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 ...

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has named the albums he considers perfect from start to finish. King, who co-founded Slayer in 1981, is a noted fan of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. The band covered ...

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 ...

Kerry King is a thrash metal icon. He the guitarist and songwriter helped co-found Slayer, arguably one of the most recognized metal bands in history. As a result, his aggressive guitar style has ...

When a metal icon like Kerry King calls, the world listens. That’s how Metal Hammer found itself in the ominous confines of Freizeitheim Castle in Germany, engaging with one of thrash metal’s most ...

Few bands have as storied a history as the legendary Slayer. For more than 40 years, they’ve carved a name for themselves in the history books, creating an absolutely batshit fanbase that would follow ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Kerry King is still reigning. Even after Slayer‘s official farewell tour wrapped up in 2019, the guitarist wasted no time in working on a solo project that would keep him writing and performing new ...

The recently (kinda) reunited Slayer is looking back on their iconic career with the official launch of their new online museum, Slaytanic Verses. In partnership with Definitive Authentic/Inveniem, ...

Slayer played their first shows since 2019 at Riot Fest in September and Aftershock in October, with a possible European date to be announced for 2025. Slayer guitarist Gary Holt has since weighed in ...

The Slayer reunion train just keeps rolling on, as the band announced their first Canadian show since their not-so-farewell tour in 2019. The show will be part of the Festival d’été de Québec, which ...