LYRICS: nn[Bill talking]nThe unauthorized copy. Dedication to my children. nMy child Riya Mae, my whole family, the world is yours. nAcknowl...
LYRICS: nn[Bill talking]nThe unauthorized copy. Dedication to my children. nMy child Riya Mae, my whole family, the world is yours. nAcknowledgements: First off, I wanna thank God nand I wanna thank everybody for helping me out with this.nI couldn't do this without you.nnChapter 1:nTom, Jeff, Kerry, and Dave - 1981 nbefore they hooked up with Metal Blade they playednMaiden and Priest coversnBrian Slagel put 'em on "Metal Massacre III", released July 1983nNo recording budget, Tom and Kerry's dad had to paynFor the studio time and "Show No Mercy" was madenBurst on the scene in 1984nSlayer began their first national club tournAnd the facts is they travelled in Tom's camaronIn August of '84 released "Haunting the Chapel"nAfter getting kicked out of MetallicanDave Mustaine hollered at Kerry King to play in his new thingnLasted five shows, never went any furthernNext Exodus, Slayer and VenomnHeavy murder, ultimate revenge nCombat Tour, Studio 54nTom pissed on Cronos's head, it was rawn"Hell Awaits" was the next anthemnAnd Metal Forces said that Slayer made 1985's best albumnThen Rick Rubin and Def Jam strike a dealnSame year Rick produced "Raising Hell" and "Licensed to Ill"nHe produced the greatest Thrash Metal record of all timen"Reign In Blood" still sends shivers up your spinenTheir first gold album, "South of Heaven" gold toonTheir whole career, so influential and so truenAge 15 I was so mesmerizednHad every word from "Angel of Death" memorizednMad respect, Larry Carroll album covers and spike wristsnThey won their first Grammy February '07, like thisnn[Bill talking]nUnauthorized biography of Slayer, epilogue: nThe most controversial heavy metal band in American history. nStill active today with all four original members still in tact. nnDiscography: nShow No MercynHaunting The ChapelnHell AwaitsnReign In BloodnSouth of HeavennSeasons in the AbyssnDivine InterventionnUndisputed AttitudenDiabolus in MusicanGod Hates Us AllnChrist IllusionnThe end -- to the new beginning. nYeah, next book, Bad Brains, peace.nn############################# Less
