Formed in California, 1981, by lead guitarist Kerry King, vocalist and bassist Tom Araya, and the late, great Jeff Hanneman, Slayer has become one of the world’s most iconic thrash metal bands. In 2018, the US mayhem makers set about touring the world for the last time, and with a core crew of fans on the road with them, the final curtain call certainly brought the fire…

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