Dennis Cooke You’re so lucky. My generation doesn’t have all the killer thrash/death metal bands you guys did. I would’ve fucking loved to be in a brutal 80’s pit. Like the Toxic Waltz video.
@@TheCooke2001 damn, I'm sure you still got it tho champ! I've only seen slayer one time at a "Big Three" show a decade ago. Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer, at their "Seasons" anniversary... I'm not that much into them anymore but I still respect them
Yeah you could Dennis! I'm 48 and saw them 3 times in the last two years...Drove 6 hours to see them in St. Louis. I was a bit tired, sweaty and dehydrated by the end of five hours in the pit with five great bands playing but I loved every second!! Don't let your age define you!!!
@@waltuh11121 I see where you're coming from, however Jeffrey John Hanneman will be treated no different, he just may be struggling to gain his own domain those Hell demon's are pretty wicked I often reflect on the Hell Awaits cover artwork.
Didn't see anyone post this but if you play the vinyl version backwards they are saying "Join Us!" And it can be a tough song to like I'm sure plus for Slayer fans probably the hardest lyrics to remember and recite though it's one of my personal Slayer faves.
Hey man, this album has influenced so many youngsters to pick up a guitar or beg their parents for a drum set, me being one of them. This is CLASSIC Slayer, it's fucking beautiful, the chaotic delivery is intentional. When I heard it in my teens in the 80's it lit a fire in me that is still with me today. Sorry you don't dig it, but I totally understand why, just not your thing.
Exactly, the chaotic growling lyrics are supposed to represent an evil maniac (maybe even a demon) narrating what's happening in hell. The atmosphere of this album is pure evil. Great stuff.
Here’s my take on the lyrical style. To me, I picture an angry preacher yelling about the misery of hell from his podium as metal Instruments shred in the background!
This is classic Thrash, that's what it's suppose to sound like. Very aggressive and fast paced. Early Slayer kicked ass. Sorry you didn't really enjoy it.
Hell Awaits, sinners. Such a straight up diabolical record. Crank it up and you can smell the sulfur. I imagine Old Scratch, Lucifer Morningstar, at the mixing board, wisps of smoke coming off his fingers, smiling at the band. "Yes, this is acceptable to me. You've done well. Now, gentlemen, if you will just sign here."
🤘SLAYER🤘 Need more SLAYER!! Not the best Slayer to start out with, give em another chance. Songs I think you'll like are Dead Skin Mask, South of Heaven, Skeletons of Society, Mandatory Suicide. Those songs are more grove oriented/slower than this song, this song was more speed metal.
Raw & uncut Slayer in the early days, got to be a Metalhead for awhile to rock to Tom Araya's voice in the early days. Not my fav, but your right about the intro, so badass classic Slayer. I still can rock this tho this isn't the best ofTom's singing. Appreciate you giving it a try brother.
Think of it as a horror movie that's what they did back in the 80s make scary music. I personally think they perfected their sound in the 90s 2001s ''God hates us all'' album released on the 9/11 you would love
I feel the same way about the vocals - check out the live version on "Decade of Aggression", it's far superior and is an amazing live album as far as audio quality and band performance.
Welcome to the backmasking sounds of hell, lol ! Slayer style. Yeah, early slayer, and slayer in general can be muddy. It’s thrash, and in slayers minds, should be imperfect, and messy, a little off in every way.
Also the studio production of early thrash metal is kind of awful, everything sounded so trebly and quickly recorded with little time for mixing and mastering
DUDE!!!!!! Average it all out man it's a creative metal song you just don't like the chorus if you read the lyrics while you were listening to this you would be so impressed to amount of words he's actually able to spit out in that short amount of time you have to average the whole song out together that is a creative masterpiece
I love metal I love all types of metal pretty much and I even love rap metal but you got to average it all out and if you were a magician and played any type of instrument you would see the amount of hard work and creativity that goes into even the worst song you can possibly think of
The part at the begginning is saying "Join Us" only backwards to give it that effect. Not the best song for the casual listener for sure. Try Devildriver - Bitter Pill or Sail ( cover )
I'm a die hard fan and even dont completely love when this song loses its groove and goes too fast without proper pacing for the vocals and riffs, but still a classic
@@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792 true. But damn I'd love to hear a heavier version of this song that continued from the epic intro into something similar to the stuff that's on Seasons
Yeah, epic intro (and one I still listen to several times a week), but I'm hit or miss myself on the vocals, even if I recognize how amazing it was for him to sing like that.
Ill be honest, as an old school metal head since I was ten, listening to Pantera, Metallica and Megadeth I just never got into Slayer much at all. A song here and there maybe, but really they are just a one trick pony and the musicianship never really impressed me. I know they are legendary but just not for either of us I guess.
