Slayer- Bay Area Backstage- The Bay Area Connection

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman.[1] Slayer rose to mainstream fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood,[2] and is credited as one of the “Big Four“ thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax.[3] Slayer’s sales are in the estimated high 20 millions, although they have never publicly announced their sales worldwide. However, between the years 1991 and 2004, Slayer sold over 3.5 million albums