Tom Araya Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Tom Araya is a Chilean-American musician who rose to fame after becoming the lead vocalist and bassist for the thrash metal band named Slayer. He has penned the lyrics for numerous songs including the single titled Eyes of the Insane in his band’s album Christ Illusion (2006) and the song won the Grammy Award. He was placed in the number 58 position on the “100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time” list from Hit Parader in the past.

Sun Sign

Gemini

Residence

Buffalo, Texas

Genre

Thrash Metal

Instruments

Vocals, Bass Guitar, Mandolin

Labels

• Metal Blade
• Def Jam
• American
• Nuclear Blast

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Long hair and beard
• Tattoos all over his body

Tom Araya Favorite Things

• Film Genre – Horror
• Films – The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• Fan Of – Chilean soccer team Everton from his hometown of Viña del Mar, and English team Manchester United
• Influence On His Music – Beatles, Rolling Stones
• Belief – Jesus Christ came and taught us about love and caring, accepting each other for who we are, and we all should try to live peacefully, having true love for one another.

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Tom Araya Facts

1. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to Los Angeles in California and he grew up there.
2. His older brother Cisco used to play the guitar and that motivated Araya to start learning bass at the age of 8.
3. He was working as a respiratory therapist when he joined the band Slayer and he used his earnings to finance the group’s debut album titled Show No Mercy.
4. Araya’s interest in serial killers has been the source of his inspiration for several of his lyrics.
5. His children have been homeschooled.
6. He and his wife have owned and run a family ranch that has kept more than 60 head of cattle along with other ranch animals.

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