One trick pony; That's blasphemous nonsense. I cannot take seriously anyone over the age of 13 who still listens to Pantera. Slayer is a different kind of music, an acquired taste to be sure, but certainly not for everyone.
This is classic Slayer. Good stuff. I tore up many pits back in the day during their shows. My old ass couldn't do that now.
Dennis Cooke You’re so lucky. My generation doesn’t have all the killer thrash/death metal bands you guys did. I would’ve fucking loved to be in a brutal 80’s pit. Like the Toxic Waltz video.
Dennis Cooke how old are you?
@@mikeyza92 I'm 48 and falling apart. Lol
@@TheCooke2001 damn, I'm sure you still got it tho champ! I've only seen slayer one time at a "Big Three" show a decade ago. Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer, at their "Seasons" anniversary... I'm not that much into them anymore but I still respect them
Yeah you could Dennis! I'm 48 and saw them 3 times in the last two years...Drove 6 hours to see them in St. Louis. I was a bit tired, sweaty and dehydrated by the end of five hours in the pit with five great bands playing but I loved every second!! Don't let your age define you!!!
Sorry ya weren't into this song. But this is thrash, fast and pounding drums. Don't give up on Slayer.
It can't snag them all or if it did metal wouldn't be such an underground thing!
FUCKING SLAYER
HANNEMAN ROTS IN HELL (give me evidence of an otherwise)
@@jacobdavis5518 Hanneman rules in hell*
@@waltuh11121 I see where you're coming from, however Jeffrey John Hanneman will be treated no different, he just may be struggling to gain his own domain those Hell demon's are pretty wicked
I often reflect on the Hell Awaits cover artwork.
@@waltuh11121 My summary: Hell is a painful existence void of God's presence.
SLAYER song AT DAWN THEY SLEEP
Didn't see anyone post this but if you play the vinyl version backwards they are saying "Join Us!" And it can be a tough song to like I'm sure plus for Slayer fans probably the hardest lyrics to remember and recite though it's one of my personal Slayer faves.
“My legions killing all in sight to get the one called Lord !”
Hey man, this album has influenced so many youngsters to pick up a guitar or beg their parents for a drum set, me being one of them. This is CLASSIC Slayer, it's fucking beautiful, the chaotic delivery is intentional. When I heard it in my teens in the 80's it lit a fire in me that is still with me today. Sorry you don't dig it, but I totally understand why, just not your thing.
Exactly, the chaotic growling lyrics are supposed to represent an evil maniac (maybe even a demon) narrating what's happening in hell. The atmosphere of this album is pure evil. Great stuff.
Here’s my take on the lyrical style. To me, I picture an angry preacher yelling about the misery of hell from his podium as metal
Instruments shred in the background!
This is classic Thrash, that's what it's suppose to sound like. Very aggressive and fast paced. Early Slayer kicked ass. Sorry you didn't really enjoy it.
This is thrash metal at It's most pure form.
He called hell awaits bad. HELL AWAITS YOUUUUUUU
yesss!!!! more Slayer!
That song rips! 🤘🏼
Hell Awaits, sinners. Such a straight up diabolical record. Crank it up and you can smell the sulfur.
I imagine Old Scratch, Lucifer Morningstar, at the mixing board, wisps of smoke coming off his fingers, smiling at the band.
"Yes, this is acceptable to me. You've done well. Now, gentlemen, if you will just sign here."
React to angel of death or dead skin mask by slayer
angel of death he did ...
@@LionMetalMusic-videochannel i dont see it anywhere
Homie looks terrified in the beginning!!
It's incredible how no one can't stop headbanging after the "WELCOME BACK"
very honest review - thanks
2:10 LMAO everytime I listen to this song I think they are saying Fingerhut over and over
If you play the song backwards, what sounds like chanting becomes "Join us."
🤘SLAYER🤘 Need more SLAYER!! Not the best Slayer to start out with, give em another chance. Songs I think you'll like are Dead Skin Mask, South of Heaven, Skeletons of Society, Mandatory Suicide. Those songs are more grove oriented/slower than this song, this song was more speed metal.
Beginning = Join Us backwards!
SU NIOJ
SU NIOJ
SU NIOJ
SU NIOJ
*WELCOME BACK!*
Criminally Insane!
You need to check some songs from South of Heaven or Seasons In The Abyss.. Gonna be better for the start! :)
Ironic that you also reacted to a Dead Kennedy's song on this same day. DK was a huge influence on Slayer...
Raw & uncut Slayer in the early days, got to be a Metalhead for awhile to rock to Tom Araya's voice in the early days. Not my fav, but your right about the intro, so badass classic Slayer. I still can rock this tho this isn't the best ofTom's singing. Appreciate you giving it a try brother.
