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Slayer

Band
1981 / Present
United States United States

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Band Slayer

Overview

History

Slayer is a thrash metal band from US, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. The band was credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth. Slayer's musical traits involve fast tremolo picking, guitar solos, double bass drumming, and shouting vocals. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as death, deviants, suicide, genocide, necrophilia, insanity, Nazism, religion, Satanism, serial killers, and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the general public. Slayer is best known for speaking through perspective without being necessarily sympathetic to the cause of their inspiration.

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Members

Tom Araya
1980 - Present
Kerry King
1980 - Present
Jeff Hanneman (guitar)
1980 - Present
Paul Bostaph
1991 - 1995, 1996 - 2000, 2013 May - Present
Dave Lombardo (drumset)
1980 - 1985, 1986 - 1991, 2000 - 2013 February
Jon Dette
1995 - 1996
Tony Scaglione
1985 - 1986

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Discography

Studio Album

1983
Album has 23 releases
1984
Album has 14 releases
1985
Album has 26 releases
1987
Album has 13 releases
1990
Album has 16 releases
1993
Album has 19 releases
1995
Album has 8 releases
1997
Album has 14 releases
1997
Album has 1 releases
2000
Album has 12 releases
2005
Album has 11 releases
2008
Album has 6 releases
2014
Album has 10 releases
2016
Album has 1 releases

Single

1985
Album has 1 releases
1989
Album has 4 releases
1994
Album has 4 releases
1998
Album has 1 releases
2006
Album has 1 releases
2015
Album has 1 releases
2015
Album has 1 releases
2015
Album has 1 releases
2016
Album has 1 releases

EP

1983
Album has 8 releases