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Ok, i guess a lot of people hear never listened to real heavy metal and death metal before. This is a classic heavy metal album and deserves its spot in the metal hall of fame. It set the grounds for death metal. I know this isn't for everybody (not my favourite metal genre also),but...Just because you don't understand the music you don't have to sh*t on it :)
Great way to get pumped before school, now it got me amped for work.
Rating: 9/10 Amazing album, definitely a classic thrash metal album. The energy and passion throughout this album is almost unrivaled. There are plenty of groovy and heavy riffs and the drumming is blisteringly fast. It is very one-dimensional however; the best songs are the ones that are a bit longer and groovier and don't always have the same style of thrash metal riffs and drumming. Favorite songs: Angel Of Death, Altar Of Sacrifice, Jesus Saves, Criminally Insane, Epidemic, Postmortem, Raining Blood. Worst song: Reborn.
Oh! That was a brief surprise, seeing this pop up in the browser window. But of course, it belongs in here. Now, for the caveat. I was quite the Metalhead as a teenager, with checkboxes ticked for two of the Big 4, however Slayer had always been a bit too much and I had never listened to Reign In Blood front to back. Now that I do... maybe it's been too little🤔? I respect and appreciate the intense, relentless pounding - it's the point - but half an hour of it as, y'know, *music*? Araya's recitals? And I can't divorce myself from hearing this in 2024, 38 years later: Like, my brain wants to grab onto something here that I find genuinely enjoyable, today, but there aren't a whole lot of interesting bits to work with or they fray immediately. That's probably the point, too, in an album about death and suffering, but honestly, it's an 'eh' from me. Rounding up for the impact Reign In Blood deservedly had.
Pretty great guitar riffs.
This brings me back to my youth! Haven't listened to Slayer in ages, and it's not really my current jam, but for the style of music and the time? Instant classic.
Heavy, but not too boring.
First time actively listening and it was quite enjoyable. If my angsty teen brought this home I’d certainly ruin it by giggling at the ‘hail Satan’ bits. Really enjoyed this. Wish it were twice as long, though.
I heard Raining Blood many years ago on Guitar Hero, but it was only recently that I realised the album name is actually Reign In Blood. I do love a good pun. Wouldn’t have guessed that Slayer likes them as much as me. Songs I already knew: Raining Blood Favourites: Raining Blood, Angel Of Death What an absolute half hour of power, bookended by some real crunchy guitars. There is the odd high pitched scream that I’d usually attribute to power metal (I think I commented that with Anthrax recently too) which admittedly did make me giggle, but overall this was very easy to enjoy. I was surprised when Raining Blood started playing - I knew that into straight away and knew it was the final song, and didn’t want the album to be over.
I didn't listen to slayer much when i was young but a friend took me to 2 concerts. Im still not a huge fan but i enjoy their riffs and the fast pace. I still think the solos are the worst part (i grew up as a solo guitarist). I don't think i have listened to a album the whole way through but i realise that most songs kinda sounds the same on this album. Still enjoyed it might be a bit biased though. As for the imagery and lyrics really shows they knew that it is easier to gain listeners through shock, mysticism and controversy. It is and still is an effective market strategy and they knew it. But i get why people are put off to it but it's the same as a horror movie in a sense.
Hard
classic tunes!
Energy's a given, and there; The real measure of a band is what they can layer in. Here, Slayer put new tone above, and obviously; It's a great effect for Rein In Blood, equal counterpoint to the edgy facade.
These are the sounds of the devil himself, and they slap.
Loved it! Just what I needed to get me going in the morning!
Slayer is still probably one of my least favorite thrash bands in terms of vocals (except maybe early megadeth) but this album far surpasses peace sells and is easily in league with master of puppets and rust in peace for me. I immediately added the title track to my hype playlist and honestly I could probably add every other song on the album as well.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Altar of sacrifice
Fun from the first scream.
A noisy, energetic, fast and loud as fuck classic
Intense and adrenaline pumping.
Its a solid album with some amazing tracks on it. Not fully my thing, but I liked it more than I thought! The opening track, Angel of Death, and Jesus Saves were definitely 2 stand out tracks I plan on revisiting and adding to a playlist or 2
This isn’t really my kind of music, but this album won me over. It is absolutely relentless.
Buen disco de trash-metal de grupo con intensidad y poderío. Voces desgarradoras, ritmos trepidantes. Tiene que gustarte mucho ese estilo
Really enjoyed listening to this. Altar of Sacrifice was the first to catch my attention, but the transition from Postmortem to Raining Blood was near perfection
Predecessor to death metal, it's loud and fast, with only 3 songs longer than 3 minutes. Clear vocals, epic squeeling solos, and satanic lyrics meant for no other purpose than to piss off parents. I found it to be pretty repetitive during the verses, and even with the short timestamps, it's hard for me to find a consistent melody with how they keep shifting tempos and styles every minute or so. This meant most songs blended together, and I had to specifically play each one separately to pick out my favorites. The solos are always the highlights of every song though. There were a few tracks that didn't have anything too notable about them in particular, with the least interesting being "Reborn". But with how short they all are, it was a really fun listen from start to end. Favorites: Angel of Death, Altar of Sacrifice, Postmortem, Raining Blood
Very good. This is like the ideal thrash album, it really sort of gleams the cube of you know what I mean. I also appreciate it being fairly short. I don’t mean that as an insult, more like trimming the fat off keeps the energy up the whole way through, the listener doesn’t get a chance to zone out. I’ll for sure listen to this one more
Just good thrash. Not crazy about the genre, but this album does it well
Slayer/Reign In Blood was this perfect confluence of music and marketability at precisely the right time. They took the best parts of thrash punk and dark metal and turned it into a tee shirt. Absolute legends. I can't say it's aged horribly well, but they launched a million sweaty, wrinkled bands.
HL: title track, “Angel of Death”, “Altar of Sacrifice”, “Postmortem” I wanted to make a joke about how “Angel of Death” is my favourite Bangles song, but now I can’t even find the brilliant YT mashup to back it up :( In most cases, the extreme subject matter would be an instant turn-off for me. Yet somehow, this sits within the very limited threshold of thrash metal I enjoy. Blame Guitar Hero III. In most cases, it’s the same kind of campy occult horror of witches and devils that put Venom on the map; but not only is Reign in Blood more polished than that band, it adds real-world examples of evil that, for better or for worse, leaves a lasting impression. Also its short runtime keeps it from being completely exhausting Spooktober 19, 2023
9/10
ULTIMATE THRASH! 3.5 stars
I never beat Raining Blood on expert back when I played Guitar hero. Aside from its opening riffs which are awesome, Raining Blood was not one of my favourites off this album which I thought was interesting. Angel of Death, Piece By Piece, Necrophobic were a great triplet to start the album.
Amazing energy
Rick Rubin produced this! Released in the same year as Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill and Run DMC's Raising Hell (both also produced by Rick Rubin), Slayer's Reign in Blood was basically confirmation that they ruled trash metal. They had established themselves prior to this, but Reign was so fine-tuned that it felt like any thrash release after would be playing catchup.
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This is the ideal thrash metal album. Slayer understands that they're going to take the listener to crazy places so they limit the runtime to under 30 minutes. It's packed with short and fast tracks, and bookended by their most iconic songs. Raining Blood is so sick. Still, it's not something I would listen to every day, or even more than one or two times a month. 7/10
I have never really listened to Slayer, what a positive surprise it was! The length was spot on.
This was some pretty sick thrash. I'd never really listened to Slayer. I wouldn't have liked it 5 or 6 years ago, but after getting into doom for a while, this was pretty great.
pretty decent metal
Fucking SLAYERRRRRRR!
Heavy, punchy, and straight to the point. Always epic.
\,,/(>.<)\,,/ This album is undeniably metal, but it has a lot in common with hardcore punk too. The extremely short runtime and straight-to-the-point song structure makes it less indulgent than the other big thrash metal bands of this era. The guitar solos border on noise at times, as do the vocals. This is pure hardcore, and you're either gonna love it or hate it. I fucking love it.
Everybody knows about Slayer I'm sure, and as far as I know this has to be their big one, right? It's got "Raining Blood," which is a Guitar Hero certified classic. Other songs I liked too, which is saying something since this isn't exactly my kind of music. But I appreciate the rage and the filth, and I know these guys are pioneers. Yeah, not the sort of thing that I'd casually throw on in any setting, but damn do I respect this album. Doesn't take much imagination to extrapolate all the influence that this had on metal going forward. Favorite tracks: Raining Blood, Angel of Death, Jesus Saves. Album art: Gotta be iconic, right? You've got the band name in metal font in a pentagram (ooooh the devil!) and the whole cover seems ripped from Dante's Inferno, a scene of people and creatures rotting in hell (once again, ooooh the devil!). Covers like these are the most entertaining part of metal for me. 4/5
Ok, niet mijn type metal, maar best vet. Gigantische invloed, en vernieuwend.
Old school thrash metal. Reminds me a lot of pre-black album Metallica, which makes sense considering they're both members of the Big 4. Enjoyed it for the most part.
Super hard & fast. I can imagine the live shows were dangerously fun.
I´m the angel of death. My mother told me to never listen Slayer when I was younger, well. Hello mom, :)
Я первый раз услышал Slayer в мешапе с песней про белых медведей из кавказской пленницы. И я так тогда кекал со скрима в этой песне... А альбом очень даже неплох. Это вот получилась смесь Iron Maiden и Black Flag: в меру симфоничность и полный разъёб и расколбас. Кстати, его продюсировал Рик Рубин. Да-да, тот самый Рик Рубин, что похож внешне на бомжа... у гениев свои причуды)) 4, потому что не моя музыка. А так я прям угорел немножко и пролетело всё на одном дыхании. Рекомендуется всем фанатам тяжёлой музыки, а также желающим впервые познакомиться с жанром
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Thank god we got this after System of a Down, maybe my favourite metal album. 28 mins, proper thrash, with classic riffs. Some of the best drums on anything
Wow. There’s a lot of anger here. Raining blood is a masterpiece. I would love even more tempo or feel changes at certain points so that the tension can ease up for a minute. But I guess that’s the point. I would love to see Slayer live.
FUCKINGGGG SLAYYYYYERRRRR!!!!!!!!! 4/5
This album goes hard AF but it's not really my thing. I certainly can appreciate the work and music though. 7/10.
So I'm getting into my backlog of albums that I can't get to the day they're generated either from it being a weekend or just not being able to handle listening to things like Slayer at 4:30 am on the way to work. I'm only familiar with this one from that South Park episode where hippies take over the town. Cartman's plan is to put "Reign in Blood" on over the PA system because hippies can't stand death metal, this is true. His plan works and the hippies disperse. As for me, how do I deal with this one. It accomplished what I assume it set out to do which is make loud, angry music which honors Satan. It's both terrible and awesome at the same time which is a rarity in music. I'm surely going to be subjected to more death metal along this journey hopefully it's not a caricature of this. Hail Satan!
Metal is so funny. They're all like, "I'm a real sicko! Blood and guts and gore!!! SATAN!" That edgy shit just gets funnier and funnier as I get older. Would be embarrassing if it didn't also rip.
boilerplate 80s thrash with a legendary guitar hero III single. dark, shrill, twangy, and not too bad. optimistic 4/5
Slayer n'a jamais été mon genre, mais ça reste un gros classique avec des supers bons riffs. Raining Blood est évidement un anthem du trash.
Classic Thrash metal. Never got into Slayer though. But I was definitely a fan of the others in the "Big 4".
Rain on blood :)
Reign in Blood is the third album by American thrash metal band Slayer. This critically acclaimed and certified gold album brought the band into the mainstream and is regarded as one of the best heavy metal records. The production on this album was so well done that you could hear every note played by each instrument - even though they're played really fast. This caused the mainstream audience to enjoy this thrash metal album. I've listened to "Angel of Death" & "Raining Blood" before and loved them, so to hear the rest of this album was a treat. I'm not a big fan of metal, but this album is too amazing to not like.
Part of the big 4 for a reason. Love the energy, too fast to comprehend on 1 go
It's good. Not really my current mood. But it's a good one.
Pure metal. Heavy guitaring, fast double bass pedal drumming. Standouts are "Angel of Death" and "Raining Blood" opening with it's iconic riff.
Classic. Heavily influential across metal and even some sub-genres of Hardcore.
I was really excited to listen to this again. It's been a loooong time. But you know what? I quickly remembered that I was never a huge Slayer fan and I think I can pinpoint why now. I like Arraya's voice. I like everything Lombardo's doing. But, man, I am torn about these guitars. Yes, the riff in "Angel of Death" rules. "Raining Blood" is a no-brainer, can't argue balls-to-buttholes classic. But listen to the end of "Reborn." And then listen to the beginning of "Epidemic." And just focus on the guitars. My dudes, those two songs sound like they used the exact same riff. They might be the same song just played twice with some different fills. Maybe that's where this band has kept me at a bit of a distance in the past? I don't know. Whatever reason, when it came to the Big 4 of thrash, Slayer was at the bottom of that list for me personally. And, yeah, I know I'd be a lot cooler if that wasn't the case! And they influenced so many bands I love! But still... thank Satan this made the list. I'll take Slayer over trip hop any and every day of the week.
