[QUOTE=SilentScream7]does any one know what slayers political views are I listen to the song "war ensemble" the song is awesome but I didn't know if they were pointing out there political views or if they were just kind of venting

does any one know there political views are?[/QUOTE]

War Ensemble, iirc, is a song that basically mocks war and points out all the bad things about it, or something to that effect, so it's anti-war.

My all time favorite riff from a Slayer song is ''Ghosts Of War''

Right after the lyrics ''I...seal your fate'' at 3:07 to 3:33. It's pretty simple guitar and drums but the symbol makes the vibe \m/

It makes my hair stand up-right.



I smell The [B]Official***Slayer***Thread[/B]...

Mandatory Suicide is my favorite Slayer song... its just so awesome.

I don't really care for Ghost of War. I like the riffage that starts right around 2:01-till the end.. the begining I just don't like as much.

There is a reason they call it "Slaytanic" Metal after. All hail that which is Slayer! So how did you all feel about the "God Hates Us All" album? I frankly fell in love with it the moment I spun it!

[QUOTE=PoliticallyIncorrectMetalhead]Anyone have the new dvd. I wanna get it.[/QUOTE]

I got it and its sooo good. :D

[QUOTE=Nightrider32X]There is a reason they call it "Slaytanic" Metal after. All hail that which is Slayer! So how did you all feel about the "God Hates Us All" album? I frankly fell in love with it the moment I spun it![/QUOTE]

I like it but not as much as I like Hell Awaits or Raining Blood.

[QUOTE]There is a reason they call it "Slaytanic" Metal after. All hail that which is Slayer! So how did you all feel about the "God Hates Us All" album? I frankly fell in love with it the moment I spun it![/QUOTE]

That CD took some time to grow on me. At first I only liked "Disciple" and "God Send Death" but eventually the rest of the songs grew on me, well...except "Deviance." I'm not the biggest fan of that song. My fave is still "Disciple" mostly because I find it the most fun to sing (scream?) along to. It was a shame I hadn't heard the song before I went to their concert because it was the first one they played :(. That was one energetic show, and when they played RIB in it's entirety...that was just pure gold! Anyway, SLAYER RULES!

[QUOTE=MAthiAS]Mandatory Suicide is my favorite Slayer song... its just so awesome.[/QUOTE]

I love that song, South of Heaven is such an underrated album, I think its better than RIB and SITA....

Fave Slayer song is Silent Scream.... :smash:

GHUA is IMO their best work.

[QUOTE=Suicide_Punishment]anyways, back to slayer

Do you know if there on tour or making new stuff ?[/QUOTE]

Touring i wouldn't mind...

However, i hope they stop making music.

Slayer were good (VERY good) back in the day...however, their albums have slowly become less and less brilliant.

If they bust out with a new style, it may be good.

I think that they just keep getting better.

[QUOTE=ToRidTheDisease]I think that they just keep getting better.[/QUOTE]

I dunno...i think they kinda reproduced the same album over and over again.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I dunno...i think they kinda reproduced the same album over and over again.[/QUOTE]

They sort of did, with some minor changes in sound. But like AC/DC, they do it well.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I dunno...i think they kinda reproduced the same album over and over again.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't go that far in saying that but their sound is pretty straight forward.

You could even say that they just have two types of song

1. Fast - e.g. Angel Of Death, Necrophobic
2. Mid-paced and more melodic - e.g. South Of Heaven, Skeletons Of Society.

What do you all think of Tom's bass playing?

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I dunno...i think they kinda reproduced the same album over and over again.[/QUOTE]

They have actually varied their sound quite a bit with each album....

Show No Mercy was balls out fast start to finish, with probably their best soloing work, or at least, most organized soloing....

Hell Awaits, they increased the length of the songs, and the production quality was shoddy, so it has a very different sound than the rest of their stuff

Reign in Blood, it came together in the thrash masterpiece...

South of Heaven, they slowed it down and added melody

Seasons in the Abyss, they speeded it back up and kept the melody

Divine Intervention, they went for a heavier sound, Tom's vocals got more intense, and the album had a more "modern" feel

Diablous in Musica, they added, dare I say, nu-metallish vibes

GHUA, I only listened to a few times, (i have a ****ty copy of it) but it appears to sound most similar to Divine Intervention, but it is their worst album for sure......

[QUOTE=ToRidTheDisease]What do you all think of Tom's bass playing?[/QUOTE]

Bass was never, and will never be a big element of Slayer's sound.... it is sufficient his playing, but nothing special

[QUOTE=KittensInMicrowaves]Bass was never, and will never be a big element of Slayer's sound.... it is sufficient his playing, but nothing special[/QUOTE]


I disagree. :upset:

Toms Bass playing is nothing special at all. There's no parts to any Slayer songs where I'll think "Hey, that's some nice Basswork" cause there never is. He follows the Guitars nicely, but aside from that I don't rate him highly.

[QUOTE=ThrashMaster27]Toms Bass playing is nothing special at all. There's no parts to any Slayer songs where I'll think "Hey, that's some nice Basswork" cause there never is. He follows the Guitars nicely, but aside from that I don't rate him highly.[/QUOTE]

Yes that's true...I do agree with that. :thumb:

[QUOTE=KittensInMicrowaves]Seasons in the Abyss, they speeded it back up and kept the melody[/QUOTE]
I always thought Seasons was like the combination of Reign In Blood And South Of Heaven, it has the mid-paced songs of South of Heaven and the fast songs of Reign In blood.

[QUOTE=ThrashMaster27]Toms Bass playing is nothing special at all. There's no parts to any Slayer songs where I'll think "Hey, that's some nice Basswork" cause there never is. He follows the Guitars nicely, but aside from that I don't rate him highly.[/QUOTE]

I dont rate him highly as a bassist. But he does play pretty fast, not to mention hes singing while doing it.

[QUOTE=Vio-lence]I always thought Seasons was like the combination of Reign In Blood And South Of Heaven, it has the mid-paced songs of South of Heaven and the fast songs of Reign In blood.[/QUOTE]

Everyone rates Seasons highly, but I actually like it the least outside of Diabolus and the new one..... I just don't think it had the strong songs the prior four albums and Divine Intervention did.

The title track is actually one of my least favorite Slayer songs, even though some people love it. I also find that many people on here own only Seasons and RIB, thinking those are the two best Slayer albums

Raining Blood's intro on bass still pwns me.

(the supar dupar fast riff that goes



-------------------|------------3-2----------|
-------------------|--------4--------3-2----|
000-000-000-000--|-0-2-4------------------|

Tom's not a great bass player but I don't think it's something Slayer really require. I would say his best work was on either Hell Awaits or Undisputed Attitude.

I was wondering if you guys could help me out on getting another Slayer album.
I already own God Hates Us All and Reign In Blood. And I would say I like GHUA the most out of those two.

So yeah, what CD should I get next?

[QUOTE=magicaltroll834]I was wondering if you guys could help me out on getting another Slayer album.
I already own God Hates Us All and Reign In Blood. And I would say I like GHUA the most out of those two.

So yeah, what CD should I get next?[/QUOTE]

Show No Mercy is their best album, get that. The guitar riffs and soloing are insane on that one, plus there are pics inside the album cover of them wearing black makeup, hahaha

Yeah I agree, get Show no Mercy, it won't fail to please :thumb:

^^Yeah, but he likes GHUA the best...

I clicked this thread thinking it was the thrash thread and wondered why everyone was only discussing Slayer :lol: