Vocal Coach REACTS - Slayer 'South of Heaven' (LIVE)
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- Опубліковано 15 січ 2021
- A pretty decent fry scream!
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Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo, and bassist and vocalist Tom Araya.
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two words:
RAINING BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD
Live.... 🤘😈
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3 words Angel of Death!!!!!!!
@@chrishammerton1812 My thought exactly!
From a lacerated sky
Heavy Metal isn't just a genre of music. It's also a lifestyle choice!
They are Slayer! They can walk onto the stage whenever they want and it will always be cool!
As a fan I can tell you people love it!
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Fuck yeah!!!
Slayer was like 7 foot 400 pound muscular dude with battle scars, they did not need to tell that they are bad ass everyone knew it.
If you want to hear the top of his range, listen to the beginning of Angel of Death.
Exactly.... It's not a good choice to hear slayer for the first time🤘👌
Yeah, but Tom has said that the scream he did on the studio recording of AoD, was by complete luck/accident, and he has NEVER been able to recreate it since, not even close. Total fluke, but man, what an amazing screech it was!!!! Iconic for sure!!!
@@FilthTribeFTP Can't remember if I saw or read an interview with him, that he said Jeff and the producer told him to try a scream for it and he went "like this?" and let out an amazing one that shocked them. They got ready to record it, but he couldn't do it again, so they went with the one we know.
First time I heard that song 31 years ago, I thought that sound was a high pitched guitar XD.
@@marcuszaja6589 I think we all did, lol. For a total of 3 or 4 seconds until he shifts his pitch and transitions from a high squeal to that low fry, and then it hits you...... "Oh, that was him..." 😂
Slayer is too legendary, too godlike, to bother making a huge dramatic entrance. They could come out in wheelchairs and people would go absolutely batty at the mere sight of them.
Are you wheely serious? haha
Yup!
This wasn't the first song of the set. It was song 8 of 11.
"No idea what he's saying" - probably for the best...
I suspect it wasn’t a pre-roll, but just Kerry playing the opening riff as they were walking on. Slayer was never big on any theatrical bs so just walking on and playing was the norm for them. Angel of Death might have been a better Slayer recommendation for vocal range. Even just for that scream in the beginning... ua-cam.com/video/BYz3G5CKAD8/v-deo.html
Never in a million years would I have expected a vocal coach to react to Slayer, wow. I say that as a big Slayer fan (they are my other favourite band of all time, sharing the top spot with Iron Maiden). Tom's amazing intensity and ability to sustain that through a whole show was amazing, but I never thought of him as being hugely technical. Try "Raining Blood" sometime for epic levels of intensity, or "Dead Skin Mask" for something...mellow. By Slayer standards at least. (it's also a great song about a real life serial killer, Ed Gein)
That was my thought exactly. I saw this and thought: "Wow! Slayer. I wonder what Ken will make of this." As you say, it isn't peak technicality from a singer's point of view, though it does require good technique, of course. I guess it's evident from the fact he didn't comment a whole lot on the singing technique. Still cool that he gave them a listen and shared his professional perspective.
being there live in person for Slayer since the late 90's... i can tell you those Marshall stacks are loud as hell! and the reason they walk out during their song opening is because after waiting up to an hour or longer in between sets, the excitement levels when those lights go down and the sounds become familiar... you go crazy!!!
For pure vocal excellence, Judas Priest Painkiller.
Yes as best a live version. There was a good one from Wacken.
@@FalkvonLowange the best live versions are from 2015 (also the wacken version you mentioned)but for me truly the best one is from the graspop metal meeting.Bad thing is it sounds pretty bad (the quality i mean) so yeah the best version is the studio version
Got to be a live version from earlier 2000s or early 90s, the Wacken version ... isn't good and I'm a life long Priest fan
@@zhigyfadaroach4316 personally,i hate these versions.Rob sounds bad (he tries so much to sing it like the album and sounds so bad that its kinda funny)and also the quality of the videos on UA-cam suck (the guitars sound like trash,and you can barely hear the solos).Thev only version i kinda like is from the rock in rio in 1998 but the quality is also bad.And actually i hadn't listen to the wacken version.But i just did and it sounds pretty bad,try the graspop metal meeting.The audience is great,the energy is insane,rob sounds great and gives it ALL out and even does some nice growls.Glenn kinda butchers the solo, but come on,he is 70 years old
@@steliosemmanouilidis5050 there's nothing like the studio version the first time!!! But Rob is still a metal god!