Very loud, fast, and short. Songs about a wide variety of topics, which got them in a bit of bother. The 'big 4' band I knew least well before, but would be happy to see them pop up again
Loud.
All rippers, no skippers
The best way to clear a drum circle. Best Tracks: Angel of Death; Postmortem; Raining Blood
Fuck yeah, Slayer. This album is one of the many examples of everything Rick Rubin touches turning to gold. While he was in the midst of building one of the most successful hip-hop albums, he was producing this album. Slayer is one of those bands that really has done one thing for their entire career, and they do that one thing so well that they don't need to diversify. Slayer makes thrash metal. That's it. Metallica did it better during the 80s in my opinion, but they stopped making thrash towards the end of the decade, while Slayer kept making thrash well into the 2000s. This album is one of their greats. It hits you like a brick to the face, yet manages to be so intricate that it stays fresh over several listens. I've come back to this album over and over throughout the years, and it doesn't disappoint. 4/5. Fuck yeah, Slayer
"Spil noget med Slayer!" Awesome album, though only one song was memorable. 4
Powerful, hard hitting metal, iconic if not slightly showing its age in some places
NICE!
I'm usually not a metal fan but I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.
As someone who was more into the indie rock scene, this was one of the few metal albums my friends and I would listen to in college. There is something about the ferocity of the pace and the athleticism of the performances that kind of knocks the wind out of you, especially considering when this came out. They take it to the edge without going over the top, and that is what makes them more palatable to me than some other metal. Takes itself seriously enough to give you chills but not completely freak you out. Those high notes in the vocals are like a reassuring wink to the audience that it's all in good fun. Not something I'd put on every day but would be very welcome in the right context/mood. Stands head and shoulders above other metal from the era and holds up remarkably well over 30 years later.
Explosive!
Probably a 3.5 but I do enjoy the album a fair bit.
Can you imagine the discussions between the band members, when they were putting these songs together? "Oh yeah, that sounds great, but let's try it like 5 times faster." "Totally, and while you guys do that, I'm going to scream at the top of my lungs about BLUHHHHHHHHHHHHD!" Whatever state of mind they were in, the result is a blistering fever dream of thrash metal that set the bar for everything else to come. For my tastes, I'd love to hear the album sans vocals. At times Tom had a hard time keeping up with the track, which was distracting. More important to me though is that the lyrics feel cringy and pointlessly scandalous. I think they turn a lot of listeners off from appreciating the album on the whole.
4/5. Solid, kinda sloppy sometimes, self-indulgent, pretty fun though
Ahhh… this takes me back to high school. While I was more into Anthrax, Slayer and Metallica rated a close second. This was the album from them that I played often to my parents discontent.
great content. good pacing. enjoyed the fanciful lyrics. for me this fills the excellent workout jams niche.
Blood, sacrilege, violence, and general mayhem are key in this classic old school thrash album. Did I mention the blood?
SLAYERRRRRRRRRRR
Schockt viel krasser als das lame Black Album von Metallica neulich. Stimme, Schlagzeug, Gitarren, Geschwindigkeit, Aggression und Nihilismus: genauestens kontrolliert auf den Punkt gebracht, geil abgeliefert. Wäre das mein Style (und würde es mich nicht doch irgendwann bisschen ermüden), hätte es vielleicht sogar noch mehr Punkte gegeben. Aber bei (Thrash-) Metal die Latte an der ich jetzt alles andere messe.
if you like hard rock is a good disc. Not my cup of tea this type of music
Album rocks. Postmortem into raining blood is fucking sick. Definitely deserved of all the praise it gets
I'm not really into this type of music, but sounds interesting
A silly but perfectly formed blast of death metal. It sounds like there are too many lyrics for each song. Can't believe it came out in 86, it still sounds fresh.
This is a good album. Thrash is always a fun listen and Slayer do it particularly well. Highlights: Angel of Death, Jesus Saves Lowlights:
Fast and heavy, what more do you need
A classic of the genre sending a flaming spear into the future of metal that nearly every other metal band has had to dodge.
I’d lever listened to a full Slayer album, now I will often
More like it.
Yo this album goes hard as fuck.
So freaking sick!
good metal album if I am in the mood for it.
Not for everybody, but enjoyable.
Ja. Endelig.
Thrashy goodness
Tremendo para su época
Got go wrong with a classic metal album
Solid.
Atmospheric spacey jungley good for a brew day
pretty good, didn't know slayer so much, happy to have listened to this one
Probably my favorite Slayer album and without the immensity of Raining Blood I’m not sure they would be remembered with as high regard
Solid classic thrash. I generally prefer more melodic metal, but still very good.
Thrash c'est hit or miss avec moi, ça dépend de mon mood j'ai l'impression... Ça m'a quand même mené loin dans la discographie de Rick Rubin, comme c'était le 2e en 3 jours. Quelle oeuvre intéressante, de Public Enemy à Slayer, en passant par Johnny Cash, RHCP, Lady Gaga et Kanye West (et j'en omets plein). En tout cas!
Un autre album de thrash qui confirme que ce n'est pas pour moi, ce style. J'ai quand même headbang un peu sur Raining Blood alors je vais leur donner ça. Je pense avoir mieux aimé que Megadeth!
C'est raw. Ça buche pas possible sans artifices. J'sais pas si c'est bon par exemple. 3.49 étoiles
🫶🏻🫶🏻
Not bad for thrash metal
No es mi rollo para nada, pero veo la capacidad
Uhh a bit too much for me
Good but a bit too heavy for Jet lag
Pretty cool from front to back. I think it’s a bit much personally, but I can definitely appreciate the musical talent on display with how fast and to the point it is. The lyrics paint these gruesome or evil vignettes that do add to the overall quality of the album. It’s short and definitely not sweet, and I would like to listen to more of their stuff.
