This Album Reign in Blood is considered by many.. including me as the best Thrash Metal album of all time.. there are others up there like Megadeth's. Rust in Peace and of course Master of Puppets... and yes sometimes it is good to know what the songs are about before hand as it can change the way you see the song like “Angel of Death” a thrash metal classic .The lyrics describe the atrocities committed during the Holocaust by a sadistic doctor referred to as the “Angel of Death”. The song’s opening lyrics are “Auschwitz, the meaning of pain / The way that I want you to die”. The song’s title is a reference to the nickname given to the Nazi physician Josef Mengele, who performed gruesome experiments on Jewish and Romani inmates at Auschwitz concentration camp between 1943 and 1945. The song’s vividly grotesque imagery has caused controversy and accusations of pro-Nazi sentiment. However, the band has stated that the song was written to raise awareness of the horrors of the Holocaust and to condemn the actions of the Nazis.
What I've noticed about bands like this, their 3rd albums seem to be their best. I agree this album is their best. Just like Master of Puppets was Metallicas 🤘😎🤘
You're absolutely right about the basis of the song. I was just about to post lyrics are a must until you become accustomed to Slayer. A first time listener (2nd, 3rd, 4th) or so on would miss a lot. Again one has to become accustomed to Slayer to truly appreciate the lyrics and the story they're telling.
I saw an interview once of Tom Araya that he watched a lot of documentaries and wrote songs because of them. I love watching him in interviews. He is a really sweet funny guy.
Metal community always takes care of it's own. I can be in a room of 100 strangers, when u see that one guy with a slayer shirt, u give each other the horns n the u watch each other's back
@@Freehardy I remember Public Enemy doing it too in "She Watch Channel Zero?!" It's a really remarkable riff that metal and non metalheads love. So far i haven't met anyone that doesn't
I heard Slayer at the very beginning and was smitten right there and then! Loved the band ever since, went to several concerts and have all off their albums! When i die ,there's probably one of their songs played at my funeral....
Best part was when you listened to it on cassette right after Jesus Saves if you turned the cassette over it started again. LOVE this album even though At Dawn They Sleep is my favorite song by SLAYER.
Me too. 16 and a metal fan but that was a game-changer. Listening to that 29 minutes through giant headphones in my bedroom the first time...wow. Nothing like it before and never will be again.
Me too mate, I was 14 and heard Angel of death for the first time on a local radio show that played heavy metal once a week for 2 hours late on a Tuesday night in Sydney , totally blew me away and I have loved Slayer ever since. Reign in Blood is without a doubt the greatest thrash metal ever recorded in my opinion!! 🤘🇦🇺🤘Great vid by the way mate and keep up the great work 👍
I love watching the younger generation being exposed to OUR "underground" metal from back in the days before cellphones, or computers, and internet. Everything was word of mouth, and there wasnt thousands and thousands of bands trying to make it big. Its really cool to see you, appreciate the beginning of true metal,.......remember bro, that came out almost 40 years ago!
One of the greatest breakdowns in metal history. I will never get sick of hearing that middle section. For another legendary breakdown, check out Dead Embryonic Cells by Sepultura
YES ! He needs some Sepultura reacts ! The break down in the song you mentioned is epic and blew me away when i first got it the week it came out and there was nothing like it to me then . My buddy was into rap and had this killer system in his car , so I made him play it and in the backseat that breakdown pummeled your back and chest lol ! Desperate Cry also had a sick breakdown in it .
The Nazi imagery is brutal but Slayer is so tight musically at this point in their career. Cannot agree more about that breakdown being legendary and it still holds up all these years later. My most recent obsession is “You’re Wrong” by NOFX. I think that will rock your world in a different way.
So, the big four had distinct personalities, Anthrax was the "fun band", Megadeth was the "fast band", Slayer was the "heavy band", and Metallica was "the lyrical band", but because they were also the most well rounded, they became the most popular.
Ya I saw them live, LA. Last song the crowed jumped from the upper levels to the floor. I saw a massive pit form. Huge! There were folding chairs 🪑 on the floor and the pit stomped them flat. On the way out after the show there were 300 cops watching us all head to our cars if our cars didn’t get broken in by robbers. Ya it was a thing 😂 WILD!
Some of the most controversial brutal lyrics in thrash, yet Tom Araya is one of the most chilled easy going quietly spoken guys you'd ever meet. And raised as a Catholic!
@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 A lot were offended by Angel Of Death. And songs like Necrophiliac, Payback and Exile raised a few eyebrows in the snowflake society.
@@motleydude73 I bought Raining Blood when I was at school,my Mum didn't like my punk and Motorhead stuff, but Slayer raised the bar for Mum music hate!🤪
I can vividly remembering going to a Slayer concert as part of a music festival. A friend if mine and me went to Slayer... we just got blasted by sound. At the end I turned to him and we just started laughing. It was probably the most intense concert I ever witnessed.
Slayer's Reign in Blood, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who's Buying, Anthrax's Among the Living, and Metalica's Master of Puppets, all came out around the same tine. They are, IMO the greatest thrash alarms of the 1980s, You should listen to all of them!
The Big 4 of Thrash Metal. 3 of these albums were released in 1986, and Among the living was released in 1987. Can't go wrong with any of the above mentioned albums.
Agreed. Anthrax doesn't get the kudos they deserve. Ironically I listened to all of the bands you mentioned while in my teens. Needless to say they made a hell of an impression. Still listen to them all this day, I'm in my 50's.
thT wz a really great time in life. I wz about 18 wen all them albums came out& don't forget Sod.music meant ALOT to pple back in the day before the internet & social media
Dave Lambardo, drummer, is a G.O.A.T. when it comes to drums. He's referred to as the Godfather of double bass, uses no triggers of any kind and to this day can still maintain that same momentum of double bass. He's what inspired me back in the day as a teen to venture further into my drumming experience. It's his technique is how I gain my speed and power playing double bass. Unfortunately He's no longer with Slayer but moved on to other projects. Grip Inc was his next move and does a lot of creative drumming he wasn't able to do in Slayer, but still kept the sound and speed as if he was still part of Slayer. Any song off of Reign in Blood is recommended, however Postmortem and Raining Blood are back to back with each other. Do whole album reaction. Also I suggest react blind not knowing anything yet about song and give your thoughts of what you believe the meaning is then research the info and discover it's true meaning. You'll get a better understanding about what bands like Slayer really represent..... you'll be shocked at what you truly learn 😂 🤘😎🤘
@BlazonStone many drummers did it before Dave but I think he defined it mostly because it was part of the signature sound of Slayer and he developed how it is used in that sound. Mötorhead were not defined so much by Philthy Phil's double bass but Lemmy's lead bass.
