Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Genres: Thrash Metal
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Slayer  


No introduction necessary here, as most acknowledge Slayer as one of the premier thrash bands of all time, with Reign In Blood, their most popular album, universally regarded as a thrash classic. Cut from the same cloth as Metallica (the two debut albums do have similarities), and probably just as influential as Metallica, though clearly the musical directions of the two bands grew apart. The band's style has largely remained unchanged over the years, almost to the point of stagnation (noticeable on the relatively bland Divine Intervention -- while not bad at all, a sense of been-there-done-that can be felt), though the two albums since then are a bit more contemporary, while still retaining that classic Slayer style.

Current Members

Tom Araya

bass/vocals

Kerry King

guitars

Jeff Hanneman

guitars

Dave Lombardo

drums (Fantômas, Grip Inc., Testament, Voodoocult)

Former Members/Guests

Paul Bostaph

drums (Exodus, Forbidden, Systematic, Testament)


Discography


Show No Mercy 
1983
  1. Evil Has No Boundaries
  2. The Antichrist
  3. Die By The Sword
  4. Fight Till Death
  5. Face The Slayer
  6. Black Magic
  7. Tormentor
  8. The Final Command
  9. Crionics
  10. Show No Mercy
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
1983 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer  Metal Forces 


(EP) Haunting The Chapel 
1984 Metal Blade
  1. Chemical Warfare
  2. Captor Of Sin
  3. Haunting The Chapel
  4. Aggressive Perfector
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
1984 Internet Top Ten album



Hell Awaits 
1985 Metal Blade
  1. Hell awaits
  2. Kill again
  3. At dawn they sleep
  4. Praise of death
  5. Necrophiliac
  6. Crypts of eternity
  7. Hardening of the arteries
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
1985 BNR and Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


(EP) Live Undead  LIVE
1985 Metal Blade
  1. Black Magic
  2. Die By The Sword
  3. Captor Of Sin
  4. Antichrist
  5. Evil Has No Boundaries
  6. Show No Mercy
  7. Aggressive Perfector
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo



Reign In Blood 
1986 Def American
  1. Angel of death
  2. Piece by piece
  3. Necrophobic
  4. Altar of sacrifice
  5. Jesus saves
  6. Criminally insane
  7. Reborn
  8. Epidemic
  9. Postmortem
  10. Raining blood
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
1986 BNR and Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


South Of Heaven 
1988 Def American
  1. South of heaven
  2. Silent scream
  3. Live undead
  4. Behind the crooked cross
  5. Mandatory suicide
  6. Ghosts of war
  7. Read Between the Lies
  8. Cleanse the soul
  9. Dissident aggressor
  10. Spill the blood
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
1988 BNR and Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer  Metal Forces 


Seasons In The Abyss 
1990 Def American
  1. War Ensemble
  2. Blood Red
  3. Spirit In Black
  4. Expendable Youth
  5. Dead Skin Mask
  6. Hallowed Point
  7. Skeletons Of Society
  8. Temptation
  9. Born Of Fire
  10. Seasons in the Abyss
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
1990 BNR and Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Decade Of Aggression  LIVE
1993 American
  1. Hell Awaits
  2. The Anti-Christ
  3. War Ensemble
  4. South Of Heaven
  5. Raining Blood
  6. Altar Of Sacrifice
  7. Jesus Saves
  8. Dead Skin Mask
  9. Seasons In The Abyss
  10. Mandatory Suicide
  11. Angel Of Death
  12. Hallowed Point
  13. Blood Red
  14. Die By The Sword
  15. Black Magic
  16. Captor Of Sin
  17. Born Of Fire
  18. Postmortem
  19. Spirit In Black
  20. Expendable Youth
  21. Chemical Warfare
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo



Divine Intervention 
1994 American
  1. Killing Fields
  2. Sex, Murder, Art
  3. Fictional Reality
  4. Dittohead
  5. Divine Intervention
  6. Circle of Beliefs
  7. SS-3
  8. Serenity in Murder
  9. 213
  10. Mind Control
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Paul Bostaph
1994 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Metal Observer 


Undisputed Attitude (covers) 
1996 American
  1. I'm Gonna Be Your God
  2. Abolish Government
  3. Can't Stand You
  4. Disintegration/Free Money
  5. Filler/I Don't Want to Hear It (Medley)
  6. Gemini
  7. Guilty fo Being White
  8. I Hate You
  9. Mr. Freeze
  10. Richard Hung Himself
  11. Spiritual Law
  12. Verbal Abuse/Leeches (Medley)
  13. Violent Pacification
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Paul Bostaph



Diabolus In Musica 
1998 American
  1. Bitter Peace
  2. Death's Head
  3. Stain of Mind
  4. Overt Enemy
  5. Perversions of Pain
  6. Love to Hate
  7. Desire
  8. In the name of God
  9. Scrum
  10. Screaming from the Sky
  11. Wicked (Eur/Jap)
  12. Point
  13. Unguarded Instinct (Jap)
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Paul Bostaph
1998 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Metal Observer 


God Hates Us All 
2001 American
  1. Darkness Of Christ
  2. Disciple
  3. God Send Death
  4. New Faith
  5. Cast Down
  6. Threshold
  7. Exile
  8. Seven Faces
  9. Bloodline
  10. Deviance
  11. War Zone
  12. Here Comes The Pain
  13. Payback
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Paul Bostaph
2001 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Lords Of Metal  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 


War At The Warfield 
2003 Elektra



Still Reigning 
2004 American



Christ Illusion 
2006 American
  1. Flesh Storm
  2. Catalyst
  3. Eyes of the Insane
  4. Jihad
  5. Skeleton Christ
  6. Consfearacy
  7. Catatonic
  8. Black Serenade
  9. Cult
  10. Supremist
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
2006 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 


French Connection 
2009 American



World Painted Blood 
2009 American
  1. World Painted Blood
  2. Unit 731
  3. Snuff
  4. Beauty Through Disorder
  5. Hate Worldwide
  6. Public Display of Dismemberment
  7. Human Strain
  8. Americon
  9. Psycopathy Red
  10. Playing With Dolls
  11. Not of This God
  • Tom Araya
  • Kerry King
  • Jeff Hanneman
  • Dave Lombardo
2009 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Chronicles Of Chaos  Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Underground  Metal Observer 

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