@Rick Ross There is no major distortion in Slayer music. Compare Slayer with Old Metallica , Annihilator and Sepultura. Slayer's tune is not thrash sound. Slayer is aggressive Speed Metal faster than Over Kill and Megadeth . These bands are not Thrash Metal. What made these bands great in the 80s is their non mainstream legacy and aggressive lyrics. Of The BIG FOUR only Metallica was pure thrash. Metallica defined the thrash metal sound in Master of Puppet and took it to the mainstream with and Justice for All. Sepultura combined the Thrash distortion with guttural vocals.
I drove an hour and a half to see Slayer in Moline, IL last night and I didn't see a single swastika anywhere. Great show, go see them while you still can.
@@MorbidAngel31775 I have Slayer shirts, hats, CDs, vinyl records, socks, coffee mugs, posters, and DVDs. None of them have a swastika. Is this a new Mandela effect?
Ryan Johnson let me tell you, I’ve been a SLAYER FAN for 35 fucking years and not once have I ever thought or saw them promote racism or hatred towards another race or human. They used imagery to talk about Angel of death by talking about what Joseph mengela committed towards the Jews and others alike. Did they use pictures of German helmets with swastikas on them? Yes! Was it authentic and real? Yes, it depicted Nazi Germany. Was it how they truly felt? Hell No!!! Jeff was a history buff when it came to his fathers war and that in no shape or form classified him or Slayer as Nazi sympathizers in the least. They did the history research and brought it to life in a song. Let’s keep Jeff’s name clean and honor him by not calling him or Slayer, racist bc they aren’t.
Love that you're reacting to Slayer. Slayer have never posed with swastikas! Or worn them or promoted them or anything of that nature. Two of the original founding members are from Chile and Cuba and are Hispanic. They sing about all the dark subjects. Hanneman's father fought against the Nazis. To speak of a crime is not the same as endorsing it! Slayer is like a horror movie. Lots of dark imagery and so forth. But not to be taken seriously. The lead singer Tom Araya is a Christian. Even though they sing about all kind of satanic subjects. Doesn't mean they're promoting it. Maybe they're warning against the dangers of evil. More Slayer by the way thank you
This guy knows the truth. Jeff just had a fascination with it. Never wore it. And just like Lemmy Kilmister and Ozzy Osbourne are world war 1 and 2 , also Nazi history guys.
Lol I was 16 and my old man took me to the record store to buy "Reign In Blood" on cassette and the shop owner pulled my Dad aside and said "You know this is some pretty sick stuff you want your son listening to this?" my old man says "I just close the door" 😂😂😂
I think they might be getting confused with slayers fan club. The slaytanic wehrmacht. (Wermacht Means War Machine in German.) Whose logo was a skull with a German type helmet on it. No swastika though.
Slayers role in the Big 4 they created their own genre of metal it was newer than thrash metal it was essentially the grandfather of death metal because if you listen to Metallica Anthrax or Megadeth you don't get any of the types of lyrics that you'll get with Slayer but if you go read some of the lyrics of any death metal band those are socially aligned with Slayer. Soulslayer is essentially the grandfather of death metal in America and besides they started the way before the other three bands show no mercy came out in 1981 kill'em all till 1983 I don't know when Anthrax first album came out and I want to say that Megadeth's first album came out in 86
Best show I’ve ever seen, Atlanta, dual Bill, PANTERA, and Slayer back to back. Slayer played Rain in Blood front to back. Goose bumps just remembering that show. And I’m 50, seen these guys since the 80’s. No one like em.
Indeed. Slayer have two songs involving the nazies, Angel of Death and Behind the crooked cross. Angel of Death is a viceral and graphic condemnation of Dr. Mengele, not just describing some of the horrors he comitted, but pulling no punches in describing him as a sadistic serial killer who found a station in life that would allow him to be a sicko ("Rancid angel of death, flying free", these are not kind words to describe someone with). Real Neo-nazies of course are Holocaust deniers, they want to belive it never happened, and would never write a song like this. Behind the crooked cross describes a German soldier who was swept up in the Nazi ideology before the war, only to discover too late durring the war that he is fighting for the bad guys. It's a song about the horror of being trapped in a war machine that he nolonger belives in, that he feels is tarnishing his very soul, but he is still just one man, he can't stop this war machine. In the end he vows to do only the bare minimum ordered of him and nothing more, because this is his only means of resistance, and prays that he can live with the shame of what he has done. No Nazi would write a song like that, not in a million years.
As a matter of fact no Nazi would write a song like this. They are not beating around the bush regarding this topic. They dive right into hit and it hits you like a train - the way it should be.
I totally understand...Metal saves lives...Because otherwise...I would kill without it...Its beautiful natural release of anger and hate...I fucking love it
Nah man. They ain't racist. Slayer is one of Ice-T's favorite bands and he actually performs with them. A song is called "Disorder" from movie soundtrack Judgement Night (I think) and Ice'T's band Body Count does covers of Slayer songs.
@@howiejohnson7227 correct, thanks …I caught that after I wrote that, but forgot to fix it … distractions lol. I remember them saying one of them was Jewish though, so Im not sure which … maybe Kerry?
