Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame as one of the leaders of the American thrash metal movement with their 1986 release, "Reign in Blood", which has been called "the heaviest album of all time" by Kerrang!. The band is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth. Slayer is best known for speaking through perspective without being necessarily sympathetic to the cause of their inspiration. Slayer's musical traits involve fast tremolo picking, guitar solos, double bass drumming, and shouting vocals. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as death, deviants, suicide, genocide, necrophilia, insanity, Nazism, religion, Satanism, serial killers, and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the general public. Since their debut record in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one cover album, one box set, three DVDs, one VHS, two EPs, and nine studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received three Gr
1 | Dead Skin Mask | Seasons in the Abyss |
2 | Expendable Youth | Seasons in the Abyss |
3 | Scrum | Diabolus In Musica |
4 | Dissident Aggressor (Judas Priest cover) | South of Heaven |
5 | Reborn | Reign In Blood |
6 | Live Undead | South of Heaven |
7 | Criminally Insane | Reign In Blood |
8 | War Ensemble | Seasons in the Abyss |
9 | Overt Enemy | Diabolus In Musica |
10 | Angel Of Death | The 1996 Ozz-Fest Live |
11 | Jesus Saves | Reign In Blood |
12 | Read Between The Lies | South of Heaven |
13 | Angel Of Death | Jackass: The Music, Vol. 1 |
14 | Love To Hate | Diabolus In Musica |
15 | In The Name Of God | Diabolus In Musica |
16 | Perversions Of Pain | Diabolus In Musica |
17 | Seasons in the Abyss | Seasons in the Abyss |
18 | Angel Of Death | Reign In Blood |
19 | Bitter Peace | Diabolus In Musica |
20 | Mandatory Suicide | South of Heaven |