In order to celebrate Slayer’s career and everything the band has done for the metal genre, we decided to bring you 10 things you probably didn’t know about the band. Let’s take a look.

1. The band’s debut album Show No Mercy, was recorded during a series of midnight sessions. This was done in order to save costs, but also to allow drummer Dave Lombardo opportunity to finish high school.

2. Slayer traveled to their first ever U.S. tour in Tom Araya’s Camaro with a trailer in tow.

3. Anthrax and Meat Loaf’s guitarist Paul Crook was Kerry King’s guitar tech in the ’80s.

4. “Dissident Aggressor” by Judas Priest is the only cover version to be included on Slayer’s official studio albums.

5. “Born of Fire,” from Slayer’s fifth studio album Seasons in the Abyss, was supposed to be released as an instrumental, but Kerry King decided to throw in some lyrics at the last moment.

6. Although it is thought that drummer Dave Lombardo quit the band in 1992 due to conflicts with other members, the major reason for the decision was his desire to be off tour for the birth of his first child.

7. The band’s eighth album was initially titled Soundtrack to the Apocalypse, but the band decided to go with Diabolus in Musica. Slayer finally decided to use the name five years later for their 2003’s box set.

8. At one point in his life, Kerry King spent his free time breeding show dog.

9. A fictional writer from Showtime’s Californication, Hank Moody, used God Hates Us All, South Of Heaven and Seasons In The Abyss as titles for his novels.

10. Jeff Hanneman had a short-lived hardcore band in 1984 with Dave Lombardo and Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George called Pap Smear.

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“The age of Slayer, one of the greatest thrash/ metal/punk bands of this or any age, is coming to an end.” the band wrote on their official Instagram profile. “Slayer will do one last concert tour around the globe to thank their fans for all the support over the years.”

The band also summarized their career into impressive numbers which include 12 studio albums, multiple live recordings, compilations, live video and two box sets, playing nearly 3000 concerts in all corners of the world, receiving countless awards including five Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards, to make the sting from their split hurt a bit more.

You can check the Slayer’s full announcement and farewell tour dates below.

While it is a bit popular to organize farewell tours these days, most acts still commit to making music even after that. For Slayer, as it turns out, the end really means the end.
Formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, Slayer bought the fans with their fast and aggressive music becoming hugely influential for other members of the heavy metal genre. Some of the bands which cited Slayer as their main influences include Bullet for My Valentine, Slipknot, Cannibal Corpse, Pantera and System of a Down.

The band is a part of thrash metal’s “big four” which also includes Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax.

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In order to celebrate Slayer’s career and everything the band has done for the metal genre, we decided to bring you 10 things you probably didn’t know about the band. Let’s take a look.

1. The band’s debut album Show No Mercy, was recorded during a series of midnight sessions. This was done in order to save costs, but also to allow drummer Dave Lombardo opportunity to finish high school.

2. Slayer traveled to their first ever U.S. tour in Tom Araya’s Camaro with a trailer in tow.

3. Anthrax and Meat Loaf’s guitarist Paul Crook was Kerry King’s guitar tech in the ’80s.

4. “Dissident Aggressor” by Judas Priest is the only cover version to be included on Slayer’s official studio albums.

5. “Born of Fire,” from Slayer’s fifth studio album Seasons in the Abyss, was supposed to be released as an instrumental, but Kerry King decided to throw in some lyrics at the last moment.

6. Although it is thought that drummer Dave Lombardo quit the band in 1992 due to conflicts with other members, the major reason for the decision was his desire to be off tour for the birth of his first child.

7. The band’s eighth album was initially titled Soundtrack to the Apocalypse, but the band decided to go with Diabolus in Musica. Slayer finally decided to use the name five years later for their 2003’s box set.

8. At one point in his life, Kerry King spent his free time breeding show dog.

9. A fictional writer from Showtime’s Californication, Hank Moody, used God Hates Us All, South Of Heaven and Seasons In The Abyss as titles for his novels.

10. Jeff Hanneman had a short-lived hardcore band in 1984 with Dave Lombardo and Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George called Pap Smear.

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“The age of Slayer, one of the greatest thrash/ metal/punk bands of this or any age, is coming to an end.” the band wrote on their official Instagram profile. “Slayer will do one last concert tour around the globe to thank their fans for all the support over the years.”

The band also summarized their career into impressive numbers which include 12 studio albums, multiple live recordings, compilations, live video and two box sets, playing nearly 3000 concerts in all corners of the world, receiving countless awards including five Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards, to make the sting from their split hurt a bit more.

You can check the Slayer’s full announcement and farewell tour dates below.

While it is a bit popular to organize farewell tours these days, most acts still commit to making music even after that. For Slayer, as it turns out, the end really means the end.
Formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, Slayer bought the fans with their fast and aggressive music becoming hugely influential for other members of the heavy metal genre. Some of the bands which cited Slayer as their main influences include Bullet for My Valentine, Slipknot, Cannibal Corpse, Pantera and System of a Down.

The band is a part of thrash metal’s “big four” which also includes Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax.

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