I was 17 in '86 and I remember when I first heard Angel of Death. This was my introduction into thrash metal and I never looked back since. This album amongst metal heads is considered the greatest thrash metal album ever! 🤘🏼
I like how you broke that all down without bias. I knew you'd be blown away by the guitar solo. Thank you for having an unbiased opinion. I respect and appreciate you, and thank you for going out of your way to bring it to the front.
There's a track on Seasons in the Abyss called Deadskin Mask. it's about Ed Gein, the psycho who inspired the likes of Norman Bates and Leatherface. Doesn't mean they're serial killers...
Mate, I have to give it to you, I love how you really look into a bands background and find out what they're all about and not just brush them off because of they names of songs or artwork on the cover. Salute to you from Australia. Keep up the great work.
Always loved your insightful and deep going in on the songs and caring about the lyrics and meanings behind them. Youre an awesome reactor. Have a nice day :)
Great reaction man. I'm a big and long time Slayer fan (and metal in general) and I just love the fact that you take the time do go under the surface and actually try to find out the true meaning of the songs/lyrics. The moral is: don't judge a book by it's cover.
When Slayer.and.Mega Deth and Matalica came out. The world was scared of the Satanic panic. They said metal was Devel music. I say B.S. It's just good Metal Music. ❤❤❤ Love old Metal.
Before I even watch - I remember how I felt when I bought Raining Blood as a kid, popped it in the Walkman, and my reaction when Angel of Death came on. I'm expecting something similar, lol Edit: I got it! As soon as that transition came Also, human experimentation during WW2 was crazy... The Nazis get all the heat for it, but the Japanese program was just as horrifying. They handed over the results of their research to the Americans after the Pacific War in exchange for it being kept (mostly) quiet If you wanna see how terrible humans can be to one another, that's an interesting rabbit hole to fall down on Wikipedia
@the Matthews fam.. fun fact. Kerry from Slayer contributed guitar work on two songs of the debut album of a little hip hop band known as "Beastie Boys" back in like 1982.....
Thank you for sharing the information. I've been a Slayer fan for over 30 years and didn't know some of those things. Also, Slayer fans are the most intense fans in the world
Slayer has always been interpreted wrong, that's why they are so great. Never sold out and remain who they have always been...SLAYER!...R.I.P. Jeff. Rise above the ignorance! Diehard Fan since '83
Same man, I been a Fan since 84-85 and I'm Black. I don't think they are racist, but Tom's wife might be, her twitter gets pretty wild, and Anselmo is definitely racist, (from Pantera). Everyone isn't innocent. Public Enemy might be racist too in all fairness and Nas.
I'm a Spaniard & 52...I used to hitchhike to NY from Philly when I was 13/14yrs old...to see Slayer and many other thrash bands. Not one person was racist in those crowds. It was a good time and all were welcomed. Now I have a very mixed family and I taught all my kids to love all music. Sunday mornings were Frank Sinatra breakfast...lol...I'm glad you read the words. ENJOY! Try some underground Anvil Bitch...from the 80's and 90's.
Slayyyyyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....\m/ "South of Heaven" and "Angel of Death" are 2 of SLAYERS Best..... Slayer was completely misunderstood even by many Fans
and this is the best example of how to approach an extreme style of music with an open mind and intelligence. I remember having this album and the lyrics scared the shit out of me but understood this was just a very descriptive expression of how someone viewed what was done to innocent people
Finally! Yes ❤️ great band and great information bout dark past in the war history. Why metal is so important to let people know and become aware of history and past that you won’t hear in any other genre
Of all the really great and open minded review/reaction channels on RUclips, yours is one my favorite. Not many people take the time to really research and understand metal from back in the day. Great work, keep the vids coming!
So glad you decided to react to FUCKIN SLAAYEEEERRR! The best band I've ever seen live, multiple times. Anyones else go and see the Repentless Killogy last night?
What that “song bio” left out was that after Columbia dropped them for that BS controversy, they immediately got picked up by Def Jam Records and released their next album “South of Heaven” with them. I remember the day I got the tape home, unrolled the lyric insert and the first thing I saw was the Def Jam logo. I was like “WTF? Def Jam?”
This song was my intro to the metal world in 8th grade. I fell in love with this band and all thrash metal and have never stopped loving metal to this day at 47 years old still love me some FUCKIN SLAYYYYYYEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Next time react to “Season by the Abyss” and “Dead Skin Mask” by Slayer. Slayer was misunderstood, they are more a brutal in your face band musically and lyrically as well.
This just came up for me in 2021 and it's funny because I just saw Slayer's final your last year before all he!!! broke loose. Fun facts about Angel of Death, it was sampled by Public Enemy for the song "She Watches Channel Zero", and it was featured in the movie Gremlins 2.
THANK YOU!!!!! YOU NAILED IT!!!! angel of death is a history lesson.. it made me very happy to hear this review!!! the icing on the cake is that you are wearing a boz n the hood tshirt!!!!! you made my day!!! SUBSCRIBED!!!!
I've noticed, It seems a lot of the reaction channels from people who grew up listening to hip-hop. Usually head Bob at half speed during the moments when they should be double timing their head.
