Slayer: Reign in Blood- 1986

Howard the Duck · 01-04-2012, 08:43 PM

i think this album is massively overrated

sure, it was good for its time, no other metal album was as fast, then in the 90s with Earache, bands like Napalm Death could play faster and the songs structures were much better than anything on Reign in Blood

these days, i think only Jesus Saves and Angel of Death still stand up as "good"

i'm also of the opposite camp that likes slower Slayer, which actually sounds "heavier", i.e. South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss

hey, just because it's slower/sludgier, doesn't mean it ain't better

RMR · 01-04-2012, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i think this album is massively overrated

sure, it was good for its time, no other metal album was as fast, then in the 90s with Earache, bands like Napalm Death could play faster and the songs structures were much better than anything on Reign in Blood

these days, i think only Jesus Saves and Angel of Death still stand up as "good"

i'm also of the opposite camp that likes slower Slayer, which actually sounds "heavier", i.e. South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss

hey, just because it's slower/sludgier, doesn't mean it ain't better

Man... Duce, you are fast reader-- I just posted this. We agree, and I like that "Jesus Saves" sticks out for you as well. We only disagree on "Angel of Death," which I mentioned in the review as a stand out, but only because it's the first track on the album and all the fuss it created. So for me, it does stand out, but I actually think its the worst track on the album.

**Frownland** · 01-04-2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i think this album is massively overrated

I felt the same way until I saw them do the album in its entirety live. Blew my mind to bits then raped those bits to oblivion. It's hard to top that.

RMR · 01-05-2012, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I felt the same way until I saw them do the album in its entirety live. Blew my mind to bits then raped those bits to oblivion. It's hard to top that.

Frownland, I can certainly believe that. My main two complaints with the studio version of this album is that they don't develop the song structures completely and the Tom's vocals can't keep up with the music. Every YouTube live clip that I've seen from any of the tracks on "RIB" have longer run times; therefore, the songs are better developed, and the tracks are played slightly slower so Tom can keep up on vocals, but that doesn't fix the problems on the studio version.

**Frownland** · 01-05-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RMR

Frownland, I can certainly believe that. My main two complaints with the studio version of this album is that they don't develop the song structures completely and the Tom's vocals can't keep up with the music. Every YouTube live clip that I've seen from any of the tracks on "RIB" have longer run times; therefore, the songs are better developed, and the tracks are played slightly slower so Tom can keep up on vocals, but that doesn't fix the problems on the studio version.

I can see your point here, but coming back to it after the concert it just helped me relive the experience. The rawness of it all that you described in a sense makes it more real though, like a true ejaculation of the rage and fury that Slayer really needed to release. But to each his own, I suppose.