Kerry King is part of the legendary "Big 4" of thrash as the guitarist for Slayer, but since they're no longer as active as the other three, he's picked a band that he thinks should take Slayer's ...

In the early days of thrash, not every town was ready for the arrival of Slayer. The band’s longtime manager, Rick Sales, remembers hearing of a document shared among police departments in the 1980s ...

Slayer guitarist Kerry King has announced his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise, alongside the debut of the first single "Idle Hands," which is the world's first glimpse at the full band lineup. King ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. After a multi-leg farewell tour in 2018 and 2019, the thrash ...

Why did Slayer break up? It’s complicated, and we don’t really have any definitive answers. However, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya appears to be the man sickest of the touring lifestyle – after all, ...

Last week, thrash metal band Slayer announced that it was partnering with Rick Ware Racing as the primary sponsor for the entry #54 in a race at the Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, but a ...

Thousands of fans, including some from South America and the U.K., showed up at The Forum in Inglewood on Friday night to bid farewell to the thrash metal icons during the first of two last tour dates ...

Slayer is on the verge of releasing new metal tunes to the masses. Among them is the title track “Repentless,” which is an homage of sorts to the band’s late guitarist Jeff Hanneman who died in 2013.

Despite Slayer playing their final show this past November and making a huge deal out of the fact that it really, definitely, positively, absolutely will be their last one ever, some ticket re-sellers ...

The post Slayer apparently too “terrifying” for NASCAR as band’s sponsorship is pulled due to “reactionary concerns” appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Earlier this week, we reported that ...

Slayer's farewell tour, which started this year, will pick up with a new leg in March with dates in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, before heading back to the States in May. The occasion prompted ...

Kerry King of Slayer is all for sponsoring a NASCAR team driver and having the band logo on the car. But Rick Ware Racing has pulled the plug on the plans. (Photo by Mark Horton/Getty Images) Talk to ...