Slayer (US thrash metal band)

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Thrash metal band based out of Huntington Park, California.

Features members: Tom Araya (vocals, bass), Kerry King (lead and rhythm guitar), Jeff Hanneman (lead and rhythm guitar), Dave Lombardo (drums and percussion).

Inspired by punk, and have almost single handedly created the genre of death metal, mainly with their album "Reign in Blood". Subsequent albums "South of Heaven" and "Seasons in the Abyss" also proved to be wildly influential; all three have been certified gold.

Annotation last modified on 2006-03-27 19:34 UTC.

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Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. Slayer rose to mainstream fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer's sales are in the estimated high 20 millions, although they have never publicly announced their sales worldwide. However, between the years 1991 and 2004, Slayer sold over 3.5 million albums in the U.S.

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Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1983 Show No Mercy Slayer 4.65 12
1985 Hell Awaits Slayer 4.65 9
1986 Reign in Blood Slayer 4.5 13
1988 South of Heaven Slayer 4.35 7
1990 Seasons in the Abyss Slayer 4.75 10
1994 Divine Intervention Slayer 3 4
1996 Undisputed Attitude Slayer 3 7
1998 Diabolus in Musica Slayer 3 7
1998 Seasons in the Abyss / Reign in Blood Slayer 5 1
2001 God Hates Us All Slayer 3.5 8
2006 Christ Illusion Slayer 4 6
2009 World Painted Blood Slayer 5 4

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2003 Soundtrack to the Apocalypse Compilation Slayer 1

Album + Compilation + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1994 Live Undead / Haunting the Chapel Compilation Live Slayer 3

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1985 Live Undead Live Slayer 4 8
1985 Captors of Sin Live Slayer 2
1985 Church of Slayton Live Slayer 2
1991 Decade of Aggression: Live Live Slayer 4.65 9
1992 1991-11-22: Dance of the Dead, Paris, France Live Slayer 1
1992 Devil's Disciples Live Slayer 1
1994 From the Mixing Desk 1994 Live Slayer 1
1995 1994-11-09: Spirits in Black: London, UK Live Slayer 1
2001 2001-09-22: Darkness of Christ: Böblingen, Germany Live Slayer 1
2003 War at the Warfield (live 2003) Live Slayer 1
2004 Spitting Poison Live Slayer 1
2009 Rips Up Waldrock Live Slayer 1
2010 The Big 4: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria Live Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax 2
— 1985-06-02: Obscure and Obscene: Luttenberg, The Netherlands Live Slayer 1
— 1992-08-22: Angel of Death: Monsters of Rock: Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK Live Slayer 1
— 1992-08-22: Devil's Disciples: Monsters of Rock: Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK Live Slayer 1
— 1998-06-25: Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark Live Slayer 1
— 2007-06-02: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Germany Live Slayer 1
— 2010-10-14: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana Live Slayer 1
— 2012-06-20: Arena Moscow, Moscow, Russia Live Slayer 1
— 2013-02-24: Soundwave Sydney, Australia Live Slayer 1
— Back in the Game Live Slayer 1
— Praise of Death Live Slayer 1
— Slaughter in the North Live Slayer 1
— Still Reigning Live Slayer 1
— The Sickness Within Live Slayer 1
— Wardance Live Slayer 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1990 Seasons in the Abyss Slayer 3
1995 Serenity in Murder: Divine Live! Slayer 1
1995 Serenity in Murder Slayer 4
1998 Stain of Mind Slayer 1
2001 God Send Death Slayer 1
2006 Eyes of the Insane Slayer 1
2009 Hate Worldwide Slayer 1
2010 World Painted Blood / Atrocity Vendor Slayer 1

EP

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1984 Haunting the Chapel Slayer 5 5

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