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id="toc-Hanneman's_death,_Lombardo's_third_split,_and_Repentless_(2011–2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hanneman's_death,_Lombardo's_third_split,_and_Repentless_(2011–2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.9 Hanneman's death, Lombardo's third split, and Repentless (2011–2016) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hanneman's_death,_Lombardo's_third_split,_and_Repentless_(2011–2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cancelled_thirteenth_studio_album,_Final_World_Tour_and_split_(2016–2019)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cancelled_thirteenth_studio_album,_Final_World_Tour_and_split_(2016–2019)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.10 Cancelled thirteenth studio album, Final World Tour and split (2016–2019) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cancelled_thirteenth_studio_album,_Final_World_Tour_and_split_(2016–2019)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Post-breakup_(2020–2024)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-breakup_(2020–2024)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.11 Post-breakup (2020–2024) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-breakup_(2020–2024)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reunion_(2024–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reunion_(2024–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.12 Reunion (2024–present) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reunion_(2024–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_style" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_style"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2 Musical style </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Musical_style-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3 Legacy </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Controversies </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Band_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Band_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 Band members </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Band members subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1 Timeline </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 Discography </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Awards and nominations </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Footnotes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Footnotes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Footnotes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Footnotes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 Citations </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 Further reading </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" > Toggle the table of contents </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading">Slayer</h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 66 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-66" aria-hidden="true" > 66 languages </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target">Afrikaans</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Alemannisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ænglisc</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1" title="سلاير – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سلاير" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B1" title="اسلیر – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اسلیر" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="স্লেয়ার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="স্লেয়ার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%8A%D1%80" title="Слейър – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Слейър" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Boarisch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B1" title="اسلیر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اسلیر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Frysk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%AC%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%EC%96%B4" title="슬레이어 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="슬레이어" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8" title="סלייר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סלייר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="სლეიერი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სლეიერი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kaszëbsczi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Лезги</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Slayer" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC" title="スレイヤー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スレイヤー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" 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searchaux" style="display:none">American thrash metal band</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the 1980s metal band originally named Slayer, see <a href="/wiki/S.A._Slayer" title="S.A. Slayer">S.A. Slayer</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Slayer_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Slayer (disambiguation)">Slayer (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn org">Slayer</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Slayer,_The_Fields_of_Rock,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Slayer's original lineup, performing at the Fields of Rock in 2007. From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya, Kerry King, and Dave Lombardo."><img alt="Slayer's original lineup, performing at the Fields of Rock in 2007. From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya, Kerry King, and Dave Lombardo." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Slayer%2C_The_Fields_of_Rock%2C_2007.jpg/300px-Slayer%2C_The_Fields_of_Rock%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Slayer%2C_The_Fields_of_Rock%2C_2007.jpg/450px-Slayer%2C_The_Fields_of_Rock%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Slayer%2C_The_Fields_of_Rock%2C_2007.jpg/600px-Slayer%2C_The_Fields_of_Rock%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="774" data-file-height="407" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Slayer's original lineup, performing at the <a href="/wiki/Fields_of_Rock" title="Fields of Rock">Fields of Rock</a> in 2007. From left to right: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Park,_California" title="Huntington Park, California">Huntington Park, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">Thrash metal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Slayer_discography" title="Slayer discography">Slayer discography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>1981–2019</li><li>2024–present</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metal_Blade_Records" title="Metal Blade Records">Metal Blade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Recordings_(record_label)" title="American Recordings (record label)">American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Blast" title="Nuclear Blast">Nuclear Blast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bostaph" title="Paul Bostaph">Paul Bostaph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Dette" title="Jon Dette">Jon Dette</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://slayer.net">slayer.net</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Slayer is an American <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> band from <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Park,_California" title="Huntington Park, California">Huntington Park, California</a>, formed in 1981 by bassist/vocalist <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a>, guitarists <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a>, and drummer <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a>. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a>. Slayer's current lineup comprises Araya, King, drummer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bostaph" title="Paul Bostaph">Paul Bostaph</a> and guitarist <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a>, who initially joined as a touring musician in 2011 before joining the band permanently after Hanneman's death in 2013. Drummer <a href="/wiki/Jon_Dette" title="Jon Dette">Jon Dette</a> is a former member of the band. In the original lineup, King, Hanneman and Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and all of the band's music was written by King and Hanneman. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as <a href="/wiki/Serial_killer" title="Serial killer">serial killers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Occultism" class="mw-redirect" title="Occultism">occultism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Religion" title="Religion">religion</a> <a href="/wiki/Fascism" title="Fascism">fascism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racism</a>, and <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">war</a>, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups. However, its music has been highly influential, being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually and lyrically; the band's third album, <a href="/wiki/Reign_in_Blood" title="Reign in Blood">Reign in Blood</a> (1986), has been described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums. Slayer released twelve studio albums, three live albums, a box set, six music videos, two extended plays and a cover album. Four of the band's studio albums have received <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold certification</a> in the United States. Slayer sold 5 million copies in the United States from 1991 to 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band has received five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "<a href="/wiki/Eyes_of_the_Insane" title="Eyes of the Insane">Eyes of the Insane</a>" and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six", both of which were from the album <a href="/wiki/Christ_Illusion" title="Christ Illusion">Christ Illusion</a> (2006). Slayer disbanded in 2019 following the conclusion of a year-and-a-half long <a href="/wiki/Slayer_Farewell_Tour" title="Slayer Farewell Tour">farewell tour</a>, but has reformed to perform a handful of reunion shows since 2024. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_(1981–1983)">Early years (1981–1983)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years (1981–1983)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slayer_1983_press_photo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Slayer_1983_press_photo.png/220px-Slayer_1983_press_photo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Slayer_1983_press_photo.png/330px-Slayer_1983_press_photo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Slayer_1983_press_photo.png/440px-Slayer_1983_press_photo.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="488" /></a><figcaption>Slayer in 1983. From left: Kerry King, Dave Lombardo, Jeff Hanneman, and Tom Araya.</figcaption></figure> Slayer was formed in 1981 by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a> in Huntington Park, California. The group started out playing covers of songs by bands such as <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Venom_(band)" title="Venom (band)">Venom</a> at parties and clubs in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a>. The band's early image relied heavily on <a href="/wiki/Satanism" title="Satanism">Satanic</a> themes that featured <a href="/wiki/Pentagram" title="Pentagram">pentagrams</a>, make-up, spikes, and inverted crosses.<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer-1">[1]</a> Rumors that the band was originally known as Dragonslayer, after the <a href="/wiki/Dragonslayer_(1981_film)" title="Dragonslayer (1981 film)">1981 film of the same name</a>, were denied by King, as he later stated: "We never were; it's a myth to this day."<a href="#cite_note-Kerry_King_about_the_Dragonslayer_myth,_Christ_Illusion,_previous_albums_and_experimenting-2">[2]</a> According to Lombardo, the original band name was to be Wings of Fire before they settled in with Slayer.<a href="#cite_note-:0-3">[3]</a> According to him, he also designed the band logo. For inspiration, Lombardo thought in a perspective of a murderer of how they would carve out the logo with a knife and since he is lefthanded, the logo is unintentionally slanted to the right.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-3">[3]</a> In 1983, Slayer was invited to open for the band <a href="/wiki/Bitch_(band)" title="Bitch (band)">Bitch</a> at the Woodstock Club in <a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, California</a>, to perform eight songs, six of which were covers. The band was spotted by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Slagel" title="Brian Slagel">Brian Slagel</a>, a former music journalist who had recently founded <a href="/wiki/Metal_Blade_Records" title="Metal Blade Records">Metal Blade Records</a>. Impressed with Slayer, he met with the band backstage and asked them to record an original song for his upcoming <a href="/wiki/Metal_Massacre#Metal_Massacre_III_–_1983" title="Metal Massacre">Metal Massacre III</a> compilation album. The band agreed and their song "Aggressive Perfector" created an underground buzz upon its release in mid 1983, which led to Slagel offering the band a <a href="/wiki/Recording_contract" title="Recording contract">recording contract</a> with Metal Blade.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Show_No_Mercy,_Haunting_the_Chapel_and_Hell_Awaits_(1983–1986)">Show No Mercy, Haunting the Chapel and Hell Awaits (1983–1986)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Show No Mercy, Haunting the Chapel and Hell Awaits (1983–1986)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg/220px-Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg/330px-Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg/440px-Jeff_Hanneman_f9e_o.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a> was the guitarist of Slayer for 30 years, from 1981 to 2011. He was the main songwriter along with Kerry King, as well as a lyricist.</figcaption></figure> Without any recording budget, the band had to self-finance its debut album. Combining the savings of Araya, who was employed as a <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Respiratory therapy">respiratory therapist</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Live_Chat_with_Tom_Araya_of_Slayer-6">[6]</a> and money borrowed from King's father,<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> the band entered the studio in November 1983. The album was rushed into release, stocking shelves three weeks after tracks were completed. <a href="/wiki/Show_No_Mercy" title="Show No Mercy">Show No Mercy</a>, released in December 1983 by Metal Blade Records, generated underground popularity for the band. The group began a club tour of California to promote the album. The tour gave the band additional popularity and sales of Show No Mercy eventually reached more than 20,000 in the US and another 20,000 worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-INTERVIEW_WITH_BRIAN_SLAGEL-8">[8]</a> In February 1984, King briefly joined <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mustaine" title="Dave Mustaine">Dave Mustaine</a>'s new band <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Megadeth_History-9">[9]</a> Hanneman was worried about King's decision, stating in an interview, "I guess we're gonna get a new guitar player."