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Slayer is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kreator, Death Angel, American Head Charge, Locust and Meshuggah. Those roots explain a lot about how Slayer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Exodus, Kreator, Sodom, Testament and Overkill, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Testament, Machine Head, Dope, Otep and Soulfly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 237 connections around Slayer, reaching back through Kreator and forward to Testament. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and vocalist/bassist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax. Slayer's current lineup comprises King, Araya, drummer Paul Bostaph, and guitarist Gary Holt, who initially joined as a touring musician in 2011 before joining the band permanently after Hanneman's death in 2013; the drummer Jon Dette is a former member of the band.
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Slayer connections
Slayer grew out of Kreator, Death Angel, American Head Charge and Locust, shares an orbit with Exodus, Kreator, Sodom and Testament, went on to shape Testament, Machine Head, Dope and Otep. 237 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Slayer
Sounds and acts that shaped Slayer.
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Artists similar to Slayer
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Slayer.
- Exodusartist
- Kreatorartist
- Sodomartist
- Testamentartist
- Overkillartist
- Panteraartist
- Death Angelartist
- Metallicaartist
- Venomartist
- Destructionartist
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- Sacred Reichartist
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- Violatorartist
- Evileartist
- Havokartist
- Soulflyartist
- Kerry Kingartist
- Forbiddenartist
- Sarcófagoartist
- Machine Headartist
Bands Slayer shaped
Where the influence of Slayer travelled next.
- Testamentartist
- Machine Headartist
- Dopeartist
- Otepartist
- Soulflyartist
- Probotartist
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- The Feelingartist
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