Music
“Baa, baa.”
May 21, 1988
Slayer is the biggest selling and most controversial of Rubin’s Def American bands.
April 16, 1989
I found the attempt of death metal music group Slayer and Sony Music to use the 1st Amendment to shield themselves from liability to a murder victim’s family both disingenuous and disgusting [“Murder Case Spotlights Marketing of Violent Lyrics,” Jan. 21].
Jan. 28, 2001
There are times when it’s best to let the riffs, tangled leads and headbanging speak for themselves.
May 3, 2013
Music: Lawsuit seeks to make heavy-metal band Slayer and its recording label liable for teen’s brutal 1995 killing by alleging unlawful sale of ‘harmful’ and ‘obscene’ products to minors.
Jan. 21, 2001
Obituaries
Jeff Hanneman, founding member of metal band Slayer, dies at 49; Urban Leonard ‘Ben’ Drew, 1st Allied pilot to shoot down 2 German jets in combat, dies at 89; John Williamson, operator of clothing-optional retreat, dies at 80
May 5, 2013
Everybody has a beef with heavy-metal music these days. Most rock radio stations refuse to play it.
Oct. 12, 1986
In a dual tour, Marilyn Manson and Slayer are as blasphemous as ever, but their music and politics get noticed now.
Aug. 22, 2007
AND NOW HERE’S THE NEWS: Slayer and the Beastie Boys aren’t the only groups in hot water these days.
A concert by the thrash/speed/death-metal band Slayer can be the most compelling spectacle in rock ‘n’ roll.
Jan. 13, 1991