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Slayer
Formed: 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA
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Genre: Metal
Styles: Thrash/Speed Metal, Rock, Heavy Metal
Group Members: Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Lombardo, Paul Bostaph
Biography: Slayer was one of the most distinctive, influential, and extreme thrash metal bands of the 1980s. Their graphic lyrics deal with everything from death and dismemberment to war and the horrors of hell. Their full-throttle velocity, wildly chaotic guitar solos, and powerful musical chops paint an effectively ...Read full biography
Reign In Blood [Expanded]
Released: 1986
Label: American Recordings
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Widely considered the pinnacle of speed metal, Reign in Blood is Slayer's undisputed masterpiece, a brief (under half an hour) but relentless onslaught that instantly obliterates anything in its path and ...Read full review
Seasons In The Abyss
Released: 1990
Label: American Recordings
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After staking out new territory with the underrated South of Heaven, Slayer brought back some of the pounding speed of Reign in Blood for their third major-label album, Seasons in the Abyss. Essentially, ...Read full review
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