It certainly isn't clean. Reign In Blood and South of Heaven are the most well-produced of their albums. Season's production makes it sound like a weak-ass I.N.R.I.
I don’t know why you keep comparing seasons with south of heaven. Seasons is hell awaits and Reign In Blood revisited more than any of their other albums, just with the pussification (as you put it) that South of heaven had carried over. I guess it uses the mid-tempo feel of South of Heaven, but the other albums had that too. Anyway Seasons lacks the subdued, gross, doomy sound that South of Heaven had, which is the sole reason I love that album so much. They dropped the doom-y riffs that South Of Heaven had. Araya in particular is at his most generic on seasons. It’s just business as usual, like all their following albums. The title track on Seasons is the only thing on that album that is remotely interesting.
I like how you threw in an INRI reference there, your parroting skills are getting good! At least give The Batlord some credit for your comment here!
BastardofYoung
11-19-2017 11:51 PM
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I think my biggest problem with Seasons is that it's too edgy for its own good. Some of the riffs have a bouncy groove but played with a hardcore intensity. I can hear the distant sounds of nu metal coming through on parts of that album, and I can't overlook that.
Nu-Metal didn't even exist then.
At least be chronological with your elitism!
Maajo
11-20-2017 01:14 AM
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I have no idea what you're saying here, but if you think there's such a thing as Slayer purists then you're basically retarded. Their first four albums sound very little like each other and there's a large variety of opinions on them.
:laughing: not as retarded as someone thinking that Slayer is too edgy for their own good.
The Batlord
11-20-2017 03:23 AM
*worships Satan*
The Batlord
11-20-2017 09:40 AM
I actually forgot what album this song was on (A Matter of Life and Death) and thought it was from Brave New World cause I guess I've normally skipped it or went right for a few songs I keep remembering as my favs, but then I had it stuck in my head at work and just had to listen to it when I got home. Got me on another kick of listening to this album, and damn has my opinion gradually changed over the years. At first I only liked a few songs cause who wants progressive Iron Maiden?
But these days I don't really listen to much Maiden the same as I don't listen to much power metal. Just something about the lack of real bite that leaves me cold, which makes me sad cause they've been one of my favorite bands since I was a teenager. But now A Matter of Life and Death and Brave New World are easily my fav Maiden albums and the only two I find myself coming back to. Progressive Maiden has the melodicism that I've always loved from the band, but also a maturity that makes them far more interesting than even their "classic" days, and even the catchy moments better hold my attention. I really hope I get over my Maiden fatigue one day, but until then this is absolutely my **** over even Powerslave, and not even in a backhanded compliment way cause this album is kind of amazing tbh.
Wpnfire
11-20-2017 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung
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Nu-Metal didn't even exist then.
At least be chronological with your elitism!
I can hear the distant sounds of System of A Down's first album in some of the songs on Seasons. It may have to do with Seasons and Toxicity using eerily similar production, but I can still hear it. I've also heard of songs from Toxicity appearing on mixtapes featuring songs like "War Ensemble". Again it might just be the production, but I can't un-hear it. I definitely don't get that vibe from any of Slayer's other albums--although I've never heard Divine Intervention.
Frownland
11-20-2017 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Wpnfire
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I can hear the distant sounds of System of A Down's first album in some of the songs on Seasons. It may have to do with Seasons and Toxicity using eerily similar production, but I can still hear it. I've also heard of songs from Toxicity appearing on mixtapes featuring songs like "War Ensemble". Again it might just be the production, but I can't un-hear it. I definitely don't get that vibe from any of Slayer's other albums--although I've never heard Divine Intervention.
Maybe it's the use of electric guitars and album cover colours?
