Talk:Tom Araya/Archive 1

Talk
Tom was very popular and happy in High School.

Does this need to be here? 164.58.186.110 19:17, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

I removed it.

Why was the picture of Tom removed and replaced with the 'Reign In Blood' art?

Who wrote Slayer was death metal? o_O RpgActioN 22:15, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

This article needs to be added to!
There has to be more about Tom than this!

I deleted the first three sentences because they were very POV, although I completely agree with them! (Damned Headbanger 20:00, 9 August 2006 (UTC))

Iron Gland was originally from the album 'Dirt' so I changed it. But I don't know how to get the link so that it will directly go to the 'Dirt', an album of Alice In Chains, page. I hope I made myself clear.

image
Is an image going to be uploaded? KK has one

Tom Araya Bass Picture
please if someone reads this do me a favor and for the rest of the slayer fans and upload this image http://www.poweralley.com/ESP/Tom_blk.jpg onto tom's page because i am a complete idiot and hav no idea wat im doing —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wolfey72490 (talk • contribs) 22:41, 20 January 2007 (UTC).
 * Done. M3tal H3ad 12:41, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Passed GA
Good article. I suggest referencing the equipment section (in cased I missed a reference, sorry) and adding more verifiable information. It's highly accessible to someone not familiar with the subject (I rarely, rarely listen to music at all, let alone metal). Otherwise, I suggest a peer review, those guys are better at fleshing out mistakes. I just tell you if it's good or not.  Dooms Day349  22:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll get a reference now. M3tal H3ad 11:05, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Tom's Beard
Although this is a very recent photograph, it is not a very appealing one. Can I upload another pic, such as from the early 1990's? Dog Man311 22:07, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Is it copyrighted? M3tal H3ad 08:28, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd put a copyright tag on it, as I do for all of my images. Dog Man311 12:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Here's The Image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tom_Araya1.jpg
 * The image is copyrighted and fails the fair use criteria (so will get deleted) in that "free image could not be created to replace it" - the current image is free in that someone took it at a concert and put it under a free license. M3tal H3ad 12:48, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

BIO
The following information: ""Rumors circulating the internet state he left because of political unrest; Araya denied this claim, stating that "that happened in ‘71 and we were already in the United States by that time"" Is wrong, because that happened in'73, but I didn't edit it, because maybe that was a Araya's mistake. In that case, a sign of "SIC" could be right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.163.11.56 (talk) 21:48, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Tom's religion
I removed Category:Christian musicians and changed it to Category:American Roman Catholics because it was a more appropriate category. --Eastlaw 07:08, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Why? Catholics ARE Christian, I am putting it back Iamanadam (talk) 14:52, 1 September 2008 (UTC) there's no track on the alice in chains album dirt named iron gland.

I'm convinced that Tom is actually a "DEIST", or at most a Liberal Theist/Simple "THEIST", and just does'nt realize it yet or realize at least that these labels fit him better.--Iconoclastithon (talk) 21:44, 24 November 2008 (UTC)


 * First of all, how? Do you even know what a deist is? Deists do not believe in a loving God (well, not all of them. Most see him as being a distant creator, a neutral diety). Araya has clearly stated he believed in a loving diety. Second of all, he has identified himself as Roman Catholic. 98.198.85.83 (talk) 06:17, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

12 - Change to Religion section
I just made a change in the religion section. It said that Araya IS catholic while other members of the band "profess of being atheists". That's, first of all, unnecessarily intricate language. Second, it had a second intention hidden. It assured the reader that Araya is a catholic, while the other members merely claimed to be atheists. We have the same kind of proof for either (lyrics, interviews, etc.). It's a typical fundamentalist christian argument to say that somebody "claims to be an atheist", that phrase carrying the hidden opinion that nobody is really an atheist. That is obviously biased, so I removed it to leave just the fact (that other band members are atheists, and Araya is a catholic)

almafuerte@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.189.141.144 (talk) 04:28, 28 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Please assume good faith. The editors probably didn't mean that. To avoid the assumption either way, however, I have changed it to "nonreligious." Most of the other members have never really stated their religion, though some members have (King being atheist, Araya being Catholic, etc). I hope this helps. 98.198.85.83 (talk) 06:23, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I also would like to add that using the word "claim" and other variants are a way to deter from weasel words, as opposed to saying that a person "stated" or "implied." It is not uncommon for editors to use the word instead of "state" or "stated," or other variants. I really, seriously, highly doubt it was biased in anyway, rather, it was a way for editors to make it neutral. 98.198.85.83 (talk) 06:26, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

American?
Good lord, he was born in Chile, why does it says there that he's American? Seriously. Did he change his nationality? I don't think so. I don't mean to sound rude, forgive me if I do so. I already changed the article. 189.170.44.71 (talk) 02:05, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Why not American? I am pretty sure he has an American passport by now. After living more than 45 years in the US it would be quiet ridiculous if he wasn't American.--80.133.176.159 (talk) 11:33, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Born in Chile. Raised in the United States of America. He was not raised in Chile. That's like saying Daniel Tosh isn't American even though he was born in Germany.98.198.85.83 (talk) 06:19, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

He's Chilean born, but because of how long he's been to the US, he is an American. So Chilean-born, American musician. Norum 09:23, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * USA is a nation of immigrants from all over the world. Everyone with an American passport is American. 77.126.103.235 (talk) 19:31, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Happy Birthday Tom!
Even though it isn't until tomorrow72.224.201.135 (talk) 12:35, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Is Hit Parader reference really necessary for top paragraph?
While a well-known and well-regarded vocalist in heavy metal, referencing Hit Parader's idea of who is the best hardly seems core to Tom's identity.

Especially considering that the list in question lists many artists outside of heavy metal. Consider, for example, that Tom ranks 2 spots higher than Rod Stewart.

This list isn't really worth noting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.30.147.14 (talk) 21:20, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

Nickname
Tom Awry, because Atheism isn't a form of Catholicism you quantum mechanics' supporters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:4110:BC00:91EA:EA35:5E8F:8745 (talk) 07:58, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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Nationality
Just as a question. Why is the nationality of Tom Araya described as only american? What does ethnicity has to do here? I mean. He is chilean by all means and also american. He has double nationality.

The constitution of Chile says that any person born in Chilean soil is a Chilean national (ius solis) and he also has Chilean parents, so ius sanguinis also applies here.

I don't wanna create a big argument but this is really strange. By all means he IS CHILEAN and most wikipedia's in other languages state that fact. Why the english wikipedia doesn't acknowledge this? Wikipexi2552 (talk) 20:43, 30 December 2023 (UTC)