Slayer did a final world tour during 2018-2019. Singer wanted to retire...
I thought it was Kerry King who wanted to stop playing
I was at the Fargo show for the final tour. Tom wanting to retire was only a fraction of what led up to the end. Kerry King wont stop playing.
Also yes, they only play out of two of the stacks. The other are empty. Lamb of god does the same thing after they toured together.
@@goodini026 Nah it was Tom who wanted to have some time for his family. Relatable and understandable after all.
@@coldvoid6163 What I've read is that he wanted to retire because after his neck surgery he can't head bang anymore. He said it took away the enjoyment he got from playing live.
@@XA351GT Yeah totally forgot the whole surgery thing. My bad.
I’ve seen Slayer probably 15 times and I never seen them open like that.The crowd was taking it easy because that was 1 of Slayers slow songs!
That wasn't their opener
My partner introduced me to Slayer. When I heard the riff in South of Heaven, it sounded familiar to me, too. Then I realized it sounded like the theme song to Inspector Gadget. Now I can't stop hearing it.
Most of the audience is there for Metallica. This is from the Big 4 tour, where Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax played together.
How could you possibly know that?
@@matthewflesher3438 I was there and a vast majority were wearing Metallica tshirts so there's that.
Most people who were there for Metallica were also there for the other bands.
Thankfully in the big 4 concert in Greece most people were wearing Slayer t shirts .....
That was a bad ass concert to at the Greenville memorial auditorium
Lovin’ your reactions! I’m a big metal fan and only came across your vids last night and have watched loads of your reactions. Keep it up!
The way you explain things and articulate your words are so entertaining to watch, you also seem like a very down to earth dude cant wait for the next vid
react to Gojira - The gift of guilt live at brixton academy.
YES!
Try reacting to king diamond sleepless nights insane vocal range by a demonic metal singer
I second this!! Amazing singer
Yes! Would love to see this one.
Good call.
I've been relistening also to 'Behind these Walls' a lot; that's an underrecognized classic too.
I saw them headline download UK (last ever UK gig) and they opened with pyrotechnics. I was 3 rows from the barrier and I melted it was amazing.
I've been on Slayer gigs since the 80s and they have never failed to impress. \m/
This song runs up to a B4 (at least in the studio) but hes got notes all the way up to C6 live, as recently as 2015. His vocals arent for everyone but they fit the chaotic nature of the band. And yes Im pretty sure the stack is mostly a prop however for the size of this show, they probably used a fair bit.
He's dogshit
Thanks for doing Slayer!
I subscribed love your videos so far keep it up
I was there. Absolutely amazing show. This was a part of a special line of shows, called "The Big 4", as in the most successful Thrash Metal bands ever. Metallica headlined and Slayer along with Anthrax and Megadeth worked as supporting acts. Slayer was founded in 1981 and last day in November 2019 they had their final show, before calling it quits. I adore this band.Please do Metallica or even more Slayer.
Most of the time the Marshall stacks are empty props for show. There is usually only one or two cabinets that are actually being used. Sometimes even different amp rigs are used that are hiding behind the wall of Marshalls and are mic'd facing the backstage area. Or even the guitars just going direct through effects etc. and direct into the mixing board ...all the while have the wall of amp stacks for show. BUT there are some bands that will go through several amp cabinets of their amp wall
Saw them in 2018 at the start of their final tour phenomenal band
Your head started swaying! Love it
I subscribed (you told me to say it). Came for the metal reacts stayed for the genuine content. Well done.
Thanks Blake Johns - Glad you are here!
Slayer 1981 - 2019. Sadly 2019 was their farewell tour. They earned it though.