I've been listening to metal for 35 years, and I never knew that there was an "acceptable" way to headbang. It's kind of the whole point, you move the way you feel to the music. But, to each their own.
@@rexfellis not how to headbang. Just that you can tell when someone is getting the rhythm as intended or not. Like the slow parts or the Fast Parts in the pit.
I say headbang how you want and he can head banging how he wants and I'm going to do it my way too! One of the things I've received from Rock and especially I won't tell you what to do don't tell me what to do I won't listen anyway sometimes even if it best for me.. let's just get together with our people start with a big circle all the sudden what the mood is right we slam each other around but pick each other up when we hit the ground! Can't wait to see you all my brothers and sisters next week in Vegas for sadly my last Slayer show. It's crazy my first was 1987 I was about 15 my parents threw away I don't know how many Slayer albums tape CDs and my dad started out cool I was seven when I got Quiet Rot,twisted .... They just didn't understand what the big four what is really about but it's what made me so much more well-adjusted then all these other so-called good kids I've adopted special-needs and do more for others than I do for myself. But I'm the black sheep of the black sheep on both sides my family. And I'm still wearing those evil satanic racist t-shirts where's my goody-goody cousins prison rehab and living with their parents yes I rub it into my aunts & uncle's all the time! They tried to take Me in and raise me right my parents did a better job but this point needs the strict+military+ religious guidance but haha you should see how their kids turned out
Slayer has two guitarists, which are both lead guitarists. And they switch back and forth between lead and rhythm. One will so low, and the other will play the rhythm part. Then they will trade back and forth like they did in this song which was actually them trading back and forth like four times. One guy is always on the left speaker the other guys always on the right speaker
Most reaction videos are on Angel of Death South of Heaven seasons in the abyss and raining blood if you want to do something different do War Ensemble probably one of the greatest songs ever done
Its nice to see you react to some serious, aggressive metal. Now, are you willing to get your feet wet in something even heavier? If so, I recommend Deicide. The song I would choose is Dead by Dawn. They make Slayer sound like 70's soft pop.
The Guitar solo is Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman going back and forth. Jeff was a complete musical genius. The majority of their work was either created or co-created by him. As a band they are probably the most cohesive front 3 in metal history. They did switch out drummers from time to time. Dave Lombardo was a co-founding member and in my opinion their best drummer and one of the greatest drummers in music period.
interesting fact about angel of death. "Angel of Death" is the opening track on American thrash metal band Slayer's 1986 album Reign in Blood. The lyrics and music were written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman. They detail the Nazi physician Josef Mengele's human experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
Fun fact, Kerry King plays the guitar solo on the Beastie Boys song You Gotta Fight (For Your Right To Party) and also appears in the video, mostly because both band were with Def Jam Records at the time. And yes, I know, NERD.
Awesome Slayer reaction video! I like how you actually play the song and don’t stop it every 5 seconds like most reaction videos do. Huge fan of Slayer, South Of Heaven was the first CD I bought back in 1988 when I moved on from Ozzy and became a true metal head.
I grew up listening to SLAYER and I had a huge poster on my wall with the band on it and it had a quote saying IT'S ONLY HORROR STORIES and that's what we took it as. It was a horror story told in the form of a song
Thank you for doing your research! They really don't owe an apology. There was no ill-will in the song or any of their songs. They can't be responsible for help people receive things
Good job my brother, I literally went looking to hear my jam, from slayer. And I have been watching your videos every day at lunch time, you surprised me on this one!!! Oi! I said I know who this dude is! Haha thanks for being smart and open- minded.
Slayer is the master of deception. They make scary sounding song titles that are actually describing every day life. RIP Jeff!! Listen to Ghosts of War.
Nicely done!! I always enjoy the various reactions to Angel of Death. Lots of people jump to uninformed conclusions upon hearing it. When you’re able to SEE the lyrics as well it becomes a lot easier to understand.
Slayer has never worn swastikas on any of their attire, at any of their shows, and has never been on any of their merchandise. Yes, you are 100% correct. They're telling a story about what happened during the Holocaust.
Public Enemy sampled that Angel of Death breakdown riff for "She Watch Channel Zero".. and part of that song is also featured in the movie GREMLINS 2... I shit you not. It's the Spider Gremlin transformation scene.
South of heaven is probably my favorite Slayer song,,, and yes hit said it,, peak back the layers,,,, the lyrics were written many years ago,, and look at society today🤔🤔👍 they were warning us of the darkness comes with moral decay🤘🤘😎
Fun fact: Public Enemy used the breakdown in "Angel of Death" in the song "She Watched Channel Zero". Kerry King also cut guitar tracks on License to Ill.
I got to see these guys at a small club in Detroit back in 85. Looking back... I didn't realize back then that I was part of a metal community that kept growing, and turning these guys into icons. Pretty cool. The one thing I regret is not going to see Metallica at a similarly small club around the same time frame in Detroit. My younger brother did though, and I can live vicariously through him.
First time I saw slayer was on this tour. I was 12 years old. My cousin took me. I was a changed kid after watching them perform live. Have seen them at least 15 times since then, including next weekend.
