Reign In Blood
1986
Favorite tracks: Angel of Death, Raining Blood
Sleeper tracks: Postmortem
In honor of Jeff Hanneman, I thought I'd listen to some Slayer today.
I was not a Slayer fan until after high school. A few of my friends were into them but I never gave the band a lot of thought. I knew who they were and I knew that Dave Lombardo was a bitchin' drummer. I don't think I liked the vocals (probably why I didn't get into Pantera until around the same time).
Once I got this album, I was able to understand what the hook was. I can only imagine what people thought back in 1986. Imagine being a 14 or 15 year old kid, walking into a record store and buying this...going home and blasting 'Angel of Death' as loud as your ears could stand. It had to be a fricken trip to hear that song for the first time. I can still spin 'Raining Blood' about 4-5 times in a row. I will always love that song.
The album sounds pretty good for the era and type of music. I always wonder what the records I listen to would sound like if they were recorded today. This album might sound better but the feel wouldn't be as cool.
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