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I don't know why, but when people call Slayer Death Metal... or someone says Slayer is the best Death Metal band, I get really irratated. I don't see death metal much at all in Slayer. I see them as a 100% Thrash Metal band.

I can see how [i]Hell Awaits[/i] is intfluential to death metal, but that's it.

I see Slayer as a thrash metal band 100%. Is it true that slayer stands for

Satan laughs as you eternaly rot?

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]I can see how [i]Hell Awaits[/i] is intfluential to death metal, but that's it.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I guess I can see that. The drumming and some of the riffs like Necrophiliac.

[QUOTE=Man_Made_God]I see Slayer as a thrash metal band 100%. Is it true that slayer stands for

Satan laughs as you eternaly rot?[/QUOTE]

I know Tom has joked about that, but they used to be called Dragon Slayer, but they decided that was lame and dropped the Dragon.

Butcher is right. They also usd to wear make-up and very tight spandex. :-D

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]Butcher is right. They also usd to wear make-up and very tight spandex. :-D[/QUOTE]


Yeah, I was reading a book on the history of metal. That said that.

[QUOTE=MetalNightBodomNight]i've become confused on slayer's solos when i hear a very technical solo i think it is hanneman but i look in the booklet and it is really king or vice versa. king has a horrible reputation and i'm confused about how he got it when i hear some of his solos then i hear other and say to myself (yeah, he really does suck).[/QUOTE]

Im no expert but i would say king is somewhat a "whammybar-ophile". It gets very repetitive. I love slayer but alot of the solos are almost identical soundwise

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]Butcher is right. They also usd to wear make-up and very tight spandex. :-D[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.slayersaves.com/mainpics/jeff022.jpg[/url] :lol:

The whole of the Show No Mercy inlay is classic. Kerry King looks like such a queer.

/enters thread

I love Slayer. Especially Raining Blood.

[QUOTE=Butcher][url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10021382&postcount=2[/url]

I don't know why, but when people call Slayer Death Metal... or someone says Slayer is the best Death Metal band, I get really irratated. I don't see death metal much at all in Slayer. I see them as a 100% Thrash Metal band.[/QUOTE]
south park did that as well.

yeah i don't see slayer as being death metal. thrash or speed metal is more fitting. then again thrash is better bc alot of their stuff isnt speed metal.

[QUOTE=whatduffhuck7]south park did that as well.[/QUOTE]
That's sort of why I get mad, because after that episode with the hippies... people in my class or friends that I have that hadn't heard Slayer would go "Yeah, death metal!" or "Slayer is such a good death metal band" when they'd see me wearing a shirt. But ohwell...

[QUOTE=Butcher][url]http://www.slayersaves.com/mainpics/jeff022.jpg[/url] :lol:[/QUOTE]
:lol:

I bought the collectors edition of Slayer's God Hates Us All today...

So whats up with that fatchick who wanted slayer to f*ck and strangle her?
C'mon! I was expecting an interview with the band, and all I get is 23 seconds of a fat bitch?

[QUOTE=rialb]Im no expert but i would say king is somewhat a "whammybar-ophile". It gets very repetitive. I love slayer but alot of the solos are almost identical soundwise[/QUOTE]

Idont know about that man. Hanneman is definitly better but King is one of the best guitarists ive seen, especially live......wicked

[QUOTE=ilikedeathmetal]Idont know about that man. Hanneman is definitly better but King is one of the best guitarists ive seen, especially live......wicked[/QUOTE]
He's got a cool stage pressence, but I personally don't think he's that great of a guitarist. But he has written some awesome songs.

[QUOTE=Wo@lcan]I bought the collectors edition of Slayer's God Hates Us All today...

So whats up with that fatchick who wanted slayer to f*ck and strangle her?
C'mon! I was expecting an interview with the band, and all I get is 23 seconds of a fat bitch?[/QUOTE]

What's this about?

yeah that's what i was wondering too

[QUOTE=Butcher]He's got a cool stage pressence, but I personally don't think he's that great of a guitarist. But he has written some awesome songs.



What's this about?[/QUOTE]
I can upload the clip, if it's not a copyright voilation (but I'm sure it is).

I can see how ppl got some death influence from them, but I agree Butcher, Slayer is a thrash band.

I found it hilarious when I read that they had raccoon eyes when the first started out.

I wonder if they were going for a sort of power metal thing when they named the band dragonslayer?

for some reason i can't quite picture Slayer playing power-metal :lol:

I remember Tom saying in an interview about them wearing make-up and acting like devil-worshippers. He said something along the lines about the make-up that everyband in LA was wearing make-up at the time, but then decided it maded them look girly and not evil.

[QUOTE][I]Westword[/I]: You guys originally called yourselves DragonSlayer and wore makeup. Did you think that was scary at the time?

[B]Tom Araya[/B]: C'mon, dude. We were based out of L.A. Everything that was coming out of L.A. was looking like girls, you know. We were putting on makeup to look like girls. But we wanted to put makeup on like men. So people would say 'Look, that's a guy.' [/QUOTE]

They probably wanted to be an evil thrash band, and thought that dragonslayer made them sound more good (like I'm going to protect the innocent) and then changed to Slayer to add more of an evil sound to them.

Yeah, I couldn't picture them a power metal band either.

Here's the interview: [url]http://www.slayersaves.com/interviews_tom2.htm[/url]

[QUOTE]But we wanted to put makeup on like men. [/QUOTE]


Um.......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........:lol:

dragonslayer is a pretty bad name, i'm glad they changed it to slayer. i mean dragonslayer is cool but....SLAYER!!!!

[QUOTE=metalmilitia101]dragonslayer is a pretty bad name, i'm glad they changed it to slayer. i mean dragonslayer is cool but....SLAYER!!!![/QUOTE]


Besides dragonslayer would take too long to scream.

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[QUOTE=lightningmetal666]Besides dragonslayer would take too long to scream.

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Yeah dragonslayer would be hard to chant aswell. 1-3 syllables is perfect.

yeah you can chant slayer awesome. anything past 2 syllables you cant though.

Dragonslayer sounds geeky and perfect for a folk band.
Slayer is...perfect for them.

who do you guys think has been the most talented/most fitting for slayer drummer that has drummed for them in the past?

Dave....