When Slayer first unleashed its violent strain of Thrash upon the Hessian public, there was a feeling that perhaps they were too extreme, that perhaps metal had been taken too far. They had created a fearful precedent for Hardcore music. The crushing level of distortion and speed Slayer produced was like a dense downpour of razorblades. Their complete immersion in horror, violence, and darkness equaled the sonic assault they committed with each track. Though metal eventually became faster, more violent, and more offensive, few can touch the focus and precision of Slayer's extreme velocities and ominous dissonance. Even today, their sound remains largely unchanged, though many of their peers softened their sound for the mainstream. Slayer maintains a dedicated following as the founding fathers of extreme music, from the gore festivities of Death Metal to the existential/political angst of Metalcore to the epic blasphemies of Black Metal.

DECADE OF AGGRESSION	DIABOLUS IN MUSICA	GOD HATES US ALL	HAUNTING THE CHAPEL
HELL AWAITS	LIVE INTRUSION	LIVE UNDEAD	REIGN IN BLOOD
SEASONS IN THE ABYSS DEF JAM'90 12'	SERENITY IN MURDER	SOUNDTRACK TO THE APOCALY	STILL REIGNING
UNDISPUTED ATTITUDE	WAR AT THE WARFIELDS	Christ Illusion	Eternal Pyre
Live Undead / Haunting the Chapel	Übernoise: The Interview	Church of Slaytan	Stain of Mind + 4 Live Tracks
Seasons in the Abyss	Decade of Aggression: Live	Soundtrack to the Apocalypse (disc 5: Live at The Grove in Anaheim, CA 5/2/02)	War at the Warfield (live 2003)
Diabolus in Musica (disc 2)	Decade of Aggression: Live (disc 2)	Soundtrack to the Apocalypse (disc 4: Live DVD)	Diabolus in Musica Tour Sampler
Stain of Mind	Captors of Sin	Church of Slayton	Nocturnal Spectre (rehearsal)
From the Mixing Desk 1994	Eyes of the Insane	1991-11-22: Dance of the Dead, Paris, France	Hate Worldwide
God Send Death	World Painted Blood	1985-06-02: Obscure and Obscene: Luttenberg, The Netherlands	The Big 4: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria (disc 3: Slayer)
Devil's Disciples	1992-08-22: Devil's Disciples: Monsters of Rock: Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK	2007-06-02: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Germany	Rips Up Waldrock
Praise of Death	1994-11-09: Spirits in Black: London, UK	Seasons in the Abyss / Reign in Blood	2001-09-22: Darkness of Christ: Böblingen, Germany
1998-06-25: Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark	1992-08-22: Angel of Death: Monsters of Rock: Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK	Slaughter in the North	Spitting Poison
World Painted Blood / Atrocity Vendor