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title: "Slayer"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1981
---

# Slayer

**Slayer** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1981 to present.

Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and vocalist/bassist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax. Slayer's current lineup comprises King, Araya, drummer Paul Bostaph, and guitarist Gary Holt, who initially joined as a touring musician in 2011 before joining the band permanently after Hanneman's death in 2013; the drummer Jon Dette is a former member of the band.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Slayer |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Huntington Park, United States |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 16 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Paul Bostaph](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-bostaph) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to present | Current |
| [Gary Holt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-holt) | Guitar | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Kerry King](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kerry-king) | Guitar | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Tom Araya](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-araya) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1981 to present | Current |
| [Dave Lombardo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-lombardo) | Drums (drum set) | 1981 to 2013 | Former |
| [Jon Dette](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-dette) | Drums (drum set) | 1996 to 1997 | Former |
| [Jeff Hanneman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-hanneman) | Guitar | 1981 to 2013 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [Show No Mercy](https://themetalnet.com/album/d8070bff-c9e8-30fe-8e90-6313bb1586d0) | Album |
| 1984 | [Haunting the Chapel](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcd5be5d-defa-341b-9546-8c16c4e14cf0) | EP |
| 1985 | [Hell Awaits](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3000d1b-935c-3872-a1c5-4c5aae663b33) | Album |
| 1986 | [Reign in Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbf1b3c0-1efb-4e5f-9fe1-4c42b144aa24) | Album |
| 1988 | [South of Heaven](https://themetalnet.com/album/74292121-e345-3f10-85ae-013f4e5a8cae) | Album |
| 1990 | [Seasons in the Abyss](https://themetalnet.com/album/27e49c6a-c0c6-3e76-b020-e48f4204ac6a) | Album |
| 1994 | [Divine Intervention](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ff864b6-0132-30ad-b653-13d28a931c17) | Album |
| 1996 | [Undisputed Attitude](https://themetalnet.com/album/9e689c2b-46b3-3b53-b20b-7a4ff58cbd23) | Album |
| 1998 | [Diabolus in Musica](https://themetalnet.com/album/415f4fdc-8b9c-3a83-98bc-b69cd154663b) | Album |
| 2001 | [God Hates Us All](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a842bc2-9ad4-49e9-8fa6-49837bbd9bf5) | EP |
| 2001 | [God Hates Us All](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2adf976-4a25-3838-9346-067d482e236c) | Album |
| 2006 | [3 Song Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/246bf50d-d1f4-4d3a-8839-1d62e7a1d67a) | EP |
| 2006 | [Christ Illusion](https://themetalnet.com/album/fad96cf2-38e1-3600-97f1-df3bab2ede0a) | Album |
| 2008 | [Dead Commander](https://themetalnet.com/album/190e1d6e-f206-4e4a-8333-3b78d194fbce) | Album |
| 2009 | [World Painted Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/1722d206-eba4-426e-8977-599057ccdbc8) | Album |
| 2015 | [Repentless](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1e3a8da-3188-41d8-877c-7b9f2c3cb127) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/slayer
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slayer
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IQ2e1buppatiN1bxUVkrk
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3048
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slayerbandofficial/
- bandcamp: https://slayer.bandcamp.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/414425
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC9S7S6SFgBenThCZC6qbMoQ
- website: https://www.slayer.net/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Slayer/72

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt