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Slayer

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,046

208
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  747
- 2000s
  
  of 10,573
  
  92
Genres
- Hard Rock & Metal
  
  of 1,389
  
  66
- Pop
  
  of 13,671
  
  556
- Rock
  
  of 8,173
  
  407

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

2.7411

2000s

2.8435

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Slayer is ranked overall as 3.0113 out of 4 stars

3.0113

Slayer Biography

Formed:

1982

Genres:

Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock, Miscellaneous, Soundtracks

Labels:

Cbs/epic/wtg Records, Msi Music, Phantom Sound & Vision, Polygram Label Group, Universal Music Group, Warner/reprise/maverick

Band Members:

Tom Araya

Jeff Hanneman

Kerry King

Dave Lombardo

Paul Bostaph

History:

Slayer was one of the most distinctive, influential, and extreme thrash metal bands of the 1980s. Their graphic lyrics deal with everything from death and dismemberment to war and the horrors of hell. Their full-throttle velocity, wildly chaotic guitar solos, and powerful musical chops paint an effectively chilling sonic background for their obsessive chronicling of the dark side; this correspondence has helped Slayer's music hold up arguably better than the remaining Big Three '80s thrash ...more

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