Slayer
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United States (1981 – present)
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.
Since their debut record in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one cover album, one box set, three DVDs, one VHS, two EPs, and eleven studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received three Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song “
Eyes Of The Insane”, and one in 2008 for the song “Final Six”. They have headlined music festivals worldwide, including Unholy Alliance and Ozzfest.Slayer was formed in 1981 in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California. The Band was formed by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King when they met at a tryout for a local band. Tom Araya soon joined on bass and vocals, and drummer Dave Lombardo joined last later in 1982. They played in a style reminiscent of early Exodus, influenced heavily by punk acts Minor Threat, Stooges and Heavy Metal bands Venom and Judas Priest.
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Reign in Blood
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murraysagooddoc refrain from making further comments gay sitting bull
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Spingebill- Zillertaler Spitzbuben > Slayer
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murraysagooddoc
napalm death > slayer
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I put a big pronounce on fanBOY
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Lol @ Slayer_Fanboys thinking they are better than the rest.
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Mumbabeal @Spingebill I like Slayer so I'm better than you and every idiot trolling on this page.
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Back when I was a kid I though Slayer was cool, then I turned 12.
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Nickelback pulverizes the shit out of Slayer. [2]
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newwavelad 1983-1990 [r.i.p.]
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murraysagooddoc
slayers garbage. napalm death's much better.
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hammerstrikebg @fireicicle - that's what I thought 7-8 years ago, now I'm a great fan :) and even consider Slayer not so heavy (compared to some of the other stuff I listen to). Slayer are amazing of course.
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Recueillement Slayer pulverizes the shit out of Nickelback though. That's pretty much non-negotiable.
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v you prefer DIM over their rest, you're the worst one of all.
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spunge666 "It's just fast strumming, nothing more. No feel to it man, no feel." YOU KNOW NOTHING!!
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It's just fast strumming, nothing more. No feel to it man, no feel.
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fireicicle I'm trying to get into their music for the second time now, but I just find it so underwhelming, simplistic and boring. :/
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" Flip off stupid christians. Hail satan =) " Dumbass, Araya is catholic.
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Spingebill-
fucking shit band. Nickelback is better.
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Metalfight667 Best International Band: Vote Sepultura!!!!! http://www.revolvermag.com/goldengods/vote/vote-page-10/
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Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, San Francisco CA, United States
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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, United States
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