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Slayer is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, which has been called "the heaviest album of all time" by Kerrang!. The band is credited as one of the "Big Four" of thrash metal, along with Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth. Slayer's musical traits involve fast tremolo picking, atonal guitar solos, double bass drumming, and shouting vocals. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, Satanism, religion and warfare have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the public. Since their debut record in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one box set, four videos, two extended plays, and eleven studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received three Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane", and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six". They have headlined music festivals worldwide, including Unholy Alliance, Download and Ozzfest.
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Discography
- Show No Mercy, 1984
- Seasons in the Abyss / Reign in Blood
- God Hates Us All, 2001
- Undisputed Attitude, 1996
- Hell Awaits, 1995
- Reign in Blood, 1998
- Show No Mercy / Haunting the Chapel, 1987
- South of Heaven, 1988
- Seasons in the Abyss, 1990
- Divine Intervention, 1994
- Show No Mercy (disc 2), 1994
- Show No Mercy (disc 1), 1994
- Diabolus in Musica
- Christ Illusion, 2007
- World Painted Blood, 2009
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- YouTube Slayer Angel of Death 4:53
- YouTube Slayer South Of Heaven 4:09
- YouTube Slayer Bloodline 3:43
- YouTube Slayer Dead Skin Mask 4:19
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