<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> While Mustaine wanted King to stay on a permanent basis, King left after five shows, stating Mustaine's band was "taking too much of my time."<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> The split caused a rift between King and Mustaine, which evolved into a long running feud between the two bands.<a href="#cite_note-cocksucker-10">[10]</a> In June 1984, Slayer released a three-track <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> called <a href="/wiki/Haunting_the_Chapel" title="Haunting the Chapel">Haunting the Chapel</a>. The EP featured a darker, more thrash-oriented style than Show No Mercy, and laid the groundwork for the future direction of the band.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_:_Haunting_the_Chapel-11">[11]</a> The opening track, "Chemical Warfare", has become a live staple, played at nearly every show since 1984.<a href="#cite_note-Dark_Angel-12">[12]</a> Later that year, Slayer began their first national club tour, traveling in Araya's <a href="/wiki/Camaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Camaro">Camaro</a> towing a <a href="/wiki/U-Haul" title="U-Haul">U-Haul</a> trailer.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> The band recorded the live album <a href="/wiki/Live_Undead" title="Live Undead">Live Undead</a> in November 1984 while in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Hell_Awaits_clip.ogg" title="File:Hell Awaits clip.ogg">"Hell Awaits" (1985)</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="30" data-mwtitle="Hell_Awaits_clip.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Hell_Awaits_clip.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/b/b5/Hell_Awaits_clip.ogg/Hell_Awaits_clip.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">"Hell Awaits" features a backwards recording of a demonic voice saying "join us" and "welcome back".</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr />Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</div> </div> In March 1985, Slayer began a national tour with <a href="/wiki/Venom_(band)" title="Venom (band)">Venom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a>, resulting in their first live <a href="/wiki/Home_video" title="Home video">home video</a> dubbed Combat Tour: The Ultimate Revenge. The video featured live footage filmed at the <a href="/wiki/Studio_54" title="Studio 54">Studio 54</a> club. The band then made its live European debut at the Heavy Sound Festival in Belgium opening for <a href="/wiki/UFO_(band)" title="UFO (band)">UFO</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_-_Jeff_Hanneman-13">[13]</a> Show No Mercy had sold over 40,000 copies,<a href="#cite_note-INTERVIEW_WITH_BRIAN_SLAGEL-8">[8]</a> which led to the band returning to the studio to record their second full-length album. Metal Blade financed a recording budget, which allowed the band to hire producer <a href="/wiki/Ron_Fair" title="Ron Fair">Ron Fair</a>.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Released in April 1985, Slayer's second full-length album, <a href="/wiki/Hell_Awaits" title="Hell Awaits">Hell Awaits</a>, expanded on the darkness of Haunting the Chapel, with hell and Satan as common song subjects. The album was the band's most <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive</a> offering, featuring longer and more complex song structures.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> The intro of the title track is a <a href="/wiki/Backmasking" title="Backmasking">backwards recording</a> of a demonic-sounding voice repeating "Join us", ending with "Welcome back" before the track begins. The album was a hit, with fans choosing Slayer for best band, best live band, Hell Awaits, as 1985's best album, and Dave Lombardo as best drummer in <a href="/wiki/Metal_Forces" title="Metal Forces">Metal Forces</a>' 1985 Readers Poll.<a href="#cite_note-Rockdetector_Biography_-_Years_85_to_86-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reign_in_Blood,_Lombardo's_brief_hiatus_and_South_of_Heaven_(1986–1989)">Reign in Blood, Lombardo's brief hiatus and South of Heaven (1986–1989)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reign in Blood, Lombardo's brief hiatus and South of Heaven (1986–1989)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG/220px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG/330px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG/440px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Kerry_King_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1466" /></a><figcaption>Guitarist <a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a> is one of the two constant members of Slayer.</figcaption></figure> Following the success of Hell Awaits, Slayer was offered a recording contract with <a href="/wiki/Russell_Simmons" title="Russell Simmons">Russell Simmons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Rubin" title="Rick Rubin">Rick Rubin</a>'s newly founded <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Records</a>, then-a largely <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>-based label.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> The band accepted, and with an experienced producer and <a href="/wiki/Major_label" class="mw-redirect" title="Major label">major label</a> recording budget, the band underwent a sonic makeover for their third album <a href="/wiki/Reign_in_Blood" title="Reign in Blood">Reign in Blood</a>, resulting in shorter, faster songs with clearer production. The complex arrangements and long songs featured on Hell Awaits were ditched in favor of stripped down, <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore punk</a> influenced song structures.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Def Jam's distributor, <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>, refused to release the album due to the song "<a href="/wiki/Angel_of_Death_(Slayer_song)" title="Angel of Death (Slayer song)">Angel of Death</a>"<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> which detailed <a href="/wiki/The_Holocaust" title="The Holocaust">Holocaust</a> <a href="/wiki/Concentration_camp" title="Concentration camp">concentration camps</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Human_experiments" class="mw-redirect" title="Human experiments">human experiments</a> conducted by Nazi physician <a href="/wiki/Josef_Mengele" title="Josef Mengele">Josef Mengele</a>. The album was distributed by <a href="/wiki/Geffen_Records" title="Geffen Records">Geffen Records</a> on October 7, 1986. However, due to the controversy, Reign in Blood did not appear on Geffen Records' release schedule.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Although the album received virtually no radio airplay, it became the band's first to enter the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, peaking at number 94,<a href="#cite_note-Billboard-15">[15]</a> and the band's first album certified gold in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-RIAA-16">[16]</a> Slayer began began touring in support of Reign in Blood in late 1986 with <a href="/wiki/Overkill_(band)" title="Overkill (band)">Overkill</a>.<a href="#cite_note-metalunderground-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> The band was added as the opening act on <a href="/wiki/W.A.S.P._(band)" title="W.A.S.P. (band)">W.A.S.P.</a>'s US tour, but just one month into it, drummer Lombardo left the band: "I wasn't making any money. I figured if we were gonna be doing this professionally, on a major label, I wanted my rent and utilities paid."<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> To continue with the tour, Slayer enlisted <a href="/wiki/Tony_Scaglione" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Scaglione">Tony Scaglione</a> of <a href="/wiki/Whiplash_(band)" title="Whiplash (band)">Whiplash</a>. However, Lombardo was convinced by his wife to return in 1987.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> At the insistence of Rubin, Slayer recorded a <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">cover version</a> of <a href="/wiki/Iron_Butterfly" title="Iron Butterfly">Iron Butterfly</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" title="In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida">In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida</a>" for the film <a href="/wiki/Less_than_Zero_(film)" title="Less than Zero (film)">Less than Zero</a>.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Although the band was not happy with the final product, Hanneman deeming it "a poor representation of Slayer" and King labeling it "a hunk of shit", it was one of their first songs to garner <a href="/wiki/Radio_airplay" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio airplay">radio airplay</a>.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> In late 1987, Slayer returned to the studio to record their fourth studio album. To contrast the speed of Reign in Blood, the band consciously decided to slow down the <a href="/wiki/Tempo" title="Tempo">tempos</a> and incorporate more melodic singing. According to Hanneman, "We knew we couldn't top Reign in Blood, so we had to slow down. We knew whatever we did was gonna be compared to that album, and I remember we actually discussed slowing down. It was weird—we've never done that on an album, before or since."<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Released in July 1988, <a href="/wiki/South_of_Heaven" title="South of Heaven">South of Heaven</a> received mixed responses from both fans and critics, although it was Slayer's most commercially successful release at the time, debuting at number 57 on the Billboard 200,<a href="#cite_note-Billboard-15">[15]</a> and their second album to receive gold certification in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-RIAA-16">[16]</a> Press response to the album was mixed, with <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> citing the album as "disturbing and powerful",<a href="#cite_note-South_of_Heaven-20">[20]</a> and Kim Neely of <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> calling it "genuinely offensive satanic drivel".<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> King said "that album was my most lackluster performance", although Araya called it a "late bloomer" which eventually grew on people.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Touring for South of Heaven took place between August 1988 and January 1989,<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> which included opening for <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> on their <a href="/wiki/Mercenaries_of_Metal_Tour" title="Mercenaries of Metal Tour">Ram It Down tour</a>,<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> and headlining a North American tour with <a href="/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead" title="Motörhead">Motörhead</a> and Overkill.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seasons_in_the_Abyss_and_Lombardo's_second_departure_(1990–1993)">Seasons in the Abyss and Lombardo's second departure (1990–1993)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Seasons in the Abyss and Lombardo's second departure (1990–1993)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG/220px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG/330px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG/440px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Tom_Araya_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1267" /></a><figcaption>Bassist/vocalist <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a> was one of the two constant members of Slayer.</figcaption></figure> Slayer returned to the studio in early 1990 with co-producer <a href="/wiki/Andy_Wallace_(producer)" title="Andy Wallace (producer)">Andy Wallace</a> to record its fifth studio album. Following the backlash created by South of Heaven, Slayer returned to the "pounding speed of Reign in Blood, while retaining their newfound <a href="/wiki/Melodic" class="mw-redirect" title="Melodic">melodic</a> sense."<a href="#cite_note-AMGSeasons-25">[25]</a> <a href="/wiki/Seasons_in_the_Abyss" title="Seasons in the Abyss">Seasons in the Abyss</a>, released on October 9, 1990, was the first Slayer album to be released under Rubin's new <a href="/wiki/Def_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Def American">Def American</a> label, as he had parted ways with Def Jam owner <a href="/wiki/Russell_Simmons" title="Russell Simmons">Russell Simmons</a> over creative differences. The album debuted at number #57 and peak at #40 on the Billboard 200,<a href="#cite_note-Billboard-15">[15]</a> and was certified gold in 1992.<a href="#cite_note-RIAA-16">[16]</a> The album spawned Slayer's first music video for the album's title track, which was filmed in front of the <a href="/wiki/Giza_pyramid_complex" title="Giza pyramid complex">Giza pyramids</a> in Egypt.<a href="#cite_note-metalunderground-17">[17]</a> In support of Seasons in the Abyss, the band participated in the <a href="/wiki/Clash_of_the_Titans_(tour)" title="Clash of the Titans (tour)">Clash of the Titans</a> tour that was co-headlined by <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>; a European leg featured <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suicidal_Tendencies" title="Suicidal Tendencies">Suicidal Tendencies</a>, while the North American trek had <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a> and a then-unknown <a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Chains" title="Alice in Chains">Alice in Chains</a> as the direct support act.<a href="#cite_note-metalunderground-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> The band released a double live album, <a href="/wiki/Decade_of_Aggression" title="Decade of Aggression">Decade of Aggression</a> in 1991, to celebrate ten years since their formation. It debuted at number 55 on the Billboard 200.<a href="#cite_note-Billboard-15">[15]</a> In May 1992, Lombardo left the band due to conflicts with the other members, as well as his desire to be off tour for the birth of his first child.<a href="#cite_note-Meet_the_new_Slayer,_same_as_the_old_Slayer'l-28">[28]</a> Lombardo formed his own band <a href="/wiki/Grip_Inc." title="Grip Inc.">Grip Inc.</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Voodoocult" title="Voodoocult">Voodoocult</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Waldemar_Sorychta" title="Waldemar Sorychta">Waldemar Sorychta</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Waldemar_Sorychta_interview-29">[29]</a> and Slayer recruited former <a href="/wiki/Forbidden_(band)" title="Forbidden (band)">Forbidden</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bostaph" title="Paul Bostaph">Paul Bostaph</a> to fill in the drummer position. Slayer made its debut appearance with Bostaph at the 1992 <a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_Rock#1992" title="Monsters of Rock">Monsters of Rock</a> festival at <a href="/wiki/Castle_Donington" title="Castle Donington">Castle Donington</a>. Bostaph's first studio effort was a medley of three <a href="/wiki/The_Exploited" title="The Exploited">Exploited</a> songs, "War", "UK '82", and "Disorder", with rapper <a href="/wiki/Ice-T" title="Ice-T">Ice-T</a>, for the <a href="/wiki/Judgment_Night_(film)" title="Judgment Night (film)">Judgment Night</a> <a href="/wiki/Judgment_Night_(soundtrack)" title="Judgment Night (soundtrack)">movie soundtrack</a> in 1993.