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Koris
Emeritus
August 11th 2022


22802 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

guys come on this is perfectly sort of okay-ish [2]



God Hates Us All is way worse imo

sonictheplumber
August 11th 2022


17600 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

ya that ones a piece of crap

FreakMachine
August 11th 2022


1913 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Is that the one with the song with like 50 F words in it?

Zac124
May 23rd 2023


4233 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

After listening to the whole album, I remember absolutely nothing from it.

ElioG
May 23rd 2023


805 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

There isn't any "absolutely nothing from it" track on that album.

s0nicx
July 3rd 2023


998 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I really don't get the hate for this album (I mean, its not great. I wouldn't have given it a 2.5 otherwise). But honestly I think if any of the big 4 were gonna go nu-metal, Slayer were the ones who could have actually pulled it off. Cause we all know what happened when Metallica tried it...

goodsitebaduserbase
November 5th 2023


253 Comments


stain of mind is so fucking dope forever

DType
March 7th 2024


3423 Comments


Bitter Peace is a great opener

DType
March 7th 2024


3423 Comments


Perversions of Pain kinda slaps

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
March 13th 2026


11755 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Boring album, thrash and nu-metal are like water and oil, they are not miscible, period.



I remember Metal Hammer Hellas collectively lauding this back in the day, whereas Divine Intervention and Undisputed Attitude were largely treated as footnotes…



The fun fact was that at some point in the naughts, this started to sell at a steep discount in CD form.

Titan
March 13th 2026


27096 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

The trifecta! Divine, this, and undisputed all up and down the front page today

Titan
March 13th 2026


27096 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Divine is like RiB compared to this I will say

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
March 13th 2026


11755 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

^^Agreed



The only thing that has merit here, is the sound work.

Titan
March 13th 2026


27096 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Post Seasons Slayer just never did it for me. The shift in atmosphere was just too much. I never liked the later material until they tried to regain their form again with Christ Illusion. Even God Hates Us All, despite a few good songs, kinda sucks.

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
March 13th 2026


11755 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Christ Illusion was the last great Slayer album.



This, one the other hand, does not even hold a candle to quality nu/groove metal like every Grip Inc. album and Sepultura's Chaos A.D. and Roots Bloody Roots.

Titan
March 13th 2026


27096 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

1000% correct

artiswar
March 13th 2026


16794 Comments


I want to like this but I can't. God Hates at least had some memorable tracks. And yes, Christ Illusion was the last good album

Futures
Staff Reviewer
March 13th 2026


18339 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

slayer going nu metal actually tracks logically as a further extension of their slower and more groovy stuff. this is next up for me so i am at least curious.

Futures
Staff Reviewer
March 17th 2026


18339 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

oof this is honestly kind of embarrassing lol

Futures
Staff Reviewer
March 17th 2026


18339 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

eh i softened a little after a few listens after the initial shock lol. overt enemy and desire though, wow. two songs as bad as anything on st anger. really cringe. the vocal effects are so bad and tom trying to be chino lol. definitely embarrassing.



the rest ranges from ok to pretty fun. can't deny stain of mind is a jam, bounces so hard. some of this really needs some turntables lol. lots of cool moments for tom's bass to shine in this style. bitter peace feels like a divine b-side in a good way, scrum really solid crossover jam as well. love to hate is corny nu metal fun. pretty stupid and funny slayer is doing it, but for what it is, kind of entertaining. product of the times, could definitely be a lot worse.



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