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Old 04-19-2012, 11:03 AM   #191 (permalink)
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I can sort of see where you're coming from here but I don't think it's true. Their sound has actually varied a lot more over the years than people give them credit for. It's just that, in my opinion, the lightning fast style people associate with them is a lot better than the other styles they've used, which is probably why they're sometimes seen as a one trick pony.
I can see that. I think they peaked after Reign In Blood. South of Heaven had some good songs, but wasn't really that interesting. "Spill the Blood" aside, I don't really think they truly pulled off combining their sound with melody until Seasons In the Abyss with "Dead Skin Mask" and the title track, and the rest of the album, while perfectly entertaining, wasn't really much different from their past music. And they've pretty much been treading water creatively ever since.
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