Slayer
Desperately Seeking Satan: Our 1989 Slayer Feature
This article originally appeared in the May 1989 issue of SPIN. I do a talk show called “TALK-BACK with Bob Larson,” syndicated in nearly 200 markets. Not just any talk show. A religious talk show that presents the Christian perspective on topics ranging from sex to suicide, racism to rock ‘n’ roll. I’m a Christian. The born-again kind. That means I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who died for our sins and rose again from the dead to give us the gift of eternal life. They play in a heavy metal rock band. Not just any metal band. A black/thrash/speed metal band with lyrics describing sex with corpses and songs offering prayers of praise to Satan. Which presumably means they are Satanists. Why else would Slayer sing, “Warriors from the gates of hell/In Lord Satan we trust” (“Show No ...
Gunship Announce Collaboration with Slayer’s Dave Lombardo for DC Comics Soundtrack
GUNSHIP recently announced a surprising new collaboration. For DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Death Metal soundtrack, the retrowave group will be teaming up with Dave Lombardo, one of the founding members of the legendary metal band Slayer. Across their social media pages, GUNSHIP shared the trailer for the soundtrack. It’s not yet known what their specific song will sound like as the preview features a portion of an unidentified single. However, after looking over the two acts’ resumes, it seems safe to assume the track will feature some of the band’s signature retrowave sound mixed with some heavy metal drumming from the thrash metal icon. In addition to GUNSHIP and Lombardo, the track will feature music from HEALTH, Denzel Curry, Rise Against, Maria Brink, Manchester Or...
