Biography
Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ton aˈɾaʝa]; born June 6, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of thrash metal band Slayer. He was ranked 58th by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. Before Slayer was disbanded in 2019, Araya, along with Kerry King, were the only members who stayed in the band since its inception. Araya was employed as a respiratory therapist in the early 1980s and used his earnings to finance Slayer's debut album Show No Mercy (1983). Much of Araya's lyrical content is about serial killers, a subject he finds interesting; his first credited lyrical contribution was the vampire-themed track "At Dawn They Sleep" from 1985's Hell Awaits.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 33
self 16
TV Shows 1
Self
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (2019)
Movie
Self
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019)
Movie
Burning Man
Gutterdämmerung (2016)
Movie
Self
Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre: The Movie (2016)
Movie
Vocals, Bass
Slayer: Repentless (2015)
Movie
Self
Slayer - Live at Wacken 2014 (2015)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: [2014] Voodoo Music Festival (2014)
Movie
Walk-away Man
Zombex (2013)
Movie
Bass, Vocals
Slayer: Rock in Rio 2013 (2013)
Movie
Self
The Big 4 (2011)
TV
Self
The Big Four: Live in Sofia (2010)
Movie
Slayer - Live at Sonisphere (2010)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: Rock Am Ring (2010)
Movie
Slayer - Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London (2008)
Movie
Self
Global Metal (2008)
Movie
4
Self - Slayer
Get Thrashed (2006)
Movie
Self
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
Movie
4
Vox, Bass
Slayer: [2005] Rock Am Ring (2005)
Movie
Self
SLAYER : Still Reigning (2004)
Movie
Vocals, Bass
Slayer: S**t Your Never Seen! (2003)
Movie
Self
Slayer: War at the Warfield (2003)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: [2002] Live in Montreux (2002)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred, Sweden 2002/06/14 (2002)
Movie
Self (Slayer)
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: [1999] Las Vegas, Nevada (1999)
Movie
Slayer: Thrash Metal Heroes (1999)
Movie
Self
Metallica: Metallimania (1997)
Movie
Self
Slayer: Live Intrusion (1995)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: [1994] Monsters of Rock Chile (1994)
Movie
Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994)
Movie
Self
Arena Heavy Metal BBC2 Documentary (1989)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: Live at Fryhuset - Stockholm, Sweden - 9/8/1988 (1988)
Movie
Vox, Bass
Slayer: Live at Heavy Sound Festival - Poperinge, Belgium 1985/05/26 (1985)
Movie
Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge (1985)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-06-06 (62 years old)
Birth NameTomás Enrique Araya Díaz
Birth PlaceViña del Mar, Chile
CitizenshipsChile, United States of America
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