<a href="#cite_note-Legendary_rapper_and_longtime_metal_advocate_moves_on_with_the_Body_Count-30">[30]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divine_Intervention,_Undisputed_Attitude_and_Diabolus_in_Musica_(1994–2000)">Divine Intervention, Undisputed Attitude and Diabolus in Musica (1994–2000)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Divine Intervention, Undisputed Attitude and Diabolus in Musica (1994–2000)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1096940132" /><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Slayer_SS3_clip.ogg" title="File:Slayer SS3 clip.ogg">"SS-3" (1994)</a></div> <div><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="32" data-mwtitle="Slayer_SS3_clip.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Slayer_SS3_clip.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/1/14/Slayer_SS3_clip.ogg/Slayer_SS3_clip.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></div> <div class="description">"SS-3" is about Reinhard Heydrich, an architect of the Holocaust. SS-3 refers to the license plate number of the car in which he was killed.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr />Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</div> </div> On September 27, 1994, Slayer released <a href="/wiki/Divine_Intervention_(Slayer_album)" title="Divine Intervention (Slayer album)">Divine Intervention</a>, the band's first album with Bostaph on the drums. The album featured songs about <a href="/wiki/Reinhard_Heydrich" title="Reinhard Heydrich">Reinhard Heydrich</a>, an architect of the Holocaust, and <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Dahmer" title="Jeffrey Dahmer">Jeffrey Dahmer</a>, an American serial killer and sex offender. Other themes included murder, the evils of church, and the lengths to which governments went to wield power, Araya's interest in serial killers inspired much of the content of the lyrics.<a href="#cite_note-Live_Chat_with_Tom_Araya_of_Slayer-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-Divine_Intervention_-_Slayer-31">[31]</a> Slayer geared up for a world tour in 1995, with openers <a href="/wiki/Biohazard_(band)" title="Biohazard (band)">Biohazard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>. A video of concert footage, <a href="/wiki/Live_Intrusion" title="Live Intrusion">Live Intrusion</a> was released, featuring a joint <a href="/wiki/Cover_song" class="mw-redirect" title="Cover song">cover</a> of <a href="/wiki/Venom_(band)" title="Venom (band)">Venom's</a> "Witching Hour" with Machine Head. Following the tour, Slayer was billed third at the 1995 <a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_Rock" title="Monsters of Rock">Monsters of Rock</a> festival, headlined by <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>. In 1996, <a href="/wiki/Undisputed_Attitude" title="Undisputed Attitude">Undisputed Attitude</a>, an album of <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">covers</a>, was released. The band covered songs by <a href="/wiki/Minor_Threat" title="Minor Threat">Minor Threat</a>, <a href="/wiki/T.S.O.L." title="T.S.O.L.">T.S.O.L.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Imbeciles" title="Dirty Rotten Imbeciles">Dirty Rotten Imbeciles</a>, <a href="/wiki/D.I._(band)" title="D.I. (band)">D.I.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Verbal_Abuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Verbal Abuse">Verbal Abuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Know_(band)" title="Dr. Know (band)">Dr. Know</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Stooges" title="The Stooges">The Stooges</a>. The album featured three original tracks, "Gemini", "Can't Stand You", "Ddamm"; the latter two were written by Hanneman in 1984–1985 for a side project entitled Pap Smear. Bostaph left Slayer shortly after the album's recording to work on his own project, Truth About Seafood. With Bostaph's departure, Slayer recruited <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Jon_Dette" title="Jon Dette">Jon Dette</a>, and headlined the 1996 Ozzfest alongside <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danzig_(band)" title="Danzig (band)">Danzig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biohazard_(band)" title="Biohazard (band)">Biohazard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sepultura" title="Sepultura">Sepultura</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fear_Factory" title="Fear Factory">Fear Factory</a>. Dette was fired after a year, due to a fallout with band members. After that, Bostaph returned to continue the tour.<a href="#cite_note-Jon_Dette_has_left_Slayer_and_is_being_replaced_by_Paul_Bostaph!-32">[32]</a> <a href="/wiki/Diabolus_in_Musica" title="Diabolus in Musica">Diabolus in Musica</a> (Latin for "The Devil in Music") was released in 1998, and debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, selling over 46,000 copies in its first week.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer:_'Christ_Illusion'_Lands_At_No._5_On_BILLBOARD_Chart!-33">[33]</a> It was complete by September 1997, and scheduled to be released the following month, but got delayed by nine months after their label was taken over by <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> The album received a mixed critical reception, and was criticized for adopting characteristics of <a href="/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a> music such as tuned down guitars, murky chord structures, and churning beats. <a href="/wiki/Blabbermouth.net" title="Blabbermouth.net">Blabbermouth.net</a> reviewer Borivoj Krgin described the album as "a feeble attempt at incorporating updated elements into the group's sound, the presence of which elevated the band's efforts somewhat and offered hope that Slayer could refrain from endlessly rehashing their previous material for their future output",<a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouth_Review-35">[35]</a> while Ben Ratliff of <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> had similar sentiments, writing on June 22, 1998, that: "Eight of the 11 songs on Diabolus in Musica, a few of which were played at the show, are in the same gray key, and the band's rhythmic ideas have a wearying sameness too."<a href="#cite_note-NYTReview-36">[36]</a> The album was the band's first to primarily feature dropped tuning, making use of the <a href="/wiki/Tritone" title="Tritone">tritone</a> interval referred to in the Middle Ages as the Devil's interval.<a href="#cite_note-The_Devil's_Music-37">[37]</a> Slayer teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Digital_hardcore" title="Digital hardcore">digital hardcore</a> group <a href="/wiki/Atari_Teenage_Riot" title="Atari Teenage Riot">Atari Teenage Riot</a> to record a song for the <a href="/wiki/Spawn_(1997_film)" title="Spawn (1997 film)">Spawn</a> soundtrack titled "No Remorse (I Wanna Die)". The band paid tribute to <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> by recording a cover of "Hand of Doom" for the second of two tribute albums, titled <a href="/wiki/Nativity_in_Black_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Nativity in Black II">Nativity in Black II</a>. A world tour followed to support the new album, with Slayer making an appearance at the United Kingdom <a href="/wiki/Ozzfest#1996–1998:_Early_years" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest 1998</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="God_Hates_Us_All_(2001–2005)">God Hates Us All (2001–2005)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: God Hates Us All (2001–2005)">edit</a>]</div> During mid-2001, the band joined <a href="/wiki/Morbid_Angel" title="Morbid Angel">Morbid Angel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pantera" title="Pantera">Pantera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skrape" title="Skrape">Skrape</a> and <a href="/wiki/Static-X" title="Static-X">Static-X</a> on the Extreme Steel Tour of North America, which was Pantera's last major tour.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> After delays regarding remixing and artwork, including slip covers created to cover the original artwork as it was deemed "too graphic", Slayer's next album, <a href="/wiki/God_Hates_Us_All" title="God Hates Us All">God Hates Us All</a>, was released on <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11, 2001</a>. The band received its first <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> nomination for the lead track "Disciple", although the Grammy was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a>, for "<a href="/wiki/Schism_(song)" title="Schism (song)">Schism</a>".<a href="#cite_note-44th_Grammy_Awards_-_2002-40">[40]</a> The September 11 attacks on America jeopardized the 2001 European tour Tattoo the Planet originally set to feature Pantera, Static-X, <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth" title="Cradle of Filth">Cradle of Filth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biohazard_(band)" title="Biohazard (band)">Biohazard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vision_of_Disorder" title="Vision of Disorder">Vision of Disorder</a>. The dates in the United Kingdom were postponed due to flight restrictions, with a majority of bands deciding to withdraw, leaving Slayer and Cradle of Filth remaining for the European leg of the tour.<a href="#cite_note-Tattoo_The_Planet_Officially_Postponed-41">[41]</a> Pantera, Static-X, Vision of Disorder and Biohazard were replaced by other bands depending on location; <a href="/wiki/Amorphis" title="Amorphis">Amorphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/In_Flames" title="In Flames">In Flames</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moonspell" title="Moonspell">Moonspell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Children_of_Bodom" title="Children of Bodom">Children of Bodom</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Necrodeath" title="Necrodeath">Necrodeath</a>. Biohazard eventually decided to rejoin the tour later on, and booked new gigs in the countries, where they missed a few dates. Drummer Bostaph left Slayer before Christmas in 2001, due to a chronic elbow injury, which would hinder his ability to play.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer:-42">[42]</a> Since the band's European tour was unfinished at that time, the band's manager, Rick Sales, contacted original drummer Dave Lombardo and asked if he would like to finish the remainder of the tour.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> Lombardo accepted the offer, and stayed as a permanent member.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer:-42">[42]</a> Slayer toured playing Reign in Blood in its entirety throughout the fall of 2003, under the tour banner "Still Reigning". Their playing of the final song, "<a href="/wiki/Raining_Blood" title="Raining Blood">Raining Blood</a>", culminated with the band drenched in a rain of stage blood. Live footage of this was recorded at the Augusta Civic Center in <a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta, Maine</a>, on July 11, 2004, and released on the 2004 DVD <a href="/wiki/Still_Reigning" title="Still Reigning">Still Reigning</a>. The band also released <a href="/wiki/War_at_the_Warfield" title="War at the Warfield">War at the Warfield</a> and a box set, <a href="/wiki/Soundtrack_to_the_Apocalypse" title="Soundtrack to the Apocalypse">Soundtrack to the Apocalypse</a> featuring rarities, live CD and DVD performances and various Slayer merchandise. From 2002 to 2004, the band performed over 250 tour dates, headlining major music festivals including H82k2, Summer tour, <a href="/wiki/Ozzfest#2000–2006:_Commercial_success" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest 2004</a> and a European tour with <a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a>. While preparing for the Download Festival in England, <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Lars_Ulrich" title="Lars Ulrich">Lars Ulrich</a> was taken to a hospital with an unknown and mysterious illness, and was unable to perform. Metallica vocalist <a href="/wiki/James_Hetfield" title="James Hetfield">James Hetfield</a> searched for volunteers at the last minute to replace Ulrich; Lombardo and Slipknot drummer <a href="/wiki/Joey_Jordison" title="Joey Jordison">Joey Jordison</a> volunteered, with Lombardo performing the songs "Battery" and "The Four Horsemen".<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Christ_Illusion_(2006–2008)">Christ Illusion (2006–2008)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Christ Illusion (2006–2008)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dave_Lombardo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Dave_Lombardo.jpg/220px-Dave_Lombardo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Dave_Lombardo.jpg/330px-Dave_Lombardo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Dave_Lombardo.jpg/440px-Dave_Lombardo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1365" /></a><figcaption>Original Slayer drummer <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a> rejoined the band in 2001 after a nine-year hiatus, and performed on the albums <a href="/wiki/Christ_Illusion" title="Christ Illusion">Christ Illusion</a> (2006) and <a href="/wiki/World_Painted_Blood" title="World Painted Blood">World Painted Blood</a> (2009) before departing once again in 2013.</figcaption></figure> The next studio album, <a href="/wiki/Christ_Illusion" title="Christ Illusion">Christ Illusion</a>, was originally scheduled for release on June 6, 2006, and would be the first album with original drummer Lombardo since 1990's Seasons in the Abyss.<a href="#cite_note-KingUltimateGuitar-45">[45]</a> However, the band decided to delay the release of the record, as they did not want to be among the many, according to King, "half-ass, stupid fucking loser bands" releasing records on June 6,<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_Recount_VENOM_'Pissing'_Incident-46">[46]</a> although <a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a> reported the idea was thwarted because the band failed to secure sufficient studio recording time.<a href="#cite_note-Petrecca-47">[47]</a> Slayer released <a href="/wiki/Eternal_Pyre" title="Eternal Pyre">Eternal Pyre</a> on June 6 as a limited-edition <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a>. Eternal Pyre featured the song "Cult", a live performance of "<a href="/wiki/War_Ensemble_(Slayer_Song)" class="mw-redirect" title="War Ensemble (Slayer Song)">War Ensemble</a>" in Germany and video footage of the band recording "Cult". Five thousand copies were released and sold exclusively through <a href="/wiki/Hot_Topic" title="Hot Topic">Hot Topic</a> chain stores, and sold out within hours of release.