The end is near for Slayer, at least where touring in concerned. in a new interview with Mass Live, Slayer manager Rick Sales has suggested that while many fans are focused on the final dates at the ...

Kerry King is part of the legendary "Big 4" of thrash as the guitarist for Slayer, but since they're no longer as active as the other three, he's picked a band that he thinks should take Slayer's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. After a multi-leg farewell tour in 2018 and 2019, the thrash ...

Why did Slayer break up? It’s complicated, and we don’t really have any definitive answers. However, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya appears to be the man sickest of the touring lifestyle – after all, ...

Louder Than Life, "America's loudest rock and metal festival," roared into Louisville Thursday at the Kentucky Exposition Center, kicking off four-days of live music. With more than170 acts spread ...

"Kerry King is not Mick Mars or Slash." This was a monumental weekend for Slayer and its fans. The band played what was advertised as "the final show" of "the final campaign." The show was being ...

Thousands of fans, including some from South America and the U.K., showed up at The Forum in Inglewood on Friday night to bid farewell to the thrash metal icons during the first of two last tour dates ...

As the final moments approached, Kerry King faced the end of Slayer’s supposed last performance with an epic heavy metal gesture. During the band’s closing minutes the night of Nov. 30, 2019, the ...

Gary Holt has two pretty good jobs these days. He’s the guitarist in long-running Bay Area thrash pioneers Exodus. And for the last five years, he’s been the guitarist in another thrash institution ...