 19, 2010.
You can view the video below:
Slayer To Appear On "Sound Opinions" Show
Slayer has checked in with the following brief announcement about appearing on the "Sound Opinions" radio show this weekend:
"Tune in to NPR's 'Sound Opinions' starting this weekend to hear Kerry and Dave in an exclusive interview with Chicago music critics Jim Derogatis and Greg Kot. Visit this location to listen online and find out when it airs near you."
You can also catch Slayer live on the following dates: More...
Track Listing Revealed For "Big Four" DVD
Universal Music will release "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22nd, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. The DVD hits the streets on October 15th in Northern Europe, October 18th in most of the rest of the world, October 19th in North America and the full shows from all four bands will be included in the two-disc set along with behind-the-scenes and interview footage. In addition to the two-DVD set and the corresponding Blu-ray, there will be a limited-edition "super deluxe" box set including the DVD set, five CDs with ALL the music, a 24-page booklet, a poster, photos of each band, and a "Big Four" guitar pick.
Metallica track listing:
01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade To Black
06. That Was Just Your Life
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
Encore:
16. Am I Evil? (with the Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy More...
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Metallica Comments On "Big Four" DVD Release
Metallica has issued the following statement about the "Big Four" show in Bulgaria being released on DVD:
"From Bulgaria to your local theatre to your living room or wherever you might enjoy a little live metal on the screen. You may have heard us say something about a DVD at the end of the satellite broadcast or read it in the internet rumor mill. it's true, there will be a DVD release of the Big 4 show from Sofia, Bulgaria!! We had such an awesome time hanging with Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer and the cameras were already rolling, so why not?
"Here's the scoop: The DVD hits the streets on October 15 in Northern Europe, October 18 in most of the rest of the world, October 19 in North America and the full shows from all four bands will be included in the two disc set along with behind the scenes and interview footage. In addition to the two DVD set and the corresponding Blu-ray, there will be a limited edition 'super deluxe' box set including the DVD set, five CD's with ALL the music, a 24 page booklet, a poster, photos of each band, and a Big 4 guitar pick. The clever title of the DVD is 'The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria' (yes, that's really it!!) and you if you're interested in the box set, we'll have a pre-order in the Metallica Store for you shortly."
You can pre-order the "super deluxe" version in Europe here.
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American Carnage Tour In Chicago Kills Everyone
*Before you start into this report, do yourself a huge favor, scroll to the bottom, see which tour stop is most convenient and buy a ticket. Pay however much you have to. If you like metal, and presumably you do since you are on MetalUnderground.com, then don’t make the biggest mistake of your life and not go – even bigger than the raspberry cosmo you had at Harry’s Drink Shack last Wednesday. And if you already have a ticket, buy another. You’ll need the extra space to clean your melted face and blown mind off the floor.*
Strolling onstage as thrash underdogs to the sounds of “For the Glory Of…,” which is the intro crush from 2009 full length “The Formation of Damnation,” Testament took the stage like a MAC truck pulling to the starting line of a drag race. When the opening chords of “More Than Meets the Eye” hit it was clear we were tied to the tracks at the end of the racecourse and we were going to get run over by a MACK truck. Or something like that anyway. About halfway through the set, it was clear Chuck Billy’s demonspawn roar (which has aged like a fine boxed wine, by the way) had ripped my brains out through my eye sockets, chewed on them for a while, and then jammed them back in through my earhole. The only ones that avoided the carnage were members of the vigorous circle pit, which grew throughout Testament’s 40-minute set and culminated in an impressively large wall-of-death, which Testament built up like fine orchestra conductors and finally set off during the real good head-banging part of set-closing song “The Formation of Damnation.” Leaving the stage, Chuck Billy thanked the crowd for “Kicking Our [Testament’s] Ass.” Well Chuck, thank you for kicking ours. More...
