Origin:	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Genres:	Thrash Metal
DISBANDED

Last update/review:	June 5, 2006

Slayer (SA)

Around the time that Tom Araya and friends were starting out, another Slayer was also in the beginning stages -- this Slayer hailed from Texas, and there was a bit of sniping in the metal mags at the time about which band was "the real Slayer". In the end this band never achieved the worldwide fame of the other Slayer, but Go For The Throat, the group's 1984 offering, is nonetheless a pretty good album, a fine example of the speedy pre-thrash style that was beginning to take hold in the mid-eighties. Moreover, many of the members went on to other established bands, most noteably Dave McClain (who's been with Machine Head for some time) and Ron Jarzombek, later of the mighty Watchtower and now running his own show with Spastic Ink and solo efforts.