Tom Araya

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Tom Araya (born as Tomás Araya June 6, 1961 in Valparaíso, Chile) is best known as the vocalist and bassist of the thrash metal band Slayer.

Araya has also provided guest vocals to recordings by other artists, including "Iron Gland" from Alice in Chains's album Dirt, and "Terrorist" from Soulfly's album Primitive.

Araya has two children, a boy and a girl. He is married and lives in Buffalo, Texas, with his wife, whom he met at a Slayer show some time ago. His brother, Johnny Araya, is the bassist of the melodic death metal band, Thine Eyes Bleed.

Despite the anti-Christian and pseudo-Satanic nature of many of Slayer's songs, Araya has stated that he frequently went to church when he was younger. According to the interview provided in the links, he believes that "...Christ came and taught us about love. About doing unto others. That was his preach: Accept each other for who we are. Live peacefully, and love one another. Period." And his response to the question "Do you believe in God?" is: "I believe in a supreme being, yeah. But He's an all-loving God".

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Equipment

Araya uses:

• ESP, Hill and B.C. Rich basses
• Ampeg SVT amplification
• Ampeg cabinets
• EMG and Bartollini pickups
• D'Addario strings
• D'Andrea picks and straps

See also

• Slayer discography

External link

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