Altar of Sacrifice Jesus Saves Criminally Insane Raining Blood
Criminally Insane Postmortem
Pretty cool. Relentless, furious, yet still reasonably tonal – making it stand above a fair chunk of the thrash metal genre. The singing hits a perfect medium between howly classic rock, greasy hair metal, and unbearably grating death/doom metal singing. But come on – almost every song is in the same key, uses the same instruments and vocal delivery, uses similar tempos. There's "staying true to yourself" and then there's "let's make a monotonous album because we lack versatility". The opener, Angel Of Death, is very strong even prior to the guitar solo. But that section there takes the cake. Such a cool textural switch-up that works perfectly for the song. And an even stronger outro. The crazed guitar and especially those insanely fast drum patterns, plus a tempo change or three, get my stamp of approval. After this point, the songs flash by without so much as a backward glance. Again, I think this is pretty admirable. It hearkens back to the punk era, and you just don't see this "blitz album" format gain much popularity nowadays. But I digress. Piece By Piece has a cool, dancey swing, and Necrophobic / Altar Of Sacrifice bleed pretty well into each other due to having extremely similar tempos, textures, and performances on each instrument. Both songs have some crazily fast guitarwork, too, in both lead and bass. But that bleeding is nothing compared to the Altar Of Sacrifice / Jesus Saves transition. Heck yeah. Side 2 begins with Criminally Insane, yet another high-energy song with a solo that doubles the guitar part in the bass. I do wish we got more contrast in energy/mood by this point, so presumably those songs are buried somewhere else in side 2. Otherwise, I fear this album will be difficult to reapproach past the first listen. (Staying power is pretty important as a standard for album lists like these.) The musicianship is so consistently strong that I can't really fault individual songs, though. Reborn and Epidemic are both quite strong, yet also quite similar in execution. One advantage of having many consecutive songs that sound very similar is that, when the band changes one small thing, it makes a huge difference. The dark, semi-fast swing in Postmortem works wonders in this regard. I like when the guy screams ghoulishly around the halfway point. Nice fake-out ending, too. Raining Blood ends with the first genuine riff in quite some time. And it's divine. Add a sprinkle of all-out anger, a ton of kick drum thumpery, and you've got a (bloody) masterpiece on your hands. It's a shame most of the other songs sound nigh identical. 3/5 Key tracks: Angel Of Death, Postmortem, Raining Blood
Solid thrash metal record that dared to be edgy af with both the technical rapid-fire shredding and all the graphic, satanic, and occult references in the lyrics. Not a bad listen at all and the title track still holds up to this day. This was a much more entertaining listen than Metallica's Black album. This shit definitely inspired some edgy weirdos but the music checks out. 7/10.
Slayer is noted as one of the kings of Thrash Metal, and this is one of their better albums. I like the technical proficiency required to play many of these songs but other than Raining Blood, I couldn't really get into it. I find it very listenable, but nothing sticks.
Frustrating album to rate. Slayer does an excellent job of creating engsging grooves and headbanging riffs. But I cannot stand blast beats for an entire song, let alone an entire album. Comes down to personal taste, but I would prefer a groovier Slayer compared to the mosh-pit Slayer. Top tracks: Altar of Sacrifice, Postmortem, Raining Blood
raining blood on expert.
I tried, but not for me :/
Musically I quite like metal if for this album the solo’s are very rushed. I just cannot get over the cringeworthy lyrics, just look at the song titles: “Necrophobic”, “Postmortem” etc. Makes me cringe to no end. 3/5
For the style, this is a master class in pummeling instruments, crazy lyrics, and famed Rick Rubin production marking it all accessible audially (I don’t think that’s a word). Not one I’ll have on repeat but it is a classic in the genre and I understand its appeal and acclaim.
Best Track - "Rain In Blood"
Classic heavy metal. The title track still stands out; the rest blurs together for me, but that's ok
buenas canciones, el problema es que casi todas son iguales 3.6
Cant say I like metal all too much, but at least the songs on this were fun and full of energy.
alright
If it had some variety I’d probably give it a 5 but it seems like the same song copy/pasted (except for maybe raining blood)
Better by a metal-mile than Kanye's Fantasy, at least for me. So there's that. But otherwise, I can only imagine these guys snorting meth or drinking (shooting up) Everest-sized mugs of caffeine. Wow....everybody let's get this album A.S.A.P. It's kind of funny. But I like my metal a bit in the sludge mold (thanks Ozzy!). I couldn't lesten to this very often (without going bat-shit crazy), but still more to my taste than Kanye. I have no idea which song I liked since they seem to be shot out of a rifle one after the other. Divinity bless the young dudes who head-bang to this stuff. 3 "I don't think I'd ever buy this stuff, though" stars.
JL : 4, Criminally Insane A : 2?
A bit too hard for me
Afro rock
370/1089 you know what? this was decent Metal, it didn’t feel like a trudge to get through faves: Raining Blood, Criminally Insane 55/100
yeah that's thrash metal
Vähän turhan tiukkaa tavaraa. Ei meinaa saada selvää teksteistä.
Rocks very hard
Ok
Reign In Blood is also a chapter in Len Houmous’ sex manual. 3.4 10/10 Raining Blood
Heard Some Before; 3; I went back and forth on this album. On the one hand, it is technically impressive, certainly aggressive and can be fun at times, and having listened to a lot of different music since first hearing this years ago, I can appreciate that this sounds close to hardcore/punk in a lot of ways. At the same time, the album doesn't really give a chance to breathe or find a groove. While I get this is the point to some degree, it gets a little old after a while. As a counterpoint, Raining Blood gives a little more room for the riffs and grooves to work, has a little more variation, and makes it a much more memorable track. Overall something I enjoyed and something I would come back to when I'm looking for something, loud, fast, and aggressive, but not an "all the time" listen. Favorite Track: Raining Blood
In my opinion, the mark of a good metal band is the ability to play fast music while also sounding controlled. This just sounds all over the place when they wanna be “intense.” Also not really a fan of the being edgy for the sake of being edgy either. That being said, I do just kinda like metal
I love metal but I could never really get into this album, it's just fast for the sake of being fast. Raining Blood is still awesome
Hmmm not really my thing. This is too much metal for my tastes. A good album, of course, but not for my ears.
Not for me
Another album of thrash goodness, overall besides Raining Blood and Angel of Death in the grand scheme of entries it's middling
2,9/5
I love the riffs, love the drums, enjoy the stupid-fast solos. These guys are immensely talented. My challenge with Slayer, as well as Megadeth and Anthrax, is that the lyrics are just so stupid, as is the singing itself. Maybe this makes me a Metallica normie, but that's how I see it. The lyrics are a dork who watches literally every horror movie. The music though? It rocks. "Raining Blood" is the apotheosis of this. It's an awesome song to listen to, unless you listen closely, at which point the stupid comes seeping through.
Pre Listen: Slayer's a band I've heard of, I've intended to give a listen to, but never got around to it. If I've heard any of their work before, it hasn't been to my knowledge. The cover art builds sufficient expectations on what to expect I think. Notable Tracks: Angel of Death - 10 seconds in and this is exactly what I was both expecting and hoping for. This'll be a fun one. Epidemic - Favorite track of the album. Does their style best. Criminally Insane - Least favorite track on the album. Other songs are edgy and bordering goofy, this one just comes off as too goofy. Post Listen: You know, I was hoping for a bit more after the first song. It's thrasher metal, which I generally appreciate, but it fell flatter and flatter after each song. It all started blending together faster than I thought it would. Edgy lyrics, thrashing guitar and drums, strained lyrics, over and over. Minimal changes in chord progressions, tempo changes, lyrical subject matter, and overall sound. All that to say I enjoyed it overall, but I'm thankful this is a shorter album, it lasts exactly as long as it needs to. Fun music, just got boring. 3/5
Kerry King is a fucking moron but this was a solid album. Really haven’t ventured into metal much over the years so this was a nice experience regardless. I don’t see myself listening to this regularly but I was impressed by the musicianship here, particularly the guitar work.
