Slayer are unquestionably one of the greatest bands in metal history. They’re 36-year veterans who basically willed the entire genre of thrash into being. They made at least three of metal’s era-defining classics. They became massive underground stars while maintaining an uncompromisingly brutal style. Their guitar solos will still spin your head around. Their live shows are a crucial rite of passage and a great place to get your ass kicked. They deserve eternal respect. But also: Fuck these guys. Look at these fucking dipshits:

Believe it or not this picture was posted by me Tom Araya on 1/20 cause I thought it was funny … I was amazed at the comments about the picture some positive some negative more amazing was in 2 hours there was 10,000 likes … But i never would have guessed that there where so many snowflakes commenting their distaste for the new president. Like him or not he is the president … woke up the next morning and found someone had deleted the post … can some one please explain why…? A photo posted by Slayer (@slayerbandofficial) on Jan 24, 2017 at 12:54pm PST

“So many snowflakes commenting their distaste”? No. Eat shit, Slayer.

UPDATE: As our own Michael Nelson points out, it seems further down the comments section Araya cracked a joke about “Mike pence turning fruits into vegetables,” presumably a reference to Pence’s support of horrifying gay conversion therapy. So, yeah, fucking fuck Slayer a lot.

Like, not even getting into the "snowflakes" and "fruits" shit, which is indefensibly gross. pic.twitter.com/s2cyYGtHPu — Michael Nelson (@nelsonicboom) January 25, 2017

UPDATE 2: As Blabbermouth reports, the band has released a statement: