In the early days of thrash, not every town was ready for the arrival of Slayer. The band’s longtime manager, Rick Sales, remembers hearing of a document shared among police departments in the 1980s ...

Kerry King is part of the legendary "Big 4" of thrash as the guitarist for Slayer, but since they're no longer as active as the other three, he's picked a band that he thinks should take Slayer's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. After a multi-leg farewell tour in 2018 and 2019, the thrash ...

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has announced his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise, alongside the debut of the first single "Idle Hands," which is the world's first glimpse at the full band lineup. King ...

Thousands of fans, including some from South America and the U.K., showed up at The Forum in Inglewood on Friday night to bid farewell to the thrash metal icons during the first of two last tour dates ...

Last week, thrash metal band Slayer announced that it was partnering with Rick Ware Racing as the primary sponsor for the entry #54 in a race at the Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, but a ...

The post Slayer apparently too “terrifying” for NASCAR as band’s sponsorship is pulled due to “reactionary concerns” appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Earlier this week, we reported that ...

Despite Slayer playing their final show this past November and making a huge deal out of the fact that it really, definitely, positively, absolutely will be their last one ever, some ticket re-sellers ...

Kerry King of Slayer is all for sponsoring a NASCAR team driver and having the band logo on the car. But Rick Ware Racing has pulled the plug on the plans. (Photo by Mark Horton/Getty Images) Talk to ...

Slayer, the famous metal band behind songs like "Raining Blood" and "War Ensemble," is getting in the comic book business. With the backing of its label, Nuclear Blast, Slayer today announced a ...

Jeff Hanneman was a master of chaos, and it could be heard in the thrash metal tunes he crafted with Slayer. As half of the band’s speedy dual-guitar attack, he composed or co-wrote of some of ...