Tomás Enrique Araya Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Tomás Enrique "Tom" Araya Díaz (born June 6, 1961 in Viña del Mar, Chile) is a Chilean-American musician, best known as the bassist and vocalist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya is ranked fifty-eighth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time.Araya was employed as a respiratory therapist in the early 1980s and used his earnings to finance Slayer's debut album Show No Mercy. Much of Araya's lyrical content is about serial killers, a subject he finds interesting; his first lyrical contribution was the vampire-themed track "At Dawn They Sleep" from 1985's Hell Awaits.
Ariel Asa Araya, Tomas Enrique Araya Jr., Raining Blood, Angel of Death, You Against You
Parents
Tina Araya
Siblings
Jeanette Araya, Johnny Araya, Anamaria Araya, Ana Araya, Cisco Araya, Raining Blood, Angel of Death, You Against You
Music Groups
Slayer
Movies
Slayer: Live Intrusion
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that's what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs.
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We have been fortunate, fortunate enough to have lasted as long as we have because a lot of bands don't last that long.
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Fact
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His older brother taught him guitar
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He is the 4th child in a family of 7.
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He lives in Buffalo, Texas.
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He is a gun collector.
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In early days in Slayer, he didn't contribute that much to their lyrics
it was usually Jeff and Kerry that did the lyrics, even though he'd
been writing lyrics for himself for quite some time. But around "South of Heaven" from 1988, his lyrics began to appear on the Slayer records, and it was clear to everyone that Tom's main interest was in serial killers. He's written about Jeffrey Dahmer (in the song "213") and Ed Gein (in "Dead Skin Mask").
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When older he studied to become a respiratory therapist. He also had a job - and went to school. When he joined the band in 1982, he tried to be on top of all of it. As he said "What I tried to juggle was working, studying and also being in the band. There was a lot of nights when I'd get home in the early hours of the morning after a gig, unload the equipment, then go and get just an hour's sleep, before having to get up and go to work".
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Has a son named Tomas Enrique Araya Jr. (b. 14th June 1999)
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Joined Slayer when they were originally an Iron Maiden cover band.
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Has a daughter Ariel Asa Araya (b. 11 May 1996)
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Lead singer/bassist for Slayer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Green Room
2015
writer: "War Ensemble" - as Thomas Enrique Araya
Sex Tape
2014
writer: "Expendable Youth" - as Tomás Araya
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
writer: "Bloodline" - as Tomas Araya
Guitar Hero: Metallica
2009
Video Game writer: "War Ensemble"
Punisher: War Zone
2008
writer: "Final Six" - as Tomas Araya
Saw III
2006
lyrics: "Eyes of the Insane" Slayer VS The Legion of Doom
Haggard
2003
writer: "Divine Intervention"
Dracula 2000
2000
writer: "Bloodline"
Bride of Chucky
1998
writer: "Human Disease"
Judgment Night
1993
writer: "Disorder"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gutterdammerung
2016
Burning Man
Zombex
2013
Nowhere Man
Suicidal Tendencies: Institutionalized
1984
Video short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
TV Movie
Himself
Headbangers Ball
1992
TV Series
Himself - Slayer
Arena
1989
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre: The Movie
2014
Himself
Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax: The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
2010
Documentary
Himself
Global Metal
2008
Documentary
Himself
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
2008
Documentary
Himself - Bassist, Slayer
Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal
2006
Documentary
Himself
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
Documentary
Himself
Slayer: Still Reigning
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Viva la Bam
2004
TV Series
Himself - Slayer
Headbangers Ball
2003
TV Series
Himself
Slayer: War at the Warfield
2003
Video documentary
Himself
Viva
2001
TV Series
Himself - Slayer
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
2001
Documentary
Himself (Slayer)
Metallimania
1997
Documentary
Himself
Ozzfest
1997
Video documentary
Himself
Drop Dead Rock
1996
Themselves
Known for movies
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) as Himself
Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008) as Himself - Bassist, Slayer
$5 Million