Bro you just made another fan of your channel...Thank you for thinking outside the box....Slayer is just gangsta metal...They talk about the dark side of life..Its just entertainment just like a movie..It takes alot of talent and time and patience to bring what they bring to the table...I love slayer...And I'm glad you enjoy them as well....Fucking Slayer...Hell yeah
I'm really sorry that I'm just seeing this video now...You really get it!!! So many of my friends that really got into the metal scene back in the day just never got Slayer. I guess because of their image or the fact that they refused to shy away from any taboo subject. I was hooked in 1984 (a little late in finding them) but got it immediately, and you do too! That's so awesome. You should check out the song that comes after that long ending South of Heaven leads into. Brutal but honest like always with Slayer. That whole album is a masterpiece of music and honesty. You should do yourself a favor and check it all out. You won't be sorry. Great video and so nice to see someone take the time to look into things before reacting!!
Slayer had almost NO radio play and minimal MTV exposure but still became a legendary band of the times.
Same with Iron Maiden.
I first heard them in 6th grade on a hard rock public access show my elementary school janitor/basketball coach did.
2 time Grammy award winners.
@@DarkScorpionPete98 Iron Maiden is main stream heavy metal from England. Slayer is speed metal
@Rick Ross There is no major distortion in Slayer music. Compare Slayer with Old Metallica , Annihilator and Sepultura. Slayer's tune is not thrash sound. Slayer is aggressive Speed Metal faster than Over Kill and Megadeth . These bands are not Thrash Metal. What made these bands great in the 80s is their non mainstream legacy and aggressive lyrics. Of The BIG FOUR only Metallica was pure thrash. Metallica defined the thrash metal sound in Master of Puppet and took it to the mainstream with and Justice for All. Sepultura combined the Thrash distortion with guttural vocals.
I have been a die hard Slayer fan 35 years and I dont recall EVER seeing a swastika on anything Slayer related
I drove an hour and a half to see Slayer in Moline, IL last night and I didn't see a single swastika anywhere. Great show, go see them while you still can.
It’s on all their merch dude, always has been.
@@MorbidAngel31775 I have Slayer shirts, hats, CDs, vinyl records, socks, coffee mugs, posters, and DVDs. None of them have a swastika. Is this a new Mandela effect?
Your right I thought they were talking about the eagle you see everywhere my bad sorry.
Ryan Johnson let me tell you, I’ve been a SLAYER FAN for 35 fucking years and not once have I ever thought or saw them promote racism or hatred towards another race or human. They used imagery to talk about Angel of death by talking about what Joseph mengela committed towards the Jews and others alike. Did they use pictures of German helmets with swastikas on them? Yes! Was it authentic and real? Yes, it depicted Nazi Germany. Was it how they truly felt? Hell No!!! Jeff was a history buff when it came to his fathers war and that in no shape or form classified him or Slayer as Nazi sympathizers in the least. They did the history research and brought it to life in a song. Let’s keep Jeff’s name clean and honor him by not calling him or Slayer, racist bc they aren’t.
Love that you're reacting to Slayer. Slayer have never posed with swastikas! Or worn them or promoted them or anything of that nature. Two of the original founding members are from Chile and Cuba and are Hispanic. They sing about all the dark subjects. Hanneman's father fought against the Nazis. To speak of a crime is not the same as endorsing it! Slayer is like a horror movie. Lots of dark imagery and so forth. But not to be taken seriously. The lead singer Tom Araya is a Christian. Even though they sing about all kind of satanic subjects. Doesn't mean they're promoting it. Maybe they're warning against the dangers of evil. More Slayer by the way thank you
Will Wel great insight dude
This guy knows the truth. Jeff just had a fascination with it. Never wore it. And just like Lemmy Kilmister and Ozzy Osbourne are world war 1 and 2 , also Nazi history guys.
@Me Hes a reborn again Christian like Mustaine.
@Me I'm not quite sure but like 10 years ago or something like that
@Mehe said he was raised catholic.
ANGEL OF DEATH! MONARCH TO THE KINGDOM OF THE DEAD! R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman.
Infamous butcher Angel of Death! R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman!!! I’m wearing your shirt as I write this brother!!! SLAYER FOR LIFE!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽😞💔
Slayer NEVER wore swastikas. They jeff wore German iron crosses
Jeff did have the Totenkopf on his guitar (Stickers and Inlays) but unoess you know it was used by the SS it just looks like a Skull and Crossbones.
And one of his guitars got a Waffen SS decal
And so did Lemmy.
@@JayG666 exactly... And lemmy had a black gf and a big love for Little Richard
@@DjStinger Yup.
Slayer never wore Swastikas. A German Iron Cross is not a Swastika.
You sir.... have made THE best and most intelligent Slayer reaction ever.
Lol I was 16 and my old man took me to the record store to buy "Reign In Blood" on cassette and the shop owner pulled my Dad aside and said "You know this is some pretty sick stuff you want your son listening to this?" my old man says "I just close the door" 😂😂😂
That's a good Dad right there
I couldn't buy a Ratt Cassette, because it had lewd girls on the cover. You were lucky.
fuck yea!!,..greatest pops right there 🤘😁👍
I don't ever remember ever seeing Slayer with swastikas.
the artist formally known as craig lastname never did
I think they might be getting confused with slayers fan club. The slaytanic wehrmacht. (Wermacht Means War Machine in German.) Whose logo was a skull with a German type helmet on it. No swastika though.
