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Drummer Dave Lombardo shows off just a few of the instruments he played on his debut solo album Rites of Percussion. Ekaterina Gorbacheva/Ipecac Records hide caption

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From Slayer to Tito Puente, drummer Dave Lombardo changes tempo

May 5, 2023 • Dave Lombardo of Slayer breaks out gongs, timbales, djembes, congas and cajóns (plus anything else he can bang on) for the album Rites of Percussion.

From Slayer to Tito Puente, drummer Dave Lombardo changes tempo

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'A Truth Never Told': Remembering Slayer's Jeff Hanneman

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'A Truth Never Told': Remembering Slayer's Jeff Hanneman

May 3, 2013 • The guitarist, who died Thursday, understood that metal works in darkness, rooting for something, anything that makes sense of this ugly human existence. Hanneman channeled it into a band that exemplifies pain.