Slayer?

I think I almost remember them.

At first I read that as Sylar and got excited because it was about Heroes and then I reread it and got depressed because it was about a shiatty band.

urger: At first I read that as Sylar and got excited because it was about Heroes and then I reread it and got depressed because it was about a shiatty band.

Let me be the first in a long line of farkers to call you a SuperLoser for putting a television show that has jumped the shark ahead of a classic and influencial band.

Okay boys, line forms behind me.

I miss SLAYERSWINE.

Once more, with feeling?

Boy, metal folk sure love them some Slayer.

carmody: Boy, metal folk sure love them some Slayer.

Ayup. We do.

Goonie_Goo_Goo: carmody: Boy, metal folk sure love them some Slayer.

Ayup. We do.

I'm on dat bus too.

urger: At first I read that as Sylar and got excited because it was about Heroes and then I reread it and got depressed because it was about a shiatty band

So what is your idea of a good band?

I'd just like to say I have been trying to work Raining Blood into every conversation long before there was a video game where you can "play" it.

A Fark thread for favorite Valentine's Day Love song: Raining Blood.
Poll for most romantic music to play for an anniversary: Raining Blood.
A red-cross airplane explodes at 30,000ft: Definitely Raining Blood.

mekkab: urger: At first I read that as Sylar and got excited because it was about Heroes and then I reread it and got depressed because it was about a shiatty band.

Let me be the first in a long line of farkers to call you a SuperLoser for putting a television show that has jumped the shark ahead of a classic and influencial band.

Okay boys, line forms behind me.



I bet it does!

GurneyHalleck: I miss SLAYERSWINE.

Me too.

Everything up until Seasons in the Abyss was essentally the same album over and over. Granted it was a very GOOD album but I think a 'guitar god' needs to be able to play with a bit more diversity. The albums after SITA seemed really uninspired to me.

Slayer is a great band and certainly one of THE most influential bands in metal but I don't think they're the 'almighty metal gods' people claim them to be as far as songwriting is concerned.

Mirrorz: I'd just like to say I have been trying to work Raining Blood into every conversation long before there was a video game where you can "play" it.

A Fark thread for favorite Valentine's Day Love song: Raining Blood.
Poll for most romantic music to play for an anniversary: Raining Blood.
A red-cross airplane explodes at 30,000ft: Definitely Raining Blood.

Good one with the Red Cross plane joke.
I Lol'd

slayer's new album to be entitled eternal deathness murder death spiral sorrow star of the agony abyss.

how seriously can you take a band that has cds titled--

1. hell awaits
2. live undead
3. south of heaven
4. god hates us all
5. divine intervention
6. christ illusion

if you are too see that thrash metal spewing off about death and atheism is the SAME shiat as emo kids whining about girlfriends... then well..you're stupid. being great musicians is one thing but CONSTANTLY, over and over hearing about god and how much you hate him in your music is farking pathetic.

genzoman: WHARRGARBL

Anyway...

I didn't like Christ Illusion a *whole* lot, but I'm always willing to give Slayer a listen

genzoman: slayer's new album to be entitled eternal deathness murder death spiral sorrow star of the agony abyss.

how seriously can you take a band that has cds titled...

Seeing as Slayer is one of the most influential metal bands ever, I'd say many people take them seriously. Yeah they talk a lot about God et al, but they do it to sell albums. Your guaranteed to get rich if you piss off the religious right. Slayer does it better than anyone else, plus they do play some great metal.


/Oh, and you haven't lived until you've been in a Slayer mosh pit.

urger: At first I read that as Sylar and got excited because it was about Heroes and then I reread it and got depressed because it was about a shiatty band.

/some Slayer fans would like to have a word with you.
//Reign In Blood = Best metal record ever
///also one of the best live bands ever

/Oh, and you haven't lived until you've been in a Slayer mosh pit.

Agreed, Slayer pits tend to get hairy, but you didn't live unless you were in a Slipknot pit 99-00.

SLAAAAAAYYYYYEEEEERRR!

I can't wait....

Kliffoth: GurneyHalleck: I miss SLAYERSWINE.

Me too.

Everything up until Seasons in the Abyss was essentally the same album over and over. Granted it was a very GOOD album but I think a 'guitar god' needs to be able to play with a bit more diversity. The albums after SITA seemed really uninspired to me.

