Every Slayer song ranked. (117-58)
Part 1 |
| 60 |  | Slayer
Repentless
117. VICES
Cringeworthy at best, hearing Araya screaming "let's get high" almost makes me forget the dullness of these riffs, Slayer at their worst |
| 59 | | Slayer
Repentless
116. IMPLODE
"I'm pretty sure god still hates us all".
Yes Kerry, we get it, thanks again for reminding us. |
| 58 | | Slayer
Repentless
115. PIANO WIRE
Almost forgot this song even exists. |
| 57 | | Slayer
Repentless
114. YOU AGAINST YOU
Another recycled riffs collection |
| 56 |  | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
113. LOVE TO HATE
Two unpopular opinions: I like Nu metal, among lots of shitty bands there are lots of hidden gems and great artists. And i really like diabolus in musica for it's experimentation. But Araya rapping is the prove that Slayer has sense of humour. If they just scraped this song off the album it would be better. |
| 55 | | Slayer
Repentless
112. ATROCITY VENDOR
A Little bit better than most of the album, still pretty forgettable, the intro sounds like the metal version of a TV news opening. |
| 54 | | Slayer
Repentless
111. CHASING DEATH
Paying homage to Hannemann was a nice thought but he deserved a better tribute. For once in this album the lyrics are pretty ok but musically it's underwhelming and predictable, the sound mix doesn't help at all. |
| 53 | | Slayer
Repentless
110. PRIDE IN PREJUDICE
Repentless slower closer sounds heavy and overall better than most songs there but still it misses the mark unlike similar songs like "catatonic". |
| 52 |  | Slayer
World Painted Blood
109. SNUFF
Actually the lyrics concept is pretty interesting and the chorus riff is good, still most of the song is just ok and the long solos are maybe their worst ever (and that's saying much) |
| 51 |  | Slayer
Divine Intervention
108. SS-3
DI has interesting socio-political lyrics, ss-3 is no exception, still i can't really get into this song for some reason. |
| 50 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
107.NOT OF THIS GOD
As an album closer this modern thrash by the numbers is pretty much underwhelming, still when the slow percussive bridge kicks in it gets much more interesting. |
| 49 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
106. AMERICON
Mid-tempo, hate for America and lots of Wah |
| 48 | | Slayer
Repentless
105. CAST THE FIRST STONE
Same as pride in prejudice but the menacing intro makes it better, the mix still sucks though. |
| 47 |  | Slayer
Christ Illusion
104. SKELETON CHRIST
The opening riff is promising but it gets a bit repetitive, the fast part with cartoonish edgy lyrics makes this track a cut below the rest compared to most of Christ illusion. Still i can say i dislike it mostly because that great final riff. |
| 46 | | Slayer
Christ Illusion
103. CONSFEARACY
Anti-government thrash piece, nothing wrong with this fast song but it's Slayer by the numbers with less to offer compared to other songs from this album. |
| 45 | | Slayer
Divine Intervention
102. CIRCLE OF BELIEFS
Once again the socio-political subject is a staple from DI |
| 44 | | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
101. POINT
pretty good song but similar to the opener, just not so great |
| 43 |  | Slayer
God Hates Us All
100. SEVEN FACES
Sludgy song about schizophrenia. The weakest on ghua but still have great moments like the intro |
| 42 | | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
99. OVERT ENEMY
Slow pounding groove tinged piece with distorted vocals |
| 41 | | Slayer
Divine Intervention
98. FICTIONAL REALITY
Another DI song against a shallow society |
| 40 | | Slayer
Divine Intervention
97. MIND CONTROL
One of the fastest and heaviest from the album, expecially the last minute, i think that 213 would fit much better as the album closer |
| 39 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
96. UNIT 731
Old school thrash with gruesome lyrics about the horrors of japanese unit 731 |
| 38 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
95. WAR ZONE
Straightforward and aggressive with huge hardcore influences. While the songwriting isn't the strongest i can't help but love Bostaph's drumming which really makes the song |
| 37 | | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
94. SCRUM
The fastest song on diabolus, great bass sound and crossover-thrash influences, yet it's really weird to listen slayer singing about rugby. |
| 36 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
93. THRESHOLD
This is kind of a guilty pleasure to me. It's an angsty nu metal song with a riff that recalls "down with the sickness" and Tom Araya shouting angry lyrics. Still i find myself enjoying threshold for some reason |
| 35 |  | Slayer
Show No Mercy
92 FIGHT TIL DEATH
My least favorite 80s slayer song, don't get me wrong, it's still a good song but it aged a bit and feels sloppy compared to other songs from the album. Great guitar riff though |
| 34 |  | Slayer
Reign in Blood
91. EPIDEMIC
The least impressive song from their opus magnus, like the previous one, it's still a good song but pales compared to the rest of the album |
| 33 |  | Slayer
Hell Awaits
90. HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES
It works pretty well as an album closer for hell awaits (which ends it with the same riff that starts it) but i rarely listen to this song without the rest of the album |
| 32 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
89. HUMAN STRAIN
Slower song that conveys a feel of dismal, in particular the bridge sounds really dreary |
| 31 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
88. HERE COMES THE PAIN
One of the songs on ghua with the biggest nu metal influences consisting in gallopin verses and slower groove chorus, the guitar distortions makes the sound heavier |
| 30 | | Slayer
Repentless
87. WHEN THE STILLNESS COMES
One of the few songs from the album to have a different sound, slow, desolating and gloomy. They already made songs like this in the past, still it's a huge improvement compared to almost every repentless song. |
| 29 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
86. NEW FAITH
A pugnatious groove religion basher that flows in a chaotic pissed off ending.