<a href="#cite_note-'Eternal_Pyre-48">[48]</a> On June 30, <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Blast_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear Blast Records">Nuclear Blast Records</a> released a 7" vinyl picture disc version limited to a thousand copies.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer:_'Eternal_Pyre'_7_Vinyl_Picture-Disc_Single_To_Be_Released_This_Month-49">[49]</a> Christ Illusion was eventually released on August 8, 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, selling over 62,000 copies in its first week.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> The album became Slayer's highest charting, improving on its previous highest-charting album, Divine Intervention, which had debuted at number 8. However, despite its high positioning, the album dropped to number 44 in the following week.<a href="#cite_note-Metal,_Rock_and_Alternative_Music_Doing_Well_In_Billboard-51">[51]</a> Three weeks after the album's release, Slayer were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a> Hall of Fame for their influence to the heavy metal scene.<a href="#cite_note-Lostprophets_scoop_rock_honours-52">[52]</a> A worldwide tour dubbed <a href="/wiki/The_Unholy_Alliance_Tour" title="The Unholy Alliance Tour">The Unholy Alliance Tour</a>, was undertaken to support the new record. The tour was originally set to launch on June 6 in San Diego, but was postponed to June 10, as Araya had to undergo <a href="/wiki/Gall_bladder" class="mw-redirect" title="Gall bladder">gall bladder</a> surgery.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_Frontman_Undergoes_Gallbladder_Surgery,_Band_Reschedule_Early_'Unholy_Alliance'_Dates-53">[53]</a> <a href="/wiki/In_Flames" title="In Flames">In Flames</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(band)" title="Mastodon (band)">Mastodon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Children_of_Bodom" title="Children of Bodom">Children of Bodom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lamb_of_God_(band)" title="Lamb of God (band)">Lamb of God</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thine_Eyes_Bleed" title="Thine Eyes Bleed">Thine Eyes Bleed</a> (featuring Araya's brother, Johnny) and Ted Maul (London Hammersmith Apollo) were supporting Slayer.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer's_'Unholy_Alliance'_tour_grows-54">[54]</a> The tour made its way through America and Europe and the bands who participated, apart from Thine Eyes Bleed, reunited to perform at <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Loudpark_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Loudpark Festival">Loudpark Festival</a> on October 15, 2006.<a href="#cite_note-Loud_Park_2006_Unholy_Alliance_Stage-55">[55]</a> The video for the album's first single, "<a href="/wiki/Eyes_of_the_Insane" title="Eyes of the Insane">Eyes of the Insane</a>", was released on October 30, 2006.<a href="#cite_note-Eyes_of_the_Insane-56">[56]</a> The track was featured on the <a href="/wiki/Saw_III" title="Saw III">Saw III</a> soundtrack, and won a Grammy Award for "<a href="/wiki/Best_Metal_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Metal Performance">Best Metal Performance</a>" at the 49th Grammy Awards, although the band was unable to attend due to touring obligations.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_Wins_GRAMMY_In_'Best_Metal_Performance'_Category-57">[57]</a> A week later, the band visited the 52nd Services Squadron located on the Spangdahlem U.S. Air Force Base in Germany to meet and play a show. This was the first visit ever to a military base for the band.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_To_Visit_U.S._Troops;_U.S-58">[58]</a> The band made its first <a href="/wiki/Network_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Network TV">network TV</a> appearance on the show <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!" title="Jimmy Kimmel Live!">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</a> on January 19, playing the song "Eyes of the Insane", and four additional songs for fans after the show (although footage from "<a href="/wiki/Jihad_(song)" title="Jihad (song)">Jihad</a>" was cut due to its controversial lyrical themes).<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_On_'Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!':_'Eyes_Of_The_Insane'_Performance_Posted_Online-59">[59]</a> In 2007, Slayer toured Australia and New Zealand in April with Mastodon, and appeared at the <a href="/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_Am_Ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock Am Ring">Rock Am Ring</a>,<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> and a summer tour with <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_(band)" title="Marilyn Manson (band)">Marilyn Manson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bleeding_Through" title="Bleeding Through">Bleeding Through</a>.<a href="#cite_note-SMASHING_PUMPKINS,_MARILYN_MANSON,_Slayer_Confirmed_For_Switzerland's_GREENFIELD_FESTIVAL-61">[61]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Painted_Blood_(2009–2011)">World Painted Blood (2009–2011)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: World Painted Blood (2009–2011)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG/220px-Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG/330px-Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG/440px-Slayer_Performing_at_Mayhem_fest_2009.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Slayer performing in 2009</figcaption></figure> In 2008, Araya stated uncertainty about the future of the band,<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> and that he could not see himself continuing the career at a later age. He said that once the band finished its upcoming album, which was the final record in their contract, the band would sit down and discuss its future.<a href="#cite_note-LastofSlayer-63">[63]</a> King was optimistic that the band would produce at least another two albums before considering to disband: "We're talking of going in the studio next February [2009] and getting the next record out so if we do things in a timely manner I don't see there's any reason why we can't have more than one album out."<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Slayer, along with <a href="/wiki/Trivium_(band)" title="Trivium (band)">Trivium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(band)" title="Mastodon (band)">Mastodon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Amon_Amarth" title="Amon Amarth">Amon Amarth</a>, teamed up for a European tour titled 'The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III', throughout October and November 2008.<a href="#cite_note-The_Unholy_Alliance:_Chapter_III'_UK_Dates_Added-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-SLAYER's_TOM_ARAYA_Says_The_Three_New_Songs_'Kinda_Came_Together-66">[66]</a> Slayer headlined the second <a href="/wiki/Mayhem_Festival" title="Mayhem Festival">Mayhem Festival</a> in the summer of 2009. Slayer, along with <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>, also co-headlined Canadian Carnage, the first time they performed together in more than 15 years when they co-headlined four shows in Canada in late June 2009 with openers <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suicide_Silence" title="Suicide Silence">Suicide Silence</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> The band's eleventh studio album, <a href="/wiki/World_Painted_Blood" title="World Painted Blood">World Painted Blood</a>, was released by <a href="/wiki/American_Recordings_(record_label)" title="American Recordings (record label)">American Recordings</a>. It was available on November 3 in North America and November 2 for the rest of the world. The band stated that the album takes elements of all their previous works including Seasons in the Abyss, South of Heaven, and Reign in Blood.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> Slayer, along with Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax performed on the same bill for the first time on June 16, 2010, at Bemowo Airport, in <a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a>, Poland. One of the following Big 4 performances in (<a href="/wiki/Sofia" title="Sofia">Sofia</a>, Bulgaria, June 22, 2010) was sent via satellite in HD to cinemas.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> They also went on to play several other dates as part of the Sonisphere Festival. Megadeth and Slayer joined forces once again for the <a href="/wiki/American_Carnage_Tour" title="American Carnage Tour">American Carnage Tour</a> from July to October 2010 with opening acts <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a> and <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a>,<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Carnage_Tour" title="European Carnage Tour">European Carnage Tour</a> in March and April 2011.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> The "Big Four" played more dates at Sonisphere in England and France for the first time ever.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Slayer returned to Australia in February and March 2011 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Soundwave_(Australian_music_festival)" title="Soundwave (Australian music festival)">Soundwave Festival</a> and also played in California with the other members of the "Big Four". In early 2011, Hanneman was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis" title="Necrotizing fasciitis">necrotizing fasciitis</a>. According to the band, doctors said that it likely originated from a spider bite. Araya said of Hanneman's condition: "Jeff was seriously ill. Jeff ended up contracting a bacteria that ate away his flesh on his arm, so they cut open his arm, from his wrist to his shoulder, and they did a <a href="/wiki/Skin_grafting" title="Skin grafting">skin graft</a> on him, they cleaned up ... It was a flesh-eating virus, so he was really, really bad. So we'll wait for him to get better, and when he's a hundred percent, he's gonna come out and join us."<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> The band decided to play their upcoming tour dates without Hanneman.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a> of <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a> was announced as Hanneman's temporary replacement.<a href="#cite_note-blab-garyholt-76">[76]</a> <a href="/wiki/Cannibal_Corpse" title="Cannibal Corpse">Cannibal Corpse</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Brien_(guitarist)" title="Pat O'Brien (guitarist)">Pat O'Brien</a> filled in for Holt during a tour in Europe.<a href="#cite_note-slayer1-77">[77]</a> On April 23, 2011, at the American Big 4 show in <a href="/wiki/Indio,_California" title="Indio, California">Indio, California</a>, Hanneman rejoined his bandmates to play the final two songs of their set, "South of Heaven" and "Angel of Death". This turned out to be Hanneman's final live performance with the band.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hanneman's_death,_Lombardo's_third_split,_and_Repentless_(2011–2016)">Hanneman's death, Lombardo's third split, and Repentless (2011–2016)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Hanneman's death, Lombardo's third split, and Repentless (2011–2016)">edit</a>]</div> When asked if Slayer would make another album, Lombardo replied "Yes absolutely; Although there's nothing written, there are definitely plans."<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> However, Araya said Slayer would not begin writing a new album until Hanneman's condition improved.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Reign In Blood, the band performed all of the album's tracks at the <a href="/wiki/All_Tomorrow%27s_Parties_(music_festival)" class="mw-redirect" title="All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)">All Tomorrow's Parties</a> festival at the <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Palace" title="Alexandra Palace">Alexandra Palace</a> in London.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-ATP1-82">[82]</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> In November 2011, Lombardo posted a <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweet</a> that the band had started to write new music. This presumably meant that Hanneman's condition improved, and it was believed he was ready to enter the studio.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> King had worked with Lombardo that year and they completed three songs. The band planned on entering the studio in either March or April 2012 and were hoping to have the album recorded before the group's US tour in late May and release it by the summer of that year.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> However, King said the upcoming album would not be finished until September and October of that year, making a 2013 release likely.<a href="#cite_note-newalbum-86">[86]</a> In July 2012, King revealed two song titles for the upcoming album, "Chasing Death" and "Implode".<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> In February 2013, Lombardo was fired right before Slayer was to play at Australia's Soundwave festival due to an argument with band members over a pay dispute.<a href="#cite_note-facebook.com-88">[88]</a> Slayer and <a href="/wiki/American_Recordings_(record_label)" title="American Recordings (record label)">American Recordings</a> released a statement, saying "Mr. Lombardo came to the band less than a week before their scheduled departure for Australia to present an entirely new set of terms for his engagement that were contrary to those that had been previously agreed upon",<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> although Lombardo claimed there was a gag order in place.<a href="#cite_note-facebook.com-88">[88]</a> Dette returned to fill in for Lombardo for the Soundwave dates.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> It was confirmed that Lombardo was officially out of Slayer for the third time, and, in May, Bostaph rejoined the band.<a href="#cite_note-BostaphBack-91">[91]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG/220px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG/330px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG/440px-14-06-08_RiP_Slayer_Gary_Holt_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1267" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a> joined Slayer in 2011, originally as a touring member, and later became an official replacement for <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a>, who died in 2013.</figcaption></figure>King said in February 2024 that he had severed ties with Lombardo ever since, adding that "he's dead to me."<a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-92">[92]</a> On May 2, 2013, Hanneman died due to liver failure in a local hospital near his home in Southern California's <a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inland Empire (California)">Inland Empire</a>;<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> the cause of death was later determined to be alcohol-related <a href="/wiki/Cirrhosis" title="Cirrhosis">cirrhosis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> King confirmed that the band would continue, saying "Jeff is going to be in everybody's thoughts for a long time. It's unfortunate you can't keep unfortunate things from happening. But we're going to carry on – and he'll be there in spirit."<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> However, Araya felt more uncertain about the band's future, expressing his belief that "After 30 years [with Hanneman active in the band], it would literally be like starting over", and doubting that Slayer's fanbase would approve such a change.<a href="#cite_note-BlabContinue-97">[97]</a> Despite the uncertainty regarding the band's future, Slayer still worked on a followup to World Painted Blood. Additionally, it was reported that the new album would still feature material written by Hanneman.<a href="#cite_note-JeffMusic-98">[98]</a> At the 2014 <a href="/wiki/Revolver_(magazine)" title="Revolver (magazine)">Revolver</a>'s Golden Gods Awards ceremony, Slayer debuted "Implode", its first new song in five years. The group announced that they had signed with <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Blast" title="Nuclear Blast">Nuclear Blast</a>, and planned to release a new album in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> It was reported that Holt would take over Hanneman's guitar duties full-time,<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> although Holt did not participate in the songwriting.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> In February, Slayer announced a seventeen-date American tour to start in June featuring <a href="/wiki/Suicidal_Tendencies" title="Suicidal Tendencies">Suicidal Tendencies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a>.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> In 2015, Slayer headlined the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival for the second time.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> <a href="/wiki/Repentless" title="Repentless">Repentless</a>, the band's twelfth studio album, was released on September 11, 2015.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> Slayer toured for <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>2+1⁄2 years in support of Repentless. The band toured Europe with <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kvelertak" title="Kvelertak">Kvelertak</a> in October and November 2015,<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> and embarked on three North American tours: one with <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carcass_(band)" title="Carcass (band)">Carcass</a> in February and March 2016,<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> then with Anthrax and <a href="/wiki/Death_Angel" title="Death Angel">Death Angel</a> in September and October 2016,<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> and with <a href="/wiki/Lamb_of_God_(band)" title="Lamb of God (band)">Lamb of God</a> and <a href="/wiki/Behemoth_(band)" title="Behemoth (band)">Behemoth</a> in July and August 2017.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> A lone date in Southeast Asia in 2017 was held in the Philippines.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled_thirteenth_studio_album,_Final_World_Tour_and_split_(2016–2019)">Cancelled thirteenth studio album, Final World Tour and split (2016–2019)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cancelled thirteenth studio album, Final World Tour and split (2016–2019)">edit</a>]</div> In August 2016, guitarist <a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a> was asked if Slayer would release a follow-up to Repentless. He replied, "We've got lots of leftover material from the last album, 'cause we wrote so much stuff, and we recorded a bunch of it too. If the lyrics don't change the song musically, those songs are done. So we are way ahead of the ballgame without even doing anything for the next record. And I've been working on stuff on my downtime. Like, I'll warm up and a riff will come to mind and I'll record it. I've gotten a handful of those on this run. So wheels are still turning. I haven't worked on anything lyrically yet except for what was done on the last record, so that's something I've gotta get on. But, yeah, Repentless isn't quite a year old yet." King also stated that Slayer was not expected to enter the studio until at least 2018.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> In an October interview on <a href="/wiki/Hatebreed" title="Hatebreed">Hatebreed</a> frontman <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Jasta" title="Jamey Jasta">Jamey Jasta</a>'s podcast, King stated that he was "completely open" to having guitarist <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a> (who had no songwriting contributions on Repentless) involved in the songwriting process of the next Slayer album. He explained, "I'm entirely open to having Gary work on something. I know he's gotta work on an <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a> record and I've got tons already for this one. But, you know, if he's gonna stick around... I didn't want it on the last one, and I knew that. I'm completely open to having that conversation. I haven't talked to <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom</a> about it, I haven't talked to Gary open about it, but I'm open. That's not saying it is or isn't gonna happen. But my ears are open."<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> In a June 2017 interview with the <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Guitar_Archive" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultimate Guitar Archive">Ultimate Guitar Archive</a>, Holt said that he was ready to contribute with the songwriting for the next album.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> When speaking to <a href="/wiki/Revolver_(magazine)" title="Revolver (magazine)">Revolver</a>, King was asked if there were any plans in place for the band to begin working on the album, he said, "Funny thing is, Repentless isn't even two years old yet, though it seems like it is. But from that session, there are six or eight songs that are recorded—some with vocals, some with leads, but all with keeper guitar, drums and bass. So when those songs get finished lyrically, if the lyrics don't change the songs, they'll be ready to be on the next record. So we already have more than half a record complete, if those songs make it." He also gave conceivable consideration that it could be released next year, "I'm certainly not gonna promise it, because every time I do, I make a liar of myself! [Laughs]"<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> When asked about any plans or the timeline the band would like to release the album, King said, "It depends on touring—getting time to rehearse, getting time to make up new stuff. We haven't even done Australia on this run yet at all. We're hitting Japan finally later this year. But if things go well, I'd like to record next year. But timelines change all the time."<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> In an October 2017 interview, Holt once again expressed his desire to contribute to the songwriting for the next Slayer album, saying, "When that time comes and we are ready for the next album, if Kerry wants me to contribute, I've got riffs. I've got stuff right now that I've written that I am not using for Exodus, because it was kind of maybe just unintentional subconscious thing, like, 'It sounds a little too Slayer.'"<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> Plans for a new album were ultimately scrapped when on January 22, 2018, Slayer announced <a href="/wiki/Slayer_Farewell_Tour" title="Slayer Farewell Tour">their farewell world tour</a> through a video featuring a montage of press clippings, early posters and press photos spanning the band's entire career. Although the members of Slayer have never publicly explained why they were retiring, it was thought that one of the reasons behind this decision was <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a>'s desire not to tour anymore and to spend more time with his family; Araya hinted at the possibility of retiring in a 2016 interview.<a href="#cite_note-farewell_tour-116">[116]</a> This was confirmed by former drummer <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a> in a 2019 interview, who said: "Apparently, from what I hear. Tom has been wanting to retire when I was in the band—he wanted to stop. He had the neck issues. He's been wanting to retire for a long time now. So now that he's got it, I'm happy for him, and I hope he gets what he wants out of life and his future."<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> The farewell tour began with a North American trek in May and June 2018, supported by <a href="/wiki/Lamb_of_God_(band)" title="Lamb of God (band)">Lamb of God</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Behemoth_(band)" title="Behemoth (band)">Behemoth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a>.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> The second leg of the North American tour took place in July and August, with <a href="/wiki/Napalm_Death" title="Napalm Death">Napalm Death</a> replacing Behemoth,<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> followed in November and December by a European tour with Lamb of God, Anthrax and <a href="/wiki/Obituary_(band)" title="Obituary (band)">Obituary</a>.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> The farewell tour continued into 2019, with plans to visit places such as South America, Australia and Japan; in addition to European festivals such as <a href="/wiki/Hellfest_(French_music_festival)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hellfest (French music festival)">Hellfest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Graspop" class="mw-redirect" title="Graspop">Graspop</a>,<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> the band toured the United States in May 2019 with Lamb of God, <a href="/wiki/Amon_Amarth" title="Amon Amarth">Amon Amarth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cannibal_Corpse" title="Cannibal Corpse">Cannibal Corpse</a>.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> Slayer also played one show in Mexico at Force Fest in October 2018.<a href="#cite_note-force_fest-125">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> On December 2, 2018, Holt announced that he would not perform the remainder of the band's European tour to be with his dying father. <a href="/wiki/Vio-lence" title="Vio-lence">Vio-lence</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Phil_Demmel" title="Phil Demmel">Phil Demmel</a> would fill in for him as a result.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a><a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> Holt had stated that Slayer would not release a new album before the end of the farewell tour.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> On how long the tour would last, Holt's Exodus bandmate <a href="/wiki/Steve_Souza" title="Steve Souza">Steve "Zetro" Souza</a> commented, "I'm speculating it's gonna take a year and a half or two years to do the one final thing, but I believe it's finished. Everybody knows what I know; just because I'm on the outside, I have no insight on that."<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> The final North American leg of the tour, dubbed "The Last Campaign", took place in November 2019, and also included support from <a href="/wiki/Primus_(band)" title="Primus (band)">Primus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(band)" title="Ministry (band)">Ministry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Anselmo" title="Phil Anselmo">Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-final_campaign-132">[132]</a> Despite being referred to as a farewell tour for Slayer, their manager Rick Sales has stated that "the band is not breaking up, they made a decision to stop touring. That doesn't mean the end of the band. It’s just the end of touring".<a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> Kristen Mulderig, who works with Rick Sales Entertainment Group, has also been quoted as saying that there would be Slayer-related activities following the tour's conclusion.<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> However, within two days after the tour's completion, King's wife Ayesha stated on her Instagram page that there is "not a chance in hell" that Slayer would ever reunite to perform more shows or release new music.<a href="#cite_note-notachance-135">[135]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-breakup_(2020–2024)">Post-breakup (2020–2024)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Post-breakup (2020–2024)">edit</a>]</div> In March 2020, when talking to <a href="/wiki/Guitar_World" title="Guitar World">Guitar World</a> about his then-latest endorsement with <a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean Guitars</a>, King hinted that he would continue to make music outside of Slayer, simply saying, "Dean didn't sign me for nothing!"<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> King stated in an August 2020 interview on the Dean Guitars YouTube channel that he had "more than two records' worth of music" for his yet-to-be disclosed new project.<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> Bostaph later confirmed that he and King were working on a new project that would "sound like Slayer without it being Slayer—but not intentionally so."<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> This project was later revealed to be King's solo debut album, <a href="/wiki/From_Hell_I_Rise" title="From Hell I Rise">From Hell I Rise</a>, released on May 17, 2024, and the lineup of the album includes King, Bostaph, <a href="/wiki/Death_Angel" title="Death Angel">Death Angel</a> vocalist Mark Osegueda, <a href="/wiki/Hellyeah" title="Hellyeah">Hellyeah</a> bassist <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Sanders" title="Kyle Sanders">Kyle Sanders</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/Vio-lence" title="Vio-lence">Vio-lence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Phil_Demmel" title="Phil Demmel">Phil Demmel</a>.<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> In addition to King and Bostaph, the other members of Slayer have remained musically active. Holt continues to record and perform with <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a>, releasing a new album, <a href="/wiki/Persona_Non_Grata_(Exodus_album)" title="Persona Non Grata (Exodus album)">Persona Non Grata</a>, in 2021.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> Lombardo has been involved with various acts since his third split with Slayer in 2013, such as <a href="/wiki/Suicidal_Tendencies" title="Suicidal Tendencies">Suicidal Tendencies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dead_Cross" title="Dead Cross">Dead Cross</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Misfits_(band)" title="Misfits (band)">Misfits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Bungle" title="Mr. Bungle">Mr. Bungle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a>, the latter of where he had previously served as the drummer for the band's 1999 album <a href="/wiki/The_Gathering_(Testament_album)" title="The Gathering (Testament album)">The Gathering</a> and rejoined in March 2022,<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> only to leave again in the following April.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a><a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Dette" title="Jon Dette">Jon Dette</a> has been a member of at least two bands, <a href="/wiki/Animetal_USA" title="Animetal USA">Animetal USA</a> and Meshiaak,<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> and performed with <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volbeat" title="Volbeat">Volbeat</a> as a fill-in drummer.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> Araya, aside from an appearance in the <a href="/wiki/Bay_Area_thrash_metal" title="Bay Area thrash metal">Bay Area thrash metal</a> documentary film <a href="/wiki/Murder_in_the_Front_Row" title="Murder in the Front Row">Murder in the Front Row</a>, had not been publicly active in the music industry nor given any interviews between the conclusion of Slayer's final tour and the band's 2024 reunion. The members of Slayer had expressed mixed opinions about a reunion. When asked by the Let There Be Talk podcast in June 2020 about the possibility of the band ever reforming, Holt stated, "If it does, if it ever happens, it has nothing to do with me. Someone else would call and say, 'We wanna [do this].' To my knowledge, it's done. And I think it should be that way. The band went out fucking on a bang, went out on Slayer's terms, and how many people get to say they did that?".<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> Holt stated in March 2021 that he was open to a potential Slayer reunion, but it was unlikely to happen in the near future: "Look, if the powers that be ever—like, in a year or something—said, 'Hey, you know what? We feel like playing some shows,' I'm there to do it. But those aren't decisions for me to make, or even me to really speculate on. As far as my knowledge, the band is over, and the final show was November 30, 2019. And I'm full speed ahead with Exodus now."<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> In October 2021, King expressed regret that Slayer had retired "too early." While congratulating <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a> on their 30th anniversary as a band, he said, "Apparently, it's 30 years, which is quite an achievement. Not a lot of bands get there. We did, and then we quit too early. Fuck us. Fuck me. I hate fucking not playing."<a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> When interviewed two months later by <a href="/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a>, King did not rule out the possibility of any more "Big Four" shows with <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a> and Anthrax, but expressed doubt that a Slayer reunion would ever happen: "The way that I'm moving forward is I don't think Slayer are ever going to play again. There's no business of me playing by myself!"<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> King's wife Ayesha had also ruled out the possibility of a Slayer reunion, insisting that her husband and Araya would "never be Slayer again".<a href="#cite_note-neverbeslayer-155">[155]</a> In a February 2024 interview with Rolling Stone, King clarified that a reunion of the band was unlikely: "Could Slayer play a show again? I'm sure there's a scenario. Am I looking for it? No, I'm just getting ready to start my career. So if that happens, it happens. But I'm going to be doing this [solo band] for the next 10 years at least." King revealed in the same interview that he has not spoken to Araya since the band's split. King also says that his relationship with Araya is positive, but his relation with that of former drummer Dave Lombardo is estranged. Talking about that situation, King said that Lombardo "was listening to this woman that was his attorney at the time, and she thought we had Metallica money, which we've never had fucking Metallica money. So she's just blowing shit in his ear, and he thinks he should be getting more than he should be getting."<a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-92">[92]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reunion_(2024–present)">Reunion (2024–present)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Reunion (2024–present)">edit</a>]</div> A few weeks after King said he did not foresee a Slayer reunion, the band announced on February 21, 2024 that they would play their first show since disbanding at <a href="/wiki/Riot_Fest" title="Riot Fest">Riot Fest</a> on September 22, and play their second show five days later at <a href="/wiki/Louder_Than_Life" title="Louder Than Life">Louder Than Life</a>.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a> However, due to weather conditions caused by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Helene" title="Hurricane Helene">Hurricane Helene</a>, Louder Than Life canceled their September 27 shows, which included Slayer in the lineup.<a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a> The lineup of this reunion was the 2013–2019 lineup of bassist/vocalist <a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a>, guitarists <a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a> and drummer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bostaph" title="Paul Bostaph">Paul Bostaph</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2024revo-158">[158]</a> They also headlined the first of four nights of the <a href="/wiki/Aftershock_Festival" title="Aftershock Festival">Aftershock Festival</a> in Sacramento on October 10, 2024,<a href="#cite_note-2024bravewords-159">[159]</a> and while announcing this show, the band said in a statement, "There's been a lot of excited fans out there about our playing a couple of festival dates, so it's great to be able to add this last one."<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a> In an interview with <a href="/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a>, King indicated that the planned shows were a one-off and that the reunion was "not going to translate into recording and it's not going to translate into touring", clarifying that "it's three shows marking five years since our final shows, a fun, 'Hey, remember us from before the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">pandemic</a>?' celebration."<a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a> In a May 2024 interview on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, King said that while he would not rule out more Slayer shows in the future, his solo career is his main priority now.<a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> When asked in an October 2024 interview with <a href="/wiki/KSAN_(FM)" title="KSAN (FM)">107.7 The Bone</a> if more reunion shows were in the works, Bostaph said, "We played our last one… If everybody's asking that question, I am too, but I don't have the answer to that question. So, yeah, Aftershock was the last one."<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a> Two weeks later, it was announced that the band would be playing at the 2025 edition of Louder Than Life.<a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a> Slayer will play its first show in the UK in six years at <a href="/wiki/Villa_Park" title="Villa Park">Villa Park</a> on July 5, 2025 as one of the supporting acts (alongside <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pantera" title="Pantera">Pantera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Chains" title="Alice in Chains">Alice in Chains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(band)" title="Mastodon (band)">Mastodon</a>) for <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>'s final concert, dubbed "<a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Beginning" title="Back to the Beginning">Back to the Beginning</a>". This show will be the first time in nearly fifteen years, since the "<a href="/wiki/The_Big_Four:_Live_from_Sofia,_Bulgaria" title="The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria">Big Four</a>" concert series, that Slayer has played a show together with both Metallica and Anthrax.<a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Musical style">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slayerunholy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Slayerunholy.jpg/220px-Slayerunholy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Slayerunholy.jpg/330px-Slayerunholy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Slayerunholy.jpg/440px-Slayerunholy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="864" /></a><figcaption>Hanneman, Araya and King were the main contributors for the band's lyrics.</figcaption></figure> Slayer is generally considered a <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> band.<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a><a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a> In an article from December 1986 by <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">the Washington Post</a>, writer Joe Brown described Slayer as <a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a>, a genre he defined as "an unholy hybrid of <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a> thrash and heavy metal that attracts an almost all-male teen-age following".<a href="#cite_note-MorbidSchlock-169">[169]</a> Describing Slayer's music, Brown wrote: "Over a jackhammer beat, Slayer's stun guitars created scraping sheets of corrosive metal noise, with occasional <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">solos</a> that sounded like squealing brakes, over which the singer-bassist emitted a larynx-lacerating growl-yowl."<a href="#cite_note-MorbidSchlock-169">[169]</a> In an article from September 1988 by <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">the New York Times</a>, writer Jon Pareles also described Slayer as speed metal, additionally writing that the band "brings the sensational imagery of tabloids and horror movies" and has lyrics that "revel in death, gore and allusions to Satanism and Nazism."<a href="#cite_note-Pareles-170">[170]</a> Pareles also described other "Big Four" thrash metal bands Metallica and Megadeth as speed metal bands.<a href="#cite_note-Pareles-170">[170]</a> Slayer's early works were praised for their "breakneck speed and instrumental prowess", combining the structure of <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore punk</a> tempos and speed metal. The band released fast, aggressive material.<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer-1">[1]</a> The album Reign in Blood is the band's fastest, performed at an average of 220 <a href="/wiki/Beats_per_minute" class="mw-redirect" title="Beats per minute">beats per minute</a>; the album <a href="/wiki/Diabolus_in_Musica" title="Diabolus in Musica">Diabolus in Musica</a> was the band's first to feature C♯ tuning; <a href="/wiki/God_Hates_Us_All" title="God Hates Us All">God Hates Us All</a> was the first to feature <a href="/wiki/Drop_B_tuning" class="mw-redirect" title="Drop B tuning">drop B tuning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seven-string_guitar" title="Seven-string guitar">seven-string guitars</a> tuned to B♭.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> cited the album as "abandoning the extravagances and accessibility of their late-'80s/early-'90s work and returning to perfect the raw approach",<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_-_God_Hates_us_all-171">[171]</a> with some fans labeling it as <a href="/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Paul_Bostaph_of_Exodus,_ex-Slayer-172">[172]</a> King and Hanneman's dual guitar solos have been referred to as "wildly chaotic",<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer-1">[1]</a> and "twisted genius".<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_-_Reign_in_Blood-173">[173]</a> Original drummer Lombardo would use two bass drums (instead of a double pedal, which is used on a single bass drum). Lombardo's speed and aggression earned him the title of the "godfather of double bass" by <a href="/wiki/Drummerworld" title="Drummerworld">Drummerworld</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Drummerworld_-_Dave_Lombardo-174">[174]</a> Lombardo stated his reasons for using two bass drums: "When you hit the bass drum, the head is still resonating. When you hit it in the same place right after that, you kinda get a 'slapback' from the bass drum head hitting the other pedal. You're not letting them breathe." When playing the two bass drums, Lombardo would use the <a href="/wiki/Bass_drum#Pedal_techniques" title="Bass drum">"heel-up" technique</a>.<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a> In the original lineup, King, Hanneman and Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and King and Hanneman wrote the music with additional arrangement from Lombardo, and sometimes Araya. Araya formed a lyric writing partnership with Hanneman, which sometimes overshadowed the creative input of King.<a href="#cite_note-An_exclusive_oral_history_of_Slayer-7">[7]</a> Hanneman stated that writing lyrics and music was a "free-for-all": "It's all just whoever comes up with what. Sometimes I'll be more on a roll and I'll have more stuff, same with Kerry – it's whoever's hot, really. Anybody can write anything; if it's good, we use it; if not, we don't."<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-176">[176]</a> When writing material, the band would write the music first before incorporating lyrics. King or Hanneman used a <a href="/wiki/Multitrack_recording" title="Multitrack recording">24-track</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drum_machine" title="Drum machine">drum machine</a> to show band members the riff that they created, and to get their opinion. Either King, Hanneman or Lombardo would mention if any alterations could be made. The band played the riff to get the basic song structure, and figured out where the lyrics and solos would be placed.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-176">[176]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Legacy">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DaveLombardo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/DaveLombardo.jpg/220px-DaveLombardo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/DaveLombardo.jpg/330px-DaveLombardo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/DaveLombardo.jpg/440px-DaveLombardo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1092" data-file-height="860" /></a><figcaption>Lombardo's speed and aggression earned him the title of the "godfather of double bass" by <a href="/wiki/Drummerworld" title="Drummerworld">Drummerworld</a>.</figcaption></figure> Slayer is one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history. Steve Huey of <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> believes the musical style of Slayer makes the band stronger than the other members of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a>, all of which rose to fame during the 1980s.<a href="#cite_note-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-177">[177]</a> Slayer's "downtuned rhythms, infectious guitar licks, graphically violent lyrics and grisly artwork set the standard for dozens of emerging thrash bands" and their "music was directly responsible for the rise of death metal" states <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, ranking Slayer as the sixth "greatest metal band of all time",<a href="#cite_note-Why_They_Rule_-_#6_Slayer-178">[178]</a> ranking number 50 on <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>'s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.