Slayer is a great band and certainly one of THE most influential bands in metal but I don't think they're the 'almighty metal gods' people claim them to be as far as songwriting is concerned.

Diabolus in Musicia and God Hates Us All were very different albums if you're a fan. If you're not, I don't care what you think.

Whatthefark: s. Your guaranteed to get rich if you piss off the religious right. Slayer does it better than anyone else, plus they do play some great metal.

I haven't ventured into a mosh pit at a Slayer show for about 10 years...getting older now...those bumps and bruises take longer to heal. ;-)

Dark Angel eats Slayer for breakfast.

Gotta check in as a big time Slayer head. Reign in Blood come out when I was in high school. I'm still scarred from that album. Life-changing stuff. So aggressive and heavy.

Kerry farking King rules all.

nothingyet: Kerry farking King rules all

Dave Lombardo is a double bass drum god!

I like metal, but I don't understand mosh pits.

"Hey, you know what this concert needs? Fat hairy guys rubbing up against me!"

Farkin' Slayer!!

Good to hear.

Start each day at work with tea or coffee from my Slayer mug.

Get funny looks at staff meetings. Don't care.

Still have my original release of Live Undead on vinyl.

Get off my lawn or I'll crucify you upside down.

"REIGNING BLOOD" DVD with the actual blood raining on them ? My favorite part is Lombardo , you can see him struggling to keep up towards the end. That guy is insane. I can't even keep up a Slayer beat for more than 2 songs with my index finger against the table, and this guy does it for more than 1 hour an a half


Slayer-haters? That's very retarded. You either like the genre or you don't. Otherwise that's like saying you love red meat but think filet-mignon is overrated

browntimmy: I like metal, but I don't understand mosh pits.

"Hey, you know what this concert needs? Fat hairy guys rubbing up against me!"

Try it sometime. It doesn't make sense out of the context but if you're really into metal and at a concert and you're willing to try, there's almost nothing like it.


/except for when a fat chick punches you in the balls
//intentionally
///Killswitch/In Flames @ Roseland Ballroom, NYC June of '05
IV/ Killer farkin show too.

When someone asks if you're a god, you say 'yes!'

browntimmy: I like metal, but I don't understand mosh pits

It's a result of the music. It gets in your blood and pumps you up. Now, multiply that by ten thousand other fans and you had better find a way to release the energy. Most pits are the perfect way to let it out in a somewhat constructive way. In other words, it's dancing for a bunch of metal heads that can't really dance.

There are very few bands, regardless of genre, that can elicit the same response that Slayer does.
/SLAAAAYYYEEEERRRRR!!!!

HappyHarryHardOn: That guy is insane. I can't even keep up a Slayer beat for more than 2 songs with my index finger against the table, and this guy does it for more than 1 hour an a half

The other band he was in (Grip Inc.) had some insane drum stuff thanks to him. Otherwise a rather so-so band. Definitely not Slayer.

Slayer-haters? That's very retarded. You either like the genre or you don't. Otherwise that's like saying you love red meat but think filet-mignon is overrated

Very well put.

HappyHarryHardOn: Otherwise that's like saying you love red meat but think filet-mignon is overrated

I do. And it is.

And what's this 'like the entire genre or don't' nonsense? There are truckloads of shiatty metal bands, forgettable stuff that is simply not worth listening to. Just like every other genre.

After 20 years, they need to give the christians a break and hate on the muslims some.

Most pits are for the kids. I used to love them in my teens and early 20's, now I just want to listen to the music and not have my beer knocked out of my hand.

seveword: There are very few bands, regardless of genre, that can elicit the same response that Slayer does.
/SLAAAAYYYEEEERRRRR!!!!

FTW!

Love'm or hate'm, I give a shiat, really.

I listen to at LEAST one Slayer track every day. Proud of it too!
I love it when my kids make nasty looks at me when I have this stuff on loud, I turn it up to eleven.

This is the mental image I get when reading thsi thread.

"Hello square peg, meet round hole."
*SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH*

PoofyMonoke: I bet it does!

made even more ironically funny due to your name starting with "Poofy"...

/This is why I love teh Fark.

kab: HappyHarryHardOn: Otherwise that's like saying you love red meat but think filet-mignon is overrated

I do. And it is.

