Slayer (US thrash metal band)

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Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer's current lineup comprises Araya, King, drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt, who initially joined as a touring musician in 2011 before joining the band permanently after Hanneman's death in 2013. Drummer Jon Dette is a former member of the band.

In the original lineup, King, Hanneman and Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and all of the band's music was written by King and Hanneman. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, occultism, terrorism, religion, fascism, racism, and war, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups. However, its music has been highly influential, being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually and lyrically; the band's third album, Reign in Blood (1986), has been described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums.

Slayer released twelve studio albums, three live albums, a box set, six music videos, two extended plays and a cover album. Four of the band's studio albums have received gold certification in the United States. Slayer sold 5 million copies in the United States from 1991 to 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane" and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six", both of which were from the album Christ Illusion (2006). Slayer disbanded in 2019 following the conclusion of a year-and-a-half long farewell tour, but has reformed to perform sporadic reunion shows since 2024.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1983Show No MercySlayer4.2527
1985Hell AwaitsSlayer4.3530
1986Reign in BloodSlayer4.334
1988South of HeavenSlayer4.423
1990Seasons in the AbyssSlayer4.630
1994Divine InterventionSlayer3.519
1996Undisputed AttitudeSlayer2.717
1998Diabolus in MusicaSlayer2.8515
2001God Hates Us AllSlayer3.1516
2006Christ IllusionSlayer3.6517
2009World Painted BloodSlayer3.613
2015RepentlessSlayer3.4512

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2003Soundtrack to the ApocalypseSlayer3

Album + Compilation + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1993Live Undead / Haunting the ChapelSlayer33

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1985Live UndeadSlayer4.514
1991Decade of Aggression LiveSlayer4.6517
2003War at the WarfieldSlayer2
2004Still ReigningSlayer1
2008Live IntrusionSlayer1
2010The Big 4: Live From Sofia, BulgariaMetallica, Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax53
2018Mind Control… LiveSlayer1
2018Monsters of Rock 1994: The Classic Buenos Aires BroadcastSlayer2
2019The Repentless Killogy (live at The Forum in Inglewood, CA)Slayer7
2020Darkness Reigns (Live 1992)Slayer1
2020South of Heaven (Live)Slayer1
2022Damnation’s Edge: Live Buenos Aires ’94Slayer1
2022Reign This Night (Live 1984)Slayer1
2022The Hellish Years (Radio Broadcast Recordings)Slayer1
2024At the Big 4 Festival (Gothenburg broadcast recording)Slayer1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1986PostmortemSlayer1
1988South of HeavenSlayer2
1990Seasons in the AbyssSlayer5
1994Serenity in MurderSlayer8
1996Abolish GovernmentSlayer / T.S.O.L.1
1996I Hate YouSlayer2
1998Stain of MindSlayer3
2006Eternal PyreSlayer1
2006Eyes of the InsaneSlayer1
2006CultSlayer1
2009Psychopathy RedSlayer1
2009Hate WorldwideSlayer1
2013BloodlineSlayer feat. Revmatix1
2014ImplodeSlayer1
2015When the Stillness ComesSlayer1
2015RepentlessSlayer2
2015Cast the First StoneSlayer1
2016You Against YouSlayer1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1987Criminally Insane (remix)Slayer2

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Haunting the ChapelSlayer418

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