Nope but some of Jeff Hanneman's early signature guitars from ESP had some wwII inlays that were a bit controversial (S&key)
@Bobby K well said!
@@samunden what is s&key ?
This is a great reaction video. A black dude in a boyz N the hood t-shirt jamming slayer while sitting in a titans chair-----priceless.
But if there's one thing I know, it's that the Boyz N the Hood are always hard.
Dough boy
@@grendeltech haha yeah one died from aids...ones an actor who plays the po po...one is a producer and who cares about the other 2
I have to say I respect your reaction so much more because you took the time to actually do your research about the lyrics and the band. Awesome man.
Slayers role in the Big 4 they created their own genre of metal it was newer than thrash metal it was essentially the grandfather of death metal because if you listen to Metallica Anthrax or Megadeth you don't get any of the types of lyrics that you'll get with Slayer but if you go read some of the lyrics of any death metal band those are socially aligned with Slayer. Soulslayer is essentially the grandfather of death metal in America and besides they started the way before the other three bands show no mercy came out in 1981 kill'em all till 1983 I don't know when Anthrax first album came out and I want to say that Megadeth's first album came out in 86
Gotta listen to the whole record, its seamless with no break.
Yep.
Best show I’ve ever seen, Atlanta, dual Bill, PANTERA, and Slayer back to back. Slayer played Rain in Blood front to back. Goose bumps just remembering that show. And I’m 50, seen these guys since the 80’s. No one like em.
Mandatory Suicide is my fave. Wish he'd listen to that one.👍
I agree only fall back is that you've to go and find a hard copy, social media channels butcher it with ads.
I must appreciate your looking into the backstory of the songs.
As inaccurate as it is though.
@@norsefury74 Seemed mostly accurate?
Definitely not Nazi sympathizers, quite the opposite
Indeed. Slayer have two songs involving the nazies, Angel of Death and Behind the crooked cross.
Angel of Death is a viceral and graphic condemnation of Dr. Mengele, not just describing some of the horrors he comitted, but pulling no punches in describing him as a sadistic serial killer who found a station in life that would allow him to be a sicko ("Rancid angel of death, flying free", these are not kind words to describe someone with). Real Neo-nazies of course are Holocaust deniers, they want to belive it never happened, and would never write a song like this.
Behind the crooked cross describes a German soldier who was swept up in the Nazi ideology before the war, only to discover too late durring the war that he is fighting for the bad guys. It's a song about the horror of being trapped in a war machine that he nolonger belives in, that he feels is tarnishing his very soul, but he is still just one man, he can't stop this war machine. In the end he vows to do only the bare minimum ordered of him and nothing more, because this is his only means of resistance, and prays that he can live with the shame of what he has done. No Nazi would write a song like that, not in a million years.
@@Grobut81 don't forget SS-3
@@Grobut81 and the final command too 🤘🤘🤘
Theyre all flaming liberals.
As a matter of fact no Nazi would write a song like this. They are not beating around the bush regarding this topic. They dive right into hit and it hits you like a train - the way it should be.
Metal is the reason I'm a compassionate person. And it saves my life every day. Check out Testament - Souls of Black
Slayer = 😁
I totally understand...Metal saves lives...Because otherwise...I would kill without it...Its beautiful natural release of anger and hate...I fucking love it
Nah man. They ain't racist. Slayer is one of Ice-T's favorite bands and he actually performs with them. A song is called "Disorder" from movie soundtrack Judgement Night (I think) and Ice'T's band Body Count does covers of Slayer songs.
Of course their not racist,
Also two of their members are Latino. Would be pretty fuckin weird for them to be Nazi sympathizers.
I think Tom Araya’s family is Jewish, too lol well, one of those guys’s family is ... maybe Jeff Hanneman
@@buzzbomb67 catholic
@@howiejohnson7227 correct, thanks …I caught that after I wrote that, but forgot to fix it … distractions lol. I remember them saying one of them was Jewish though, so Im not sure which … maybe Kerry?
You broke this down more than I've ever heard, my friends and family since I was a kid judged them as devil music, thanks Man, your awesome!!!
I was 17 in '86 and I remember when I first heard Angel of Death. This was my introduction into thrash metal and I never looked back since. This album amongst metal heads is considered the greatest thrash metal album ever! 🤘🏼
A lot of great bands called it the thrash bible
Without doubt. That and South and seasons
I like how you broke that all down without bias. I knew you'd be blown away by the guitar solo. Thank you for having an unbiased opinion. I respect and appreciate you, and thank you for going out of your way to bring it to the front.
I saw Slayer and I jumped all over this!!!!!!
Go Chef!!!!!!
There's a track on Seasons in the Abyss called Deadskin Mask. it's about Ed Gein, the psycho who inspired the likes of Norman Bates and Leatherface. Doesn't mean they're serial killers...
