Kapela Slayer vznikla v roce 1981.Založil ji kytarista Kerry King.Druhým kytaristou a také druhým členem kapely se stal Jeff Hannemann.Další členové pak basista a taky zpěvák Tom Aray a bubeník Dave Lombardo.
Čtyrčlená kapela společně s kapelami...
(Lyrics - Hanneman; Music - Hanneman)
Live by the sword and help to contain
The helpless minds of you all
Die by my hand in pools of blood
Clutch yourself as you fall
Mindless tyranny, forgotten victims
Children slaughtered in vain
Raping the maids, in which they serve
Only the words of the Lord
Die by the sword
Die by the sword
Satan watches all of us
Smiles as some do his bidding
Try to escape the grasp of my hand
And your life will no longer exist
Hear our cry, save us from
The Hell in which we live
We turn our heads toward the sky
And listen for the steel
Die by the sword
Die by the sword
Watch as flowers decay
On (the) cryptic life that died
The wisdom of the wizards
Is only a neurtured lie
Black knights of Hell's domain
Walk upon the dead
Satanas sits upon
The blood on which he feeds
Die by the sword
Die by the sword