King rose to fame as a co-founder of the legendary metal band Slayer. Over the band’s multidecade history, King acted as a writer and co-lead guitarist for the band that erupted as one of the ...

but Slayer's dedication to creating relentlessly ferocious metal without compromise has earned the group something far greater: iconic status as one of the heaviest bands in the world and a fierce ...

Producer Rick Rubin once discussed the impact of Slayer, arguing that their approach to genre-blending and guitar-work reinvented what it meant to play guitar.

American thrash metal band Slayer have announced their first UK shows in six years, with headline performances lined up for ...

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American thrash metal band Slayer will play Cardiff this summer, it has been announced. The group known for its fast and aggressive style of music will take to the stage at the capital's Blackweir ...

he assembled a band of heavy metal all-stars, including Death Angel singer Mark Osegueda, Vio-lence/Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders and Slayer/Testament/Forbidden ...

Heavy metal band Slayer has announced a one-night-only concert at Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The performance will be Slayer's only East Coast appearance of the year.Hosted by ...

King, who co-founded Slayer in 1981, is a noted fan of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. The band covered Maiden and Judas Priest at their earliest concerts. Plus, in an interview last year ...

Kerry King, like Slayer, is best experienced live. During the band’s appearance at Red Rocks ... but we all want to keep going, pedal to the metal,” he shares. “When this tour cycle ...