Megadeth Announces New Dates With Slayer, Anthrax
Thrash icons Megadeth have announced the dates for the 2010 edition of the Jagermeister Music Tour. The 2010 edition features headliners Megadeth alongside Slayer and Anthrax. The tour will include full performances of Megadeth's "Rust In Peace" album, Slayer's "Seasons in the Abyss" album and the return of Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna.
Jagermeister Music Tour tour dates:
September 24 – Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX
September 25 – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
September 26 – Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
September 28 – Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
September 30 – Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
October 1 – The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
October 2 – Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
October 3 – Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Miami, FL
October 5 – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
October 6 – 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
October 8 – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, NY
October 9 – Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA
October 10 – LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH
October 12 – Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
October 14 – War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN
October 15 – DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, MI
October 16 – Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
October 19 – Maverik Center, Salt Lake City, UT
October 20 – The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV
October 21 – Gibson Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA
Kerry King Announces Autograph Sessions
Legendary thrash metal pioneer, and founding member of thrash icons Slayer, Kerry King has announced details regarding his upcoming meet and greet tour. Kerry King is scheduled to make appearances along the west coast at various music oriented locations.
Kerry King meet and greet schedule:
August 18
Sam Ash/Cleveland, OH
5700 Mayfield Road
Lyndhurst, OH
August 27
Sam Ash/Phoenix, AZ
4402 West Cactus Road
Glendale, AZ
September 1
Skips Music/Sacramento, CA
2740 Auburn Blvd.
Sacramento, CA
September 3
Bellevue American Music/Seattle, WA
14340 NE 20th Street
Bellevue, WA
Slayer To Release Vinyl Box Set
American thrash metal legends Slayer has announced that they will be releasing a box set this year entitled, "The Vinyl Conflict" which, as the name suggests, features vinyl copies of all of their releases through American Recordings.
Ten albums on 11 discs, The Vinyl Conflict will feature the band's entire Def/American Recordings catalogue: Reign In Blood (1986), South Of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990), the double-record Live Decade Of Aggression (1991), Divine Intervention (1994), Undisputed Attitude (1998), God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), and World Painted Blood (2009). The Vinyl Conflict will be released on October 12th, 2010. More...
Videos of Slayer's Jimmy Fallon Performance Online
Videos from Slayer's appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" have been posted online. You can see the on-air broadcast of "Hate Worldwide" below.
Here is the web-exclusive performance of "Dead Skin Mask":
Slayer and Megadeth co-headline the 19-city "American Carnage" tour that kicks off tonight in Glens Falls, NY. Three classic Slayer in-concert DVDs - "Live Intrusion," "War at the Warfield," and "Still Reigning," will be released separately and as a box-set next week, on August 17.
Slayer To Appear On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Slayer will be tonight's musical guest on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show. The band issued the following brief statement about the appearance:
"Stay up and watch the band tear up late night television... a perfect metal kick off to the American Carnage Tour, starting tomorrow in Glens Fall, NY. Check this location for Fallon show information and visit Slayer.net for the latest Carnage tour information."
UPDATE: You can now watch the performance videos here.
You can also catch Slayer live on the following dates: More...
Finland's Sonisphere Festival Ruined By Storm
AFP reports: A severe thunderstorm hit the Sonisphere heavy metal music festival in southwestern Finland Sunday, injuring dozens and damaging the equipment of several bands including Motley Crue, organisers said.
"A severe thunderstorm hit (the) Sonisphere Festival in Pori, Finland this afternoon at approximately 4:00 pm (1300 GMT)," the organisers said in a statement.
"Strong freak wind gusts damaged the stages and knocked down tents and fences. Approximately 40 people were injured, two of them seriously," the statement said, adding that those hurt had been taken to hospital for treatment. More...
Iron Maiden To Headline Soundwave 2011
British heavy metal icons Iron Maiden have been confirmed as the headlining act for next year's edition of Australia's Soundwave festival. Also on the bill will be American thrash metal legends Slayer, shock rocker Rob Zombie, hardcore outfit Terror and former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash amongst others. Iron Maiden will also perform two arena shows in February.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
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