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Post by ck100 on Jul 5, 2018 4:42:06 GMT
Any fans of the "South of Heaven" album by the metal band Slayer? How has it held up after 30 years?
While not the best album the band has released, I do think it's certainly an above-average album. Most people know of songs like "South of Heaven" and "Mandatory Suicide", but I think there are also memorable tracks like "Silent Scream", "Ghosts of War" and "Spill The Blood". I even think "Behind The Crooked Cross" is good.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jul 5, 2018 4:48:34 GMT
My god, I loved that album so much.
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Post by ck100 on Jul 5, 2018 5:14:44 GMT
My god, I loved that album so much. Really? Got any favorite songs? |
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jul 5, 2018 5:48:21 GMT
My god, I loved that album so much. Really? Got any favorite songs? Yup. Been many years since I heard it. I liked all the songs you listed. |
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Post by alpha128 on Jul 5, 2018 14:17:16 GMT
As I said over in Music General, I am a fan of this album, and I think it's held up very well. Although I prefer the album that preceded it ("Reign in Blood") and the album that followed it ("Seasons in the Abyss").
But "South of Heaven" was the next logical step in Slayer's development after "Reign in Blood", which had the band playing at the level of human endurance. Slowing things down and mixing things up was the way to go, and they perfected that approach on "Seasons in the Abyss".
And the title track makes for one hell of a Christmas lights display!
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Post by Jayman on Jul 9, 2018 21:11:48 GMT
Very good album. I listened to it constantly when it first came out .
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Post by Jayman on Jul 9, 2018 23:15:00 GMT
As I said over in Music General, I am a fan of this album, and I think it's held up very well. Although I prefer the album that preceded it ("Reign in Blood") and the album that followed it ("Seasons in the Abyss"). But "South of Heaven" was the next logical step in Slayer's development after "Reign in Blood", which had the band playing at the level of human endurance. Slowing things down and mixing things up was the way to go, and they perfected that approach on "Seasons in the Abyss". And the title track makes for one hell of a Christmas lights display! I think that's one of the reasons they stayed so strong for so long. Not all the albums sound the same. They would've burned themselves out really quick trying to recreate Reign in blood. |
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Post by alpha128 on Jul 9, 2018 23:38:20 GMT
As I said over in Music General, I am a fan of this album, and I think it's held up very well. Although I prefer the album that preceded it ("Reign in Blood") and the album that followed it ("Seasons in the Abyss"). But "South of Heaven" was the next logical step in Slayer's development after "Reign in Blood", which had the band playing at the level of human endurance. Slowing things down and mixing things up was the way to go, and they perfected that approach on "Seasons in the Abyss". And the title track makes for one hell of a Christmas lights display! I think that's one of the reasons they stayed so strong for so long. Not all the albums sound the same. They would've burned themselves out really quick trying to recreate Reign in blood. Agreed. The original version of the "Reign in Blood" album, (without the bonus tracks later added to the CD) was just under 29 minutes! They had to learn pace themselves to have any longevity. |
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Post by Jayman on Jul 10, 2018 0:10:02 GMT
I think that's one of the reasons they stayed so strong for so long. Not all the albums sound the same. They would've burned themselves out really quick trying to recreate Reign in blood. Agreed. The original version of the "Reign in Blood" album, (without the bonus tracks later added to the CD) was just under 29 minutes! They had to learn pace themselves to have any longevity. Oh yeah I forgot about the bonus stuff. I don't have the bonus tracks |
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Post by alpha128 on Jul 10, 2018 0:16:56 GMT
Agreed. The original version of the "Reign in Blood" album, (without the bonus tracks later added to the CD) was just under 29 minutes! They had to learn pace themselves to have any longevity. Oh yeah I forgot about the bonus stuff. I don't have the bonus tracks The bonus tracks are nothing to write home about - one of them is just a remix: 11. Aggressive Perfector 02:30 12. Criminally Insane (Remix) 03:18 www.metal-archives.com/albums/Slayer/Reign_in_Blood/414569 |
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Post by Jayman on Jul 10, 2018 0:36:08 GMT
Oh ok thanks. Can't believe it's the last tour. I did one show last month and thinking of doing a second show |
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