Mate, I have to give it to you, I love how you really look into a bands background and find out what they're all about and not just brush them off because of they names of songs or artwork on the cover. Salute to you from Australia. Keep up the great work.
Always loved your insightful and deep going in on the songs and caring about the lyrics and meanings behind them. Youre an awesome reactor. Have a nice day :)
Great reaction man. I'm a big and long time Slayer fan (and metal in general) and I just love the fact that you take the time do go under the surface and actually try to find out the true meaning of the songs/lyrics.
The moral is: don't judge a book by it's cover.
When Slayer.and.Mega Deth and Matalica came out.
The world was scared of the Satanic panic.
They said metal was Devel music.
I say B.S.
It's just good Metal Music. ❤❤❤ Love old Metal.
Before I even watch - I remember how I felt when I bought Raining Blood as a kid, popped it in the Walkman, and my reaction when Angel of Death came on.
I'm expecting something similar, lol
Edit: I got it! As soon as that transition came
Also, human experimentation during WW2 was crazy... The Nazis get all the heat for it, but the Japanese program was just as horrifying. They handed over the results of their research to the Americans after the Pacific War in exchange for it being kept (mostly) quiet
If you wanna see how terrible humans can be to one another, that's an interesting rabbit hole to fall down on Wikipedia
Yep the Japanese scientists were known as Unit 731. I believe Slayer did a song about that as well.
@@Will_Wel They certainly did, and it can be found on the World Painted Blood album. Good song, too.
@@AO968 thanks. Couldn't remember specifically. I know every guitar riff and song sound in my mind. But I'm terrible with song names.
@@AO968 world painted blood is hell of a good album
Germany has apologized for what they did to the jews but Japan has never apologized for what they did to the Koreans, sadly
next up: raining blood, and seasons in the abyss
Agree, gotta do raining blood. One of Slayer's best.
Facts
Slayer-behind the crooked cross
Or ghosts of war
Dead Skin Mask.
Ghost of War!!
Ghost of War!
Ghost of War!!!!!
went to slayer concert in florida miami in the late 80 I will never forget it,,,,,,,,,,mosh pits everywhere.......lucky we got alive
When Reign in Blood was released the metal community went completely nuts. Still does.
Still holds up to modern metal bands to date.
Yep. Can't believe it's only like 33 minutes long - but it was cool to turn the cassette over and start it all over again.😀👍
@the Matthews fam.. fun fact. Kerry from Slayer contributed guitar work on two songs of the debut album of a little hip hop band known as "Beastie Boys" back in like 1982.....
1986
Thank you for sharing the information. I've been a Slayer fan for over 30 years and didn't know some of those things.
Also, Slayer fans are the most intense fans in the world
Love me some Slayer! Grew up with them. Thanks for having their back and being smart and researching. Appreciate that. It changes people
Slayer has always been interpreted wrong, that's why they are so great. Never sold out and remain who they have always been...SLAYER!...R.I.P. Jeff.
Rise above the ignorance!
Diehard Fan since '83
Huge Slayer fan never seen a swasticker in a opp
I've been a Slayer fan since 85 and I have NEVER seen ANY member of Slayer wearing swastikas in any pictures since 85....EVER.
Same man, I been a Fan since 84-85 and I'm Black. I don't think they are racist, but Tom's wife might be, her twitter gets pretty wild, and Anselmo is definitely racist, (from Pantera). Everyone isn't innocent. Public Enemy might be racist too in all fairness and Nas.
I'm a Spaniard & 52...I used to hitchhike to NY from Philly when I was 13/14yrs old...to see Slayer and many other thrash bands. Not one person was racist in those crowds. It was a good time and all were welcomed. Now I have a very mixed family and I taught all my kids to love all music. Sunday mornings were Frank Sinatra breakfast...lol...I'm glad you read the words. ENJOY! Try some underground Anvil Bitch...from the 80's and 90's.
Slayyyyyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....\m/
"South of Heaven" and "Angel of Death" are 2 of SLAYERS Best.....
Slayer was completely misunderstood even by many Fans
The fact you did your research before listening to the song gave you an immediate subscribe. Thank you for being open minded
One of my favorite bands.
Me too 🤘
and this is the best example of how to approach an extreme style of music with an open mind and intelligence. I remember having this album and the lyrics scared the shit out of me but understood this was just a very descriptive expression of how someone viewed what was done to innocent people
I've met them yrs ago and they were just nice guys, especially Jeff Hanneman.
rip
They sold out stadiums in Detroit in the 80’s. My favourite band.
You should play “disciple”
Sends chills up and down youre spine
Finally! Yes ❤️ great band and great information bout dark past in the war history. Why metal is so important to let people know and become aware of history and past that you won’t hear in any other genre
facts \m/
Of all the really great and open minded review/reaction channels on RUclips, yours is one my favorite. Not many people take the time to really research and understand metal from back in the day. Great work, keep the vids coming!
So glad you decided to react to FUCKIN SLAAYEEEERRR! The best band I've ever seen live, multiple times. Anyones else go and see the Repentless Killogy last night?
Yes I did. And also have tickets to see them at their final show at the Forum.
Saw them in Hershey on Wednesday. My throat has not recovered yet.
Slayer were signed with def jam records, when they made the album reign in blood. And were there for a quite a time.
What that “song bio” left out was that after Columbia dropped them for that BS controversy, they immediately got picked up by Def Jam Records and released their next album “South of Heaven” with them. I remember the day I got the tape home, unrolled the lyric insert and the first thing I saw was the Def Jam logo. I was like “WTF? Def Jam?”
This song was my intro to the metal world in 8th grade. I fell in love with this band and all thrash metal and have never stopped loving metal to this day at 47 years old still love me some FUCKIN SLAYYYYYYEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Next time react to “Season by the Abyss” and “Dead Skin Mask” by Slayer. Slayer was misunderstood, they are more a brutal in your face band musically and lyrically as well.
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When those albums came out there was nothing of that ever spoken nobody talked about that they just talked about how awesome their music was
The frontman for Slayer Tom Araya is Hispanic. I've followed them since the 80's I've never seen them with Nazi anything.
Yep, it's the Snowflake generation, cancel culture that has now graduated from liberal institutions that is writing this stuff.
@@norsefury74 TBF it probably doesn't have much to do with any of those buzzwords.
It probably predates it.
Half the band is Latino. Dave Lombardo is Cuban.
Tim is from South America. Chile I think
Love your Reaction,and just great analizing at the end ! YOU PRETTY NAILED IT BRO !!
should do expendable youth by slayer. all about gang culture in the late 80's early 90's
This just came up for me in 2021 and it's funny because I just saw Slayer's final your last year before all he!!! broke loose. Fun facts about Angel of Death, it was sampled by Public Enemy for the song "She Watches Channel Zero", and it was featured in the movie Gremlins 2.
Slayers music was meant to scare you
Tim Loney Possessed
Very insightful and assertive reviews. You are informed and informing people as well. Thanks for that. Following!
Thank you for handling this like an adult. Seen other reactions to Slayer, not impressed until now.
Yep. I just subscribed because of that.👍
THANK YOU!!!!! YOU NAILED IT!!!!
angel of death is a history lesson.. it made me very happy to hear this review!!! the icing on the cake is that you are wearing a boz n the hood tshirt!!!!! you made my day!!! SUBSCRIBED!!!!
someone show my guy how to head bang. his head is in the middle of metal and hip hop. kinda cool tho \m/thumbs up for matfam
I've noticed, It seems a lot of the reaction channels from people who grew up listening to hip-hop. Usually head Bob at half speed during the moments when they should be double timing their head.
I've been listening to metal for 35 years, and I never knew that there was an "acceptable" way to headbang. It's kind of the whole point, you move the way you feel to the music. But, to each their own.
@@rexfellis not how to headbang. Just that you can tell when someone is getting the rhythm as intended or not. Like the slow parts or the Fast Parts in the pit.
@@rexfellis real talk, man!!! Commend you for your comment 🤘👍
I say headbang how you want and he can head banging how he wants and I'm going to do it my way too! One of the things I've received from Rock and especially I won't tell you what to do don't tell me what to do I won't listen anyway sometimes even if it best for me.. let's just get together with our people start with a big circle all the sudden what the mood is right we slam each other around but pick each other up when we hit the ground! Can't wait to see you all my brothers and sisters next week in Vegas for sadly my last Slayer show. It's crazy my first was 1987 I was about 15 my parents threw away I don't know how many Slayer albums tape CDs and my dad started out cool I was seven when I got Quiet Rot,twisted .... They just didn't understand what the big four what is really about but it's what made me so much more well-adjusted then all these other so-called good kids I've adopted special-needs and do more for others than I do for myself. But I'm the black sheep of the black sheep on both sides my family. And I'm still wearing those evil satanic racist t-shirts where's my goody-goody cousins prison rehab and living with their parents yes I rub it into my aunts & uncle's all the time! They tried to take Me in and raise me right my parents did a better job but this point needs the strict+military+ religious guidance but haha you should see how their kids turned out
Amazing what an open mind and a little research can uncover... respect
saw them last year at darien. dude!
August 3!!!
@@kevinpfluke4817 \m/
Slayer has two guitarists, which are both lead guitarists. And they switch back and forth between lead and rhythm. One will so low, and the other will play the rhythm part. Then they will trade back and forth like they did in this song which was actually them trading back and forth like four times. One guy is always on the left speaker the other guys always on the right speaker
You should check out “Epidemic” by Slayer 🔥
Two lead guitarists, dueling back and forth. When you give a second listen keep that in mind.
Most reaction videos are on Angel of Death South of Heaven seasons in the abyss and raining blood if you want to do something different do War Ensemble probably one of the greatest songs ever done
I just subscribed because of how you intelligently and methodically approached this entire video. Great job bro!
Love slayer!!!
Still want to see someone react to Fair to Midland- dance of the Manatee or tall tales taste like sour grapes haha
Omg I love Dance of the Manatee! Fantastic song and band
I appreciate your perspective and analysis on these songs, love it!
Its nice to see you react to some serious, aggressive metal. Now, are you willing to get your feet wet in something even heavier? If so, I recommend Deicide. The song I would choose is Dead by Dawn. They make Slayer sound like 70's soft pop.
