• 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.

  • Rating First Thrash Albums Without Founding Members: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and More

    Slayer announced today that its new album 'Repentless' would be released later this year, marking the thrash group's first time without guitarist Jeff Hanneman (who died during 2013). Some would argue that it's sacrilege (rim shot) for Slayer to continue without Hanneman. Before we weigh in on the matter, we're going to look at the rest of the big names in the thrash metal scene to check out how they did after they lost one of their founding members. Check out the bands (Metallica, Megadeth and more), the albums they released, and how those albums stack up against the rest of the band's catalogue.

  • Slayer Announces 'Repentless' Release Date, First Album Without Jeff Hanneman

    Slayer has long been at work in the studio but the iconic metal band finally released an official drop date for Repentless, the band's first album of new material in more than six years. The group released a teaser video for the album, which declares that it will hit shelves on September 11, exactly 14 years after the release of its God Hates Us All.

  • Slayer to Release New Song "When the Stillness Comes" for Record Store Day

    Slayer will reportedly release its 11th studio album later this year. The metal act will tease fans this Record Store Day with a single from the album, "When the Stillness Comes." The new tune will mark only the second piece of music the band has released since the death of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013 -- they shared "Implode" last year. Limited edition copies of the single will hit participating record stores April 18, "Rolling Stone" noted.
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