The best thrash metal album of all time!

The best thrash metal album of all time!

Reign in Blood (Audio CD)

Customer Review

Who dares me to contradict that we are dealing with the best definitely thrash / speed metal album of all time? But I think at this, that 99% of all bona fide metalheads are there agree with me. The remaining 1% should at least acknowledge the importance of this disc has marked today's Metal. Think about times but seriously: would the modern Death, Thrash, Black Metal or Grindcore really sound as if there had not been "Reign in Blood"? I do not think so! On top of that the disc contains some controversial issues that hit on some minds partly because of the opening track "Angel of Death". But first things first:

Will open the festival of aggressive Metals with flat-called song, which still ends each SLAYER concert. Were the metalheads that time when "Hell Awaits" agree that this would be the ultimate, this was refuted with "Angel of Death" within a few seconds. This song gave everything, from the fast thrashing, driving double bass (which one was of "Praise of Death" usual!), Varied, aggressive and technical riffs and the distinctive vocals of Tom Araya, who with the text "Angel of Death , Monarch to the Kingdom of the Dead, infamous Butcher, Angel of Death "inevitably hammered into the brain. The crowning glory is the final here, where probably everyone has your impression that the drums of Dave Lombardo collapses just below the double bass thunderstorms. Slow and drifting it comes with "Piece by Piece" on, but this is only short-deception, because after a few seconds already breaks again hell on earth going. Thematically, here of course no less bloody for, engaged to be here with the fascination that Tom did not want to let go, the mass murderers: "Modulistic terror, a vast sadistic feast, The Only Way to exit is going Piece by Piece". Fierce, violent, because after already 2 minutes from the massacre has already come to an end. But that was still far from the record minimum, because that is permanent until 1st minutes and 40 seconds "Necrophobic" plus text, because not give in some bands in 5 minutes. So far as I know is this song with 248 BPM also have to be the fastest to date SLAYER previously composed for "Raining Blood" (247 bpm).
Then with "Altar of Sacrifice" follows another hit in the history of SLAYER, which acts again tends more in the satanic corner and much more aggressive than "Necrophobic" what is likely to be mainly due to the insistent riffing. Inseparable to the previous song then closes the same "Jesus Saves" at (these two pieces can look as Siamese twins, which should not be separated from each other!). After the piece opens with an ominous riff, the voltage increases so that virtually comes in like a tidal wave of rapid Part over the phone and after a short time has already come to an end. How much variety you can still pack in less than 3 minutes simply disgusting, sensational and ingenious! With "Criminally Insane" it is no less varied. Somehow reminds me of this song on "Piece by Piece", which here probably already paved the way for many death metal bands. At least here many approaches can be identified, which was later constantly verwurstet many other bands. With "Reborn" it is then really again classic, would this number can be set to "Hell Awaits" without problems, which will somehow reminds while listening to "Necrophiliac". The hottest line of text is here undoubtedly "... Defy your morbid Declaration, leave you ripped and torn" Jaja, then has the Hanneman also posted fast songs, 2 years later, he convinced us otherwise. But for now, time is "Epidemic" of the series, in my opinion, the weakest piece on "Reign in Blood", where quality still technically everything stays in the green zone, but the piece can not come close to the remaining 9 masterpieces. This is improving with "Post Mortem" but abruptly! Yes, whoops, the piece takes yes for once again for more than 3 minutes. The coolest is this the demonic, majestic opening riff, with the verse which in no way inferior. Kinky's is only removed again when rapid Part, since inhuman was taken out of Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman.
It does not stop even just after a small solo duel with the last number "Raining Blood" continues, probably the most sinister, majestätischstem and one of the most famous Metal songs ever. Which metal fan do not know what follows after the 3 tom beats (Ta-ta-tam!)! I can still remember very well: Dynamo 1996 - it was getting dark, the stage was bathed in red light - fog everywhere and to the feedback from the guitars and then it started: Ta-ta-tam .... continued feedback, then re: Ta-ta-tam ... the audience roared even more than in the first 3 beats and it increased when after the 6th time then constituted the guitars. That was magic - which was perfect! Disen song includes a so demonic aura that I do not dare to describe, can approach the not even the worst death metal band to reach. Lest you only times the text through while the song is playing - kids that's Blasphemy: "Trapped in Purgatory, a lifeless objects, alive Awaiting Reprisal, Death Will Be Their Acquisition." Or, especially in the staccato riffs backed by driving "now I Shall Reign in Blood Raining Blood from the lacerated sky Bleeding its horror Creating my Structure.." and then Kerry and Jeff to complete the song with a true solos Massacre: double bass of Dave Lombardo when Tom nags into the microphone. The whole is hidden by a noise backdrop that at least should represent raining blood and thus ends the disc perfectly.

Who do not have this disc, at least as a tape, MiniDisc or CD-R at home in my eyes is not a true metal fan, the "Reign in Blood" is probably one of the top 10 metal discs that have ever been published, and I do not think so that it ever what will change it! With "Reign in Blood" is SLAYER have already immortalized and 1986 and a place in the front row secured in Metal Olympus.

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