Yeah, yeah I think that's one of the biggest misconceptions towards the band. The biggest one is that we're Satan worshippers, but next to that just the fact that we're normal

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer.

Whatever had been on the radio in the '60s; I mean we were always listening to the radio

I was born and raised Catholic.

Oh yeah, our first tour in Europe they wouldn't give me the time off from work.

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar

I was born and raised Catholic, so it's in my blood. I don't go to church... I was born and raised Catholic, which is about the extent of my religion. My parents made one request: that I have my first Holy Communion.