r/Slayer

11K archived posts · May 2009 – Sep 2026

SLAYER

r/Slayer

Slayer: for fans of the thrash metal band Slayer, who mixed British heavy metal (NWOBHM: Angel Witch, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest) and extreme hardcore punk (GBH, Discharge) to create a new style which along with Bathory and Hellhammer served as the birth of the death metal and black metal movements.

Created May 5, 2009

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#Slayer

For Slayer fans who appreciate the death metal/speed metal band Slayer, who mixed British heavy metal (NWOBHM: Angel Witch, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest) and extreme hardcore punk (GBH, Discharge) to create a new style which along with Bathory and Hellhammer served as the birth of the death metal and black metal movements.

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