Please listen to the full album. Only 27 mins long, they played the whole album quicker than intended. Along.. with rust in piece... this is the greatest thrash album of all time...
When I saw the thumbnail saying the song made him cry, I was thinking it was going to have to do with the lyrics describing the horrible atrocities of the Holocaust. Nope. It was because the riff so was badass. 😂
Tom Araya's vocals are awesome IMO. Not because he's really skilled or anything. But mostly because he strikes a good balance of being able to understand him while also sounding intense. And sometimes 'singing' in metal can just sound kinda wimpy or cheesy -- not with Tom Araya.
This is the album that changed my whole life.. I was 14 when it came out and it was hands down the best 10 dollars I ever spent on an album ever.. every song is crushin heavy and memorable.. best half hr of metal you will EVER hear in your life man.. period.
Great reaction. My introduction to Slayer. This album came out less than a month before I turned 16. Less than 30 minutrs of pure ferocity. From start to finish, it's an experience. And the riff right before the lyric "pumping fluid inside your brain." Is used in the Public Enemy song She Watches Channel Zero.
I saw Slayer on their farewell tour in 2019. It was beautiful chaos. Mosh pits broke out everywhere. I ended up in one and my one friend ended up in another. He ended up getting knocked over and sat on a dude's head by accident. A few minutes later, he comes back to me looking mortified and says "I think I just killed a man". Guy was fine, though. 😂 Towards the end of the set, Tom Araya (vocalist and bass player) takes a moment between songs and just stares at the audience, grinning ear to ear. You could tell the man loves his job. I can only imagine what their concerts were like when this song was new in the '80s.
Ive been a Slayer fanatic for 35yrs. I have seen them live over 200 times in multiple states and countries. Slayer are the KINGS of Thrash...Dave Lombardo "Godfather of double bass, Jeff Hanneman riff genius, Kerry King Shred demon, Tom Araya the voice, Paul Bostaph 2nd drummer, Gary Holt who replaced Hannean after he died, ALL God tier musicians...Slayer is 1 of the most influential bands of ALL TIME. Even though Kerry's lyrics always went for death,war,suicide, necrophilia, politics, Tom is a devout catholic. When they got shit for their lyrics, especially doing angel of death being about Mengele, the critics tagged them as Nazi's. The band flipped everyone off and leaned into the shock lyrics and view points to make fun of the critics. For 30+ yrs Slayer never changed, never gave into industry pressure, and every live show was a kick in the balls. They retired to soon. FUCKIN SLAAAAAAAAYER FOREVER🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😈😈😈
@Tarzan-kx6rp yes over 200 times. Traditionally when they toured in the states. I would see them in Philadelphia, jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Baltimore, Virgina, NY, and Florida. I've also seen them multiple times at the big festivals in England, Paris, Germany, Scotland and Ireland. Plus all the times they do the big 4 shows. Like I said man...Fanatic.
You could listen to something a bit more mellow from Slayer lol.... "South of Heaven" or "Season of the Abyss".... It's not as harsh but it still kicks you in the teeth as well lol.... Enjoyed the reaction!
I was at the Farewell tour when Slayer was in Grand Rapids. He hit that fucking Angel of Death Scream dead on or better than the album. My jaw is still on the floor of the Van Andel Arena
I saw em in Grand Rapids as well. It was ‘88 (I believe, possibly ‘89). They played with Motörhead & Overkill. It was strangely dead, as in very few people there. I stood right on the edge of the stage, so I could see Lombardo drumming (I’m a drummer). It’s when I realized how freaking awesome Animal Taylor from Motörhead was. I’d never seen anyone go to work on a drum set like that before, or since.
Slayer is one of those bands that's just special, there are other bands that play in the same genre/style, but there is only one band that gets your attention like Slayer does. Slayer's work through the entire 80's was just immense. Anything from those years you can put on and listen start to finish loving every second of it.
This guy made it to the interlude and needed a break 😂 can't wait to see how he enjoys the solos and the double bass at the end.. Welcome to Hell we've been waiting for you
Tom Araya’s vocals/ range are like no other🖤 Fan since I was 13-now 48. Literally cried when I saw them in concert-couldn’t believe I was in the same building as my lords🤭🖤🥰🤯
Seasons in the abyss is mandatory. Not just the song but pretty much every track on the album. A lot of people including myself think it's Slayer's magnum opus.
Just ran across your channel, and this is a great breakdown. The look on your face after you restarted the opening riff was priceless, and quite appropriate for the attack & assault on your senses.
I’m a huge fan of all of the Big 4, and I’m glad Metallica has had the success they have, but Slayer deserved to be just as big, especially with Lombardo. Absolutely the pinnacle of thrash drumming. They were so incredibly heavy.
You have a good taste in music. They are on my top 5 list. Yes indeed that breakdown part at 5:37 (on your video) still plays in my mind daily (thank god)
If you like heavy, check out Strapping Young Lad. Their two best albums are City and Alien. I would say either All Hail the New Flesh, Detox, or AAA from City, for Alien do Love (full version, not the video version). City is the angriest album you'll ever hear, and Alien is the sound of a man having a psychotic break. Devin Townsend is a legendary singer, too, I think you'll love his vocals.
A bit of Hip Hop history for you: Public Enemy sampled this song for their track "She Watch Channel Zero". Slayer and Public Enemy were both on Def Jam Records at the time, and both Slayer's Reign In Blood and Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation Of Millions albums were produced by Rick Rubin. Rick was a visionary. Also, as a Brit, you should really check out some Portishead. Strangers, Glory Box, Over, Roads, w/e
Rick also produced the Beastie Boys and brought in Kerry King for guitar solos. The riff you especially hooked into is the featured sample in the PE track.
This song was my first listening to Slayer. Fan for a life after that. The entire album is a pure madness and it is only 29 minutes. Iconic masterpiece.
Grew up on that stuff 🤘🏻and beastie boys recorded license to ill at the same time in the same studio And Kerry king played a solo on no sleep till Brooklyn
Not sure if you'd like "Dead Skin Mask" by Slayer, but it's very creepy and based on an even creepier story of a serial killer, I believe ... My first time listening to it left an impression! It's off the "Seasons in the Abyss" album, another album I enjoy. Thanks for your awesome reactions!
Ed gein actually wasn't a serial killer, he only murdered 2, the rest of the bodies were freshly buried in the local Plainfield cemetery so technically he was a double murderer after becoming a grave robber. The butcher of Plainfield title given to him came more from what he did to the bodies after death, his method of killing was shooting. He was suspected of 7 other murders of missing people however, they were never proven, gein took a lie detector test and passed, the missing people ranged from children to men which didn't fit geins M.O. Even though gein was found competent to stand trial and was found guilty of first degree murder he was declared legally insane and served the rest of his life in a mental health facility until his own death. Gein is the inspiration for many art forms not just music but classic movies such as psycho, Texas chainsaw massacre & silence of the lambs among others. Pretty macabre character by all accounts but fascinating from a psychology POV.
@@joshuagerthoffer2321 no confession, no direct proof just people trying to close cases by dropping shit on someone else's head after being found guilty of non relatable MO killings. Although I'm happy to review any credible information you have that I haven't seen before.
I cry when I hear the music that speaks to my soul. It's often just parts within a song, and it has little to do with genre, but I think sometimes, the sheer emotional investment the artists imbue into their music transfers into the listener, and fills them with just a touch of what it feels like to be that artist.
Back when this album came out, these guys were trying to push the boundaries of how fast and heavy they could play. It's hard to believe that it's just over 38 years since it's release but a lot of other bands, both past and present, have said how much it influenced them. Funny thing was that they hadn't intended on having the album clock in at 29 minutes in length.
You have to remember that Tom Arya was one of the very first to sound like this in the early 80s. Everyone else has mimicked him over the last 40+ years. He set the standard and the bar. He's also playing the bass while singing.
I love seeing someone go into something outside their favored genre, completely different and genuinely enjoying and appreciating it. A lot of people miss out on a lot of good music because they're afraid of being outside their comfort zone
Let me say this, SLAYER IS THE GREATEST BAND TO EVER WALK THE EARTH 🌎. Tom Arya has the voice of an angel. He is the GREATEST LEAD SINGER OF ALL TIME. Metallica can't even come close to the power and the heaviness of SLAYER. You should really sit and listen to the lyrics to all of SLAYERS songs. The way they write songs is amazing.
What a weird post. Metallica doesn't try to play this heavy.... They don't need to. They're the best at what they do. There are other bands heavier than Slayer but that doesn't mean they're better than Slayer. Yet again in the end everyone is compared to Metallica instead of just enjoying music for what it is. 🙄
@blitz3643 Have you ever listened to any Metallica before the Black album ? Evidently not, because they were heavy like SLAYER. Metallica sings pop rock top 40 music now. They turned there backs on there true fans to what they started out doing for the pop rock crowd. It's like they secretly wanted to be a hairband. There music sucks.
@@slayerstacker2074Are you dense? Where did I say anything about new Metallica? Their first 4 albums are the best in metal history. I can care less what they put out now. That has nothing to do with your ignorant post. You equate heavy to being the best which is laughable. I love Slayer but there are levels of music genius and Slayer is clearly behind old Metallica.... But everyone else is also.
@blitz3643, you never once indicated old Metallica the first time. You just said Metallica. You say Metallica's first four albums were better than Slayers. I STRONGLY disagree. All SLAYER FANS will disagree as well. Metallica can't match the lyrical genius of SLAYER. James will never match the pure evil that Tom has in all of Slayers songs. You add the evil to the raw power and heaviness of Slayer, and they are untouchable. Metallica might have been heavy and hard there first four albums. But that's it. SLAYER has done it for 30 years.
@@slayerstacker2074 I don't have to indicate anything. Your post was silly. Metallica's first 4 albums were the best in heavy metal history and it's not close. Of course a Slayer fan will disagree lol (but they know they'd be wrong). You can't seem to understand that heaviness doesn't equal better. Like I said there are many bands heavier than Slayer that are nowhere near slayers caliber. But nothing can touch the musical genius of the first 4 Metallica albums. The writing, music and production is unmatched. I'm a big Slayer fan but I admit the obvious. You should try it someday.
I got to see Slayer live 9 times; even got to see the farewell tour twice. That last time, with Cannibal Corpse and Amon Amarth, I just wanted to be closer so my 50-year old ass jumped the fence barricade and texted my husband - "I'm in the pit in front of Gary! There's a dude at the fence who'll hold your beer while you jump it!" He joined me a few minutes later. At the end, people were hugging and crying. We didn't want it to end.
I first listened to this about 28 years ago and your reaction is exactly how I felt back then and exactly how I feel now. The 2000s did not treat them well but in the 80s Slayer could do no wrong; they were faster, murkier and more evil than anyone. And there were a lot of free history lessons thrown in. Mandatory Suicide was their first song I coukd actually play as a teenager. Along with Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls
@5:00 was when he became a believer. Bro, react to Read Between The Lies & Live Undead off of South of Heaven. Any Slayer fan is a friend of mine. Subscribed!
Im new to metal, listening to it for a year now, abandoning hip hop completly. Friends call me crazy now😄 I first started heavy metal from Slayer to Sepultura, but now the band Death is my favourite, YOU NEED to check it out. Its death metal, they are versatile, depends on the album of what you want to feel, something philosophical or just headbanging. Either way, they can play evil and melodic at the same song. Especially the solos, sweet but short and makes you crave for a replay. Chuck was a genius songwriter and musican, best vocal IMO. RIP Chuck Schuldiner
Imagine how it felt to here this for the first time, I was 15 and listening to a lot of rock music that while some producers were good nobody was doing what rick rubin did. Some producers were rubbish, muddy weak mixing done quick but not rick. We all sat back and went omfg is this how it should sound, like nothing we had heard before in this genre it literally was a watershed moment for thrash metal. The sound separation he got, the guitars while you may think they are distorted to death aren't, listen they are quite clean, the bass this low growl and the drums, just superb. Yes the lyrics are quite silly in places apart from this one but it's a masterpiece of what can be achieved in a genre that's so over looked
I used to have a cassette player that had continuous play. When side A ended it would play side B. The full Reign in Blood was on side A and B. I used to listen to it at nite as I slept on repeat when I was in High School. Had the craziest best dreams, not so much in rest, but being young and crazy it was easy and fun to do hahaha, didn’t need much rest. 40 years a fan 🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼
This album took the metal community by storm, before this album I didn’t care for their music until this came out, Behind the Crooked Cross from South of Heaven is my favorite slayer song, it’s a banger!!!!
