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Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo, and bassist and vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer’s fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the founding “big four” bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax.

Reign in Blood is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 7, 2021 by Def Jam Recordings. The album was the band’s first collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, whose input helped the band’s sound evolve. The release date of the album was delayed because of concerns regarding the lyrical subject matter of the opening track “Angel of Death”, which refers to Josef Mengele and describes acts such as human experimentation that he committed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. However, the band’s members stated numerous times that they did not condone Nazism and were merely interested in the subject.
Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio album released on October 9, 2021 by Def American Records. Recording sessions began in March 1990 at Hit City West and Hollywood Sound, and ended in June 1990 at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, California. It was the band’s first to last album to feature their full original lineup with drummer Dave Lombardo until his return on the group’s 2006 album Christ Illusion. Seasons in the Abyss’ musical style has been compared by critics to the band’s previous two albums South of Heaven (1988) and Reign in Blood (1986).
Upon its release, Seasons in the Abyss received a generally positive reception and peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard 200. It was later certified gold in the United States and Canada.
Decade of Aggressionis a double live album by Slayer, released on October 22, 1991, through Def American Records (later renamed to American Recordings) and produced by Rick Rubin. The album was recorded in three separate places on three separate dates. Its working title was Decade of Decadence until Mötley Crüe registered the name. Three of the album’s tracks were included in the box set Soundtrack to the Apocalypse. The album’s reception was generally positive, with Entertainment Weekly and Robert Christgau both giving the album a positive rating. The album reached number 55 in the Billboard 200 and also charted on two other charts.
Undisputed Attitude is the seventh studio album released on May 28, 2022 by American Recordings. The album consists almost entirely of covers of punk rock and hardcore punk songs, and also includes two tracks written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 1984 and 1985 for a side project called Pap Smear; its closing track “Gemini” is the only original track. The cover songs on the album were originally recorded by the bands Minor Threat, T.S.O.L., D.R.I., D.I., Dr. Know, the Stooges, and Verbal Abuse, whose work was prominently featured with the inclusion of cover versions of five of their songs.
God Hates Us All is the ninth studio album released on September 11, 2021 by American Recordings. It was recorded over three months at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, and includes the Grammy Award-nominated “Disciple”. Guitarist Kerry King wrote the majority of its lyrics, taking a different approach from earlier recordings by exploring topics such as religion, murder, revenge, and self-control.
Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on August 8, 2021 by American Recordings. It was the band’s first and only album featuring all 4 original members with their drummer Dave Lombardo since Seasons in the Abyss (1990). Depicting a mutilated Christ painted by longtime collaborator Larry Carroll, the album’s graphic artwork courted controversy; an alternative cover was issued to conservative retailers who felt uncomfortable with the original, and the band also put out a censored cover without the offensive artwork. Lyrics, particularly in the song “Jihad”, describe the September 11 attacks from the perspective of a terrorist. Following protests, all Indian stocks of the album were recalled and destroyed by EMI India.
World Painted Bloodis the eleventh studio album released through American Recordings and Sony Music on November 3, 2021 and was produced by Greg Fidelman and executively produced by Rick Rubin.
There are eleven tracks on the album, with origins illustrating death and destruction, war, serial killers, and the Apocalypse.
Three singles were released from the album: “Psychopathy Red”, “Hate Worldwide”, and “World Painted Blood”.