‘I worried it was self-indulgent!’ Dave Lombardo on Slayer, going solo and shaking his banana
The drummer has long been curious about music beyond thrash metal, playing with everyone from Ice-T to John Zorn. Now his debut solo album is bringing it all together
February 2022
Rick Rubin: Def Jam founder and producer announces debut book
The Creative Act: A Way of Being will be ‘a book about what to do make a great work of art’ and ‘a book about how to be’
June 2020
Rock against racism? Metal's varied response to Black Lives Matter
Michael Hann
Black Sabbath and Axl Rose are among those in the metal world supporting protests, but there’s no denying the opinions of others in the genre
April 2020
Listener's digest
Slayer: where to start in their back catalogue
In Listener’s Digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the LA metal band who made the sky pour with blood
November 2018
Slayer review – thrash legends unleash a barrage of malevolence
The LA four-piece’s final world tour delivers a furious rush of excitement in a celebratory sweep through 37 years of mayhem
January 2018
Slayer announce global farewell tour
‘The age of Slayer is coming to an end,’ announce the legendary heavy metal band after 37 years and nearly 3,000 gigs
December 2015
Slayer review – vital, vicious and loud
With a reconfigured lineup and renewed commitment to the infernal cause, the LA metallers reclaimed their crown as the masters of darkness
November 2015
Culture webchats
Slayer webchat – as it happened
Cult heroes
Cult heroes: Tommy Vance was British radio's unsung heavy metal guru
September 2015
Slayer: Repentless review – thrash masters still stupidly exciting
Despite deaths and departures, Slayer’s evil powers remain undimmed on this whiplash-inducing new set
July 2015
Slayer's Kerry King says he wouldn't go to the festival he's headlining because the bill's so poor
The thrash titan has been laying into Mayhem festival, which has scrapped two stages and seen attendances fall
January 2015
Bonnaroo 2015 lineup announced by festivalgoers on social media
Man judged unfit to stand murder trial after claiming Slayer were involved
December 2014
Music blog
The December releases that are too late to the best albums polls party
Every year, something wonderful misses the best albums polls because it’s come too late. Every year, too, something awful slithers out at the same time. Here are 10 December albums from the classic to the not-so-classic
October 2014
Oozing Wound: ‘I don’t think we sound like thrash’
Lyrics about action heroes, no guitar solos, an affinity for powerpop – Oozing Wound are the Chicago trio ripping up the rulebook of thrash
July 2014
10 of the best
Slayer: 10 of the best
From Raining Blood to Evil Has No Boundaries, here lie the California band's greatest slices of hostile noise, demonic riffs and dissonant soloing, writes Dom Lawson
June 2014
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As Metallica rev up for Glastonbury, Phil Mongredien salutes rock's heavy hitters
March 2014
Australia culture blog
John Zorn: Triple Bill review – music for listeners with a hardened palate
Adelaide festival: Festival TheatreTriple Bill sees Zorn pushing through the musical pain barrier into the realms of pure noise
