Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

In the story of the Big 4 of thrash, the band that is always considered to have stayed truest to the genre is Slayer. Anthrax dabbled with rap metal, Megadeth went for radio-friendly rock, and ...

Slayer singer/bassist Tom Araya didn’t listen to metal until he joined the band. The fire-spewing thrash metal frontman made the revelation during an interview on Canadian TV network SuperChannel in ...

Metalheads are in for a treat. Metal band Slayer will perform at Hersheypark Stadium at 4 p.m. Sept. 20. It's the band's only East Coast performance in 2025, says Hershey spokesperson Maddie Martinez ...

Kerry King is part of the legendary "Big 4" of thrash as the guitarist for Slayer, but since they're no longer as active as the other three, he's picked a band that he thinks should take Slayer's ...

Kerry King was far from finished with metal when Slayer ended. Instead, he formed a new band, recorded an album, and hit the road. Most recently, he and the guys traveled to Brazil to perform at the ...

The heavy metal thrash band, Slayer, has announced a huge show this fall in Hershey. Slayer will perform along with Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing “Chaos A.D.”) ...

Slayer have just announced two more shows will take place in 2025, this time a pair of headlining concerts in the U.K. that also feature Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon, Hatebreed and Neckbreakker. The ...

Before we begin, we should just nip this in the bud right now — this isn’t a tour. I know Kerry King’s said multiple times that Slayer will never tour again and this is a short run of dates in the U.K ...

Kerry King is a thrash metal icon. He the guitarist and songwriter helped co-found Slayer, arguably one of the most recognized metal bands in history. As a result, his aggressive guitar style has ...