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Slayer are one of the founding acts of thrash metal and the most extreme of the Big Four. Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman's riff partnership defined aggressive metal for four decades. Reign in Blood changed everything.
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International Day Of Slayer: Hidden History, Dates & Why It Still Matters
International Day Of Slayer founder Jeff Tandy opened up about the holiday's 6/6/06 origin, its weird history and why it still works.
Tours & Festivals
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Slayer Reign In Blood 2026 Shows: Dates, Tickets & Full Lineups
Slayer just added two U.S. headlining Reign In Blood anniversary shows for 2026. Here are the dates, support lineups, presale details and ticket info.
SLAYER To Celebrate 40 Years Of Reign In Blood At Rocklahoma 2026
Slayer is heading to Rocklahoma 2026 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Reign In Blood — one of thrash metal’s most consequential records. Here’s the full con
Top 10 Metal Tours Coming in 2026 (North America)
There’s no shortage of noise right now — rumors, wishlists, fake leaks, and “maybe next year” nonsense floating around metal […]
News & Features
Metal & Hard Rock News – June 1, 2026: Big Stages, Old Names, Hard Fallout
Metallica breaks another attendance mark, Slayer heads south, Knocked Loose keeps moving, and the scene gets another hard accountability story.
Transformers Reformatted Soundtrack: Release Date, Guests & Tracklist
The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack gets a 2026 Reformatted Edition with Mark Osegueda, Sebastian Bach, Stan Bush, and more.
Metal & Hard Rock News – May 2, 2026: Type O, Slayer, Ozzy
Type O Negative vault material, Tom Araya at NASCAR, Ozzy’s No.88 sellout, and Kings of Thrash lead today’s metal news rundown.
Metal & Hard Rock News – April 27, 2026: Priest, Slayer & Fallout
Judas Priest legacy talk, Chad Gray's solo debut, Derrick Green's next move, and more in today's Metal Mantra rundown.
Kerry King Entering Studio in April to Record Second Solo Album
Kerry King enters the studio in April for his second solo album. Mark Osegueda called the first lyrics 'vicious.' Same band. Tour early 2027.
Best Thrash Metal Albums of All Time — The Definitive 25
The 25 best thrash metal albums of all time — ranked, argued, and defended. From Bay Area origins to global dominance, this is the definitive list.
Every Slayer Album Ranked — From Show No Mercy to Repentless
Every Slayer studio album ranked worst to best — from the raw chaos of Show No Mercy to the 29 minutes that changed heavy metal forever.
Slayer's Hell Awaits Gets a 40th Anniversary Reissue — Unreleased Live Bochum 1985 Included
Metal Blade is reissuing Slayer's Hell Awaits on May 15, 2026 — with 18 previously unreleased live tracks from Bochum 1985 and a limited 'blood' vinyl pressing