Subsections:

Awards - Credits - Coming features - Wanted!

About the author - Site statistics - Tools used

Welcome to the Abyss!

The history

ometime during the fall of 1996 I was browsing the web, looking for a good Slayer site. The two sites I knew then, the Official Slayer home page and "the Unofficial Slayer pages" in the Netherlands, were both once good sites but quite outdated. I couldn't find a site that satisfied my needs, so I thought "Well then, why not make a new site?". I sat down and started working on The Abyss in early September. About one month later, I uploaded the site to my new GeoCities account and the site went public. During the following month, several other new Slayer sites occurred on the web, and a healthy competition drove me to improve the site to try to make it the best one out there. Now it's up to you to tell me if I've succeeded in accomplishing that. :)

ince then, the Abyss has grown in size and popularity, and even moved to its own domain. As of now (October '97), this site has been visited about 44 000 times since the start, and the traffic is steadily increasing. The site has received a few awards, and has even been mentioned in a major metal magazine!

"The complete Slayer site"?

So, you ask, what makes this site so complete? Let me list some of the things you can find here...

• The biggest Slayer discography on the Internet - complete with pictures and track listings.
• Lots of pictures that won't be found anywhere else (until someone steals them, of course :).
• Samples of uncommon Slayer songs.
• The only Slayer FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document on the Internet - if you have a question that isn't answered there, don't hesitate to ask me and I'll try to find the answer.
• Correct lyrics to all Slayer releases.
• All known Slayer guitar and bass tablatures on one page.
• The latest and hottest Slayer news and tour info.
• The only Slayer mailing list.
• Links to all other existing Slayer sites.

You can also check out the list of coming features to see what I plan to implement in the future. If you feel something is missing - please mail me and suggest what you want to see on this site!

Can't find what you're looking for? Search for it using the powerful search engine or find your way with help from the table of contents.

Feedback!

f you have some Slayer information that can't be found here (a bootleg, limited edition album, member trivia etc), please tell me about it! I will happily put the info here ASAP and of course, credit you for giving me the information. If you want to know exactly what I am looking for, check out the Wanted! page.

Want to know more?

f you're curious about the fellow who designed this site, check out the "Who is Janek, anyway?" page. You're always welcome to mail me about the site, Slayer or music in general. :) Just write off to janek@slaytanic.com!

Want to know more about the soft- and hardware I used to create the site? The "Tools used" page should satisfy your needs.

Curious about what pages others look at and what kinds of people visit this site? Check out the statistics page, updated every night!

The Abyss
Maintainer: Janek Hellqvist
Feedback to janek@slaytanic.com