The pool of blood line became sort of a meme still its aggressive attitude makes it good. |
| 28 |  | Slayer
South of Heaven
85. READ BETWEEN THE LIES
Another religion basher, this time more "elegant" and subtle. The main riff is great, the middle sounds a bit stale, despite being a good song this makes it the weakest from SoH. |
| 27 | | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
84. SCREAMING FROM THE SKY
Atypical slayer song with Slow Rythm, gloomy atmosphere and quite Nu metal/groove based. |
| 26 | | Slayer
Christ Illusion
83. CATALYST
While King's belligerent attitude lyrics lowers the score, musically it's full of great riffs and strong vocal performance by Tom. |
| 25 | | Slayer
Divine Intervention
82. SEX.MURDER.ART.
One of their shortest pieces yet one of their most disturbing due to graphic lyrics about sexual violence. |
| 24 | | Slayer
Divine Intervention
81. KILLING FIELDS
Slayer always went great with openers, so even their weakest is still good. Bostaph's terrific intro leads to a slower song compared to their average opener, different but still works. |
| 23 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
80. CAST DOWN
This time King wrote mature lyrics about drug addiction. A pounding groove metal song with the main riff that kinda remind me of Deftones "Mx" |
| 22 | | Slayer
South of Heaven
79.CLEANSE THE SOUL
One of the fast ones in SoH, a satisfying mix of the characteristic gloomy melodies of the album, faster rythms and esoteric lyrics with many tempo changes. |
| 21 | | Slayer
South of Heaven
78. BEHIND THE CROOKED CROSS
This song gets too much hate even from the band itself. The concept of remorses and tortured conscience of an old nazi is downright interesting, musically it's closer to early 80s heavy metal than evil menacing thrash as usual. |
| 20 | | Slayer
Show No Mercy
77. SHOW NO MERCY
Awesome intro by Lombardo leads to a song in the taste of early metallica such as Motorbreath or metal militia. |
| 19 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
76. PUBLIC DISPLAY OF DISMEMBERMENT
Great title aside this brief track has the fastest drumming in the entire album and some great riffs throughout |
| 18 | | Slayer
Reign in Blood
75. PIECE BY PIECE
Fast, brief straightforward thrash with a great sudden change of tempo in the middle. Still not among the most impressive from their iconic masterpiece. |
| 17 |  | Slayer
Seasons in the Abyss
74. BORN OF FIRE
The fact that this is the weakest from seasons shows what masterful album it is. Classic "satanic" Slayer song with a memorable last verse. |
| 16 | | Slayer
Repentless
73. DELUSIONS OF SAVIOUR/REPENTLESS
The worst thing about this album is that it pretends to be good starting pretty promising with an ominous intro and an old school banger. |
| 15 |  | Slayer
Haunting the Chapel
72. HAUNTING THE CHAPEL
can we call it the first slayer's religion basher? Sure the first song to set the later "hell awaits" mood. |
| 14 | | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
71. STAIN OF MIND
Chuggy groove metal track with great use of the bass and riffs coming directly from late 90s nu metal scene. |
| 13 | | Slayer
Repentless
70. TAKE CONTROL
The only song when you can actually hear Gary Holt's style, also the chorus has a very catchy rhytm section. |
| 12 | | Slayer
Hell Awaits
69.PRAISE OF DEATH
Nihilistic thrasher about humanity. That brief bass break and that horrorish noise section makes it shine compared to other thrashers. |
| 11 | | Slayer
Seasons in the Abyss
68. HALLOWED POINT
One of the fastest songs on SitA where Dave Lombardo really shows his abilities. |
| 10 | | Slayer
South of Heaven
67. DISSIDENT AGGRESSOR
This cover gives a more menacing vibe to this judas priest iconic piece |
| 9 | | Slayer
Reign in Blood
66. AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR
The reign in blood bonus version in particular has some great high pitched vocals and the faster riffs fits better. |
| 8 | | Slayer
Christ Illusion
65. SUPREMIST
A song about a genocidal dictator that contains Lombardo's first blast beat, still the heaviest part is the ending when the rhytms slow down and the massive riffs kicks in |
| 7 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
64. BEAUTY THROUGH ORDER
Finally also slayer made a song about Countess Bathory with almost gothic atmospheres in the first half before a second half that goes insane |
| 6 | | Slayer
Diabolus in Musica
63. PERVERSIONS OF PAIN
One of the Thrashiest from DiM even with a grim and slower chorus typical of the grimest early nu metal. The last 30 seconds
verse may be the fastest of the album. |
| 5 | | Slayer
World Painted Blood
62. HATE WORLDWIDE
One of the first songs to get me into slayer when i was a kid. |
| 4 | | Slayer
Christ Illusion
61. CATATONIC
This time they went unexpectingly doomy with slow menacing riffs and tortured vocals |
| 3 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
60. EXILE
Basically Tom Araya just spitting hate and insults towards an unknown person through Kerry King's lyrics in one of their most pissed off moments. Despite it'juvenile nature this song has to be one of their most aggressive ever and i love it for what it is, and it basically becomes "domination" during the solo. |
| 2 | | Slayer
South of Heaven
59. GHOSTS OF WAR
Right after mandatory suicide kicks in another war song, this time more straightforward and thrashier til a second half were slower ponderous riffs kicks in. |
| 1 | | Slayer
God Hates Us All
58. DEVIANCE
This slow morbid song gets too much hate, in my opinion it combines their slower macabre elements to a more modern sound, the demented vocals screamed through the chorus makes it even better. |
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