Beschrijving: thrash metal, metal, heavy metal, speed metal, thrash, death metal, Slayer, american

Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame as one of the leaders of the American thrash metal movement with their 1986 release, "Reign in Blood", which has been called "the heaviest album of all time" by Kerrang!. The band was credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth.