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Slayer
Exploring the depths of heavy metal's darkest, scariest moments, Slayer raged
about Satanism, serial killers, war and necrophilia as they became one of the
most controversial acts of the 1980s. Led by Tom Araya's growling, doomed howls
and the ferocious, grizzled guitar of Kerry King, the band got their break when
they were picked to appear on the seminal Los Angeles metal compilation Metal
Massacre III, and quickly became a key part of California's underground rock
scene. Their early albums Show No Mercy (1983) and Hell Awaits (1984) were raw,
ragged, self-financed, statements o...