I saw Slayer live back in ‘04. Indoor show, about 30 feet from the stage. Loudest damn thing ever. Seriously. Painful. Had a blast! 😂
The GREATEST metal group ever....enough said
Please Please react to OPETH - Ghost of Perdition (LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE) Mikael who sings and plays guitar has an amazing range and vocal technique!
The stacks of speaker cabinets have been empty for the last 30 years. They're for show. The VAST majority of live shows are played through the PA.
You can't really see Malcolm do it anymore.
Kerry King said that his signal is run through 2 heads and is split between bottom row of cabs.
I said the vast majority. That doesn't mean all.
@@harleyadam4813 yeah, it's usually just one real cab (maaayyyybe two), which you can see mic'ed up, and the rest are just empty speaker cabinets with nothing inside of them, purely stage props. But you already knew all this, I know, guess I just was putting it out there in general for all....
May seem underwhelming but everyone in that crowd knows what's coming, and yes those Marshall's are real :-)
No way! LMAO I can't believe you're reacting to this haha. I'm loving this all the away
In Flames - When The World Explodes (ft. Emilia Feldt)
Those stacks are real. I have been going to metal shows for 20+yrs. Slayer & Pantera were the only ones that hurt my ears.
The Who - '76 Loudest ever
I saw Slayer on their retirement tour and it was one of the best shows I've been to. The mosh pit was amazing!!!
No need for dynamic entrances and pageantry. This is real kickass metal. What metal should be. As Slayer fans, we look forward to the delivery of their amazingly consistent material. Anything else is sugar on top. I’m so thankful for the multiple times that I’ve seen m over theirs with Jeff. RIP Bigman.
And it was heartwarming to have Gary almost seamlessly slip into place.
I subscribed, a few months ago, but great stuff mate!
Stacks are real!!! Was two "rows" back at a show in Detroit a few years back....I was hearing the drums in my head for the next week!!!!
Lindemann "Knebel" uncensored version is on reddit, your channel friendly version (lol) is on youtube.
I subscribed!! Really like your reaction to heavy metal/rock bands. It's so fun to see you guys get introduced to the talent and complexity of this (imo) underappreciated genre. There are tons of talented vocalists out there. If you haven't done Alterbridge with Myles Kennedy on vocals I highly reccommed it.
"Well this guy's excited....pretty scary actually" 😂😂😂
A pre roll can be cool. Iron Maiden always play Doctor Doctor by UFO immediately before they start a concert. As soon as the first notes begin the crowd starts getting more and more excited. As the song ends, the lights come on and Maiden are there, playing, full force, with the audience at fever pitch :)
New sub! Seen Slayer live twice.
My favorite song.
This is an old video, and someone may have already said this but... The South of Heaven intro sends shivers down my spine every time. Whether they play it straight after another mid set, or play it from off stage (actually playing it or from a tape) as they walk on to open the gig or back on after they've just swapped out their guitars for ones that don't need tuning or whether it's just on a youtube video. Standing in a theatre with the lights down hearing those notes ring out in the darkness anticipating the beginning of awesomeness is the best but every single time, shivers down my spine. It's as close as I get to a religious experience.
There's nothing else quite like it and even if they're playing a mid-afternoon slot at a festival it still works.
Slayer were the best. After I saw them for the last time I walked back to my tent in floods of tears feeling genuinely bereaved.
10:48 "The rest of the crowd" looks like that, because it was a concert of 4 bands Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica, so obviusly some people go to the concert to listen to slayer other to listen to metallica, etc... in a exclusive Slayer concert everybody is really into this.
Ken that's a dope jacket my guy!
Bottom line is no one’s opinion matters, these guys made a good living off of this music.
I have seen Slayer in concert, it’s like walking into hell...and enjoying it.
Hello and thank you for your videos. :)
May I suggest another delicacy from the extreme metal area? A not unknown band from Norway.
Named: Dimmu Borgier, namely the "Forces of the northern night" series either the concert in Oslo (53 musicians from the Norwegian radio orchestra and 30 members of the Schola Cantorum), or the one from Wacken Open Air, Germany (with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra) both great performances.
The following songs would be the "best": Mourning Palace; Dimmu Borgir; Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse; Gateways; The Serpentine Offering.
And then to come back down the instrumental Fear And Wonder.
All the best, greetings from Germany
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there are bands that are loud. with these guys you could dry your wet hair in 5 seconds by putting your head in front of their amp ... welcome to slayer. their concerts are epically epic
slayer own that sound , the world is a sadder place without them
Slayer is just slayer, this is the music you hear while your in hells waiting room
The marshal stack is 100% real - they don't use any fake boxes - Slayer is fucking crazy loud live on stage.
I was at that consert. damn it was a good one to see whole big 4
*Concert
Gary Holt [Exodus] to Jeff Hanneman due to his passing.... Dave Lombardo possibly to fill in for Paul Bostaph [ex Forbidden] which he formed Grip Inc. post Slayer in the 1990's
If you're a band like Slayer, you can pull off that "underwhelming" entrance.
I subscribe, Imagine getting a ❤ from Ken Lavigne. I hope to see more Morisette and Marcelito Reactions. Thank You and God Bless!
Slayer doesn’t work to well mid afternoon outside with 90% audience in the hot dog queue. I saw them in a small club in Belfast and it was the perfect setting with Slayer fans.
About volume and "huge" sound accoustically for extreme vocals: it depends on the person and technique used. Some people cup the mic to get more compression and volume, some rely on amplification more, some dont. I am not knowledgeable enough to be able to explain technical differences but I can tell you that personally, when I was in training back in the day doing extreme vocals I was very loud. We had a band rehearsal without the drummer one time so we just used small amps in a bandmates bedroom and i did vocals without any mic and amplification. I was almost too loud for the like 30-40-50-whatever watts practice amplifiers tuned to high gain settings.
One of their guitarists passed away Jeff hanneman. You gotta check out some other songs! Also more pantera reacts all of pantera songs are slappers!
"The first row is excited, but the rest of the crowd is disappointed"?... Those in last rows are old farts who were in the first row and excited when the album was released \m/ :-D
It's the afternoon, I'm old and we've played this song like 10 thousand times...but hey, we're Slayer! Jk, I love Slayer...❤
Slayer are my favorite of the Big Four bands but for vocal technique I would recommend my second favorite of the B4, Anthrax, Joey Belladonna is,IMO, the best thrash vocalist.
Check out God send death/disciple by Slayer, that was some of his most intense vocal work I've heard.
Probably the most unexpected reaction video on youtube. But a good one! Saw this concert while in hospital with a broken leg. Good/bad-ish times.
Slayer songs are like a spooky movie. The lyrics are always graphic.
I just jumped on your Eddie V reaction to suggest HELSTAR DARK INCARNATION but you mention vocal fry here and they have another song where fry plays a role called ABOLISH THE SUN. Hint hint, it’s a vampire song. :)
James Rivera was 61 when he recorded DARK INCARNATION, he must have been 55-56 when he recorded ABOLISH THE SUN. I had an album from them in ‘89 and his voice was marvelous then. It got better!!!
That riff your talking about uses a very similar progression as Dead Skin Mask and Coheed and Cambria's Welcome Home.
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i saw them in 2019 here in Portugal! Last show! \m/\m/
As someone who used to sing in metal bands when I was younger, my experience was contrary to what most of the vocal coaches seem to suggest when I hear them comment on various metal screams. In my experience doing this style of vocal regularly, my throat got used to it and the more I did it the easier it was. It wasn't doing damage, I could still use clean vocals whenever I wanted with no breaks or cracking. If I try to scream along with these songs now, it will give me a sore throat in very little time and make it much more difficult to sing clean afterwards. It's not because I've forgotten whatever technique I was using, I still produce the sound in exactly the same way, it's just that my vocal folds are not adapted to singing like this.
I also suspect that having not maintained the adaptation, it would be very difficult to get it back later in life. I haven't tried, so I can't be sure, but I suspect, the body adapts more easily when younger and with regular use, it's easy to maintain that adaptation.
Slayer live:
Band does not move, crowd does not move.
I mean this is supposed to be thrash metal.
