Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 26, 2017
If you believe what you read, when Slayer aren’t on the road with each other, they’re very much doing their own thing. Tom Araya is a Christian man that enjoys being with his kids. That separation might begin to explain why the band members might not communicate with each other so well. It would also […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 25, 2017
We recently noticed Kirk Hammett’s Twitter outburst that began on Saturday (21). Looking at his account again, you will see his opinions are still there. In fact, outlooks from various political viewpoints remain untouched on social media. However, not so much for Slayer, according to vocalist/bassist Tom Araya. On Friday (20), Araya said he’d posted a photoshopped image on […]
Posted by Metal Insider on October 27, 2016
2016 will turn out to have been a banner year for the “Big 4” of thrash metal. Megadeth and Anthrax released well-received albums that are high points of their recent years, and Metallica will release what’s probably going to be the best-selling metal record of 2016 in a few weeks. Meanwhile, Slayer are still on […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 14, 2016
If you’re a fan of classic thrash metal, you’ve probably already made plans to attend this Fall’s Slayer, Anthrax and Death Angel tour, which kicked off this past Friday. Yesterday (13), the tour hit Montreal, and perhaps to pay tribute to their Canadian brother Bryan Adams, the bands were dicking around at soundcheck. As a […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on August 8, 2016
We all know how terrible 2016 has been for the rock and metal community and, aside from the losses of notable musicians like David Bowie, Prince, Rainbow’s Jimmy Bain, the Eagles’ Glenn Frey or former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza, there’s also other aspect that many other artists are facing, and that’s retirement. As hasbeen the case with some […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on July 25, 2016
Recording videos during shows is frowned upon by many who are bothered by the blocked view they get, but those videos have been helpful to point out some of the peculiarities happening at some concerts. Just in the past week, we have seen videos of bands calling out annoying or downright disrespectful attendees for doing something […]
Posted by Alix Vallecillo on February 25, 2016
Late last year, some Kiwis decided to release the comedy horror flick Deathgasm which was centered on a group of metalheads fighting zombies and it was actually really good, by our own account, and well received by the media. Someone (aka Sumerian Record founder Ash Avildsen) must have thought that there’s a hole in the market that metal-related […]
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 November 6, 2015
Last year for Father’s Day, I Heart Radio posted an old meme of the Araya family at the Grammys with the caption “You could be in Slayer and your teenage daughter will still think you’re lame.” In the pic, the rest of the family is smiling as Tom Araya throws the horns, and his daughter Ariel […]
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 […]