Oh, so good watching this reaction! Your face all the way through; the scream, the riffs, the drum solo, the end chaos... so fuken funny to watch it play across your face! And you gotta remember this was 1986. Yeh, Metallica, Megadeath & Anthrax were already around, but this was something else entirely! Blew us out of the water. We loved every minute. 😊
Public Enemy sampled the breakdown section (5:07) for the track 'She Watch Channel Zero?!' from 'It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back' (1988). That guitar riff with a hip hop drum break sounds awesome!
i bought the record back on 1986, was scary the album cover, reading the lyrics and listening those guitars. i back to the store to buy the first album with my mom waiting in the car, after i sat on the back seat she asked me what i bought, i was sacred to show her the album. When i did she told me this is not good...i could listened but she told me that i shouldn’t listen it. i bought more, the whole collection. my brother was still listening Poison and white snake..
7:16 - "Slayer's going to show me a different side to heavy metal... I thought it was heavy, and then these guys are like 'You haven't even seen heavy yet.'" Well put MollyBoy.
You are so on point with your comments. Imagine us heavy metal kids listening to this when it first came out. After all these years, this album is still considered to be the ultimate thrash album. Slayer broke the mold. So cool to watch you go through that same excitement we had.
This Album Reign in Blood is considered by many.. including me as the best Thrash Metal album of all time.. there are others up there like Megadeth's. Rust in Peace and of course Master of Puppets... and yes sometimes it is good to know what the songs are about before hand as it can change the way you see the song like “Angel of Death” a thrash metal classic .The lyrics describe the atrocities committed during the Holocaust by a sadistic doctor referred to as the “Angel of Death”. The song’s opening lyrics are “Auschwitz, the meaning of pain / The way that I want you to die”. The song’s title is a reference to the nickname given to the Nazi physician Josef Mengele, who performed gruesome experiments on Jewish and Romani inmates at Auschwitz concentration camp between 1943 and 1945. The song’s vividly grotesque imagery has caused controversy and accusations of pro-Nazi sentiment. However, the band has stated that the song was written to raise awareness of the horrors of the Holocaust and to condemn the actions of the Nazis.
What I've noticed about bands like this, their 3rd albums seem to be their best. I agree this album is their best. Just like Master of Puppets was Metallicas 🤘😎🤘
You're absolutely right about the basis of the song. I was just about to post lyrics are a must until you become accustomed to Slayer. A first time listener (2nd, 3rd, 4th) or so on would miss a lot. Again one has to become accustomed to Slayer to truly appreciate the lyrics and the story they're telling.
I saw an interview once of Tom Araya that he watched a lot of documentaries and wrote songs because of them. I love watching him in interviews. He is a really sweet funny guy.
@@susanconstable2113yeah I agree - feels like someone cool to hang out with!
@@susanconstable2113 and they say metal heads don't have a clue !!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤘😎🤘
Now young man, you will be a Metalhead for life. Welcome to the tribe.
Metal community always takes care of it's own. I can be in a room of 100 strangers, when u see that one guy with a slayer shirt, u give each other the horns n the u watch each other's back
@@hectorvasquez3605 hell yeah bro! lotsa luv to our horned bros
Metal forever
😂Bem Vindo 🤘🏼🇧🇷
Jeff Hannemans masterpiece. The lyrics are brutal, and the bridge riff is the best in metal history. RIP Jeff
You can hear the very bridge sampled in Godlike by KMFDM ua-cam.com/video/ho_WeNKhgxk/v-deo.html
@@Freehardy I remember Public Enemy doing it too in "She Watch Channel Zero?!" It's a really remarkable riff that metal and non metalheads love. So far i haven't met anyone that doesn't
absolutely. there was the Def Jam / Rick Rubin / Beastie Boys connection at the time @@Oboy1999
Jeff was my favorite guitar player at that time.
@@Oboy1999Kerry King also plays the guitar on the Beastie Boys license to ill. He also appears in the videos for the album.
As a mid 40’s metal fan, all I can say is that I’m jealous of you getting to hear Slayer for the first.
I heard Slayer at the very beginning and was smitten right there and then! Loved the band ever since, went to several concerts and have all off their albums! When i die ,there's probably one of their songs played at my funeral....
49 and I was a punk but we all listened to thrash also
I was 15 when this album came out. I tell everyone it was 29 minutes and 7 seconds that changed my life forever.
Me too,..same age...
I was 20 when this came out
Best part was when you listened to it on cassette right after Jesus Saves if you turned the cassette over it started again. LOVE this album even though At Dawn They Sleep is my favorite song by SLAYER.
Me too. 16 and a metal fan but that was a game-changer. Listening to that 29 minutes through giant headphones in my bedroom the first time...wow. Nothing like it before and never will be again.
Me too mate, I was 14 and heard Angel of death for the first time on a local radio show that played heavy metal once a week for 2 hours late on a Tuesday night in Sydney , totally blew me away and I have loved Slayer ever since. Reign in Blood is without a doubt the greatest thrash metal ever recorded in my opinion!! 🤘🇦🇺🤘Great vid by the way mate and keep up the great work 👍
I love watching the younger generation being exposed to OUR "underground" metal from back in the days before cellphones, or computers, and internet. Everything was word of mouth, and there wasnt thousands and thousands of bands trying to make it big. Its really cool to see you, appreciate the beginning of true metal,.......remember bro, that came out almost 40 years ago!
Dave Lombardo is an absolute animal on the drums 🤘🤘🤘
my favorite drummer!! on 2nd place I have Bill Ward...
