Discography Diaries #7: Slayer
Album #5: Seasons in the Abyss
Genre: Thrash Metal
Date: 17/01/2021
Time: 6:25 PM
It's time for album number 5, Slayer's 1990 album, 'Seasons in the Abyss' which was released under Def American. So Slayers 80s output was pretty great to say the least, they've multiple classic records under their belt and to my knowledge 'Seasons in the Abyss' would be Slayers last album in their run of classics, so I was pretty optimistic going into this album given that it has ... read more
I've said it a couple of times before, but I really don't like metal. I find that most metal albums contain tracks that are too long and also manage too merge into each other as their sound is too similar, which is an extremely bad combination. The idea of me giving a metal album more than 87 would never had crossed my mind, until I heard this album.
With Slayer's 5th album, Seasons in the Abyss, one of two things have occured. Either my ears have adapted to make metal sound as good as it does ... read more
With 'War Ensemble' 'Seasons in the Abyss' opens with pure intensity in a throwback to 'Angel of Death' but overall this release still has more in common with 'South of Heaven' - the slower tempos were here to stay, with plenty of Sabbath chug on tunes like 'Blood Red' and 'Skeletons of Society'.
The highlight (as is often the case with Slayer) is the closer - this title track seems to provide a blueprint for Alice in Chains with the multi layered vocal harmonies in the excellent (and ... read more
Me gusta mas que Reign in Blood. Te atrapa constantemente con riffs increíbles y ritmos violentos. Seasons In The Abyss es tranquilamente el mejor tema de ellos.
I’d take this album over the previous 3 any day of the week. It feels like an album. It feels comprehensible. People don’t give this album the credit it deserves.
1 | War Ensemble 4:51 | 95 |
2 | Blood Red 2:47 | 86 |
3 | Spirit In Black 4:07 | 90 |
4 | Expendable Youth 4:09 | 88 |
5 | Dead Skin Mask 5:19 | 92 |
6 | Hallowed Point 3:23 | 83 |
7 | Skeletons of Society 4:40 | 89 |
8 | Temptation 3:25 | 82 |
9 | Born of Fire 3:07 | 81 |
10 | Seasons In the Abyss 6:34 | 97 |
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