Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer. Tom Araya bandideaimage Change image and share on social
That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar. Tom Araya basguitarlearn Change image and share on social
I read true crime books, and I read when people do case studies of stuff. I'm into books like that. Case studies or forensics or murder - all that good stuff. Tom Araya bookcasecrime Change image and share on social
If it were bad songs, yeah, I'd speak up, but they're not bad songs. Tom Araya badsongspeak Change image and share on social
When you're in a club or a theater or even an arena, yeah, you want visuals, you want a good light show. But Slayer has always been about the sound. We have to sound good. It has to be tight. Tom Araya arenaclubgood Change image and share on social
I read a book recently by a psychiatrist who was able to interview a few serial killers and she had a thesis on how you could figure these people out. And she thinks that there are things that could tell you whether someone has the potential to do that. Tom Araya bookfigureinterview share on social
We just bought a new house, so my wife's been doing all the moving and other stuff, so I would like to go home and just sit and enjoy all that for a couple months before I gotta start playing again. Tom Araya buycoupleenjoy Change image and share on social
