Few bands have left more of a mark on any music scene than the indelible bloody handprint Slayer have left on metal. Their blistering speed, controversial themes and uncompromising attitude have had a profound influence, not only on their thrash metal peers, but on death metal, black metal and every other extreme subgenre to come.
When asked to sum up his band’s enduring impact on the metal scene, guitarist Kerry King shrugs. “It’s hard for me to answer, because that sounds like a question for fans. I think it’s important, and I think you can see that just by how people react to us now, coming back and playing. Just the mention of Slayer sets off frenzies, because that’s what Slayer fans do. They scream, ‘Slayer!’ everywhere.”
