Slayer have just announced two more shows will take place in 2025, this time a pair of headlining concerts in the U.K. that also feature Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker. The ...

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, ...

"Kerry King is not Mick Mars or Slash." This was a monumental weekend for Slayer and its fans. The band played what was advertised as "the final show" of "the final campaign." The show was being ...

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 ...

As the final moments approached, Kerry King faced the end of Slayer’s supposed last performance with an epic heavy metal gesture. During the band’s closing minutes the night of Nov. 30, 2019, the ...

Emerald writer Craig Wright sat down with Gary Holt and Paul Bostaph of the legendary thrash metal band Slayer on Sunday, March 20 before a performance at Portland’s Roseland Theater. Bostaph is the ...

Gary Holt has two pretty good jobs these days. He’s the guitarist in long-running Bay Area thrash pioneers Exodus. And for the last five years, he’s been the guitarist in another thrash institution ...