Slayer quits

[rottingcorpse]

The soundtrack for the rivers edge movie kicked all sorts of ass back in the day. Super dark flick with several early Slayer tunes on it. No sellout there for sure.

 

[riffsfordaze]

Bee Gees sold out yes, Slayer Nope!

 

[ejecta]

 

[highgainer]

Honestly, I think that with bands like Slayer, Judas Priest, Deicide, Pantera, Iced Earth....you get what you expect: fine high end metal.
Now, there are the fans who want the bands to reinvent themselves, and there are those who want the bands to keep playing the same thing for decades.
So, what to do ? You stay true to your original style yet people say you are stuck and you can't be creative.
You try something fresh and creative and the fans call you sellout. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't sort of situation.

When Megadeth took the risk and released Risk, fans didn't accept it. They wanted another Rust in Peace!

I like how Metallica slapped every little crybaby in the face by releasing Load which is a drastic day and night change in comparison to The Black Album and And justice for all. And then to draw the thick line of stubbornness they added Reload )))

I also like how Slayer released Diabolvs in Musica which is very different from Seasons in the abyss, yet it's still slayer! It's Slayer in mid tempo down tuned style!

Now, I'm always in ROFL mode when someone disses Kerry King solos. I had a big collection of Slayer unofficial live bootlegs from different eras, whether it's Touring in the abyss shows, Divine InTour'vention shows, GHUS tour or Christ Illusion shows, Kerry is the one who plays the complex psychotic intriguing solos that he laid in the record. Jeff is mostly winding up his solos or changing them almost like what Kirk Hammet used to do during the Load, Reload and St Anger era.

Now for those who are deaf or unable to track down a solo, it' ok, but for those who are really able to play guitar yet bash on Slayer and KK, I ask them to check out these songs, listen to the solos by King then maybe they can upload a video playing them ?:

-At Dawn They Sleep
-Live undead
-Dead skin mask
-Seasons in the abyss
-Killing Field
-213
-Gemini
-Cleanse the soul

Let's have fun )))

 

[Killcrop]

Slayer, none heavier.

 

[D-Rock]

Sure they played fast, had the imagery and aggression...but I never liked them personally.
I've always thought the guitar tone and solos were terrible and Araya's vocals are one of the worst in all of metal. Could never get past those two things.

 

[riffermadness]

I saw Slayer several times but the show "Clash of the Titans" with Megadeth,Anthrax,and Alice in Chains when they first came out,it was a brutal concert,the moshpits never stopped,and I remember seeing a lot of people that were cut up and bleeding after that show,they got beat up in the moshpits..Then South of Heaven came out and saw them in Dallas..then Seasons of the Abyss..overall as said before me they were an aquired taste but their leads fit perfectly with the rest of the band..I hope they call it quits,I mean I'm almost 52 now and remember seeing them when I was 16-17 years old,so they had truly made it !!

 

[riffermadness]

I learned all of "Show no mercy" when it came out. Same for the next several albums. These were some of the heaviest things to listen to back then.

Kerry borrowed my JCM800KK to play the Dime tribute at Ozzfest(it was a fly-in for him). Got pics of him signing it at the rehearsal the day before at Vinnys,and of him on stage with it. Still a big deal to me to have that head in my stable. A great amp,infused with his angry style...And a great memory.

There is no show like a Slayer show.

Where was that Ozzfest show played at.in Dallas maybe ? I lived in Ft.Worth forever and can't remember if and when that show came through,and where.