A Feel-Good, Family Side To SLAYER's Heavy Metal Assault
January 26, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Dan Nailen from The Salt Lake Tribune:
When you think of thrash-metal pioneers SLAYER, a few things come immediately to mind. Satan. Serial killers. Warfare. All of which is more or less accurate when you delve into the themes of the band's songs or the vibe at its shows.
But singer/bassist Tom Araya, a father of two kids ages 7 and 10, is also part of the reason that the Utah-made "High School Musical" was a hit. His kids, both veterans of Slayer tours, love videos with lots of music, so Araya and his wife have a collection that includes the best-selling tween flick and other movies that are pretty much the polar opposite of where Slayer's fans reside.
"You know that movie 'Footloose'?" Araya asks in an interview from his Texas home. "My wife played them the movie because they like the singing and dancing. So we bought the movie and we hit it. They like the dancing. They like the guy. They sit and sing the songs. They do that with 'High School Musical,' too."A pause in the conversation follows while Araya's son bends his ear.
"I was just informed that Tommy, my son, doesn't like that one," Araya added. "That makes me feel a little better."Read more here.
