Editing Slayer (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:DaveLombardo.jpg|thumb|right|Lombardo's speed and aggression earned him the title of the "godfather of double bass" by ''[[Drummerworld]]''.]]

Slayer is one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history. Steve Huey of [[AllMusic]] believes the musical style of Slayer makes the band stronger than the other members of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands [[Metallica]], [[Megadeth]] and [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], all of which rose to fame during the 1980s.<ref name="AllMusic Biography of Slayer"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Cosmo|title=Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/movie_review/get-thrashed-the-story-of-thrash-metal.htm|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|date=May 7, 2007|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-date=December 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225230004/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/movie_review/get-thrashed-the-story-of-thrash-metal.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[MTV]] stated that Slayer's "downtuned rhythms, infectious guitar licks, graphically violent lyrics and grisly artwork set the standard for dozens of emerging thrash bands" and their "music was directly responsible for the rise of death metal", ranking Slayer as the sixth greatest metal band of all time.<ref name="Why They Rule - #6 Slayer">{{cite web|title=Why They Rule – #6 Slayer |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index7.jhtml |access-date=January 18, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718224746/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index7.jhtml |archive-date=July 18, 2006 }}</ref> [[VH1]] ranked them 50th on their ''100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock'' list.<ref name="The Greatest: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock">{{cite web|title=The Greatest: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock|publisher=VH1.com|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62186/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862767&start=41|access-date=March 19, 2007|archive-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615075735/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/series.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hanneman and King ranked number 10 in ''[[Guitar World]]''{{'}}s "100 greatest metal guitarists of all time" in 2004,<ref name="GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time">{{cite news|title=Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=January 23, 2004 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=18446 |access-date=January 18, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902145402/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=18446 |archive-date=September 2, 2011 }}</ref> and were voted "Best Guitarist/Guitar Team" in [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'s reader's poll. Lombardo was also voted "Best Drummer", and the band entered the top five in the categories "Best Band Ever", "Best Live Band", "Album of the Year" (for ''Christ Illusion'') and "Band of the Year".<ref name="The fans have spoken: Slayer comes out on top in readers' polls">{{cite news|title=The fans have spoken: Slayer comes out on top in readers' polls |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=March 1, 2007 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68001 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235258/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68001 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>

Music author [[Joel McIver]] considers Slayer very influential in the extreme metal scene, especially in the development of the [[death metal]] and [[black metal]] subgenres.<ref name="The Bloody Reign of Slayer">Joel McIver, ''The Bloody Reign of Slayer'', Omnibus Press, 2009</ref> According to John Consterdine of ''[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]'', without "Slayer's influence, extreme metal as we know it wouldn't exist."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrorizer.com/news/news-news/slayer-guitarist-jeff-hanneman-dies|title=Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies aged 49|publisher=terrorizer.com|date=May 3, 2013|access-date=July 17, 2013}}</ref> [[Kam Lee]] of [[Massacre (metal band)|Massacre]] and former member of [[Death (metal band)|Death]] stated: "there wouldn't be death metal or black metal or even extreme metal (the likes of what it is today) if not for Slayer."<ref name = "metalcrypt.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=348|title=Tribute to Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013)|publisher=metalcrypt.com|date=June 8, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> [[Johan Reinholdz]] of [[Andromeda (Swedish band)|Andromeda]] said that Slayer "were crucial in the development of thrash metal which then became the foundation for a lot of different subgenres. They inspired generations of metal bands."<ref name="metalcrypt.com"/> [[Alex Skolnick]] of [[Testament (band)|Testament]] declared: "Before Slayer, metal had never had such razor-sharp articulation, tightness, and balance between sound and stops. This all-out sonic assault was about the shock, the screams, the drums, and [...] most importantly the riffs."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Remembering_Jeff_Hanneman_1964_2013|title=Remembering Jeff Hanneman: 1964–2013|publisher=premierguitar.com|date=May 6, 2013|access-date=September 5, 2013|archive-date=March 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320001417/http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/remembering_jeff_hanneman_1964_2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Steve Asheim]], drummer for [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]], declared that "there obviously would not have been a Deicide as we know it without the existence of Slayer."