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A war erupted on various websites that reported the “Big 4” (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth) of thrash metal would play some festival dates in Europe together. Heavy metal fans im... Lees meer

Longevity can be a trap for any musician, but it’s especially tricky in populist genres like metal. Fans often want a band to keep cranking out the same sound that made them famous, even if i... Lees meer

The monster is still alive and, by the sounds of it, awake and hungry for more.Breaking down the intricacies, different styles, varieties, and technical aspects of a Slayer album is like discussing... Lees meer

1986 marked the year hell itself was released into the music industry. The metal scene had no idea what it was in for… but Slayer had no care. Reign in Blood is responsible for turning Slayer int... Lees meer

‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ goes the proverb. If the ‘it’ in question is the music of Slayer, any attempts to ‘fix’ would be met with breakage of a distinctly more painful kin... Lees meer

I’d love to know whether the latest Slayer record is named in humorous tribute to “Tainted Love”, the pop song made famous by Marc Almond’s Soft Cell. I’d like to think it’s true if onl... Lees meer

Det forrige Slayer-album Christ Illusion bebudede en genforening af bandets oprindelige line-up med trommeslager Dave Lombardo. Skønt det var en fornøjelse at høre bandet indsp... Lees meer

Eine Szene in einer Kölner Kneipe... "Wie hieß der Bassist von The Who?" fragt der Wirt und erntet betretenes Schweigen. "John Entwistle!". Die Frage selbst war nicht wichtig und diente nur zur H... Lees meer

Ask any metal fan what the most significant thing that happened to the genre was in the last ten years, and you’ll probably get a different response each time. While the 1980s yielded a bevy ... Lees meer

Un nouvel album en forme d’indéniable retour aux sources ; Slayer retrouve enfin la rage de « Seasons in the Abyss » ; Après deux albums en demi-teintes qui avaient divisé les fa... Lees meer