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Slayer consider quitting

Metal giants hint they may call it a day after next album

Jul 23, 2008

Halloween special: what's the song that scares you most?

Get your pumpkins out and scream for your lives

Oct 31, 2007

Slayer album pulled after protests

The thrash metallers cause uproar in India

Oct 10, 2006

GOD HATES US ALL...BUT SLAYER DON'T

The thrash metal giants meet and greet their adoring public...

Jun 25, 2002

SLAYER 'MURDER' CASE THROWN OUT

A Californian court rules that listening to the band did not lead three teenage schoolboys to kill...

Oct 31, 2001

TATTOO THE PLANET RESCHEDULED

But it's still not clear whether Slayer and Static X will be flying over from the US for the event...

Sep 14, 2001

'TATTOO THE PLANET' GOES AHEAD

Two of the bands on the bill for the metal festival, Slayer and Static X, are stuck in America following yesterday's acts of terrorism...

Sep 12, 2001

WHEN TATTOO TRIBES GO TO WAR...

The promoters of last year's Tattoo the Earth gigs believe that this year's Tattoo The Planet gigs have a very similar name...

May 24, 2001

BAD GOD!

The metal gods are back in action with a vengeance...

May 22, 2001

PLANET ROCK!

The planet is as yet unconfirmed - but we presume Earth. Oh, and look out for Suzy The Sword-Swallower...

May 16, 2001

SLAYER FACE NECROPHILIA COURT CASE APPEAL

The metal veterans face another court battle, as it is alleged that their music led to the rape and murder of a teenage girl in 1995...

Mar 28, 2001

SLAYER DEATH LAWSUIT REJECTED

A lawsuit claiming the band incited a trio of teenage boys to kill a 15-year-old girl has been rejected - but the family are given leave to submit an amended suit within 60 days...