Posted by Chris Annunziata on April 13, 2020
Slayer is the latest band to be added to “Pop! Rocks” Funko vinyl figure family. The figures will be of vocalist Tom Araya, guitarist Kerry King and late guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Back in January, Slipknot, Ghost, Motörhead and ZZ Top were also named to be joining the “Pop! Rocks” Funko collection. Iron Maiden even has their […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 23, 2019
Many events that have occurred within the last ten years have been both exciting and sad. We hit significant losses in the metal community including Lemmy Kilmister, Peter Steele, Ronnie James Dio, Jill Janus, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Warrel Dane, Scott Weiland, Vinnie Paul, Paul O’ Neil, Keith Flint, Kyle Pavone, Jon Schnepp, Dolores […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on February 23, 2016
Slayer released their latest album Repentless a few months ago and it was the first record done by the band since the passing of guitarist and founding member Jeff Hanneman. While the album features one track that Hanneman co-wrote, most of the album was done without him and was up to frontman Tom Araya and guitarist […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 1, 2015
Broken Hope guitarist Jeremy Wagner is currently working on the band’s second album since reforming in 2012. This time, however, he’s got some secret weapons in his arsenal – namely only using guitars owned by late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. As detailed in the latest Guitar World, Wagner purchased four of the guitars directly from Hanneman’s […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 17, 2015
The answer to a question Slayer singer/bassist Tom Araya was asked during an interview is about to be as criticized as Kevin Lyman’s “metal got gray bald and fat” comment was earlier this year. During an interview with Germany’s Rock Hard magazine, he was asked about Repentless and his thoughts on it. Not only did […]
Posted by Schuler Benson on August 27, 2015
In Criminally Slept-On, Schuler Benson takes a look at some of the most underrated tracks from his favorite prolific bands’ back catalogs. Slayer’s importance in the history of metal cannot be overstated. They pioneered a style that went on to sire nearly every dominant sub-genre in heavy music today. They achieved a level of commercial […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 29, 2015
In case you didn’t know, Slayer have an album, Repentless, coming out next month. Then again, it’d be pretty impossible not to know, given that they’ve released the title track, have an 8 pound, $180 version of the album up for pre-order and have been headlining Mayhem. Then there’s guitarist Kerry King. The id of the […]
Posted by Seth Werkheiser on July 23, 2015
In conjunction with the Hanneman estate, ESP is auctioning off some of Jeff Hanneman’s guitars, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that the late Slayer guitarist supported. From the ESP auction site: “Each instrument described below is a one-of-a-kind custom guitar that was in Jeff’s personal collection, and he is […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 19, 2015
[youtube]https://youtu.be/uivxr3O6rSE[/youtube] As we all know by now, Slayer have a new album, Repentless, coming out on September 11. “Implode,” which the band premiered over a year ago, wasn’t a bad song. Neither was “When the Stillness Comes,” but it was kind of a tease, ending as soon as it started to pick up momentum. Today, along […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 16, 2015
If you were tired of listening to “Implode” and “When the Stillness Comes,” you’re about to get a little more Slayer in your life. The title track to the band’s forthcoming Repentless album will be digitally released this Friday (19). Also today, the band released the cover artwork to the album, due out on September 11. […]
