"If the Internet existed back when Slayer released their very first album, we would have been destroyed" - speed-metal icons' drummer Dave Lombardo says to Pit's MoshTalks Cover Stories (via Loudwire). "So, today, these days, you have to go with the approach of how we did it back then — we didn't care. We thought it was heavy, we thought it was brutal and evil. It was dark. It had a certain feel to it. And it made all of us happy. It had our stamp of approval" - the drummer continued. Lombardo urges bands to listen to themselves only - "and another thing is bands that feel, 'Oh, no. Our fans won't go for that, because our fans only like us to do this style'. Well, then there's no growth. You're gonna grow stagnant. It's just not gonna evolve if you don't venture out and try new things".

Enrico Monti, guitarist for Italian death metal band Skulld, played a bit of Slayer's classic 'Raining Blood' from his balcony to spread some devilishly good vibes in the time of government-mandated quarantine. The audience wasn't that big - an elderly woman, looking slightly perplexed.

Toy and figure makers Funko are presenting a slew of new collectible vinyl Pop! figures at the annual London Toy Fair. They’ve unveiled a bunch of new additions to their “Pop Rocks” music collection, including Slayer, Motörhead, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, James Brown, Salt N Peppa, Lil Wayne, Slipknot, Eazy-E, Papa Nihil of Ghost, and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.

Singer Tom Araya looked out across the crowd with misty eyes, guitarist Kerry King dropped his giant metal chain belt on stage, while the arena’s screen showed close-ups of fans openly sobbing at he final Slayer show on Saturday night at the Los Angeles Forum. The members of Slayer warmly embraced each other and their […]

Maybe we live in an era so combustible, so filled with hate and division, that such libertarian frivolity is downright irresponsible. Maybe it’s time for Slayer to go away for a while. Sit out these strange times" - NME says in a review of 'The Repentless Killology', a combination narrative movie and concert film about […]

Since kicking off their farewell tour on March 10, 2018, thrash-metal legends Slayer have sold $10 million of merchandise, the industry magazine Pollstar reports. They've still got one final tour leg left to go and by the end of the run, Slayer will have played nearly 150 farewell shows around the globe. Those shows are great moneymakers […]

Slayer and Rick Ware Racing have recently announced a collaboration, in which NASCAR driver JJ Yeley would be sporting Slayer's iconic logo on his car at the annual Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. But, it seems the thrash-grandads are too scary for the team's liking, as they have been pulled as the primary sponsor "due […]

Slayer announced their very last tour, that goes down across US this autumn, with a very good choice of support bands - Primus, Ministry, and Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, groups that don't sound similar to one another or to the headliner. “The last leg of its farewell world tour" ends in Los Angeles, […]

Mashup master Andy Rehfeldt wrote and recorded a jazz version of Slayer's 'Raining Blood', with some Tom Araya's vocals, adding a bit of 'Girl From Ipanema'. Jazz remake with Slayer "playing" it below.

Lane Pittman stood up to Hurricane Florence with Slayer's 'Raining Blood' playing in the background, even had it crowdfunded. He launched a Kickstarter campaing for $150, description read, "Pay for my gas/coffee and I’ll go fight Hurricane Florence. 'MERICA BABY!!! We stick together." He currently has over $1,100 raised, Pittman tweeted out the video, saying, "YOU ARE […]

A wheelchair bound Slayer entered a mosh pit on a Slayer show for the first time and had "the best time of her life.” In the clip, the elderly woman is pushed into the mosh pit at a recent Slayer show in Nampa, Idaho. She’s immediately followed by a huge throng of fans who proceed to […]

Thrash-metal titans Slayer kicked of their farewell tour at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, with support from Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament.  "If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be here. I wanted to thank you for everything," Tom Araya told San Diego moshpitting crowd (Loudwire). On the European leg of […]