Tied with Bonzo my favorite drummer... Bill Ward would be my 3rd
Hear me out
Dave Lombardo - Keith Moon
Vinnie Paul - John Bonham
Lars - Ringo
Just my analysis😊
Scottmcnee, Dave Lombardo, is the best metal drummer of the history. Absolutely stunning, he's not human...250 bpm, is unreal! ❤
If no one has heard his band called grip inc, they are a must listen, especially their first album
If you're a hip hop fan, you should recognize that riff from public enemy she watch channel zero as they sampled it! Rick Ruben is a genuis!!
I was about to post the same, but I searched before posting a double comment =)
@@iancoog7102 do millenials or gen z rap/hip hop fans even know about p.e.?
@@xisotopex the intro for crazy legs turns heads lol
My thoughts exactly lol
One of the greatest breakdowns in metal history. I will never get sick of hearing that middle section. For another legendary breakdown, check out Dead Embryonic Cells by Sepultura
YES ! He needs some Sepultura reacts ! The break down in the song you mentioned is epic and blew me away when i first got it the week it came out and there was nothing like it to me then . My buddy was into rap and had this killer system in his car , so I made him play it and in the backseat that breakdown pummeled your back and chest lol ! Desperate Cry also had a sick breakdown in it .
@@Brando-Lee3725 My Sepultura vote goes for Propaganda! I saw them live in '93 and to this day was the loudest show I've ever been to.
@@seankreitlow6204 That song is rad too !!!!
It's so bad ass that Public Enemy sampled it for the song Channel Zero
The Nazi imagery is brutal but Slayer is so tight musically at this point in their career. Cannot agree more about that breakdown being legendary and it still holds up all these years later. My most recent obsession is “You’re Wrong” by NOFX. I think that will rock your world in a different way.
The head bob said it all. That's what all metal heads are in it for. That's the part that gives you the chills.
That’s Lombardo on the drums, a legend. Gotta see the live drum cam for this song
So, the big four had distinct personalities, Anthrax was the "fun band", Megadeth was the "fast band", Slayer was the "heavy band", and Metallica was "the lyrical band", but because they were also the most well rounded, they became the most popular.
Watching Slayer live is unreal, pure energy, chaos and
mayhem .
Wasn’t a huge fan till i saw them live louder than any other band easily
"RELEASE.... THE SLAYER FANS!!!!"
Slayer mosh pits -stuff of legend and definitely not for the meek.
Was
Ya I saw them live, LA. Last song the crowed jumped from the upper levels to the floor. I saw a massive pit form. Huge! There were folding chairs 🪑 on the floor and the pit stomped them flat. On the way out after the show there were 300 cops watching us all head to our cars if our cars didn’t get broken in by robbers. Ya it was a thing 😂 WILD!
Some of the most controversial brutal lyrics in thrash, yet Tom Araya is one of the most chilled easy going quietly spoken guys you'd ever meet. And raised as a Catholic!
Not controversial,just spitting facts.
@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72 A lot were offended by Angel Of Death. And songs like Necrophiliac, Payback and Exile raised a few eyebrows in the snowflake society.
@@motleydude73 I bought Raining Blood when I was at school,my Mum didn't like my punk and Motorhead stuff, but Slayer raised the bar for Mum music hate!🤪
Think he also lives in some 1 stoplight Podunk town in middle of nowhere in Texas
Jeff Hanneman wrote the lyrics though.
I can vividly remembering going to a Slayer concert as part of a music festival. A friend if mine and me went to Slayer... we just got blasted by sound. At the end I turned to him and we just started laughing. It was probably the most intense concert I ever witnessed.
Slayer's Reign in Blood, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who's Buying, Anthrax's Among the Living, and Metalica's Master of Puppets, all came out around the same tine. They are, IMO the greatest thrash alarms of the 1980s, You should listen to all of them!
The Big 4 of Thrash Metal. 3 of these albums were released in 1986, and Among the living was released in 1987. Can't go wrong with any of the above mentioned albums.
Agreed. Anthrax doesn't get the kudos they deserve. Ironically I listened to all of the bands you mentioned while in my teens. Needless to say they made a hell of an impression. Still listen to them all this day, I'm in my 50's.
Non dimenticare i primi Sepultura....con Max🤘
If you want to truly try the "big" 4 , check out anthrax "I am the law" top tune🤟
thT wz a really great time in life. I wz about 18 wen all them albums came out& don't forget Sod.music meant ALOT to pple back in the day before the internet & social media
The whole album is just like 30 minutes and it is insanity, mayhem and chaos from start to finish. One of my all time top 10 albums.
"War Ensemble" has to be next. They have a video for that and you can see them in action.
Still my #1 favorite Slayer song.
Agree - this one next 🤘
Seasons in the Abyss is still arguably one of the best, most complete albums Slayer has ever released as well.🤘
@@viai2903 For me "Seasons In The Abyss" is their best album.
It's my favourite song of there's
Proud of you brother. You listened to your fans and reacted to this one quick. Speaks alot about you.
Dave Lambardo, drummer, is a G.O.A.T. when it comes to drums. He's referred to as the Godfather of double bass, uses no triggers of any kind and to this day can still maintain that same momentum of double bass. He's what inspired me back in the day as a teen to venture further into my drumming experience. It's his technique is how I gain my speed and power playing double bass. Unfortunately He's no longer with Slayer but moved on to other projects. Grip Inc was his next move and does a lot of creative drumming he wasn't able to do in Slayer, but still kept the sound and speed as if he was still part of Slayer. Any song off of Reign in Blood is recommended, however Postmortem and Raining Blood are back to back with each other. Do whole album reaction. Also I suggest react blind not knowing anything yet about song and give your thoughts of what you believe the meaning is then research the info and discover it's true meaning. You'll get a better understanding about what bands like Slayer really represent..... you'll be shocked at what you truly learn 😂 🤘😎🤘
I feel like the snare tone in Grip Inc. Are better than in his first Slayer tenure
@@Sadion666 yeah I agree.
Wouldnt that be Philthy Taylor of Motörhead?
They did Overkill in 1979
Also Judas Priest with Exciter in 1978
@@BlazonStone true as it inspired a lot of thrash bands, but Lombardo (with help of Hoglan) redefined how extreme double bass could sound
@BlazonStone many drummers did it before Dave but I think he defined it mostly because it was part of the signature sound of Slayer and he developed how it is used in that sound. Mötorhead were not defined so much by Philthy Phil's double bass but Lemmy's lead bass.