The Guitar solo is Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman going back and forth. Jeff was a complete musical genius. The majority of their work was either created or co-created by him. As a band they are probably the most cohesive front 3 in metal history. They did switch out drummers from time to time. Dave Lombardo was a co-founding member and in my opinion their best drummer and one of the greatest drummers in music period.
By the way Dave Lombardo is Cuban and Tow Araya (singer/bassist) Chilean.
Imagine how much $ Columbia Records lost dropping them, hahaha fools
Metal Mike88 none. They owned Def Jam (Def American). They released the record under a different banner that they still owned
@@monkeyballs512 No they didn't dumb ass. It was Geffen Records.
i like that you research and not just go with feeling, rock and medal has amazing nmeaning as you know
Excellent, thoughtful video. Thank you for not rushing to judgement unfairly.
interesting fact about angel of death.
"Angel of Death" is the opening track on American thrash metal band Slayer's 1986 album Reign in Blood. The lyrics and music were written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman. They detail the Nazi physician Josef Mengele's human experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.
Fun fact, Kerry King plays the guitar solo on the Beastie Boys song You Gotta Fight (For Your Right To Party) and also appears in the video, mostly because both band were with Def Jam Records at the time. And yes, I know, NERD.
Awesome Slayer reaction video! I like how you actually play the song and don’t stop it every 5 seconds like most reaction videos do. Huge fan of Slayer, South Of Heaven was the first CD I bought back in 1988 when I moved on from Ozzy and became a true metal head.
I grew up listening to SLAYER and I had a huge poster on my wall with the band on it and it had a quote saying IT'S ONLY HORROR STORIES and that's what we took it as. It was a horror story told in the form of a song
Bodycount's version of Raining Blood is amazing. Ice-T killed it.
Ice T Favourite All time Metal Band
Thank you for doing your research! They really don't owe an apology. There was no ill-will in the song or any of their songs. They can't be responsible for help people receive things
Yeah, thank you L. I want to hang out with you! Youre cool bro. Thanks for being open minded..!
It's very cool that caught the real meaning behind this song,and basically their music in whole.
Good job my brother, I literally went looking to hear my jam, from slayer. And I have been watching your videos every day at lunch time, you surprised me on this one!!! Oi! I said I know who this dude is! Haha thanks for being smart and open- minded.
I am older and wiser now and also a christian for life. I heard slayer when i was 15 and the're still my first or second favorite band of all time.
Slayer is the master of deception. They make scary sounding song titles that are actually describing every day life. RIP Jeff!! Listen to Ghosts of War.
Nicely done!! I always enjoy the various reactions to Angel of Death. Lots of people jump to uninformed conclusions upon hearing it. When you’re able to SEE the lyrics as well it becomes a lot easier to understand.
Slayer has never worn swastikas on any of their attire, at any of their shows, and has never been on any of their merchandise.
Yes, you are 100% correct. They're telling a story about what happened during the Holocaust.
Public Enemy sampled that Angel of Death breakdown riff for "She Watch Channel Zero".. and part of that song is also featured in the movie GREMLINS 2... I shit you not. It's the Spider Gremlin transformation scene.
I remember public enemy sampled this song in “she watch channel zero” both def jam artists at the time
South of heaven is probably my favorite Slayer song,,, and yes hit said it,, peak back the layers,,,, the lyrics were written many years ago,, and look at society today🤔🤔👍 they were warning us of the darkness comes with moral decay🤘🤘😎
Fun fact: Public Enemy used the breakdown in "Angel of Death" in the song "She Watched Channel Zero".
Kerry King also cut guitar tracks on License to Ill.
@The Matthews Fam Appreciate you man.
I got to see these guys at a small club in Detroit back in 85. Looking back... I didn't realize back then that I was part of a metal community that kept growing, and turning these guys into icons. Pretty cool. The one thing I regret is not going to see Metallica at a similarly small club around the same time frame in Detroit. My younger brother did though, and I can live vicariously through him.
These dudes were the NWA of thrash metal back in the day!!
First time I saw slayer was on this tour. I was 12 years old. My cousin took me. I was a changed kid after watching them perform live. Have seen them at least 15 times since then, including next weekend.
Bro you just made another fan of your channel...Thank you for thinking outside the box....Slayer is just gangsta metal...They talk about the dark side of life..Its just entertainment just like a movie..It takes alot of talent and time and patience to bring what they bring to the table...I love slayer...And I'm glad you enjoy them as well....Fucking Slayer...Hell yeah
Your reaction to the solo of Angel of Death is spontaneous, very good (y)
I'm really sorry that I'm just seeing this video now...You really get it!!! So many of my friends that really got into the metal scene back in the day just never got Slayer. I guess because of their image or the fact that they refused to shy away from any taboo subject. I was hooked in 1984 (a little late in finding them) but got it immediately, and you do too! That's so awesome. You should check out the song that comes after that long ending South of Heaven leads into. Brutal but honest like always with Slayer. That whole album is a masterpiece of music and honesty. You should do yourself a favor and check it all out. You won't be sorry. Great video and so nice to see someone take the time to look into things before reacting!!