<a href="#cite_note-The_Greatest:_100_Greatest_Artists_of_Hard_Rock-179">[179]</a> Hanneman and King ranked number 10 in <a href="/wiki/Guitar_World" title="Guitar World">Guitar World</a>'s "100 greatest metal guitarists of all time" in 2004,<a href="#cite_note-GUITAR_WORLD's_100_Greatest_Heavy_Metal_Guitarists_Of_All_Time-180">[180]</a> and were voted "Best Guitarist/Guitar Team" in <a href="/wiki/Revolver_(magazine)" title="Revolver (magazine)">Revolver</a>'s reader's poll. Original drummer Lombardo was also voted "Best Drummer" and the band entered the top five in the categories "Best Band Ever", "Best Live Band", "Album of the Year" (for Christ Illusion) and "Band of the Year".<a href="#cite_note-The_fans_have_spoken:_Slayer_comes_out_on_top_in_readers'_polls-181">[181]</a> Music author <a href="/wiki/Joel_McIver" title="Joel McIver">Joel McIver</a> considers Slayer very influential in the extreme metal scene, especially in the development of the <a href="/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Black_metal" title="Black metal">black metal</a> subgenres.<a href="#cite_note-The_Bloody_Reign_of_Slayer-182">[182]</a> According to John Consterdine of <a href="/wiki/Terrorizer_(magazine)" title="Terrorizer (magazine)">Terrorizer</a>, without "Slayer's influence, extreme metal as we know it wouldn't exist."<a href="#cite_note-183">[183]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kam_Lee" title="Kam Lee">Kam Lee</a> of <a href="/wiki/Massacre_(metal_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Massacre (metal band)">Massacre</a> and former member of <a href="/wiki/Death_(metal_band)" title="Death (metal band)">Death</a> stated: "there wouldn't be death metal or black metal or even extreme metal (the likes of what it is today) if not for Slayer."<a href="#cite_note-metalcrypt.com-184">[184]</a> <a href="/wiki/Johan_Reinholdz" title="Johan Reinholdz">Johan Reinholdz</a> of <a href="/wiki/Andromeda_(Swedish_band)" title="Andromeda (Swedish band)">Andromeda</a> said that Slayer "were crucial in the development of thrash metal which then became the foundation for a lot of different subgenres. They inspired generations of metal bands."<a href="#cite_note-metalcrypt.com-184">[184]</a> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Skolnick" title="Alex Skolnick">Alex Skolnick</a> of <a href="/wiki/Testament_(band)" title="Testament (band)">Testament</a> declared: "Before Slayer, metal had never had such razor-sharp articulation, tightness, and balance between sound and stops. This all-out sonic assault was about the shock, the screams, the drums, and [...] most importantly the riffs."<a href="#cite_note-185">[185]</a> Groups who cited Slayer among their major influences include <a href="/wiki/Cannibal_Corpse" title="Cannibal Corpse">Cannibal Corpse</a>,<a href="#cite_note-The_Bloody_Reign_of_Slayer-182">[182]</a> <a href="/wiki/Pantera" title="Pantera">Pantera</a>,<a href="#cite_note-186">[186]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kreator" title="Kreator">Kreator</a>,<a href="#cite_note-187">[187]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sepultura" title="Sepultura">Sepultura</a>,<a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a> <a href="/wiki/Children_of_Bodom" title="Children of Bodom">Children of Bodom</a>,<a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> <a href="/wiki/Mayhem_(band)" title="Mayhem (band)">Mayhem</a>,<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a> <a href="/wiki/Darkthrone" title="Darkthrone">Darkthrone</a>,<a href="#cite_note-The_Bloody_Reign_of_Slayer-182">[182]</a> <a href="/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold" title="Avenged Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Avenged_Sevenfold_Interview_with_the_Reverend-191">[191]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bullet_for_My_Valentine" title="Bullet for My Valentine">Bullet for My Valentine</a>,<a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a> <a href="/wiki/Trivium_(band)" title="Trivium (band)">Trivium</a>,<a href="#cite_note-193">[193]</a> <a href="/wiki/As_I_Lay_Dying_(band)" title="As I Lay Dying (band)">As I Lay Dying</a>,<a href="#cite_note-194">[194]</a> <a href="/wiki/All_That_Remains_(band)" title="All That Remains (band)">All That Remains</a>,<a href="#cite_note-premierguitar.com-195">[195]</a> <a href="/wiki/System_of_a_Down" title="System of a Down">System of a Down</a>,<a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a> <a href="/wiki/Killswitch_Engage" title="Killswitch Engage">Killswitch Engage</a>,<a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a> <a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a>,<a href="#cite_note-liveDaily_Interview:_Joey_Jordison_of_Slipknot-198">[198]</a> <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>,<a href="#cite_note-metalinjection.net2-199">[199]</a> <a href="/wiki/DevilDriver" title="DevilDriver">DevilDriver</a>,<a href="#cite_note-DevilDriver_interview_with_Jon_Miller-200">[200]</a> <a href="/wiki/Lamb_of_God_(band)" title="Lamb of God (band)">Lamb of God</a>,<a href="#cite_note-201">[201]</a> <a href="/wiki/Gojira_(band)" title="Gojira (band)">Gojira</a>,<a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a> <a href="/wiki/Behemoth_(band)" title="Behemoth (band)">Behemoth</a>,<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a> <a href="/wiki/Evile" title="Evile">Evile</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lacuna_Coil" title="Lacuna Coil">Lacuna Coil</a>.<a href="#cite_note-205">[205]</a> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Asheim" title="Steve Asheim">Steve Asheim</a>, drummer for <a href="/wiki/Deicide_(band)" title="Deicide (band)">Deicide</a>, declared that "there obviously would not have been a Deicide as we know it without the existence of Slayer."<a href="#cite_note-The_Bloody_Reign_of_Slayer-182">[182]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sepultura" title="Sepultura">Sepultura</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Andreas_Kisser" title="Andreas Kisser">Andreas Kisser</a> affirmed that "without Slayer, Sepultura would never be possible."<a href="#cite_note-206">[206]</a> <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> mentions them in the song "Heart Songs" from their 2008 <a href="/wiki/Weezer_(2008_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Weezer (2008 album)">self-titled "Red" album</a>. The verse goes: "<a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>, and Slayer taught me how to shred..." <a href="/wiki/Dave_Grohl" title="Dave Grohl">Dave Grohl</a> recalled, "Me and my friends, we just wanted to listen to fucking Slayer and take acid and smash stuff."<a href="#cite_note-207">[207]</a> The band's 1986 release Reign in Blood has been an influence to extreme and thrash metal bands since its release and is considered the record which set the bar for death metal.<a href="#cite_note-208">[208]</a> It had a significant influence on the genre leaders such as <a href="/wiki/Death_(metal_band)" title="Death (metal band)">Death</a>, <a href="/wiki/Obituary_(band)" title="Obituary (band)">Obituary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cannibal_Corpse" title="Cannibal Corpse">Cannibal Corpse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morbid_Angel" title="Morbid Angel">Morbid Angel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Napalm_Death" title="Napalm Death">Napalm Death</a>.<a href="#cite_note-209">[209]</a> The album was hailed the "heaviest album of all time" by <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a>,<a href="#cite_note-210">[210]</a> a "genre-definer" by <a href="/wiki/Stylus_Magazine" title="Stylus Magazine">Stylus</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Slayer-211">[211]</a> and a "stone-cold classic upon its release" by <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Reign_in_Blood-212">[212]</a> In 2006, Reign in Blood was named the best metal album of the last 20 years by <a href="/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Golden_Gods_Awards_Winners-213">[213]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>, Slayer sold 4,900,000 copies in the United States from 1991 to 2013.<a href="#cite_note-214">[214]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Controversies">edit</a>]</div> A lawsuit was brought against the band in 1996, by the parents of <a href="/wiki/Elyse_Pahler" class="mw-redirect" title="Elyse Pahler">Elyse Pahler</a>, who accused the band of encouraging their daughter's murderers through their lyrics.<a href="#cite_note-The_Elyse_Marie_Pahler_Foundation,_In_Memory_of_Our_Loving_Daughter-215">[215]</a> Pahler was drugged, strangled, stabbed, trampled on, and raped as a <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice" title="Sacrifice">sacrifice</a> to the devil by three fans of the band.<a href="#cite_note-The_Elyse_Marie_Pahler_Foundation,_In_Memory_of_Our_Loving_Daughter-215">[215]</a> The case was unsealed by the court on May 19, 2000, stating Slayer and related business markets distribute harmful products to teens, encouraging violent acts through their lyrics,<a href="#cite_note-The_Elyse_Marie_Pahler_Foundation,_In_Memory_of_Our_Loving_Daughter-215">[215]</a> and "none of the vicious crimes committed against Elyse Marie Pahler would have occurred without the intentional marketing strategy of the death-metal band Slayer".<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_named_in_lawsuit-216">[216]</a> The lawsuit was dismissed in 2001, for multiple reasons including "principles of free speech, lack of a duty and lack of foreseeability".<a href="#cite_note-Slayer:_Out_Of_The_Dock-217">[217]</a> A second lawsuit was filed by the parents, an amended complaint for damages against Slayer, their label, and other industry and label entities. The lawsuit was again dismissed. Judge E. Jeffrey Burke stated, "I do not consider Slayer's music obscene, indecent or harmful to minors."<a href="#cite_note-Slayer:_Out_Of_The_Dock-217">[217]</a> Slayer has been accused of holding <a href="/wiki/Nazism" title="Nazism">Nazi</a> sympathies, due to the band's eagle logo bearing resemblance to the <a href="/wiki/Eagle_atop_swastika" class="mw-redirect" title="Eagle atop swastika">Eagle atop swastika</a> and the lyrics of "<a href="/wiki/Angel_of_Death_(Slayer_song)" title="Angel of Death (Slayer song)">Angel of Death</a>".<a href="#cite_note-Kerry_King:_Maniac._Guitar_Legend._Botanist?-218">[218]</a> "Angel of Death" was inspired by the acts of <a href="/wiki/Josef_Mengele" title="Josef Mengele">Josef Mengele</a>,<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-219">[219]</a> the doctor who conducted <a href="/wiki/Nazi_human_experimentation" title="Nazi human experimentation">human experiments</a> on prisoners during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp" title="Auschwitz concentration camp">Auschwitz concentration camp</a>, and was dubbed the "Angel of Death" by inmates.<a href="#cite_note-moreorless:_heroes_&_killers_of_the_20th_century_-_Josef_Mengele-220">[220]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg/220px-Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg/330px-Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg/440px-Slayer_at_The_Fields_of_Rock_festival.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1100" /></a><figcaption>Due to its controversial artwork (pictured in background), all Indian stocks of <a href="/wiki/Christ_Illusion" title="Christ Illusion">Christ Illusion</a> were recalled and destroyed.</figcaption></figure> Slayer's cover of <a href="/wiki/Minor_Threat" title="Minor Threat">Minor Threat</a>'s "Guilty of Being White" raised questions about a possible message of <a href="/wiki/White_supremacy" title="White supremacy">white supremacy</a> in the band's music. The controversy surrounding the cover involved the changing of the refrain "guilty of being white" to "guilty of being right", at the song's ending. This incensed Minor Threat frontman <a href="/wiki/Ian_MacKaye" title="Ian MacKaye">Ian MacKaye</a>, who stated "that is so offensive to me".<a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a> King said it was changed for "tongue-in-cheek" humor as he thought the allegation of racism at the time was "ridiculous".<a href="#cite_note-222">[222]</a> In a 2004 interview with Araya, when asked, "Did critics realize you were wallowing in parody?". Araya replied, "No. People thought we were serious!...back then you had that <a href="/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center" title="Parents Music Resource Center">PMRC</a>, who literally took everything to heart, when in actuality you're trying to create an image. You're trying to scare people on purpose."<a href="#cite_note-Westword_interview_with_Tom_Araya-223">[223]</a> Araya also denied rumors that Slayer members are <a href="/wiki/Satanists" class="mw-redirect" title="Satanists">Satanists</a>, but they find the subject of Satanism interesting and "we are all on this planet to learn and experience".<a href="#cite_note-Slayer's_Tom_Araya_on_Satanism,_serial_killers_and_his_lovable_kids-224">[224]</a> The song "<a href="/wiki/Jihad_(song)" title="Jihad (song)">Jihad</a>" of the album Christ Illusion sparked controversy among families of the September 11 victims.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_SPARK_9/11_CONTROVERSY-225">[225]</a> The song deals with the attack from the perspective of a religious terrorist. The band stated the song is spoken through perspective without being sympathetic to the cause, and supports neither side.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_SPARK_9/11_CONTROVERSY-225">[225]</a> Seventeen bus benches promoting the same album in <a href="/wiki/Fullerton,_California" title="Fullerton, California">Fullerton, California</a>, were deemed offensive by city officials. City officials contacted the band's record label and demanded that the ads be removed.<a href="#cite_note-Exclusive:_City_Of_Fullerton_Demands_That_Slayer_Bus_Benches_Be_Removed-226">[226]</a> All benches were eliminated.<a href="#cite_note-Slayer_'Christ_Illusion'_Bus_Benches_Removed_From_Fullerton-227">[227]</a> In India, Christ Illusion was recalled by <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> India after protests with Christian religious groups due to the nature of the graphic artwork. The album cover was designed by Slayer's longtime collaborator <a href="/wiki/Larry_Carroll_(artist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry Carroll (artist)">Larry Carroll</a> and features Christ in a "sea of despair", with amputated arms, missing an eye, while standing in a sea of blood with severed heads.<a href="#cite_note-EMI-228">[228]</a> Joseph Dias of the Mumbai Christian group Catholic Secular Forum in India took "strong exception" to the original album artwork, and issued a memorandum to Mumbai's police commissioner in protest.<a href="#cite_note-IllusionRecalled-229">[229]</a> On October 11, 2006, EMI announced that all stocks had been destroyed, noting it had no plans to re-release the record in India in the future.