Slayer slaying
An absolute stunner on a technical level, this thing is like molten lava and just unrelenting. But, even at 28 minutes, it gets repetitive and very hard to distinguish the songs. And the darkness of the subject matter made me feel pummeled into submission. I guess that's the intention. If I was in a mosh pit at one of their shows circa 1986, I wouldn't last long.
Speedy, you’re too fast. And the devil Rick Ruben was involved. How appropriate. If I want to scare my husband and/or my dogs this is going to be my go to. Definitely. Not much more to be said, really. 3 - cause it’s fun to scare my dogs. They get up and leave the room. They look worried. Boolean: um… yes?
Awful, but better than expected
I occasionally love super heavy metal/rock like this, but it also seemed to be lacking much depth beyond being as fast and dark as possible. Would have preferred some variety and definition. Overall 3.25/5
If there's one genre I really don't enjoy, it's thrash metal. This is very much NOT made for my taste. I'm open to other types of metal but I really struggle with the tempo mixed with the "singing" which isn't singing in my opinion. At least you can hear the lyrics in this album; having indiscernible lyrics is one of my main points of contention with lots of metal. But it's just grating to me. I understand that lots of people love this type of music and that Slayer as a band is very famous and well regarded, but I am not a metalhead and so it's not of historical importance to me either. I get metal as a whole, the energy, the emotion, etc. Like yes, I understand that the drums and guitar are technically sound, they're clean and there's a lot of musical interest. One of my main pain points with metal is also that I don't typically like music that feeds on negative feelings vs positive ones. In much simpler terms, I like happy music. Or if the emotion is more negative, it's never to the level of rage and despondency that metal seems to embody. This is becoming an essay on metal instead of Reign In Blood by Slayer so I'll focus back on this particular metal album. It's decent by my standards. Again, it doesn't have the main points of contention that other metal albums have for me. I can understand the lyrics, the songs are short and quick. There's a distinct divide between songs and they're technically well executed. This is still not something that I would ever choose to listen to. However, I wouldn't judge someone for liking it. I would go to a concert to see them perform and I might not enjoy it fully, but I would willingly go. Not torture, more acceptance and interest in experiencing life through a different lens. The best way to listen to metal, I've learned, is to REALLY listen to it. Close your eyes and focus more on the depth and the different lines and rhythms all weaving together. But the singing here brings me out of that so quickly, and then it just sounds like a jumbled wall of gross emotion. I will also say, if you are someone who doesn't listen to metal regularly, the best thing to do is to let your brain get used to it. So I think listening to a whole album instead of a song is actually a great way to see if you like it more than your initial reaction. Also being angry before you listen really helps too but again, I don't like music that makes me feel MORE angry or MORE sad so it's just really not meant for me! Can you tell that I am a former metal hater who is with someone who is in a metal band? I have expanded what I like and don't like so much in music because of that. I wouldn't say I hate any whole genre of music now, I just know that I have a harder time connecting with metal and that I am going to be pickier about the metal I do like and want to listen to. I will say, the last song Raining Blood was my favorite song on the album by far. All in all, not a bad album for metal but because I'm ranking it and it's still metal, the highest I can give it is a 3.
15 year old me would have been too good for this.
Good
One I appreciate for its impact more than actually enjoy. Some great stuff in here, Raining Blood was my fav song and first listen, but I found it too heavy for my personal taste
Definitely metal! Time for some Jesus!!!
I don't mind thrash metal at times, but I think this album really shows to me how great Metallica is. This album had its moments, but a lot of times it was just full throttle with no vocals or anything that made a song stand out. I did like how each song was 2-3 minutes of just pure rage, but in my mind it doesn't compare to something like Master of Puppets or Battery by Metallica. Raining Blood was probably my favorite track on the album.
So so
Well, that opening song is certainly worth an attentive ear. Here I was thinking this would be another mindless headbanger as far as lyrical content goes, but then a very vivid song about Auschwitz experiments hits me in the face. The fairly descriptive, fleshed-out lyrics would continue for most of the album, but would dip into more typical themes, like on “Altar Of Sacrifice”. I can hear the exact reasons why this album is great, and I respect each reason. The sonics and recording work are superb. Drums are full and relentless, the guitar distortion is heavy, the atmosphere is dreadful and dire. The composition trims all the fat, holding the listeners focus with all sorts of new riffs thrown around - as someone whos a bit allergic to most things metal (I have all sorts of modern dubstep/riddim to fill that hole), these quick tracks are what I appreciate the most. The chaotic ending puts a bow on the package here. It could be a 4 or even 5 if I personally relished listening to metal more. I don’t, so it’s a 3/5, but I recognize the greatness. I wish for a moment or two of silence and melody, but it’s all good
Bueno
Not my thing at all! But man there are some great guitar riffs!
A head banger for sure but there have been better beans bangers on this list
I too was prepared to launch into a huge piece about the importance of this album. But either you get it or you don't at this point. I'm the former. Quintessential for those who know. I've adjusted my ranking because it isn't as good as what came after. But it started it all.
Not bad, not for me. But I can respect this genre for providing the foundation to other works that I enjoy more. Thanks, Slayer. 2.75 rounded up to 3.
Går ikke an å gi dette 3, men både 2 og 4 blir feil
No es mi palo
Grungy and heavy, and classic. Not for me (devout christian)
Slayer feels like they were in a rush to get the album finished before the get thrown out of the recording studio
Maybe it's my brain that's off beat, but something isn't right here. I actually like it. Keeps you awake for sure. I don't think I'd be super excited if someone put some Slayer on, but I wouldn't complain. Background thrash metal.
Heavier than I'd normally listen to, but still better than lot of things on this list.
