What is Slayer?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Slayer | background = group_or_band | image = Hellfest2017Slayer 02.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Slayer at [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest 2017]]. From left to right: [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]], [[Tom Araya]] and [[Kerry King]]. | origin = [[Huntington Park, California]], U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Thrash metal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=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/ |title=‘Can We Sue Someone for Sounding Way Too Much Like Us?’ – The Band Tom Araya Thought Was Too Similar to Slayer |author=Ultimate Guitar |website=Ultimate Guitar |access-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehardtimes.net/music/testament-exodus-overkill-and-dark-angel-announce-mid-sized-four-of-thrash-concert/ |title=Testament, Exodus, Overkill, and Dark Angel Announce Mid-Sized Four of Thrash Concert |author=The Hard Times |website=The Hard Times |access-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/watch-slayer-dominate-studio-54-during-1985-combat-tour-that-was-definitely-end-disco-era/ |title=Watch Slayer Dominate Studio 54 During 1985 Combat Tour That Was Definitely the End of the Disco Era |author=American Songwriter |website=American Songwriter |access-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> }} | years_active = 1981–2019 | label = {{flatlist| * [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]] * [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] * [[American Recordings (record label)|American]] * [[Nuclear Blast]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist|<!--- Per Template:Infobox musical artist, associated acts should have at least two common members, meaning Forbidden (Bostaph's former band), or any other band that Lombardo has been in (including Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Mr. Bungle, Misfits, etc.), SHOULD NOT be added. Exodus and Testament are the only known ba