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title: "Tom Araya"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/tom-araya"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1961
---

# Tom Araya

**Tom Araya** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1961 to present.

Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz is a Chilean-American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of the thrash metal band Slayer. He was ranked 58th by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. Araya, along with Kerry King, are the only members who stayed in the band since its inception.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Tom Araya |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Viña del Mar, United States |
| Formed | 1961 |
| Releases in catalog | 0 |

## Genres

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

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