This was just made to ragebait old white people and while it’s not my cup of tea, I have to respect it.
rock, metal, good
5/10
Good record, one of my favorites in the genre. I would definitely need to take a deeper dive to their discography. 8/10 [KEEP]
I’ve been meaning to listen to Slayer for so long and I just forget or never get around to it. Finally!!! Here I am. Annnndddd I’m kinda disappointed. As far as metal bands go, it’s decent. Mid level. As far as ground breaking albums for me? Nah, not even close. This album won’t make you more of a fan. That’s all. Choice cut: Reign in Blood
Having a hard time calling this "good" despite enjoying some aspects of it. Everything just seems disjointed. "OK Lead Guitar Guy, let's spend 2 minutes and 38 seconds shredding. Throw in a guitar solo whenever it feels right to you. Pick whichever notes you want for the solo; doesn't really matter, all guitar solos are cool, so just pick some notes and play them fast. OK Drummer Guy. 2 minutes and 38 seconds. Don't ask me what the tempo is because you already know the answer--it's fast, the same as it was on the last 3 tracks. Just fucking crush those drums, bud. OK Vocals Guy. We don't have enough studio time to get the vocals synced up with the music so, you know, use your best judgement to yell these words within your allotted 2 minutes and 38 seconds. Just mix it up whenever you feel like it. Takes some breaks here, try to shove too many words into a single line there, scream a little louder here. You get it." All that said, this worked better than some other thrash metal on this list. It wasn't a *complete* mindless assault on the ears. It's good for headbanging. I just wish it were better. A little more polish and a little less meth could've done wonders here. 2.7
Ese tipo canta terrible ;; pero el ritmo es especcc, aunque muy upbeat todo el tiempo. Mucho para mí, un tre
I honestly wasn't sure if metal would be included in this list, so I'm pleasantly surprised that it is!
It’s a real jarring transition from listening to this in the car at a high volume to my job as a children’s librarian. I own this album, but I listen maybe once a year just to get all riled up. Thrash metal isn’t my genre (I prefer sad women with guitars or lesbian pop), but I can acknowledge the talent and work that goes into this, even if I never need to listen to another Slayer album. In conclusion, FUCKIN SLAYERRRRRRRRR!!!
It's funny how the line between liking and not liking metal is so thin for me. If it gets too screamy, then I'm out. This one was on the wrong side of that line, so I was leaning 2. But, it shredded just enough to get a 3.
A lot going on here. It didn't suck nearly as much as I feared. I'd rather have this than Def Leopard any day of the week. I can see the appeal and there may have been a time when this would be what I chose to listen to. That time is not now. I'm liking at least as much as any Metallica I've heard, though. Half way through and I'm three pushing four.
I'm not a metal fan, but I much preferred Reign In Blood to anything by Metallica. The much higher tempo made it a far more enjoyable listen. Fundamentally, it's silly music. Over the top and with abrupt transitions from shouting to soloing. I expect if it was much longer than it's 29 minute run time, it would start to wear thin. But as it was, while I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to Slayer again, I did get some enjoyment out of this album.
Love the riffs, proper chuggy at some points
Never been a huge metal fan, but this stuff was pretty solid.
I enjoyed this album, I do like early Metallica, but not overly keen on Megadeth. I haven’t ever really listened to Slayer as I guess I thought they were too Thrashy! But it turns out that they are not and I found this album to be a good listen.
Vocals were pretty terrible but the metal was good enough to cancel that out for the most part
Ahh my favorite Metallica tribute band. The singer does a better job of not sounding exactly like the singer from Metallica in this one. But now he sings every song with the same tempo which I can only describe as “sped up punk rock vocals”. It’s fine but I didn’t recognize a single song and towards the end they all kind of mashed together. 5/10
Milevis bedre enn den Slipknot skiva hvertfall, men mange av låtene høres helt lik ut. Beste spor er nok tittelsporet.
just girly things 3 stars
If a panic attack had a sound, this would be it.
Random thoughts: * I have no context to properly rate this album. * I didn't hate it. * I rocked out a few times. * I'd definitely listen again even thought metal isn't really my jam.
blimey, thrash is tiring isn't it ?
Technically impressive…rough listen. Technically great…difficult to listen to as far as problematic subject matter (angel of death).
Maybe I’m just blind to this genre but all the songs sound the same just different tempos. Super mid for me. 2.8
Metals not my thing but this was quite good.
This was pretty great. Some great guitar bits and vocal moments. Not that familiar with thrash metal and I might need to expand my repertoire some.
This gets to the point immediately. And does it with haste too. No let up, complete with graphic lyrics and all sorts of tempo changes and breakdowns. I almost wished it slowed down to breathe just a little bit, but I can understand its inclusion on this list. Probably one of the first big speed metal albums out there.
It was alright.
If you take the fastest and most in your face of Metallica's early songs (think of songs from Ride the Lightning or Kill 'Em All) and then speed up the drums and add more screaming, this is what you get. I enjoy thrash, mostly because I'm a life long Metallica fan, but Slayer is too much for me beyond short doses. The benefit is that this is a short album. Side note, Slayer will always play second fiddle to Metallica, and while that sucks for them, they could have read the market a bit better and course corrected earlier on. Either that or found a producer that could help them with their sound a bit.
Saw them once live. Never been into speed trash, but you've got to admit they have quite the energy. 5/10
The technical chops to play metal at this level are completely insane. The guitar solos sound like they are not part of the songs. The songs all blend together as one.
Way more fun than I expected
I really like "South of Heaven" and "Seasons In the Abyss" (SLAYER!!!), but I've always liked this one less. Don't get me wrong, it's everything a guy could hope for in a frenzied thrash album. But there's a grooving, moody dynamic to the two albums that followed this one...and it just isn't here. This one's all speed, always at the same volume, and never giving you more than a single measure (at like 250 bpm) to breathe. A couple of the songs hint at the "more reserved" (ha!) sound of later albums, that makes it a tiny bit more possible to keep up with the music: "Postmortem" had me headbanging in the middle of my living room (SLAYER!!!) and "Raining Blood" is of course a masterpiece, as any metal high school kid in the 90s could tell you (hell, any Guitar Hero player could, for that matter). But the rest is maybe just a tiny bit TOO fast even though speed is the point? A little TOO chaotic even though it wouldn't be Slayer without chaos? The lyrics throughout are pretty dumb (I'd expect no less), and sometimes the gruesomeness is more badass than others: "The only way to exit is going piece by piece" is horrifying and awesome, while "bones and blood lie on the ground, rotten limbs lie dead" was clearly written by a third grader. Simultaneously the dumbest and most notable song (notable in a not-good way), "Angel of Death" is waaaay too interested in its subject matter. I know the occasional Nazi focus was for shock value rather than for political endorsement (it is indeed shocking) but 1) that's still not cool, and 2) comparing it to all the other gruesome imagery on the record it just doesn't strike the same tone...it especially fails as a first track (for me at least) because of the pall it casts over the much sillier 9 songs to follow.
Very heavy but if you lime this kind of music its pretty solid.
12 tracks, 34 minutes, 8 lines of coke, 12 adderal. ADHDeath Metal is fun but I’ve listened to much better. Still rocks!
high energy and fast. classic speed metal
30 minutes nonstop fun. Not my vibe, but still a good time
Hieman kyllä alitti odotukset, suoraan sanoen hiukan ykstoikkoinen. Raining Blood erottuu joukosta mutta muuten levy tuntuu samalta tykitykseltä koko ajan. Postmortemin ja Raining Bloodin välinen vaihto oli tosi smooth. Parhaat: Raining Blood, Angel Of Death
Punishing even in 2026, I can see how this was a big deal in the 80s. Definitely takes more from the punk side of thrash compared to a band like Metallica, this album knows not to overstay its welcome. Unfortunately it’s also not nearly as memorable as Metallica’s best for me. Borderline 4, but I don’t see myself returning to it that much.
