The Smithsonian Institution has included Slayer as part of their "Places of Musical Innovation" video series with a mini-documentary at its National Museum of History.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLvVdjRFRqs
The nearly six-minute clip is called “Slayer and the Origins of Thrash.” The band is representative of the thrash movement of metal that formed in the 1980s. Original vocalist/bassist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King, as well as drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt, appear in the video. They comment on the musical motives behind Slayer’s formation and the early days of the thrash scene.
It is a pitty that Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo couldn't be part of this.
The Smithsonian Institution, established in 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.
Slayer is officially an American institution! :D
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