I was at an Exhorder concert. Also an old school thrash band. They played in an afternoon slot at the Party-San Open Air. The whole part before stage was a moshpit for the complete duration of the concert. That was thrash metal.
They are the brothers of the big four . Big for means metallica ,slayer , megadeth and antrax . If you wanna ceck out you wil find on youtube the big four tour ! 🤘🤘
They stopped touring a couple years ago. Made for some really intense, but really sad gigs. At our big metal festival (Melbourne) they spent ten minutes after their headline set soaking it in.
The familiarity probably comes from the flattened 5th in the chord progression. This was once called diablous in musica due to it's ominous sounds, and it goes back to Black Sabbath.
As a vocal coach, you must check out Dir En Grey. I would love to hear your take on the vocals for this band. I recommend you start with "Vinushka- Androgynous live ".
They were about to play Raining Blood at the end of that video.
Unfortunately Slayer retired last year after 40 something years of music they basically said we're tired and retired at a high point and rightfully so they've earned it
The one detail I really love about your vidoes: You always take your time to at least check the name of the singer. Doesn't matter which band, the name is always there. Is it important to the video? Not at all. But a great show of respect.
If you're still looking for music to enjoy, I highly recommend checking out Savatage, by the way. Chance, Believe, Gutter Ballet, All that I bleed - whatever. It's the kind of metal that makes me just feel good, so I highly recommend them!
Best Live Band ever ! .....how i miss their Mosh Pits so much .....Dead but for us Fans UNDEAD 4EVER !
WOW, came to your channel looking for Dimash, didn't expect Slayer :D but I'm not mad :D
Tom kills it in Angel of Death too with the note holding.
I can assure you, when I saw Slayer in Houston in 1991, it was the loudest shit I've ever heard. and I've been to Motorhead.
Slayer doesnˋt need more than Marshall-Stacks and a drum raiser! Cause they are SLAYYYYEEEEEERRRRRR! Check Angel of Death by Slayer
As always, great analysis!! You remind me of my psychiatrist actually lol. So If you look closely at all the stack of cabs, you’ll notice that only one of the cabinets is mic'd and up the rest are just props. Cheers from Texas and stay safe
Not sure if those Marshall stacks are real but Rush is a great story of prop Marshall stacks.
Alex Lifeson had stack props that annoyed the piss out of Geddy Lee.
So Geddy would have washing machines, dryers, popcorn poppers and all sorts of silliness going on behind him.
Over the years the joke grew and they would have someone come out during the show and do laundry or make popcorn.
You get the idea.
The marshall stacks are 6/6/6 left and 6/6/6 at the right hand site.
SLAYER!!!! \m/
Slayerrrrr!!!
It's Fucking Slayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They could come out wearing slippers and smoking bubble pipes (Not that they would). And the crowd would still be amped!
The rest of the crowd is waiting for their more brutal pieces.
The South of Heaven riff has been used on Doom ua-cam.com/video/Z1y9pDu-hjA/v-deo.html and Just One Fix by Ministry ua-cam.com/video/TeJDIzPxd0M/v-deo.html
I have yet to see anyone react to Alejandro Aranda’s auditions on American Idol. I’d love to get your opinions! One of my favorite performances by far. I’d suggest listening to at least 2 audition songs. Keep up the great work!
The most impressive voice in Heavy Metal is by Michael Kiske. He wrotes Heavy Metal Operas with the Band Halloween. That is a musical Fable, with 100 Transistion from the evil to the beauty. from the head voice to the belly voice and there are no gradations, everything climbs up and down the scales finely, without steps. And he has so much air and strength in his voice. It's so impressive. He dont growl, he really sings.
Check out the written Heaavy Metal Fable "Keeper of the seven keys".
yes Slayer was a pretty loud band live. i sadly only saw them once but it was a show to remember one of the best gigs i ever experienced. especially when you know each and every song they play (you know because they have become my second favorite band in time right after watain ps chem them out if you like to, completly different genre of metal check out their song Malfeitor for a good start) its pure adrenaline and freedom as you scream those lyrics and feel like one with the music and Band. they blasted so loud many people left because it was to loud.