I enjoyed Angel of Death and Raining Blood, found the rest to be too similar for my ear.
Album #26: Reign In Blood - Slayer Genre (W): Thrash Metal Singles: Postmortem, Criminally Insane (Remix) I have only listened to “Raining Blood”. Thoughts: This is one of the most aggressive, heaviest albums I have ever heard in my life. I wound up quickly becoming overwhelmed with the riffs, the thrashing, and the heaviness. My goodness. That’s both a good and bad thing! Their playing is extremely technical, but I wound up getting a headache from all the headbanging. Yikes… Favorite songs: Angel of Death, Necrophobic, Jesus Saves, Postmortem, Raining Blood
a bit much for some chill music while cooking
That's some metally music alright
De her Guttan e mye sintere enn mæ. Ikke min sjanger. Ikke så veldig variert, men helt ok.
Lyttet til på morgenbussen til jobb og på vei hjem fra å hoste kulturquiz 06/01/26. Utrolig hyggelig gjenlytt med tenårene. Første gang jeg hører gjennom hele plata, relativt monotont, men legger ved at mine favoritter fra barndommen er Criminally Insane, Angel of Death og så klart Reign in Blood. Legg merke til at Criminally Insane (remix) ikke er på originalplata, men er desidert beste låt fra re-release
It's okay. I appreciate that it's so short, at least. I like bits and pieces (like in particular, about halfway through Raining Blood), but overall not something I'd really listen to again of my own volition.
Metallica on x1.5 speed!!!!! Listening to this is kind of exhausting. But ya know what, it has its place.
it's straight up Metallica in 1.5x lmao
I forgot the subject matter of Angel of Death which made for a memorable start to my drive to work. Once we got into theoretical evil, my sense of humor came back.
Quality metal if that’s what you like
This was alright! Not my type of music tbh so hard to rate 3 ⭐️
I'm not in the mood for these songs back-to-back. Maybe I never will be. 3.
está potente pero monótono, podría tener la micha de rolas para estar al tirooo
Raining Blood is an excellent track but I find the rest of the album pretty so-so
Not my thing but I do have to agree that it is well produced. I can understand why this was a significant album in the metal genre.
Just little tiny bit ... HEAVY.
Kelpo hevilevy varmaan. ei herättänyt suuria tunteita.
My dad loves Slayer lol rip Fav song: Altar of Sacrifice, Jesus Saves, Raining Blood
Never listened to Slayer, but they seem like a good poster child for metal. Sounds a good deal like Metallica honestly. Definitely have heard Raining Blood before, never thought about who to attribute it to. Not an album I would be coming back to, but it got the job done to pump some energy into me.
Man this really goes all in for the short runtime. I was a bit tired going into it but feel like breaking through a wall right now. Wouldn't say it's my favorite out of some of the harder shit we've gotten but def not bad. Raining Blood almost brought this up to a 4 for me.
I remember going to concerts and inbetween acts the sound system always played Reign in Blood and people would go bannanas playing air guitard. I never got it. I'll appreciate that this may be my favorite metal band's favorite metal band, but it will not be mine.
Meh
I’ve got to be in the right mood but this is a great album.
I haven’t started listening yet but i’m excited. Ok so i listened to it. It was fine, like I get it. I know who they are, i know what they are to the genre. but it was just very *”ROCK”* which is fine cause they’re mount rushmore for trash, but i think sounding “basic” in retrospect comes with the territory of revolutionizing something
Another worthy feature to the 1001, 3.5 stars
Nowhere near my preferred genre of music but I didn’t hate it. At the same time I’m not entirely sure I see the draw in the subject matter of the songs. I can see why they’re such a popular band, it’s just not for me.
not really dog walking music but fuck yeah
Pretty good
Not on a Monday morning... I can admire the musicianship and skill, still not my kinda music.
Not really my vibe, but it was over quick and I found myself nodding my head at least once. 2.5 rounded up.
I liked this a lot more than I expected to. The lyrics and vocals do seem a little corny by today’s standards, but they would have been plenty edgy at the time. The music really holds up I think.
Some songs on here are solid 4 stars but then some other are 2. I find myself loving ine tune and then kind of dazing off for a few..... Just based on how influential AND groundbreaking this album is, it should be a 4 or 5 star record. But for me its a 3, almost a 4.
That album is a lot. Raining blood is cool and everything, but most of it just makes me want to listen to other thrash metal.
Sick guitars and manic drums. Yes! Not so keen on the vocal style, but appreciate it's part of the genre. Great for what it is, all sounds a bit samey though.
Basically early Metallica, sped up, sloppier, with a slightly worse singer, but certainly more testosterone.
Wow that was unexpected. Super unexpected. Did not think i would start with metal. It’s not super heavy so that’s nice, great PMS listen i must say.
The lead singer's voice reminds me of James Hetfield's voice. That's my initial impression. I do prefer Metallica, Megadeath and some of the other thrash metal albums that we have heard on this list to this one. Still, compared to some of the shit I have had to listen to from the 90's, this is much better. I like that the songs don't overstay their welcome and I could actually tell the difference in the tunes as well. I probably won't add this to my collection but it's a deserved album to be on this list. It's hard to define the thrash metal category of music without a mention of Slayer. Not knowing the rest of their discography, I would assume this is the best of their albums.
I guess Slayer is one of the big 4 of thrash metal because it's some of the thrashiest thrash there is. That doesn't make it good, however. There's no nuance here, no musicality, just relentlessly pummeling metal. That counts for something. This album was a gear-shifter straight from hell coming right after Sarah Vaughan in our draw, and I'm here for it. Early Metallica and Testament's "The Gathering" are examples of what I would consider really good thrash.
Definitely not the biggest fan of thrash metal
Never been a thrash fan, so I don't feel I'm the best qualified to review this one. That said - if it was between this and some Madonna or Eminem crap, I'd go for this again in a heartbeat.
