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Kerry King picks out the hardest Slayer song to play – and the greatest showcase of Jeff Hanneman’s talents
By Phil Weller published
The thrash legend discussed the genius of the late Hanneman in a new fan-led Q&A
How Rick Rubin shaped the sound of Slayer’s first album by ignoring heavy metal norms
By Matt Owen published
The 1986 record was the first metal album Rubin produced – and he singled out one of the genre's biggest names when highlighting what he thought shouldn't be done in the studio
America's Got Talent sensation Maya Neelakantan gifted a rare prototype of the late Slayer guitarist's signature model by his wife
By Janelle Borg published
Neelakantan was handed an ESP LTD Jeff Hanneman Tribute 2014 – of which only 666 guitars were made
Jeff Hanneman gave Slayer an unholy dimension – learn his incendiary rhythm and lead style here
By Charlie Griffiths published
Hell awaits your forearm in this punishing tutorial in the late Hanneman's style, but it will soon whip your downpicking and tapping skills into shape
Learn the brutal, evil-sounding rhythm style of Slayer's Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
By Jamie Hunt published
Hell awaits in this lesson in the era-defining riffing style of thrash metal's most dynamic duo
Kerry King on flying solo, those reunion shows – and why he doesn’t demo with modelers
By Jon Wiederhorn published
Kerry King takes us behind the making of From Hell I Rise, the thrash album of the year and the comeback of a metal icon who has every intention to keep on slaying, Slayer or no Slayer
How Phil Demmel nailed one of the biggest gigs in metal – and became Kerry King’s six-string wingman
By Jon Wiederhorn published
The former Machine Head guitarist on landing a gig with his hero, grappling with 6/8 and super-fast triplets as Kerry King picks up where Slayer left off in fire-breathing new solo project
Kerry King on his personal history with B.C. Rich and ESP – and why he switched to Dean
By Jon Wiederhorn published
The former Slayer guitarist and bona fide metal god on his relationship with metal's heavyweight guitar brands, and what he wanted from his new partnership with Dean
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