Slayer
Slayer
Artist Information
Genres: Thrash, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's
Formed: 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA
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Slayer was one of the most distinctive, influential, and extreme thrash metal bands of the 1980s. Their graphic lyrics deal with everything from death and dismemberment to war and the horrors of hell. Their full-throttle velocity, wildly chaotic guitar solos, and powerful musical chops paint an effectively chilling sonic background for their obsessive chronicling of the dark side; this correspondence has helped Slayer's music hold up arguably better than the remaining Big Three '80s thrash outfits (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax). Naturally, Slayer has stirred up quite a bit of controversy over the years, with rumors flying about Satanism and Nazism that have only added to their mystique.
Discography
Release: April 18, 2008
Label: Metal Blade
Release: October 26, 2007
Label: Smi Col
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