Highlights: Postmortem, Jesus Saves, Altar of Sacrifice. In a nutshell: Satan Saves. Overall: 5/10
6.95 - Not exactly my style, but instrumentally really cool. The guitar was sick. The singing style I didn’t love. Best song was Jesus Saves (8). Worst were Piece by Piece (6.5) and Necrophobic (6.6)
Having only heard the “Disney Channel edit” of Angel of Death before now, the opening track of this album felt like getting kicked in the teeth. But Slayer pairs absolutely heinous topics with some absolutely incredible technical work here. The playing is tight, ESPECIALLY for the drums, across multiple time signature switches over and over again. It almost serves as a guide to the rest of the players and the lead singer, to keep them on time throughout each song. …that being said, I can see why boomers were freaked out by 80s metal. There’s a LOT happening here. I came into this album thinking I would enjoy it as a fan of Metallica and of Ghost, and I did do a little bit of thrashing! But aside from the opening track and the closer I couldn’t tell you anything about the other songs on here. Still thinking about the drums though.
Had some great moments. Too intense for me.
well maybe they were one of the first metal acts with this sound but i cant muster anything past 3 stars. Decent, solid, but not particularly memorable.
Technically impressive just not my favorite flavor of rock.
I get it, like, I TOTALLY get it, but I've got to be in a real particular "mood" for it.
Metallll🤘🤘🤘3.5/5
Lowkey potent.
I wanted to like it, there were some great guitar riffs. There was also so much I didn't like
Don't mind the odd bit of thrash but could never really handle a full albums worth.
This is a classic death metal sound. Too fast and dark for me.
Not for me.
In the late 1980s owning this or Abyss was more hardcore than Straight Outta Compton, like you really had access to something evil. Even the covers, like they might actually spontaneously combust or provide a gateway for a demon to crossover. It’s good! But like everything in the genre, there’s a suspension of disbelief element required for me to really take this seriously or find it enjoyable and, well, it’s just kinda goofy. I admire the economy and focus and at another age, this might’ve been my jam but in middle age I just don’t have the patience to sift through the repetition.
It's certainly intense. The scream at the start of "Angel of Death" really set the tone, and it never slowed down or looked back from there.
Mam wrażenie, że cały ten wokal był na przyspieszeniu. Bardzo monotonna płyta. Kto by pomyślał, że taka dawka energii może się znudzić? 5/10
Maybe I'm not hardcore enough but I've always struggled to get into Slayer. Have to agree with a few others about the repetitive nature of most of the songs. I certainly couldn't pick out any individual track from another one. I recognise that it's a considered a classic of it's genre but I'll admire it from afar!
So, thrash metal is basically the hardcore punk of metal, right? Like kinda lo-fi, very aggressive, and the guitars chug along real fast and sound pretty cool? Reign in Blood especially feels pretty close to hardcore punk, in that it lasts less than half an hour, and also doesn't really have any of the songs separate themselves from the pack.
Good metal album, doesn't sound any different from the others I've listened to
A gloriously brief album, which counts for a lot. Anyway metal is corny as hell. Kinda fun, but just silly, musically and lyrically.
Exhausting!
Technically, I really enjoyed the album because of the powerful drums and gnarly guitar. I don't tend to like intense music, though, so that reflects my rating of the album.
Decent but a little repetitive even at just a 34 minute album
This is the better end of this genre. Enough tune and meoldy shines through to hold attention beyond just the anger, the speed and the growling.
Very good even though not my style
Well uh not my bag but impressive speed/musicianship, high 2/low 3
With Reign In Blood from Slayer you get exactly what is advertised. Fast, trashy guitar play that you could kill, fuck or dismember monsters to. Whatever one's satanloving mind prefers. It's heavy. It's chaotic. It's horror. Could you just imagine 80's moms react to this, hearing it from the basement of their fourteen year-old sweetheart? It is fantastic at what it wants to be, but not much more.
3.5/5 crazy ass playing from all members ... how
Might be a little primitive but it doesn't overstay its welcome much. Still very fun.
Listens: 3.5 Standout tracks: Angel Of Death, Criminally Insane, Raining Blood First foray into the thrash metal genre. Seems like a good choice for demonstrating the genre. I can definitely understand the controversy around making a song about the Holocaust. It's a fine line between singing about it and singing about it critically. It's especially tough in 2025. The old adage is true: If you have 11 people and 1 Nazi around a table sharing dinner, you have 12 Nazis. The song isn't an outright criticism of what happened in concentration camps; romanticism is definitely too strong of a word, but like, it's not too far off either. Let's call it an interpretation. To be clear, these guys aren't Nazis and the song isn't xenophobic, but it's a complicated issue. With the exception of outright hate speech, people should be able to sing about whatever they want. If you don't like it, don't listen. Criminally Insane for me is the actual standout tracks. It has some semblance of a guitar hook and was just overall enjoyable. Great subject matter :) I also love the album art. It's weird that the band didn't like it at first. I don't think this is a genre of metal I'll be listening to on the regular, but I did appreciate hearing it.
I’m glad I finally listened to a full Slayer album. Grew up in the 80’s and was well aware of them but they always seemed too heavy for my taste even though I loved Iron Maiden. I think it is the lack of any melody that keeps me from being a fan. The music is aggressive and I can dig that but it just doesn’t have anything else that appeals to me. When I got the album I really wanted to become a fan this morning but 53 year old me just isn’t in the same place that 15 year old me was. Solid 3 stars even though I wanted to give it more.
Good album. I imagine this is considered to be a great album by those who enjoy Thrash Metal. Kerry King's guitar solos make no sense to me. It's like he is soloing to a different song.
Not chill
First of all, this is a template metal album that set the standard alongside Metallica and Megadeth. It is masterfully produced and performed, and has some real bangers on there. That said, it is INTENSE, and to be honest I have to be in a really particularly angry mood to have the motivation to spin it up. It's like a really difficult movie that you thought was excellent but can't bring yourself to watch a second time.
Actually enjoyed this more than I expected. I still don't really get the screaming
I. A see how other people like this, but not for me personally. Has pretty good production, ok musicianship
Kind of a punk format speed metal. The lyrics are all throw-away to me. The sound is interesting for about one song but nothing really seems to change with it stylistically.
3.5 good but alot of the songs sound the same to me
This is Slayer. It’s intense, it’s fast, the lyrics are comical. Not sure it’s a pleasurable listen. Maybe nice for a bit of headbanging and energy, but as an album to listen to out of pleasure mmmm. Relentless, pretty one dimensional, if this is your bag, you’ll be like a pig in shit, but for me a bit too much and too samey. Yeh, pretty bored by the end. Songs pretty much the same and hard to differentiate. Well done, you can play fast, noodle and write risky, satanic lyrics.
It’s fine. Thrash isn’t really my thing. I thought I recognized Raining Blood but it turns out I only recognize the opening riff because heavy metal disco cover band Tragedy used it for their cover of Raining Men. My only exposure to thrash metal is uber gay disco covers.
Ouais c'est du métal mais franchement c'est assez "classique"
Great thrash album! I can't believe I never got into Slayer!
If this is your thing, I can see how this would be the peak of it. This is not my thing.
Not really my thing, but I have to say that for what they’re doing, they do it well.