• 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 Shares 'When the Stillness Comes' From Upcoming 11th Album

    Slayer has released a new single titled "When the Stillness Comes," which will be included on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2009's 'World Painted Blood.' The tune hit the Internet a few days before its official Record Store Day release (listen here). Guitarist Kerry King sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the song and the new album.

  • 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.

  • Man Accused of Murdering Father in Maine Brings Up Slayer at Hearing [WATCH]

    A man charged with brutally murdering his father and cutting up his remains was recently ruled incompetent to stand trial in Maine. During a hearing yesterday, Jan. 5, Leroy Smith III told the judge that the band Slayer had once been present in 2011 when he had a gun pointed at his head. His statement had nothing to do with the May 2014 slaying and Smith was subsequently ruled unfit to stand trial, centralmaine.com reports. Smith described a bizarre scenario during his hearing despite the judge telling him that if he spoke he would be removed from the courtroom. "With my case, they're telling me that my story is delusional grandiose of proceedings that happened, and they're not investigating it," he said. "The fact of the matter [is that] in 2011 I had a gun pointed to my head and was sworn to keep secret of what I am. And they refused investigating any persons that are responsible. The whole entire music group Slayer was there. I was told then that what they did was too overboard. I sent them a message on Facebook and that Jeff Hanneman, the guitarist, takes his own life. He took his own life May 5 of 2013." Founding guitarist Hanneman died May 3, 2013, from liver failure.

  • 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.

  • 13 Best Albums To Play on Halloween

    Halloween is coming up this Friday (in case you forgot), so if you're looking for some spooky music to play at your Halloween party, or just something to play around the house that night for some atmosphere, check out these 13 albums.

  • "Just South of Heaven" (Blake Shelton), "South of Heaven" (Slayer) and More Country Songs Seemingly Derived from Metal Titles

    We were checking out Blake Shelton's new album Bringing Back The Sunshine (which topped the Billboard 200 last week) when we were struck by a humorous thought: "Man, 'Just South of Heaven' would sure make a great Slayer satire." It turns out that Shelton isn't alone in borrowing (or nearly borrowing) song titles from metal bands. We gathered a short list below, ranked from least similar in subject matter to most similar in subject matter.

  • This Banjo Cover of Slayer's 'Angel of Death' Is Gnarly [WATCH]

    Multi-instrumentalist and YouTube sensation Rob Scallon has made a name for himself covering thrash metal band Slayer with acoustic tools like the ukulele. For his newest video, Scallon busts out his banjo to take on the break-neck speed of 1986's "Angel of Death."

  • 10 Songs With Spoken Word Guest Spots

    When someone performs a guest spot on another artist's song, you can usually expect him or her to sing, or play an instrument, or even contribute a rap verse. However, these 10 songs feature guests performing spoken word contributions.
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