<ref name="The Bloody Reign of Slayer" /> [[Sepultura]] guitarist [[Andreas Kisser]] affirmed that "without Slayer, Sepultura would never be possible."<ref>{{cite web |date=May 29, 2013 |title=ANDREAS KISSER: 'Without SLAYER, SEPULTURA Would Never Be Possible |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-without-slayer-sepultura-would-never-be-possible |access-date=September 9, 2013 |publisher=blabbermouth.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 29, 2013 |title=Andreas Kisser: 'Without Slayer, Sepultura Would Never Be Possible |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/andreas-kisser-without-slayer-sepultura-would-never-be-possible |access-date=September 9, 2013 |publisher=blabbermouth.net}}</ref> 

In particular, the band's 1986 release ''Reign in Blood'' has been an influence to extreme and thrash metal bands since its release and is considered the record which set the bar for death metal.<ref>D.X. Ferris, ''Slayer's Reign in Blood'', Continuum, 2008, p.21</ref> It had a significant influence on genre leaders such as [[Death (metal band)|Death]], [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]], [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Morbid Angel]] and [[Napalm Death]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=de Paola |first=Enrico |date=March 2000 |title=Into the Lungs of Hell |url=http://www.emptywords.org/MetalHammerItaly03-2000.htm |access-date=2023-02-10 |magazine=Metal Hammer |translator-first=Vincenzo |translator-last=Chioccarelli}}</ref><ref name="The Bloody Reign of Slayer" /> The album was hailed the "heaviest album of all time" by ''[[Kerrang!]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=August 24, 2006 |title=Kerrang! Hall Of Fame |url=http://kerrang.typepad.com/kerrang_awards_2006_blog/2006/08/kerrang_hall_of.html |access-date=January 10, 2006 |magazine=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref> a "genre-definer" by ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'',<ref name="Slayer">{{cite web |author=Jarvis, Clay |date=September 1, 2003 |title=Slayer |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/slayer/reign-in-blood.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060511163047/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/slayer/reign-in-blood.htm |archive-date=May 11, 2006 |access-date=January 19, 2006 |work=[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]}}</ref> and a "stone-cold classic upon its release" by [[AllMusic]].<ref name="Reign in Blood">{{cite web |author=Huey, Steve |title=Reign in Blood |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r18220|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=December 1, 2006 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> In 2006, ''Reign in Blood'' was named the best metal album of the last 20 years by ''[[Metal Hammer]]''.<ref name="Golden Gods Awards Winners">{{cite magazine |date=June 13, 2006 |title=Golden Gods Awards Winners |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/?id=44410 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216125723/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/?id=44410 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=January 10, 2007 |magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]}}</ref> According to [[Nielsen SoundScan]], Slayer sold 4,900,000 copies in the United States from 1991 to 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 2, 2013 |title=Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49 |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/1560533/slayers-jeff-hanneman-dead-at-49 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704074310/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/1560533/slayers-jeff-hanneman-dead-at-49 |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2015 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>

Other groups who cited Slayer among their major influences include [[Pantera]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/pantera/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231060301/http://www.mtv.com/artists/pantera/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |title=Pantera Music Influences |publisher=MTV |access-date=2015-07-26}}</ref> [[Kreator]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2006/10/04/kreator-mille-petrozza/|title=Kreator – Mille Petrozza|publisher=metal-rules.com|date=October 4, 2006|access-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Children of Bodom]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Children of Bodom Family Tree — The Metal |url=https://www.givememetal.com/melodicdeathtrees/children-of-bodom-family-tree |access-date=5 May 2021 |website=givememetal.com|date=January 26, 2021 }}</ref> [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]],<ref>''Pure Fucking Mayhem'', dir. Stefan Rydehed, Prophecy Productions, 2008</ref> [[Darkthrone]],<ref name="The Bloody Reign of Slayer" /> [[Avenged Sevenfold]],<ref name="Avenged Sevenfold Interview with the Reverend">{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Dixon |title=Avenged Sevenfold Interview with the Reverend |url=http://www.punktv.ca/?c=105&a=1176 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501100819/http://www.punktv.ca/?c=105&a=1176 |archive-date=May 1, 2006 |access-date=December 29, 2007 |publisher=punktv.com}}</ref> [[Bullet for My Valentine]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Moose from Bullet for my Valentine |url=http://www.the-voices.net/qas/bfmv.