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The greatest 29 minutes in the history of Thrash Metal. Unequalled Brutality.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this on a very expensive American import way back in '86 when it was refused a European release due to the `Angel of Death' track. An album so full of anger and hatred, that it only gave the surnames of the band on the back of the cardboard sleeve. Araya, Hanneman, King and Lombardo. Now, twenty years later, I still have many of the songs on my in-car MP3 player and you just cannot beat driving along to THAT thunderous opening riff from `Raining Blood' played incredibly loud!
One of my fondest memories of this album was being in the Virgin Megastore in Brighton soon after its release. The in-store DJ decided to play the ferocious `Reborn', presumably having never heard Slayer before. After the ensuing two minutes of sheer fury, there were a few seconds of stunned silence before he uttered the immortal words, "Well...that was different!" Utter classic!!
There was a rumour at the time that the songs were originally written much slower, but when it came to recording them, Dave Lombardo - drummer at the time - just couldn't play fast enough so the others had to keep pace! They eventually released a slower version of `Criminally Insane' as a single afterwards, but I was so familiar with the album version that I hated it!
This was Slayer's third album, and like so many other `third album groups' of that era - namely Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth - their sound changed dramatically, usually for the worse, with their fourth releases. I guess maybe it was just natural progression, or it may have just been me getting older, but as the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Unfortunately, all the aforementioned groups did indeed break it and just like Humpty Dumpty, they couldn't put it together again.
Nearly every song is a classic in its own right, but my own personal fave is `Jesus Saves' with its brutal scrubbed riff following the slow intro. Any serious thrash metal fan should own this album and I still don't believe it's been bettered even to this day.
One of my fondest memories of this album was being in the Virgin Megastore in Brighton soon after its release. The in-store DJ decided to play the ferocious `Reborn', presumably having never heard Slayer before. After the ensuing two minutes of sheer fury, there were a few seconds of stunned silence before he uttered the immortal words, "Well...that was different!" Utter classic!!
There was a rumour at the time that the songs were originally written much slower, but when it came to recording them, Dave Lombardo - drummer at the time - just couldn't play fast enough so the others had to keep pace! They eventually released a slower version of `Criminally Insane' as a single afterwards, but I was so familiar with the album version that I hated it!
This was Slayer's third album, and like so many other `third album groups' of that era - namely Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth - their sound changed dramatically, usually for the worse, with their fourth releases. I guess maybe it was just natural progression, or it may have just been me getting older, but as the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Unfortunately, all the aforementioned groups did indeed break it and just like Humpty Dumpty, they couldn't put it together again.
Nearly every song is a classic in its own right, but my own personal fave is `Jesus Saves' with its brutal scrubbed riff following the slow intro. Any serious thrash metal fan should own this album and I still don't believe it's been bettered even to this day.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Yes, it's that good it belongs in the most exalted of company. I still listen to this album all the time and simply cannot believe it is getting towards twenty years old, it's completely unreal.
I find it a source of great amusement hearing some of the praise lavished upon the current crop of metal bands when not a single one of them has come even close to making as perfect an album as Reign In Blood. From Araya's introductory scream at the outset of the controversial 'Angel Of Death' to the final rainstorm that closes this 28 minutes of thunderous mayhem (controlled), nothing else exists outside of the listener and the record.
Everybody appears to favour a different track on the album. For me, 'Post Mortem' is the very essence of both Slayer and the much maligned genre that is Heavy Metal. Even if you hate extreme music you should buy this album if only to find out whether your stereo system is actually any good. If the opening chords to the aforementioned song don't blow you backwards, then you need a better stereo. Forget your ears, your walls should bleed when this is played at volume.
Reign In Blood - a record so damn heavy you practically need a crane to put it onto your turntable. No music fan can consider their collection complete until they own it, no matter what their taste in music otherwise. Enter to the realm of Satan...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Not only is this Slayers best album, find also South of Heaven and Live Undead, BUT this is perhaps one of the best albums in the world.
I'm not kidding its a hundred miles an hour thrash metal like going on a rollercoaster without a seat belt type music. I heard that Dave Lombardo had to play the drums for the whole album then had to do the whole thing again with just the cymbols as there was no time to fit them in.
If you've half an hour then this will be well spent listening to this (try not to drive to it as you may exceed the limit even if your car isn't normally capable of it). There isn't a song I can single out as they are all amazing, albeit Raining Blood might just edge it.
I'm not kidding its a hundred miles an hour thrash metal like going on a rollercoaster without a seat belt type music. I heard that Dave Lombardo had to play the drums for the whole album then had to do the whole thing again with just the cymbols as there was no time to fit them in.
If you've half an hour then this will be well spent listening to this (try not to drive to it as you may exceed the limit even if your car isn't normally capable of it). There isn't a song I can single out as they are all amazing, albeit Raining Blood might just edge it.
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One of four important thrash metal albums of the 80's.
This is one of the four albums that shaped thrash metal in the mid-late 80's. I would not say it is the best, (that would go to Metallica's Master Of Puppets) but it is by far the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by JonathanS
Euphoric aggression and speed
I will try and keep my review short...it's "Reign in blood" for godsake, chances are you have heard it whether you like it or lump it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Metal_Hen
Infamous, BUTCHER, ANGEL OF DEATH.
6 zillion riffs in a 4 minute time frame, 2 billion different time signatures.
Probably the most unrepentantly strong lyrics in Thrash. Read more
Probably the most unrepentantly strong lyrics in Thrash. Read more
Published 6 months ago by DeeeeeJay
From Hell
This album is for people who like very fast and very dark metal !
I love the song raining blood and it always ends up playing on my ipod. Read more
I love the song raining blood and it always ends up playing on my ipod. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Metalmythology
classic metal
Quite simply one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time .This is just over 30 minutes of ear shredding ,brain melting mayhem. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dave
Best thrash album ever
I have recently started listening to slayer and so far I've listened to this, south of heaven and the odd song here and there and all I can say is that the two albums I mentioned... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jake
unsurpassed brilliance
quite simply the greatest metal album ever released.from start to finish an absolute masterclass in unhinged brutality that in my view will never be surpassed least of all by... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. M. C. Holbrook
yes, mindblowing ... plus they have good beer tastes ;-))
After so many reviewers, I can't add much. Very extreme metal stuff but a classic for the desert island if you are serious with the "classics" collection (of course, no way you can... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ramses
The best ever
Quite simply it is the best ever thrash metal album ever. Fast guitars, excellent lyrics, pounding drums etc etc. It is SLAYER at their best. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Gerald
And Reign it did
Completely justified for being possibly THE greatest thrash album of all time. It's obvious that there is a slight snobbery and unwillingness to concur, but that is only due to the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by ratmonkey
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