"Slayer," "Deicide: Behind the Scars" (doc)

Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; Slayer; Earache Records

The Early Days of Slayer (mini-documentary) is a collection of interviews with each member about band's early days. The band is Tom Araya on vocals and bass, Kerry King on guitars, Jeff Hanneman on guitars, and Dave Lombardo on drums. From a 2004 official DVD with Japanese subtitles.

What's "Slayer"? (Kendall J. Kardashian)

SLAYER is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Kerry King and lead guitarist Jeff Hanneman.

Slayer rose to fame (or infamy) with its 1986 release Reign in Blood and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax. But unlike the others, Slayer is an unabashedly Satanic band.

Since its debut album in 1983, the band has released 12 studio albums, two live albums, a box set, six music videos, two extended plays, and a cover album.

Four of the band's studio albums have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane" and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six" (both from 2006's Christ Illusion). After 37 years of recording and performing, Slayer will embark on their final tour in 2018.

You call this "music"? Not in my America!

Slayer's musical style involves fast tremolo picking, double bass drumming, riffs in irregular scales, and shouted vocals. In the original line-up, King, Hanneman, and vocalist/bassist Tom Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and all of the band's music was written by King, Hanneman, and Lombardo.

The band's lyrics and album art -- which cover topics such as murder, serial killers, necrophilia, torture, genocide, human experimentation, Satanism, hate crimes, terrorism, religion, anti-religion, Nazism, and warfare -- have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits, and criticism from religious groups and the general public.

However, its music has been highly influential, often being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually, and lyrically. Between 1991 and 2013, the band sold 5,000,000 albums in the United States. More

Can girls sing metal?


It's not just boys who are filled with rage after a largely Catholic/Protestant upbringing that teaches them to fear God and turn to Satan in rebellion. Females can belt it out, or channel it as the case may be. Just look at Canadians Alissa White-Gluz and Company as The Agonist, "Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep" from the album Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (Century Media Records, 2009, cmdistro.com).
 
Deicide: Behind the Scars

 

What if there were an American band from America's p*n*s, Florida, that was openly "Satanic" or influenced by demons? Why would Americans buy their CDs and downloads? Why would anyone choose to attend their concerts, buy their merch, or raise their status on death metal, black metal, and grindcore charts?

Not Halloween themes! They're too scary!!

There's Slayer, there's Cannibal Corpse, there's Carcass, there's authentic rap, all of which are considered dangers to the youth of our nation.

Maybe what people want at their core is authenticity, even if it's offensive to others, horrifying to parents, troublesome to the church and police? Maybe we need contrast and shadow to distinguish the light and give life deeper meaning.

You want them to sign this deal with you? - Sign off on it!

What does "deicide" even mean? Dei is the God, gods, deities, divinities, angels, devas and what not, and -cide means "the killing of."

Maybe they're just joking? But then again singer/frontman Glen Benton burned an upside down cross on his forehead to say he was sincere.

Then Cannibal Corpse guitarist, Jack Owen (2004-2016), joined the band to replace the original Hoffman brothers on guitar, thereby combining the two best-selling death metal bands of their day.

The banned band in black

Cannibal Corpse's Jack Owen switches over

DEICIDE is an American death metal band formed in 1987 by brothers and guitarists Brian and Eric Hoffman and drummer Steve Asheim as "Carnage," then hiring bassist/vocalist Glen Benton and becoming "Amon."
 
They would later change the band name to Deicide in 1989.

The war in heaven rages on between the asuras and devas.

The band rose to mainstream success in 1992 with their second album Legion and is credited as the second best-selling death metal band of the Soundscan Era, after Cannibal Corpse.

Since their debut album in 1990, Deicide has released 11 studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, and two live DVDs. In November 2003, their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, were ranked second and third place respectively in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.

I have a signed deal with them.

Deicide is known for their shocking lyrics, which cover topics such as Satanism, anti-Christianity, and blasphemy. Their lyrics have resulted in bans, lawsuits, and criticism from religious groups and the public. More

Authentic enough for ya'? There is only so much bubblegum, pop, and candy the ears of music consumers can tolerate before desiring something real, which they will get one way or another.