Yeah, way to totally pic the wrong metaphor/simile.

slayer199: Kliffoth: GurneyHalleck: I miss SLAYERSWINE.

Me too.

Everything up until Seasons in the Abyss was essentally the same album over and over. Granted it was a very GOOD album but I think a 'guitar god' needs to be able to play with a bit more diversity. The albums after SITA seemed really uninspired to me.

Slayer is a great band and certainly one of THE most influential bands in metal but I don't think they're the 'almighty metal gods' people claim them to be as far as songwriting is concerned.

Diabolus in Musicia and God Hates Us All were very different albums if you're a fan. If you're not, I don't care what you think.

I have ALL their albums up until SITA if that means anything. I rarely listen to them anymore. DIM and GHUA gave me the 'old Metallica vs new Metallica' impression of course it isn't quite so drastic. The newer albums seem like they're just 'phoned-in' to me. Boring.

Kliffoth: GurneyHalleck: I miss SLAYERSWINE.

Me too.

Everything up until Seasons in the Abyss was essentally the same album over and over. Granted it was a very GOOD album but I think a 'guitar god' needs to be able to play with a bit more diversity. The albums after SITA seemed really uninspired to me.

Slayer is a great band and certainly one of THE most influential bands in metal but I don't think they're the 'almighty metal gods' people claim them to be as far as songwriting is concerned.

nice attempt at a troll. But i'll bite. It was argued that South of Heaven was alienating fans who were endeared to their previous albums. SITA was more of a mainstream album yet they explored the heaviness/morbidity of their genre far deeper than any previous album (e.g. expendable youth, blood red, etc). Undisputed Attitude was a great break from their antichristian lyrics. Their other albums continue an antichristian theme. If you can penalize them for anything is for maintaining a theme. As for their influence and musical standard, they have NEVER failed to deliver an above decent album.

/so to summarize: fark you.

needs more cowbell.

Well any album they did without Dave Lombardo is definitely "meh". Divine Intervention is definitely the standout of that period, but nothing can touch the Reign In Blood/Seasons in the Abyss combo. South Of Heaven has some stellar songs, and some crappy ones too, so I think they used the lessons learned on it to craft their masterful SITA.

As for Slayer's subject matter, yeah they're Antichristian in a way, but I have always associated Slayer with War. Their "satanic" lyrics are kinda done hamfistedly, like they watched too many horror movies. When they do the War songs, they really get the point across.

Peter_Veal South Of Heaven has some stellar songs, and some crappy ones too


Which ones on South of Heaven are "crappy"?

For MANY years I have regarded Reign,Seasons and South as the high water marks of American metal. I certainly believe Reign In Blood is the most superb of the three but the other two are great but just not quite as perfect as Reign.

I would maybe go so far as to say South of Heaven has one or two "filler" sounding tracks but I really don't think they are "crappy"

Somebody gotta do it,preppy

Whatthefark urger: At first I read that as Sylar and got excited because it was about Heroes and then I reread it and got depressed because it was about a shiatty band

So what is your idea of a good band?

This reminds me of something that happened to me this week. I'll share the story with you farkers. I hope you like it.

So earlier this week, I get talked into signing up for Facebook by my best friend from high school. So I do and I start looking for other people from high school that I knew. I find an old buddy of mine that, back in the day, was really into Maiden/Sabbath/Dio etc., but especially Judas Priest. I was not into the scene back then (I later came to my senses during my college/post college years). But even back then, I always suspected Rob Halford was gay (nttawwt) and even suggested so to my buddy, which pretty much resulted in him kicking my ass. So in later years, when Rob came out of the closet, I always wanted to vindicate myself. But I hadn't seen hide nor hair of my buddy since graduation. So now that I finally found him, I invited him for that dumb friend thing you have to do and sent him one message: "I freakin' told you Rob Halford was gay!" So a day later I get a response: "Yeah, well I told you Fine Young Cannibals sucked, so I guess that makes us even." Ouch. I forgot that I thought they were a good band back then, but 20 years later, my buddy still remembered.

GurneyHalleck: I miss SLAYERSWINE.

Thirded

I hope that they have Rick Ruben producing. Maybe he can do for them what he recently did for "Death Magnetic".

"Death, the only solution!"