Tom Araya: “Never listened to Metal before Slayer”

Incredible to say and believe herself, but the singer and bassist of the Thrash Metal Band of Slayer Tom Araya He didn’t listen to metal music before entering the group. Indeed, according to him, he ignored his existence.

This was confessioned by the same musician from the Chilean birthplace in 1988 during an interview on the Canadian television network Superchannel.

Church of his musical influences, the young Araya laughing replied: “You don’t want to hear my influences!”, And completes his response by rattling a series of names of very classic rock groups such as Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Animals and Jefferson Airplane.

He then continues saying: “I started listening to metal music only recently, since I joined the band with these guys”, indicating the guitarist Kerry King present at his side. “I didn’t even know that metal existed.” “This is sure!” Confirmation amused King.

Tom Araya He continues again by telling: “I didn’t know that this shit existed until he (Kerry King, ed) did not say: ‘Hey, what do you say to enter the band? These are the songs we are learning.’ And I, what is’ stuff is?

Also in 2011 the 63 -year -old Araya spoke with Wikimetal of his first musical influences. “Growing up I always listened to hard rock, acid rock of the 60s, I really liked hard rock music, so I think this is what prompted me to become a rock bassist. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, those were the bands that in a certain sense I preferred, when I listened to them growing”.

Recently Tom Araya he had the opportunity to comment on the next participation of the Slayer al ‘Back to the beginning’the farewell to the concerts of the Black Sabbath and of Ozzy Osbournenext July 5 at the Villa Park in Birmingham. “I am a fan of the Sabbath and make this show is an honor. I went out with my brother and friends during my year from junior to high school and we always played the Sabbath, so they are a big fan of them. The Black Sabbath were the founders, people call them ‘the godfathers of metal music’. I think it will be an incredible experience, from the beginning to the end.