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Slayer’s Kerry King admits he isn’t close with Tom Araya: “He’s not the guy I started the band with”

King says that Slayer’s singer/bassist is “a very different person” compared to when they started the band together in 1981

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"It's gonna be killer. What we're doing is cool." Kerry King has picked the Black Sabbath song that Slayer will cover at Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show, and says it's an "honour' for Slayer to pay tribute to the Godfathers of Metal

Kerry King is more than a little excited at the prospect of Slayer honouring Black Sabbath at Villa Park on July 5

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Watch Slayer legend Kerry King make his Wrestlemania debut as he plays Damian Priest to the ring for the most metal WWE entrance ever

Kerry King made a special live appearance at Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas and it all looked metal as hell

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Slayer announce only North American headline show of 2025, with Knocked Loose and a host of thrash metal legends supporting

Slayer are coming to a venue near you, but only if that venue is Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania

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“A lot of Slayer riffs aren’t really for bass players – there’s just too many notes”: Slayer’s Tom Araya charts his incredible 4-string journey

From starting on a Paul McCartney Höfner ripoff to pioneering some of the heaviest metal ever committed to tape, Tom Araya admits he's no bass virtuoso… but he “can play fast sometimes”

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“I said, ‘There’s a band called Iron Maiden? Who’s that?’”: Tom Araya didn’t listen to metal before joining Slayer

Despite being one of metal’s most revered frontmen, Tom Araya knew nothing about the genre until his Slayer bandmates clued him in

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Slayer announce two monster UK shows with Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and more

The thrashers have scheduled headliners in Cardiff and London around their appearance at Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning event in July

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Slayer are teasing a return to the UK

The thrash metal legends' surprise reunion rumbles on as they confirm shows in Canada and the US, and tease appearances in England and Wales

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“He’s really, really good, and he’s definitely more melodic than me”: Slayer’s Kerry King names the guitarist who “plays circles” around him

“I’m far more archaic,” the founding Slayer guitarist admits

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“Darrell’s solo in Cowboys from Hell hitme like lightning”: Kerry King, Alex Skolnick, Zakk Wylde and more of Dimebag Darrell’s friends and fans pick their favorite solos from the late Pantera guitarist

An all-star panel names the leads that cemented Dimebag’s name in the guitar history books

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“Now the minds of Kerry King and Dean are available at the perfect price for everyone”: Dean Guitars unveils a Kerry King Overlord for under $500 – and an affordable Misfits signature that’s not afraid to make a point...

The guitar builder is firming up its footing for 2025 with new signature models for King, Michael Amott, and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

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"We're in debt to Slayer forever." Ice-T explains why Slayer's comeback is great for metal fans

Body Count frontman and self-professed Slayer superfan Ice-T talks the return of the Big Four's most notorious band

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“Dime was taken from us too soon, and I’ve yet to see that next ‘it’ guitar guy. I’m sure there are some out there, but none that stormed the scene like Dime did”: Star players from Kerry King to Chad Kroeger on what made Dimebag Darrell a true original

An all-star panel of six-string superstars – including Zakk Wylde, Kerry King, Marty Friedman, Glenn Tipton, Alex Skolnick, Nita Strauss, Scott Ian, Bill Kelliher and Chris Broderick – explain why Dimebag is still so relevant 20 years after his tragic death

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“Iron Maiden’s tough, because it’s a very different vibe between Killers and Number Of The Beast”: Slayer’s Kerry King names his five perfect metal albums

Classics by Judas Priest, Metallica, Black Sabbath and more all make the cut

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New Zealand groove metallers Alien Weaponry announce new album Te Rā, launch epic Mau Moko video

News of Te Rā's release comes as Alien Weaponry embark on a North American tour with Kerry King

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The 50 best metal songs of 2024

Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?

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Kerry King says Dave Mustaine 'can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth'

Slayer‘s Kerry King says Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine “can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth” but he praised his skills as a musician.

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“Dave Mustaine can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth”: Slayer’s Kerry King explains his relationships with Metallica members old and new

The Slayer guitarist reveals he’ll spend 20 minutes with Dave Mustaine but then “bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable”

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The 20 best metal albums of 2024 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer

From Judas Priest to Opeth, Poppy to Bring Me The Horizon, these are the metal albums you said defined metal in 2024

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“If you look at the leads he was doing and when he was doing ’em, he innovated a lot of that stuff”: Slayer's Kerry King reveals who he thinks is the most “overlooked” guitarist in metal

The metal icon also names his top five guitarists of all time

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“If you look at the leads he was doing and when he was doing them, he kind of innovated a lot of that stuff”: Slayer’s Kerry King names metal’s most overlooked guitarist

The Slayer man makes the claim while listing his five favourite players of all time

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The ultimate Dimebag Darrell tribute – and the Ultimate Gear Guide! – only in the new Guitar World

Starring the best of Dimebag's classic Riffer Madness column, a transcription of Pantera's 5 Minutes Alone and input from Zakk Wylde, Kerry King, Glenn Tipton, Nita Strauss and many more

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Metal Hammer writers name their top albums of 2024

Want to know what our writers and staffers have been spinning in 2024? Here’s the breakdown of every Metal Hammer contributors’ album of the year lists

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“Everyone thinks Slayer is getting back together, but that couldn’t be further from the truth”: How Kerry King rose from the ashes of Slayer – ready to slay all over again

2024 Year in Review: Slay bells ring, are you listening? From Hell I Rise is the sound of a thrash icon doing what thrash icons do best

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