<a href="#cite_note-EMI-228">[228]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Band members">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> Current members <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Araya" title="Tom Araya">Tom Araya</a> – vocals, bass (1981–2019, 2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_King" title="Kerry King">Kerry King</a> – guitar (1981–2019, 2024–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a> – guitar (2013–2019, 2024–present; touring member 2011–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bostaph" title="Paul Bostaph">Paul Bostaph</a> – drums (1992–1996, 1997–2001, 2013–2019, 2024–present)</li></ul> Former members <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanneman" title="Jeff Hanneman">Jeff Hanneman</a> – guitar (1981–2013; died 2013)<a href="#cite_note-235">[a]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Lombardo" title="Dave Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a> – drums (1981–1986, 1987–1992, 2001–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Dette" title="Jon Dette">Jon Dette</a> – drums (1996–1997; touring member 2013)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> Touring musicians <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Brien_(guitarist)" title="Pat O'Brien (guitarist)">Pat O'Brien</a> – guitar (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Demmel" title="Phil Demmel">Phil Demmel</a> – guitar (2018)</li> <li>Bob Gourley – drums (1983)<a href="#cite_note-236">[235]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hoglan" title="Gene Hoglan">Gene Hoglan</a> – drums (1983, 1996)</li> <li>Tony Scaglione – drums (1986–1987)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Timeline">edit</a>]</div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_k5z2s92qg7x0qyhf449wsveqifer945"></map><img usemap="#timeline_k5z2s92qg7x0qyhf449wsveqifer945" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/k5z2s92qg7x0qyhf449wsveqifer945.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Discography">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Slayer_discography" title="Slayer discography">Slayer discography</a></div> Studio albums <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Show_No_Mercy" title="Show No Mercy">Show No Mercy</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hell_Awaits" title="Hell Awaits">Hell Awaits</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reign_in_Blood" title="Reign in Blood">Reign in Blood</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_of_Heaven" title="South of Heaven">South of Heaven</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seasons_in_the_Abyss" title="Seasons in the Abyss">Seasons in the Abyss</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Intervention_(Slayer_album)" title="Divine Intervention (Slayer album)">Divine Intervention</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Undisputed_Attitude" title="Undisputed Attitude">Undisputed Attitude</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diabolus_in_Musica" title="Diabolus in Musica">Diabolus in Musica</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Hates_Us_All" title="God Hates Us All">God Hates Us All</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Illusion" title="Christ Illusion">Christ Illusion</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Painted_Blood" title="World Painted Blood">World Painted Blood</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Repentless" title="Repentless">Repentless</a> (2015)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1222442308">.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}</style> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption>Grammy Awards </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2002 </th> <td>"Disciple"</td> <td>Best Metal Performance<a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouthgrammyawards1-237">[236]</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2007 </th> <td>"Eyes of the Insane"</td> <td>Best Metal Performance<a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouthgrammyawards1-237">[236]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2008 </th> <td>"Final Six"</td> <td>Best Metal Performance<a href="#cite_note-Blabbermouthgrammyawards1-237">[236]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2010 </th> <td>"Hate Worldwide"</td> <td>Best Metal Performance<a href="#cite_note-Hateworldwidenom1-238">[237]</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2011 </th> <td>"World Painted Blood"</td> <td>Best Metal Performance<a href="#cite_note-Grammyawards2-239">[238]</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308" /> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption>Kerrang! Awards </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2006 </th> <td>Slayer</td> <td>Kerrang! Hall of Fame<a href="#cite_note-240">[239]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2013 </th> <td>Slayer</td> <td>Kerrang! Legend<a href="#cite_note-241">[240]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308" /> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption>Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2003 </th> <td>War at the Warfield</td> <td>DVD of the Year <a href="#cite_note-242">[241]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308" /> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption>Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards (UK) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2004 </th> <td>Slayer</td> <td>Best Live Act<a href="#cite_note-243">[242]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2006 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Reign_in_Blood" title="Reign in Blood">Reign in Blood</a></td> <td>Best Album of the Last 20 Years<a href="#cite_note-244">[243]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2007 </th> <td>"Eyes of the Insane"</td> <td>Best Video<a href="#cite_note-245">[244]</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2007 </th> <td>Slayer</td> <td>Icon Award<a href="#cite_note-246">[245]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308" /> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption>Metal Storm Awards </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2006 </th> <td>Christ Illusion</td> <td>Best Thrash Metal Album <a href="#cite_note-247">[246]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2015 </th> <td>"Repentless"</td> <td>Best Video <a href="#cite_note-248">[247]</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Footnotes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-235"><a href="#cite_ref-235">^</a> From late 2010 until his death in May 2013, Jeff Hanneman's participation in Slayer was minimal. In January 2011, he contracted <a href="/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis" title="Necrotizing fasciitis">necrotizing fasciitis</a>, which severely restricted his ability to perform. He appeared publicly with the band on only one known occasion, playing two songs during an encore at one of Slayer's Big 4 performances in April 2011; he also attended rehearsals for <a href="/wiki/Fun_Fun_Fun_Fest" title="Fun Fun Fun Fest">Fun Fun Fun Fest</a> in November 2011, but did not end up performing at this show. By July 2012, Hanneman had not written or recorded any new material for the band's follow up to 2009's World Painted Blood.<a href="#cite_note-230">[230]</a><a href="#cite_note-231">[231]</a><a href="#cite_note-232">[232]</a> In February 2013, Kerry King stated he was planning on recording all of the guitar parts for the upcoming album himself, but was open to Hanneman's return if he was willing and able. King also denied that <a href="/wiki/Gary_Holt_(musician)" title="Gary Holt (musician)">Gary Holt</a>, member of <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(band)" title="Exodus (band)">Exodus</a> and Hanneman's live fill-in, would write or record anything for the upcoming album.<a href="#cite_note-233">[233]</a> Hanneman died on May 2, 2013 at the age of 49 due to liver failure.<a href="#cite_note-234">[234]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Citations">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer-1">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer_1-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer_1-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer_1-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer_1-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_Biography_of_Slayer_1-4">e</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHuey" class="citation web cs1">Huey, Steve. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.AllMusic.com/artist/slayer-mn0000022124/biography">"Slayer | Biography"</a>. <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>. <a href="/wiki/All_Media_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="All Media Network">All Media Network</a>. 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The Bloody Reign of Slayer. <a href="/wiki/Omnibus_Press" title="Omnibus Press">Omnibus Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-038-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-038-0"><bdi>978-0-85712-038-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Bloody+Reign+of+Slayer&rft.pub=Omnibus+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-85712-038-0&rft.aulast=McIver&rft.aufirst=Joel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASlayer" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFFerris2008" class="citation book cs1">Ferris, D.X. (2008). <a href="/wiki/Reign_in_Blood" title="Reign in Blood">Reign in Blood</a>. <a href="/wiki/33%E2%85%93" title="33⅓">33⅓</a> Series. <a href="/wiki/Continuum_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Continuum Books">Continuum Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8264-2909-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8264-2909-4"><bdi>978-0-8264-2909-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Reign+in+Blood&rft.series=33%E2%85%93+Series&rft.pub=Continuum+Books&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-8264-2909-4&rft.aulast=Ferris&rft.aufirst=D.X.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASlayer" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSzubrycht2006" class="citation book cs1">Szubrycht, Jarosław (2006). Bez litości. Prawdziwa historia zespołu Slayer (No mercy. The true history of Slayer). Kagra. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/83-87598-48-8" title="Special:BookSources/83-87598-48-8"><bdi>83-87598-48-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bez+lito%C5%9Bci.+Prawdziwa+historia+zespo%C5%82u+Slayer+%28No+mercy.+The+true+history+of+Slayer%29&rft.pub=Kagra&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=83-87598-48-8&rft.aulast=Szubrycht&rft.aufirst=Jaros%C5%82aw&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASlayer" class="Z3988"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slayer&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1250146164">.mw-parser-output .sister-box .side-box-abovebelow{padding:0.75em 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style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Crazy" title="Stone Cold Crazy">Stone Cold Crazy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metallica_(album)" title="Metallica (album)">Metallica</a> – <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wish_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)" title="Wish (Nine Inch Nails song)">Wish</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Change_the_World" title="I Don't Want to Change the World">I Don't Want to Change the World</a>" (Live) – <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spoonman" title="Spoonman">Spoonman</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Soundgarden" title="Soundgarden">Soundgarden</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happiness_in_Slavery" title="Happiness in Slavery">Happiness in Slavery</a>" (Live) – <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tire_Me" title="Tire Me">Tire Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/%C3%86nema" title="Ænema">Ænema</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Better_than_You_(Metallica_song)" title="Better than You (Metallica song)">Better than You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_(song)" title="Iron Man (song)">Iron Man</a>" (Live) – <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Elite" – <a href="/wiki/Deftones" title="Deftones">Deftones</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Schism_(song)" title="Schism (song)">Schism</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_to_Stay_(Korn_song)" title="Here to Stay (Korn song)">Here to Stay</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/St._Anger_(song)" title="St. Anger (song)">St. Anger</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whiplash_(Metallica_song)" title="Whiplash (Metallica song)">Whiplash</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead" title="Motörhead">Motörhead</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Before_I_Forget_(song)" title="Before I Forget (song)">Before I Forget</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eyes_of_the_Insane" title="Eyes of the Insane">Eyes of the Insane</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Slayer</a> (2006)</li> <li>"Final Six" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Slayer</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Apocalypse" title="My Apocalypse">My Apocalypse</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dissident_Aggressor" title="Dissident Aggressor">Dissident Aggressor</a>" (Live) – <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/El_Dorado_(Iron_Maiden_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="El Dorado (Iron Maiden song)">El Dorado</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Is_Dead%3F" title="God Is Dead?">God Is Dead?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_in_Line_(song)" title="The Last in Line (song)">The Last in Line</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tenacious_D" title="Tenacious D">Tenacious D</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cirice" title="Cirice">Cirice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ghost_(Swedish_band)" title="Ghost (Swedish band)">Ghost</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dystopia_(song)" title="Dystopia (song)">Dystopia</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a> (2016)</li> <li>"Sultan's Curse" – <a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(band)" title="Mastodon (band)">Mastodon</a> (2017)</li> <li>"Electric Messiah" – <a href="/wiki/High_on_Fire" title="High on Fire">High on Fire</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/7empest" title="7empest">7empest</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Bum-Rush" – <a href="/wiki/Body_Count_(band)" title="Body Count (band)">Body Count</a> (2020)</li> <li>"The Alien" – <a href="/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> (2021)</li> <li>"Degradation Rules" – <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tony_Iommi" title="Tony Iommi">Tony Iommi</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/72_Seasons_(song)" title="72 Seasons (song)">72 Seasons</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/%C3%87a_Ira" title="Ça Ira">Mea culpa (Ah! 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