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The thrash band Slayer originally formed in 1981 under the name Dragon Slayer with Tom Araya, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman, and Dave Lombardo, covering Iron Maiden and Judas Preist songs. They signed onto Metal Blade records and pushed out Show No Mercy in 1983. The album was a hit and they released their second full length album, Hell Awaits in 1985. After the success of these two albums, Slayer signed onto American records, who cleaned up their sound. In 1986, Slayer released their claim to fame, Reign in Blood. After the huge success of Reign in Blood, Rick Ruben cleaned up Slayer's sound and had them slown down a bit. This was seen on their fourth album, South of Heaven. This time, the lyrics aren't the typical "I wanna kill everyone, Satan is good, Satan is our pal," but more politically toned. The band's next release, which was also produced with Rick Ruben, was Seasons in the Abyss. Again, the tempo isn't as thrashy as usual, but the album was a success. In 1...