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"He was Slayer. He affected a lot of people and he didn’t even realise it.” The life and tragic death of Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman was the architect behind some of Slayer's biggest - and most infamous - songs but his 2011 passing was a tragedy that shook thrash metal

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10 times stand-up comedians made brilliant references to heavy metal

From Slayer to Napalm Death, we didn't see some of these hilarious references coming

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Here’s everything we know about Slayer guitarist Kerry King’s new band so far

Ex-Slayer axeman Kerry King has been teasing us with notions of a new band for years. Here are all the details we’ve seen so far.

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"Ancient aliens? I'm open to the idea." The incredible life, career and beliefs of Testament frontman and thrash metal legend, Chuck Billy

From his belief in ancient aliens to battling cancer and auditioning for Sepultura, Chuck Billy has seen, done and thought about it all

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10 non-famous bands who have the same name as a way more famous band

The psychedelic Nirvana, the thrash Poison and the early 70s Iron Maiden - come on in, your time is now

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A beginner’s guide to Nuclear Blast records in five essential albums

Nuclear Blast has risen from an underground German label to one of metal’s most powerful institutions. Here’s how it did it – boiled down to just five albums.

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"The other kids in school voted me 'Class Clown'". From taking English lessons to becoming a thrash legend, the life of Slayer's Tom Araya, in his own words

Moving to Los Angeles from his native Chile in the 1960s, Tom Araya began a journey that'd take him to heavy metal immortality

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10 terrible metal albums with one classic song

These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers - apart from one absolute banger that saved the day

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A YouTuber has covered Metallica's 72 Seasons in the style of Slayer and it's as brutal as you'd expect

Rob Trujillo reckoned Slayer would do a "cool" cover of the Metallica title track and Otu from Moonic Productions has done both bands proud

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Kerry King: Jeff Hanneman “wanted nothing more than to come back” to Slayer before his death

Jeff Hanneman suffered numerous health issues in his final years, but his former Slayer bandmate Kerry King reveals that the guitarist wanted to return to the band

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Rob Trujillo would love Slayer to cover the title track from Metallica's 72 Seasons

Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo says he would "love it" if Slayer covered the title track from 72 Seasons "because some people say there’s a competition [between us]"

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Here are the hardest songs to play by each of the Big 4, as chosen by one of thrash metal’s greatest drummers

Jon Dette has played with two of the Big 4, so he knows exactly which songs by Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth are toughest to nail

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Anarchy in the UK: the chaotic story of the 80s punk scene that changed metal forever

Riots, teargas and slamdancing – how The Exploited, Discharge and GBH inspired Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and more

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Ice-T on metal, Dave Mustaine and making it against the odds: “My hustle is strong. It’s a survival instinct”

Body Count frontman, hip hop icon, controversy magnet, friend of Megadeth, Lemmy, Slayer and more – it’s Ice-T’s world, we just live in it

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Bristol's award-winning masked rapper B of Briz talks hip-hop, feminism and Buffy the vampire slayer

B of Briz was recently crowned the winner of Audiotarky's 'Future Sound of Bristol' competition

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10 metal songs that are weirdly popular on streaming

These lesser celebrated tracks by Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and more have even outshined some of their biggest hits

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The 10 drummers that inspired Joey Jordison

Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison once shared the top 10 drummers who inspired his iconic style

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Empire State Bastard share live footage video for Harvest, featuring heroic work from ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo

Relive the excitement of the first ever Empire State Bastard dates with the new video for Harvest

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Mass brawls and possessed guitar pedals: the high-speed hijinks of British thrash metal

Unlike their American peers, British thrash metallers never hit the big time – but over 30 years on, their scene is thriving

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10 legendary metal anthems whose live versions have overshadowed the originals

These ten tracks are all cornerstones of metal, but their definitive versions are undoubtedly when played live

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NAMM 2023: Dean and thrash icon Kerry King partner for über-metal Overlord USA Custom Shop signature model

It has everything a Kerry King electric guitar needs – the signature Kahler vibrato, a Sustaniac, an EMG with a boost. Now all the former Slayer guitarist needs is a band…

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NAMM 2023: Dean reveals Kerry King’s latest lux signature, the USA Custom Shop Overlord – and it is heaving with top-notch components and clever circuitry

Dean’s handmade USA model helps Kerry King to make his points

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Watch: WWE superstar Edge used Slayer's South Of Heaven for his spectacular, metal-as-hell entrance at Wrestlemania last night

Metal-loving WWE star Edge has officially provided us with the most metal Wrestlemania entrance ever - courtesy of Slayer

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From all-star extreme metal to riffs built entirely around ring modulators: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

Round out March in style with a playlist of killer six-string showings from Nervosa, Empire State Bastard, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Grentperez, CLT DRP, Enforcer, Charlie Cunningham and more

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Watch 10 of the craziest mosh pits we've ever seen

From attempts at a Guinness World Record to, ahem, 'intimate relations' in the middle of a death metal crowd, here are 10 times moshing was taken to a whole new level

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