there's a laziness about 21st century Slayer, riff-wise, that always bothered me, where they used to enjoy meandering around and doing crazy things, now they self-plagiarize a lot more and don't like to veer from a template.
Totally. I kind of date that back to Seasons In The Abyss, actually, it's a pretty template-ish record. But it went from being a small flaw to being their m.o.
Poll got it right but I am always surprised at the lack of love for Hell Awaits. In some way it's their 'scariest' record
I don't know if I mentioned it upthread but a lot of my favorite music stems from the murky, downtuned evil of Hell Awaits. The best death metal bands sound like they were inspired by Hell Awaits way more than RiB... (IMO)
― Lawsonomy Domine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 23 October 2016 12:29 (seven years ago) link
^^^ Definitely agree with this
― Wimmels, Sunday, 23 October 2016 12:38 (seven years ago) link
The tremolo riff on Kill Again prior to the verse is essentially a pre-cursor to the death metal of the 90s imo
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 23 October 2016 15:38 (seven years ago) link
said it before but "Kill Again" is mah JAM yo.....
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 23 April 2017 16:10 (seven years ago) link
"Silent Scream" rules despite the fucking lyrics
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 16 July 2017 14:40 (six years ago) link
listening to SoH right now and god Lombardo's drumming really elevates this album
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 16 July 2017 14:46 (six years ago) link
Yeah the dry production really highlights how insane he is. I love the frantic little fills in Live Undead particularly.
― Puke and Other Poems (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 19 July 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link