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330221355/http://www.the-voices.net/qas/bfmv.php |archive-date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=October 21, 2011 |publisher=The-Voices.net}}</ref> [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Trivium - metalinside |url=http://www.metalinside.de/interview/trivium |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170520143454/http://www.metalinside.de/interview/trivium |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=Metalinside.de}}</ref> [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ailes |first=Drew |date=November 6, 2005 |title=As I Lay Dying interview |url=https://lambgoat.com/features/interviews/73/As-I-Lay-Dying-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822020107/https://lambgoat.com/features/interviews/73/As-I-Lay-Dying-interview |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018 |publisher=Lambgoat}}</ref> [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]],<ref name="premierguitar.com">{{cite web |title=All That Remains: Against the Wind |url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/print/All_That_Remains_Against_the_Wind |access-date=December 31, 2015 |website=Premierguitar.com |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119011201/http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/print/All_That_Remains_Against_the_Wind |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[System of a Down]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Nalbandian|first=Bob|title=Interview with System of a Down|work=Shockwaves Online|url=http://www.hardradio.com/hr3.html?http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/system1.php3| access-date=July 21, 2007}}</ref> [[Killswitch Engage]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Mahsmann |first=Steffi |date=March 29, 2004 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (HOWARD JONES) |url=http://www.terrorverlag.com/interviews/killswitch-engage-howard-jones/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171016184109/http://www.terrorverlag.com/interviews/killswitch-engage-howard-jones/ |archive-date=October 16, 2017 |access-date=January 30, 2021 |website=Terrorverlag.com |quote=... I'd say that the band that probably influenced me more than any was probably Faith No More. Just because I listened to it so much, when they were active. ... I would say "The Last to Know" by Faith No More [is his favorite song to sing in the shower]! I sing that song in the shower all the time. And I actually wrote the chorus to the song "Breathe Life" on our album, I wrote that in the shower. (laughs)}}</ref> [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]],<ref name="liveDaily Interview: Joey Jordison of Slipknot">{{Cite web |last=Zulaica |first=Don |date=March 4, 2004 |title=liveDaily Interview: Joey Jordison of Slipknot |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/6191.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185703/http://www.livedaily.com/news/6191.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=August 19, 2007 |publisher=liveDaily}}</ref> [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]],<ref name="metalinjection.net2">{{cite web |date=May 3, 2013 |title=Musicians Pay Tribute To Fallen SLAYER Guitarist Jeff Hanneman |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/bummer-alert/musicians-pay-tribute-to-fallen-slayer-guitarist-jeff-hanneman |access-date=July 14, 2013 |publisher=metalinjection.net}}</ref> [[DevilDriver]],<ref name="DevilDriver interview with Jon Miller">{{cite web |author=Lumpkin, Sharita |title=DevilDriver interview with Jon Miller |url=http://www.fourteeng.net/devildriverinterview.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513152509/http://www.fourteeng.net/devildriverinterview.html |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |access-date=October 25, 2007 |publisher=fourteeng.net}}</ref> [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lamb_of_god_frontman_we_sound_like_a_slayer_rip-off.html|title=Lamb Of God Frontman: We Sound Like A Slayer Rip-Off|publisher=ultimate-guitar.com|date=September 2, 2012|access-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slayer Stories from Pantera, Slash, Slipknot, Korn, Rob Zombie, Johnny Knoxville, Deftones, Gojira, and more |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0%2C%2C10722882%2C00.html |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015002126/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0%2C%2C10722882%2C00.html |archive-date=15 October 2013 |access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref> [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/behemoth-frontman-pays-tribute-to-slayer-s-jeff-hanneman/|title=Behemoth Frontman Pays Tribute To Slayer's Jeff Hanneman|publisher=blabbermouth.net|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref> [[Evile]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/interviews/view/id/1940|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195839/http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/interviews/view/id/1940|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2013|title=Evile interview|publisher=lordsofmetal.nl|access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> and [[Lacuna Coil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/lacuna-coil-andrea-ferro-talks-influences-skateboarding-band-origins-more/|title=Lacuna Coil's Andrea Ferro Talks Influences, Skateboarding, Band Origins + More|publisher=loudwire.com|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Dave Grohl]] recalled "Me and my friends, we just wanted to listen to fucking Slayer and take acid and smash stuff."<ref>Doyle, Tom: "I wanted to take acid and smash stuff," ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' #253, August 2007, p.78</ref>