slayer

Summary: 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 .

Filed under: heavy metal, metal, speed metal, thrash, thrash metal

Similar Artists: Kreator, Sepultura, Exodus, Anthrax, Testament

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