Slayer

Years active: 1981 - today
Foundation: Huntington Park, California, United States
Members: Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo
Genre: Metal

Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, which has been called "the heaviest album of all time" by Kerrang!. The band is credited as one of the "Big Four" of thrash metal, along with Metallica, Anthrax and...  [read more]