This album changed my life as well as a few others by Slayer.. the heaviest, period. I’m 53 and still loving the whole feel. Mad love from Oklahoma!
Please listen to the full album. Only 27 mins long, they played the whole album quicker than intended. Along.. with rust in piece... this is the greatest thrash album of all time...
I love your reaction. You actually made me cry tears of joy. The break down really got you.
When I saw the thumbnail saying the song made him cry, I was thinking it was going to have to do with the lyrics describing the horrible atrocities of the Holocaust.
Nope. It was because the riff so was badass. 😂
Tom Araya's vocals are awesome IMO. Not because he's really skilled or anything. But mostly because he strikes a good balance of being able to understand him while also sounding intense. And sometimes 'singing' in metal can just sound kinda wimpy or cheesy -- not with Tom Araya.
This is the album that changed my whole life.. I was 14 when it came out and it was hands down the best 10 dollars I ever spent on an album ever.. every song is crushin heavy and memorable.. best half hr of metal you will EVER hear in your life man.. period.
Great reaction. My introduction to Slayer. This album came out less than a month before I turned 16. Less than 30 minutrs of pure ferocity. From start to finish, it's an experience. And the riff right before the lyric "pumping fluid inside your brain." Is used in the Public Enemy song She Watches Channel Zero.
I saw Slayer on their farewell tour in 2019. It was beautiful chaos. Mosh pits broke out everywhere. I ended up in one and my one friend ended up in another. He ended up getting knocked over and sat on a dude's head by accident. A few minutes later, he comes back to me looking mortified and says "I think I just killed a man". Guy was fine, though. 😂
Towards the end of the set, Tom Araya (vocalist and bass player) takes a moment between songs and just stares at the audience, grinning ear to ear. You could tell the man loves his job.
I can only imagine what their concerts were like when this song was new in the '80s.
Ive been a Slayer fanatic for 35yrs. I have seen them live over 200 times in multiple states and countries. Slayer are the KINGS of Thrash...Dave Lombardo "Godfather of double bass, Jeff Hanneman riff genius, Kerry King Shred demon, Tom Araya the voice, Paul Bostaph 2nd drummer, Gary Holt who replaced Hannean after he died, ALL God tier musicians...Slayer is 1 of the most influential bands of ALL TIME. Even though Kerry's lyrics always went for death,war,suicide, necrophilia, politics, Tom is a devout catholic. When they got shit for their lyrics, especially doing angel of death being about Mengele, the critics tagged them as Nazi's. The band flipped everyone off and leaned into the shock lyrics and view points to make fun of the critics. For 30+ yrs Slayer never changed, never gave into industry pressure, and every live show was a kick in the balls. They retired to soon. FUCKIN SLAAAAAAAAYER FOREVER🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😈😈😈
200 Times?? 🤔
@Tarzan-kx6rp yes over 200 times. Traditionally when they toured in the states. I would see them in Philadelphia, jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Baltimore, Virgina, NY, and Florida. I've also seen them multiple times at the big festivals in England, Paris, Germany, Scotland and Ireland. Plus all the times they do the big 4 shows. Like I said man...Fanatic.
@@timformica6790 much respect 🤘🤘
You could listen to something a bit more mellow from Slayer lol.... "South of Heaven" or "Season of the Abyss".... It's not as harsh but it still kicks you in the teeth as well lol.... Enjoyed the reaction!
I love Slayer because you can understand the lyrics. And, the music goes in waves like telling a story.
Go into it blind like we always did back in the day.
(Recalling the first time I heard this song back when it was released 🤯)
you could see the realization on his face in real time, Priceless!
I was at the Farewell tour when Slayer was in Grand Rapids. He hit that fucking Angel of Death Scream dead on or better than the album. My jaw is still on the floor of the Van Andel Arena
I saw em in Grand Rapids as well. It was ‘88 (I believe, possibly ‘89). They played with Motörhead & Overkill. It was strangely dead, as in very few people there. I stood right on the edge of the stage, so I could see Lombardo drumming (I’m a drummer). It’s when I realized how freaking awesome Animal Taylor from Motörhead was. I’d never seen anyone go to work on a drum set like that before, or since.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192ah yes, also known as Philthy Phil I think?
Eddy Clark,Phil Taylor,Lemmy......best MOTORHEAD ever!!
Love to hear someone appreciate the instruments and being able to play that fast and together. The real marvel was seeing them do that live
Top tier metal!!
One of the greatest songs on one of the greatest albums ever!!
Slayer is one of those bands that's just special, there are other bands that play in the same genre/style, but there is only one band that gets your attention like Slayer does. Slayer's work through the entire 80's was just immense. Anything from those years you can put on and listen start to finish loving every second of it.
This guy made it to the interlude and needed a break 😂 can't wait to see how he enjoys the solos and the double bass at the end.. Welcome to Hell we've been waiting for you
Tom Araya’s vocals/ range are like no other🖤 Fan since I was 13-now 48. Literally cried when I saw them in concert-couldn’t believe I was in the same building as my lords🤭🖤🥰🤯
King Diamond has a great vocal range
Seasons in the abyss is mandatory. Not just the song but pretty much every track on the album. A lot of people including myself think it's Slayer's magnum opus.
IT IS, YES!
Reign in blood, south of heaven and seasons in the abyss. The holy trinity. The best 3 album run in history!
I agree seasons in the abyss is my favorite album.
It truly could be MADMAN
Just ran across your channel, and this is a great breakdown. The look on your face after you restarted the opening riff was priceless, and quite appropriate for the attack & assault on your senses.
As a Black Man from Canada 🇨🇦 I GREW UP on Slayer!! 86 was wild as a child 😂
I got into Slayer back in the late 90's, watching someone experience it for the first time is a treat. Good Reaction dude!
Great reaction to an EPIC song bro! SLAYER!!!! 🤘🤘
You gotta check out Dead Embryonic Cells by Sepultura... it'll blow your mind!
I’m a huge fan of all of the Big 4, and I’m glad Metallica has had the success they have, but Slayer deserved to be just as big, especially with Lombardo. Absolutely the pinnacle of thrash drumming. They were so incredibly heavy.
im still amazed that, after the Bassdrum alone part ... he manage to put even more energy into the drums.... it hits me every time... Daves power !!