Behind the crooked cross - Slayer Gotta listen to the groove
This is speed thrash metal bro that's how the vocals be
Bro you got me wiping my screen with that black dot on your wall
I thought for sure you were gonna checkup out of there lol
You should check out " Expendable youth" or " skeletons of society". It will ease you into Slayer....
Expendable youth is still by far my favorite song
SLLLLAAAAAAYYEEEERRRRR!!!!!!
It was written like that to make you feel like your walking in to hell
Backward,join us...! Vinal thing !
Do a lyric analysis of Silent Scream off the album South of Heaven.
The "zombie" intro says JOIN US backwards.
The voices played backwards say “Join Us” 😈😈😈
The Heathens 😂
Think of it as a horror movie that's what they did back in the 80s make scary music. I personally think they perfected their sound in the 90s 2001s ''God hates us all'' album released on the 9/11 you would love
What are the lyrics in the intro?
Link in description.
On the record, play the beginning backwards-and it says a message
FUCKING SLAYER!!!!!!
I feel the same way about the vocals - check out the live version on "Decade of Aggression", it's far superior and is an amazing live album as far as audio quality and band performance.
Alison hell - annihilator
Thats ok dude not everybody can be a Slayer fan , for something a little mellower try Metallica their more your speed
Welcome to the backmasking sounds of hell, lol ! Slayer style. Yeah, early slayer, and slayer in general can be muddy. It’s thrash, and in slayers minds, should be imperfect, and messy, a little off in every way.
7:05 ... what, you didnt know cuz?
I'm a huge Slayer fan since the '80s, and I'm not crazy about the second half of this song either. The intro dominates, though.
SUNIOJ =>Join Us old Slayer is GOLD
listen to it again after you listen to more death metal. you can’t handle it now
Pantera this love is a good one to !!
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The lyrics are scary af tho
its brutal should read the lyrics,
That's what I'm talking abo
ut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3:00 good sound check🖒...
Get a haircut hippie!!!!👊 😂
"Feel good inc."
Naw I’m g. Thanks tho.
Join US!
Join us...
Also the studio production of early thrash metal is kind of awful, everything sounded so trebly and quickly recorded with little time for mixing and mastering
Hahahahaha
Great band and song but sounds like it was recorded in my parents garage in the summer between 11th and 12th grade.
DUDE!!!!!! Average it all out man it's a creative metal song you just don't like the chorus if you read the lyrics while you were listening to this you would be so impressed to amount of words he's actually able to spit out in that short amount of time you have to average the whole song out together that is a creative masterpiece
Heard the lyrics my still don’t like it. NEEEEEXXXTT
I love metal I love all types of metal pretty much and I even love rap metal but you got to average it all out and if you were a magician and played any type of instrument you would see the amount of hard work and creativity that goes into even the worst song you can possibly think of
Early tracks can be rough
The part at the begginning is saying "Join Us" only backwards to give it that effect. Not the best song for the casual listener for sure. Try Devildriver - Bitter Pill or Sail ( cover )
I'm a die hard fan and even dont completely love when this song loses its groove and goes too fast without proper pacing for the vocals and riffs, but still a classic
Phantom James nah. he just doesn’t listen to much metal. he’ll love this song once he listens to more death metal
@@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792 true. But damn I'd love to hear a heavier version of this song that continued from the epic intro into something similar to the stuff that's on Seasons
join us...…..
Like the video even though you're wrong in this song
What was wrong?
I remember my first time hearing this song. i remember exactly where I was and who I was with and our reaction to it. IT WAS FUCKING BAD ASS!!!
Yeah his delivery is fast and aggressive. Its thrash metal. If you want thrash pop thats what metallica is for
The Live Version From Decade Of Aggression is better -Heavier Faster Scaryier
Su Nioj
Yeah, epic intro (and one I still listen to several times a week), but I'm hit or miss myself on the vocals, even if I recognize how amazing it was for him to sing like that.
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Check out hatebreed and other New England hardcore its pretty good
!su nioJ !su nioJ !su nioJ !su nioJ
!su nioJ !us nioJ !su nioJ !su nioJ
Ill be honest, as an old school metal head since I was ten, listening to Pantera, Metallica and Megadeth I just never got into Slayer much at all. A song here and there maybe, but really they are just a one trick pony and the musicianship never really impressed me. I know they are legendary but just not for either of us I guess.
One trick pony; That's blasphemous nonsense. I cannot take seriously anyone over the age of 13 who still listens to Pantera. Slayer is a different kind of music, an acquired taste to be sure, but certainly not for everyone.
it's speed metal.... that means fast.... plus it's much more enjoyable when you know the lyrics
Thing about slayer is that they wrote great songs for better bands to cover.
don't listen to thrash man....
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Welcome back?
@@RudeLifeX yup
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