Slayer

Summary

Slayer is a heavy metal band^[1]. Slayer ranks in the top 8% of heavy_metal_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,343 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Slayer received the Grammy Awards^[3].
• Slayer was influenced by Venom^[4].
• Slayer was influenced by Judas Priest^[5].
• Slayer was influenced by Iron Maiden^[6].
• Slayer is in the country of United States^[7].
• Slayer's instance of is recorded as heavy metal band^[8].
• Slayer's genre is thrash metal^[9].
• Slayer's record label is recorded as Metal Blade Records^[10].
• Slayer's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[11].
• Slayer's record label is recorded as American Recordings^[12].
• Slayer's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast^[13].
• Slayer's discography is recorded as Slayer discography^[14].
• Slayer is part of Big Four of Thrash^[15].
• Slayer's Commons category is recorded as Slayer^[16].
• Slayer's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• Slayer comprises Jeff Hanneman^[18].
• Slayer comprises Kerry King^[19].
• Slayer comprises Tom Araya^[20].
• Slayer comprises Dave Lombardo^[21].
• Slayer comprises Gary Holt^[22].
• Slayer comprises Paul Bostaph^[23].
• 1981 marks the founding of Slayer^[24].
• Slayer was dissolved in 2019^[25].
• Slayer's location of formation is recorded as Huntington Park^[26].
• Slayer's official website is recorded as https://slayer.net^[27].

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Recognition

Slayer received the Grammy Awards^[3].

Why It Matters

Slayer ranks in the top 8% of heavy_metal_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,343 views/month).^[2] Slayer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Slayer is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Slayer has been cited as an influence by Sum 41^[30], a musical group^[31], founded in 1996^[32]; Shadows Fall^[33], a heavy metal band^[34], founded in 1995^[35]; and Vended^[36], a rock band^[37], founded in 2018^[38].

FAQs

What awards did Slayer receive?

Honors received include Grammy Awards^[3].

Who did Slayer influence?

Slayer has been cited as an influence by Sum 41^[30], Shadows Fall^[33], and Vended^[36].