While most devil worshipers express their allegiance to Old Scratch with Slayer tapes and questionable facial hair, one of Satan's little helpers took a more direct approach Thursday night, plowing his car through the Oklahoma statehouse's controversial Ten Commandments monument.

And if not, well...maybe try this one of him playing 30 songs in a minute:

Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of legendary American metal band Slayer, died of liver failure today in California. He was 49.

With the Republican presidential primary still bitterly contested between the four remaining candidates, every last endorsement counts — especially the crucial support of the Big Four of thrash metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax. Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has come out in support of Rick Santorum.

For a brief moment late last night, according to a NYT.com visitor with an itchy screenshot finger, photo and text from two stories met and collided. Also? Dudes, we totally missed the Slayer show at Hammerstein Ballroom!