Destruction will occur
Slayer are THE thrash metal band - the band that defined the genre.
Since they formed in California 1981, Slayer have released 10 studio albums, including 1986's Reign in Blood, described by Kerrang! magazine as "the heaviest album of all time".
Slayer long awaited album Christ Illusion was released in 2006.
Latest Update: In 2007, Slayer are touring in support of Christ Illusion.
Slayer performing Cult live
on the Henry Rollins show
Slayer Links
- Official Slayer web site
- It's the official site - what more can you say? Essential visiting.
- Slayer on MetalUnderground.com
- Latest news on Slayer from MetalUnderground.com
- Slayerized
- Includes news, biography, videography, and tour dates. Good fan site!
- MetalTabs.com: Slayer
- Guitar, bass, and drum tablature for multiple albums.
- Slayer on Wikipedia
- The free online encyclopedia
- Slayer on MySpace
- Latest news
- Slayer article on CANOE
- Discusses Tom Araya's Catholic beliefs, among other topics.
- Slayer, Mastodon, Chaos Divine @ Robinson Pavilion, Perth (12/4/2007) on FasterLouder.com.au
- The band that defined thrash metal descend upon Perth to show us how it's done, with progressive metallers Mastodon in support.
Slayer Discography
Part One: The Early Years
Show No Mercy
The debut album, recorded in November 1983, but between the hours of 11 pm and 7am to cut down on studio costs.
Track listing:
1. Evil Has No Boundaries
2. The Antichrist
3. Die by the Sword
4. Fight till Death
5. Metal Storm/Face the Slayer
6. Black Magic
7. Tormentor
8. The Final Command
9. Crionics
10. Show No Mercy
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Hell Awaits
Slayer's second full-length studio album, from 1985.
Track listing:
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
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Reign in Blood
The third studio album, regarded by many as the most brutal and influential thrash metal album of all time, was released in 1986.
Track listing:
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
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South of Heaven
1988's South of Heaven is slower and more melodic than Reign in Blood - a deliberate departure as Slayer realised that they could not outdo the speed and brutality of their third album.
Track listing:
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
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Seasons in the Abyss
Seasons in the Abyss, from 1990, was Slayer's fourth studio album. It was the last album tofeature Dave Lombardo on drums until 2006's Christ Illusion.
Track listing:
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
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Slayer Discorgraphy
Part Two: The Later Years
Divine Intervention
1994's Divine Intervention feaured Paul Bostaph on drums. The album generated some controversy because of the lyrics and disc inlay artwork.
Track listing:
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
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Undisputed Attitude
Undisputed Attitude, released in 1996, is an album of punk covers, with three Slayer originals.
Track listing:
1. Disintegration/Free Money (Verbal Abuse)
2. Verbal Abuse/Leeches (Verbal Abuse)
3. Abolish Government/Superficial Love (T.S.O.L.)
4. Can't Stand You (Slayer)
5. Ddamm (Slayer)
6. Guilty of Being White (Minor Threat)
7. I Hate You (Verbal Abuse)
8. Filler/I Don't Want to Hear It (Minor Threat)
9. Spiritual Law (D.I.)
10. Mr. Freeze (Dr. Know)
11. "Violent Pacification" (D.R.I.)
12. Richard Hung Himself" (D.I.)
13. I'm Gonna Be Your God (The Stooges)
14. Gemini (Slayer)
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Diabolus in Musica
Slayer's 8th studio Album, 1998's Diabolus in Musica, has a much darker sound than any previous Slayer album.
Track listing:
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
12. Point
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God Hates Us All
Released on the same day as the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, 1991's God Hates Us All was recieved in a storm of controversy, despite the fact that the band insisted that they had not returned to their horror-inspired subject matter. The real cover, featuring a bloody bible with nails hammered into the shape of a pentagram, was covered by a plain white slip case to avoid causing offense in stores.
Track listing:
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
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Christ Illusion
Slayer's tenth studio album, Christ Illusion, was released in 2006 - the first album to feature Dave Lombardo on drum since Seasons in the Abyss in 1990,
Track listing:
1. Flesh Storm
2. Catalyst
3. Skeleton Christ
4. Eyes of the Insane
5. Jihad
6. Consfearacy
7. Catatonic
8. Black Serenade
9. Cult
10. Supremist
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