News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=459 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:02:01 -0400 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:27:12 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=459 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/the-dissonance-in-slayers-raining-blood-isnt-random-but-deliberate-chromatic-motion-anchored-to-eb https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/the-dissonance-in-slayers-raining-blood-isnt-random-but-deliberate-chromatic-motion-anchored-to-eb Tab Spotlight: While the song sounds completely chaotic, it's actually anchored and most of what's happening orbits E-flat. The riff grinds against its chromatic neighbors, giving that dissonant and aggressive bite.]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 13:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/thrash-was-booming-in-the-late-80s-but-slayers-tom-araya-and-kerry-king-werent-impressed-it-depends-if-theyre-trying-to-be-like-us-or-metallica https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/thrash-was-booming-in-the-late-80s-but-slayers-tom-araya-and-kerry-king-werent-impressed-it-depends-if-theyre-trying-to-be-like-us-or-metallica Retrospective: "I think the whole idea of these thrash metal bands is to be original, and a lot of them aren't," Tom Araya said in a resurfaced 1988 interview.]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:06:45 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/i-was-thinking-too-much-in-structured-riffage-and-not-chromatically-enough-gary-holt-on-learning-jeff-hannemans-slayer-riffs https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/i-was-thinking-too-much-in-structured-riffage-and-not-chromatically-enough-gary-holt-on-learning-jeff-hannemans-slayer-riffs Interviews: UG Exclusive: "As the years have gone by, it got easier because I was able to kind of put myself in his mindset."]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:59 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/from-a-party-genre-to-pure-terror-how-rick-rubin-helped-redefine-metal-by-trimming-all-the-fat-184052 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/from-a-party-genre-to-pure-terror-how-rick-rubin-helped-redefine-metal-by-trimming-all-the-fat-184052 Features: Sometimes, all you need is a simple yet effective idea to completely reinvent the approach to recording music within a genre. ]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:58:01 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-just-pulled-a-move-right-out-of-tito-puente-this-slayer-song-was-likely-inspired-by-latin-music-author-claims https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-just-pulled-a-move-right-out-of-tito-puente-this-slayer-song-was-likely-inspired-by-latin-music-author-claims Music News: "Heard a lot of Latin music live and on the stereo when he was growing up."]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:24:11 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-were-accused-of-being-satan-worshippers-kerry-king-on-the-reality-of-slayer-lyrics https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/we-were-accused-of-being-satan-worshippers-kerry-king-on-the-reality-of-slayer-lyrics Music News: "In the early days, there were so many things we were accused of."]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 03:02:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul-bostaph-reveals-first-lessons-he-learned-in-slayer-describes-what-kerry-king-and-jeff-hanneman-were-like-when-he-joined-theyd-turn-around-and-look-at-you https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul-bostaph-reveals-first-lessons-he-learned-in-slayer-describes-what-kerry-king-and-jeff-hanneman-were-like-when-he-joined-theyd-turn-around-and-look-at-you Music News: "I would throw some stuff in there, like, 'I want to do this anyway. What are they going to do? Fire me?'"]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-could-never-get-away-with-that-slayers-paul-bostaph-gives-honest-opinion-on-dave-lombardos-drumming-explains-what-made-their-styles-different https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-could-never-get-away-with-that-slayers-paul-bostaph-gives-honest-opinion-on-dave-lombardos-drumming-explains-what-made-their-styles-different Music News: "He was pushing the envelope in that style, without a doubt."]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jeff-hanneman-is-the-real-heart-and-soul-of-slayer-author-explains-he-wrote-most-of-their-best-stuff https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jeff-hanneman-is-the-real-heart-and-soul-of-slayer-author-explains-he-wrote-most-of-their-best-stuff Music News: "Jeff really gave it an edge and brought it to a whole new, different place."]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2025 18:15:12 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/that-came-from-me-paul-bostaph-opens-up-on-how-he-whipped-slayer-into-shape-and-made-them-a-great-live-act https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/that-came-from-me-paul-bostaph-opens-up-on-how-he-whipped-slayer-into-shape-and-made-them-a-great-live-act Music News: "I remember before every tour, I'd want to get together for two weeks. I needed to rehearse; I wanted to rehearse."]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-was-the-actual-end-for-dave-lombardo-in-slayer-author-explains-that-led-to-a-schism https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-was-the-actual-end-for-dave-lombardo-in-slayer-author-explains-that-led-to-a-schism Music News: "That created a big, long-lasting ripple effect."]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:26:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-speaks-up-on-slayers-st-anger-recalls-slayer-and-iron-maiden-downgrading-to-small-venues-in-the-90s https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-speaks-up-on-slayers-st-anger-recalls-slayer-and-iron-maiden-downgrading-to-small-venues-in-the-90s Music News: "I still listen to it a lot, but it was polarizing."]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:42:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/phil-demmel-recalls-troubles-learning-slayer-songs-last-minute-on-kerry-kings-drop-b-axe-my-guitars-didnt-show-up https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/phil-demmel-recalls-troubles-learning-slayer-songs-last-minute-on-kerry-kings-drop-b-axe-my-guitars-didnt-show-up Music News: "If you're ever presented in that type of situation, you'll do what needs to be done."]]> Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:51:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch-slayer-plays-first-show-of-2025-heres-how-they-sounded https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch-slayer-plays-first-show-of-2025-heres-how-they-sounded Music News: Slayer will soon be moving on to crush London.]]> Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/theyre-all-over-the-place-phil-demmel-reveals-why-slayer-was-the-most-difficult-band-to-play-with-names-bands-most-challenging-song https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/theyre-all-over-the-place-phil-demmel-reveals-why-slayer-was-the-most-difficult-band-to-play-with-names-bands-most-challenging-song Music News: "Don't *** it up. This one's seven, and this one's on the third fret."]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:49:32 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gary-holt-goes-on-record-about-slayer-reunion-i-was-absolutely-surprised https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gary-holt-goes-on-record-about-slayer-reunion-i-was-absolutely-surprised Music News: "People say, 'Oh, this and that. You planned this all along.'"]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 00:40:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-araya-was-dragging-his-feet-to-tell-people-kerry-king-speaks-on-how-slayers-retirement-led-to-his-solo-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-araya-was-dragging-his-feet-to-tell-people-kerry-king-speaks-on-how-slayers-retirement-led-to-his-solo-band Music News: "I knew probably six months before anybody else, and he was just dragging his feet to tell people."]]> Tue, 13 May 2025 03:49:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-lombardo-names-one-part-of-jeff-hannemans-raining-blood-demo-slayer-found-odd https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-lombardo-names-one-part-of-jeff-hannemans-raining-blood-demo-slayer-found-odd Music News: "It was, like, 'What?'"]]> Sun, 11 May 2025 22:48:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/youve-got-to-keep-playing-kerry-king-explains-how-to-make-your-playing-more-precise https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/youve-got-to-keep-playing-kerry-king-explains-how-to-make-your-playing-more-precise Music News: "It's just to get your arm used to the motion."]]> Sat, 10 May 2025 01:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-reveals-why-he-and-jeff-hanneman-stopped-writing-together-we-didnt-have-problems-with-each-other https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-reveals-why-he-and-jeff-hanneman-stopped-writing-together-we-didnt-have-problems-with-each-other Music News: "So generally, when we had rehearsals, I would bring in songs that I had finished, and he would bring in songs that he had finished."]]> Thu, 01 May 2025 14:43:07 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-opens-up-on-how-jeff-hannemans-death-affected-tom-araya-it-weighed-harder-on-tom-than-it-did-on-me https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-opens-up-on-how-jeff-hannemans-death-affected-tom-araya-it-weighed-harder-on-tom-than-it-did-on-me Music News: "Of course, it was horrible, and no one ever wanted that to happen, but it really weighed on Tom."]]> Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:57:56 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slayer-announce-gigantic-us-east-coast-headline-concert-and-mindblowing-support-well-just-burn-everything-like-we-used-to https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/slayer-announce-gigantic-us-east-coast-headline-concert-and-mindblowing-support-well-just-burn-everything-like-we-used-to Music News: "See you sick f*cks at the riff clinic."]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:10:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-lombardo-reveals-how-he-feels-about-fallout-with-slayer-now-reflects-on-his-impact-on-thrash-metal https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-lombardo-reveals-how-he-feels-about-fallout-with-slayer-now-reflects-on-his-impact-on-thrash-metal Music News: "Shit happens, man."]]> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:33:16 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/is-slayer-going-to-make-a-new-album-heres-what-kerry-king-has-to-say https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/is-slayer-going-to-make-a-new-album-heres-what-kerry-king-has-to-say Music News: The legendary thrash metal band is set to play a few more reunion shows this year. Could it lead to something more?]]> Sat, 15 Feb 2025 03:00:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch-heres-what-tom-araya-sounded-like-singing-mtley-cres-classic-in-unearthed-video https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch-heres-what-tom-araya-sounded-like-singing-mtley-cres-classic-in-unearthed-video Music News: Despite the obvious discrepancy between Araya's image and the song, he handles it well.]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:26:23 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-reveals-why-slayer-shows-are-shorter-than-metallicas-explains-why-reign-in-blood-was-only-29-minutes https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-reveals-why-slayer-shows-are-shorter-than-metallicas-explains-why-reign-in-blood-was-only-29-minutes Music News: "I'm not taking away anything from Metallica, let me start right there, but…"]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:52:56 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/can-we-sue-someone-for-sounding-way-too-much-like-us-the-band-tom-araya-thought-was-too-similar-to-slayer https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/can-we-sue-someone-for-sounding-way-too-much-like-us-the-band-tom-araya-thought-was-too-similar-to-slayer Retrospective: "I even played it for someone and they said, 'If I didn't know any better and you were singing, this would be Slayer.' I'm not too hip on that."]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:00:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-opens-up-on-slayer-fans-names-craziest-thing-that-happened-to-him-during-a-show https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kerry-king-opens-up-on-slayer-fans-names-craziest-thing-that-happened-to-him-during-a-show Music News: "I was on Jeff's side, and we both saw it at the same time. We both just put our heads down because we were both just laughing."]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:09:39 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-got-worse-and-worse-kerry-king-reveals-how-rick-rubin-behaved-in-studio-with-slayer-opens-up-on-beastie-boys-collab https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/it-got-worse-and-worse-kerry-king-reveals-how-rick-rubin-behaved-in-studio-with-slayer-opens-up-on-beastie-boys-collab Music News: "I just went in there and made up some lead that sounds like I'm parodying myself and everybody else."]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:55:57 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-didnt-expect-that-kerry-king-opens-up-on-slayer-reunion-reveals-one-thing-that-surprised-him-about-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-didnt-expect-that-kerry-king-opens-up-on-slayer-reunion-reveals-one-thing-that-surprised-him-about-it Music News: "It was way overwhelming."]]> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:27:12 -0500