Tom Araya
Tom Araya (born Tomás Enrique Araya June 6, 1961 in Viña del Mar, Chile[1]) is an Chilean-American musician, best known as the bassist and vocalist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya is ranked fifty-eighth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tomás Enrique Araya |
Born | Viña del Mar, Chile[1] | June 6, 1961
Origin | South Gate, California |
Genres | Thrash metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Bass, vocals |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | American |
Associated acts | Slayer |
Araya was employed as a respiratory therapist in the early 1980s and used his earnings to finance Slayer's debut album Show No Mercy. Much of Araya's lyrical content is about serial killers, a subject he finds interesting, first making his lyrical contribution to 1985's Hell Awaits with the track "At Dawn They Sleep".
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Araya at Gods of Metal 2008
Araya performing at Rock im Park 2014
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keko Paralta Casanova. "Rockaxis - Interview with Tom Araya" (in español). Rockaxis.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2008-02-25.