The most brutal concert I've ever been to. Chicago Aragon "Brawl"-Room, with Overkill and Zeotrope - local metal band. Pure anarchy. And LOUD AS F*#K!
You have a good taste in music. They are on my top 5 list. Yes indeed that breakdown part at 5:37 (on your video) still plays in my mind daily (thank god)
If you like heavy, check out Strapping Young Lad. Their two best albums are City and Alien. I would say either All Hail the New Flesh, Detox, or AAA from City, for Alien do Love (full version, not the video version). City is the angriest album you'll ever hear, and Alien is the sound of a man having a psychotic break. Devin Townsend is a legendary singer, too, I think you'll love his vocals.
5:29 I also rewind every time here too. Greatest riff of all time
A bit of Hip Hop history for you: Public Enemy sampled this song for their track "She Watch Channel Zero". Slayer and Public Enemy were both on Def Jam Records at the time, and both Slayer's Reign In Blood and Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation Of Millions albums were produced by Rick Rubin. Rick was a visionary.
Also, as a Brit, you should really check out some Portishead. Strangers, Glory Box, Over, Roads, w/e
Came here to say this and you said it better than I would have 😂
Portishead's albums Dummy and Portishead all good. Not a bad song at all. P3, was lacking.m
@@McKavian Agreed. I always forget that one.
Rick also produced the Beastie Boys and brought in Kerry King for guitar solos. The riff you especially hooked into is the featured sample in the PE track.
This song was my first listening to Slayer. Fan for a life after that. The entire album is a pure madness and it is only 29 minutes. Iconic masterpiece.
Mi canción favorita!!!
Grew up on that stuff 🤘🏻and beastie boys recorded license to ill at the same time in the same studio And Kerry king played a solo on no sleep till Brooklyn
Not sure if you'd like "Dead Skin Mask" by Slayer, but it's very creepy and based on an even creepier story of a serial killer, I believe ... My first time listening to it left an impression! It's off the "Seasons in the Abyss" album, another album I enjoy. Thanks for your awesome reactions!
Ed gein actually wasn't a serial killer, he only murdered 2, the rest of the bodies were freshly buried in the local Plainfield cemetery so technically he was a double murderer after becoming a grave robber. The butcher of Plainfield title given to him came more from what he did to the bodies after death, his method of killing was shooting. He was suspected of 7 other murders of missing people however, they were never proven, gein took a lie detector test and passed, the missing people ranged from children to men which didn't fit geins M.O. Even though gein was found competent to stand trial and was found guilty of first degree murder he was declared legally insane and served the rest of his life in a mental health facility until his own death. Gein is the inspiration for many art forms not just music but classic movies such as psycho, Texas chainsaw massacre & silence of the lambs among others. Pretty macabre character by all accounts but fascinating from a psychology POV.
@senga21lisa He was a Serial Killer dude, Lol. Two of his victims was a 14 year old girl and the other was a bartender.
@@joshuagerthoffer2321 no confession, no direct proof just people trying to close cases by dropping shit on someone else's head after being found guilty of non relatable MO killings. Although I'm happy to review any credible information you have that I haven't seen before.
I cry when I hear the music that speaks to my soul. It's often just parts within a song, and it has little to do with genre, but I think sometimes, the sheer emotional investment the artists imbue into their music transfers into the listener, and fills them with just a touch of what it feels like to be that artist.
Great reaction. You should check out some of Slayer's groovier tracks, like South of Heaven, Postmortem, or Seasons in the Abyss
Dead Skin Mask is about an American serial murderer named Ed Gein. South of Heaven, Season in the Abyss are all excellent, too
Rest in Peace Jeff Hanneman !!!
Forever a Legend !!!!!
\m/ 💀 \m/
This song to me is a History Lesson
This is the most relaxing music ever made... for me anyway.
It’s groovy 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Riff therapy for anger management 🤘
Your reaction remind me of me and my brother first time hearing slayer when we were very young. Welcome to the show dawg!
Back when this album came out, these guys were trying to push the boundaries of how fast and heavy they could play. It's hard to believe that it's just over 38 years since it's release but a lot of other bands, both past and present, have said how much it influenced them. Funny thing was that they hadn't intended on having the album clock in at 29 minutes in length.
You have to remember that Tom Arya was one of the very first to sound like this in the early 80s. Everyone else has mimicked him over the last 40+ years. He set the standard and the bar. He's also playing the bass while singing.
Do read what this song is about.
I love seeing someone go into something outside their favored genre, completely different and genuinely enjoying and appreciating it. A lot of people miss out on a lot of good music because they're afraid of being outside their comfort zone
Let me say this, SLAYER IS THE GREATEST BAND TO EVER WALK THE EARTH 🌎. Tom Arya has the voice of an angel. He is the GREATEST LEAD SINGER OF ALL TIME. Metallica can't even come close to the power and the heaviness of SLAYER. You should really sit and listen to the lyrics to all of SLAYERS songs. The way they write songs is amazing.
What a weird post. Metallica doesn't try to play this heavy.... They don't need to. They're the best at what they do. There are other bands heavier than Slayer but that doesn't mean they're better than Slayer.
Yet again in the end everyone is compared to Metallica instead of just enjoying music for what it is. 🙄
@blitz3643 Have you ever listened to any Metallica before the Black album ? Evidently not, because they were heavy like SLAYER. Metallica sings pop rock top 40 music now. They turned there backs on there true fans to what they started out doing for the pop rock crowd. It's like they secretly wanted to be a hairband. There music sucks.
@@slayerstacker2074Are you dense? Where did I say anything about new Metallica? Their first 4 albums are the best in metal history. I can care less what they put out now. That has nothing to do with your ignorant post. You equate heavy to being the best which is laughable. I love Slayer but there are levels of music genius and Slayer is clearly behind old Metallica.... But everyone else is also.
@blitz3643, you never once indicated old Metallica the first time. You just said Metallica. You say Metallica's first four albums were better than Slayers. I STRONGLY disagree. All SLAYER FANS will disagree as well. Metallica can't match the lyrical genius of SLAYER. James will never match the pure evil that Tom has in all of Slayers songs. You add the evil to the raw power and heaviness of Slayer, and they are untouchable. Metallica might have been heavy and hard there first four albums. But that's it. SLAYER has done it for 30 years.
@@slayerstacker2074 I don't have to indicate anything. Your post was silly. Metallica's first 4 albums were the best in heavy metal history and it's not close. Of course a Slayer fan will disagree lol (but they know they'd be wrong). You can't seem to understand that heaviness doesn't equal better. Like I said there are many bands heavier than Slayer that are nowhere near slayers caliber. But nothing can touch the musical genius of the first 4 Metallica albums. The writing, music and production is unmatched. I'm a big Slayer fan but I admit the obvious. You should try it someday.
I got to see Slayer live 9 times; even got to see the farewell tour twice. That last time, with Cannibal Corpse and Amon Amarth, I just wanted to be closer so my 50-year old ass jumped the fence barricade and texted my husband - "I'm in the pit in front of Gary! There's a dude at the fence who'll hold your beer while you jump it!" He joined me a few minutes later. At the end, people were hugging and crying. We didn't want it to end.
I first listened to this about 28 years ago and your reaction is exactly how I felt back then and exactly how I feel now. The 2000s did not treat them well but in the 80s Slayer could do no wrong; they were faster, murkier and more evil than anyone. And there were a lot of free history lessons thrown in. Mandatory Suicide was their first song I coukd actually play as a teenager. Along with Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls
warms me heart to see the kids finally listening to real music.
The break down was used on Public Enemy's. She watches channel zero.
@5:00 was when he became a believer. Bro, react to Read Between The Lies & Live Undead off of South of Heaven.
Any Slayer fan is a friend of mine. Subscribed!
Your absolutely right, there is Slayer, and the there is everyone else.
“Sadist of the noblest blood” caught my ear the first time I heard this and that’s when the meaning hit me
Im new to metal, listening to it for a year now, abandoning hip hop completly.
Friends call me crazy now😄
I first started heavy metal from Slayer to Sepultura, but now the band Death is my favourite, YOU NEED to check it out. Its death metal, they are versatile, depends on the album of what you want to feel, something philosophical or just headbanging. Either way, they can play evil and melodic at the same song. Especially the solos, sweet but short and makes you crave for a replay.
Chuck was a genius songwriter and musican, best vocal IMO. RIP Chuck Schuldiner
Imagine how it felt to here this for the first time, I was 15 and listening to a lot of rock music that while some producers were good nobody was doing what rick rubin did. Some producers were rubbish, muddy weak mixing done quick but not rick. We all sat back and went omfg is this how it should sound, like nothing we had heard before in this genre it literally was a watershed moment for thrash metal. The sound separation he got, the guitars while you may think they are distorted to death aren't, listen they are quite clean, the bass this low growl and the drums, just superb. Yes the lyrics are quite silly in places apart from this one but it's a masterpiece of what can be achieved in a genre that's so over looked
Hey man, that bridge riff where you had a moment was sampled and used by public enemy in 'she watched channel zero'... classics all round.
I used to have a cassette player that had continuous play. When side A ended it would play side B. The full Reign in Blood was on side A and B. I used to listen to it at nite as I slept on repeat when I was in High School. Had the craziest best dreams, not so much in rest, but being young and crazy it was easy and fun to do hahaha, didn’t need much rest. 40 years a fan 🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼
i am jealous you have so much ahead if you keep exploring the genre. you definitely feel it bro
I love his reactions!!! he is a good listener and shows that he gets the impact of Slayer's artillery
I saw this tour in 1986 at the fabulous forum, they are incredible to watch and listen to live. Southern California hard core for life.
This album took the metal community by storm, before this album I didn’t care for their music until this came out, Behind the Crooked Cross from South of Heaven is my favorite slayer song, it’s a banger!!!!
Slayer fan now for 40 years. My introduction to them was their live album, “Live Undead”
Been a lifer ever since 🔥
Welcome!!! For those about to rock WE SALUTE YOU!! 🔥🤘😝🤘🔥
Oh, so good watching this reaction! Your face all the way through; the scream, the riffs, the drum solo, the end chaos... so fuken funny to watch it play across your face!
And you gotta remember this was 1986. Yeh, Metallica, Megadeath & Anthrax were already around, but this was something else entirely! Blew us out of the water.
We loved every minute. 😊
OMFG the deep look of concern on my dudes face when he heard the scream the first time was EVERYTHING!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Im 45 been listening since a teenager 1st time seeing them 1995 at donington monsters of rock they were f###ing awesome live also 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Seeing your reaction gives me goosebumps my friend👍🏻 Cheers from Norway!
Public Enemy sampled the breakdown section (5:07) for the track 'She Watch Channel Zero?!' from 'It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back' (1988). That guitar riff with a hip hop drum break sounds awesome!
Cool you expanding your mind to metal..i grew up on these guys in junior high, listen to everything not one genre
i bought the record back on 1986, was scary the album cover, reading the lyrics and listening those guitars. i back to the store to buy the first album with my mom waiting in the car, after i sat on the back seat she asked me what i bought, i was sacred to show her the album. When i did she told me this is not good...i could listened but she told me that i shouldn’t listen it. i bought more, the whole collection. my brother was still listening Poison and white snake..
My buddy let me borrow this tape in high school when it first came out. This was the first song I heard that scream, I was hooked.
DEFINITION OF SPEED METAL.. ON POINT
SLAYERS BEST ALBUM
His face when that breakdown w/ the famous rhythm section. You can see his mind almost blown out from the awesomeness.
The transition after the 2nd chorus is the sickest change up on thrash history
7:16 - "Slayer's going to show me a different side to heavy metal... I thought it was heavy, and then these guys are like 'You haven't even seen heavy yet.'" Well put MollyBoy.
This came out in 1986 and it's still in my opinion the heaviest and most brutal song ever written! Hail SLAYER! 🤘🤘🤘
That guitar riffi is one of the heaviest, darkest scary sounds I have ever heard. Still amazing after all these years
ones u get the power of the metalheads behind ya, your channel wil skyrocket man 🤘🏻
You are so on point with your comments. Imagine us heavy metal kids listening to this when it first came out. After all these years, this album is still considered to be the ultimate thrash album. Slayer broke the mold. So cool to watch you go through that same excitement we had.
The drumming was what always blew my mind when I heard this as a kid all those years ago