• The Smithsonian and Slayer Team Up for a Thrash-Metal Mini-Doc

    The Smithsonian Institutes's National Museum of American History will display a new mini-documentary highlighting the roots of thrash metal and more precisely, Slayer. The six-minute video titled 'Slayer: The Origins of Thrash in San Francisco' may have its blemishes, but it provides insight into how metal's most ominous rockers morphed into leading craftsman of their genre.

  • Slayer Rescued Kitten Before Indianapolis Show, Named It Gypsy

    Heavy metal bands get a bad rap sometimes. Not all headbangers hate the softer side of life. Take Slayer, for instance. Last week, some of the band and its crew went out to eat in Indianapolis and ended up saving a kitten's life. The band's publicist released a statement about the special story, "Blabbermouth" reported. "[On the night of Dec. 3, Slayer guitarist] Kerry [King] and some of the crew went to dinner at Kerry's favorite steak house in Indy, St. Elmo's Steak House. Afterwards, the assistant tour manager, Jess [Cortese], saw a homeless man on the street who offered up this little kitten for a dollar. The kitten apparently was freezing, so Jess took it, slept with her in her bunk on the bus and went to the venue with her today, hanging out. One of the runners knew someone who wanted a kitten, so the little guy now has a new home where he or she currently is." The rescued feline is named Gypsy. You can see it getting ready for the band's gig in Indy below.
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