Slayer - Angel Of Death (REACTION!!!) (FINAL THRASH WEEK SONG!)
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2019
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Legend has it that Tom Araya stepped on a lego in the opening scream.
I thought he was stabbed in the studio.
nice pfp
Omg!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
and also saw a mouse running in the studio
LOL
Slayer is a band that you might like or you might not the first few times & then one day you’ll just realize they’re your favourite band
So true man , btw. look at my profile pic .. 😉
This perfectly describes how I got into Slayer
Exactly how it happened to me
Yup!!!!
you can tell because it’s a scream of such udder agony
Metallica = The famous ones
Anthrax = The fun ones
Megadeth = The talented ones
Slayer = The evil ones
Metallica is the soulful ones
Metallica = The epic ones
Metallica are way more talented writers/ performers ... You really wanna put up Mechanix against Four Horsemen?
@@marckendall I would actually put Dave's songwriting chops up against James' any day of the week. Both brilliant songwriters.
As far as performing-- Metallica put on a bigger, better, more entertaining show, but Dave and whatever musicians he's hired that week tend to be a lot tighter and more precise musically. Minus Dave's vocals of course lol.
@@beetheb Dave's vocals actually grew on me in time 🤣
What makes Angel of Death one of the best songs is it truly depicts the insane craziness victims went through during this dark time in history. The thing non-metal heads do not realize are the history lessons these songs provide for listeners. This song in particular caused me to go to the library and read various books by holocaust survivors and historians when I was a kid. Never in any history class have I ever heard the name Josef Mengele, aka, The Angel of Death until I ran across the name and moniker.
I understand your point. However, i think that what makes this song amazing, is it's musical power, technicity, raw agression. Back when i first heard it, i did not understand english at all, but the song simply got me. That was a revelation of how powerful metal can be, for me.
Later on i understood that they just didn't sing "kill kill kill", but talked about an important subject too.
But the intensity and power of the track alone makes it a timeless classic!
They had a Holocaust survivor speak at my middle school when I was a kid. That shit was powerful.
True fan! You explained it better than I could.
The problem is that a lot of clueless moron Neo-Nazis out there adopted this song as praise of Mengele, though by doing so, they proved they never actually read the lyrics which are clearly describing the actions taken as horrific.
Its rather unfortunate.
I just wrote something to that effect
Slayer, riffs like bodybuilders and solos like Parkinson’s disease.
thats so true i just cant like them
Dimebag was the same.
Michael Lampe best description I ever heard
JES SAW not even close buddy
hahaha solos like Parkinson’s disease best description ever
That transition is one of the greatest riffs in metal history. 30 years later and I still can't get enough of it
And it's absolutely fun to play.. I'm not a Slayer fan at all, but they have some killer riffs at times.
I agree it's good, but to me it loses something when repeated too much.
I also never really liked slayer solos.
Yes, one of the greatest riffs ever.
I agree. I tried myself to make something as epic.... just didnt work out.
Yes indeed! Dave's snare drop into double-bass? CLASSIC
Also Slayer had the best percussionist at the time. Dave Lombardo was a monster. He pretty much introduced double bass to America and with no triggers. Slayer only tried to keep up.
With the help of gene hoglan
early on during the show no mercy days@@qwerty.4450
according to Dave, Motorhead was the inspiration for that. Overkill.
Lombardo just signed with Testament fyi.
Just think of metal like a workout. Slayer is your high intensity level workouts. Metallica for you’re weight lifting repetitions for the steady groove. Anthrax is for the fun cardio. Megadeth is for the complicated lifts.
Pantera to be stronger than all! 🤘
LockRobster22 Pantera is for PRS
Yet Megadeth is the funkiest of the big four
@@robhughes4682Pantera if you’re going to kill someone with your bare hands
bro facts@@mrlarvux
One thing to remember about Slayer - its like going to watch a Horror movie; if you aren't in the mood for a Horror movie you won't enjoy it as much.
Honestly... that's the best explanation of Slayer I've ever heard. I try to explain Slayer to people but it's hard to. Now I can.... thanks man! Seriously
That's so true man
You can also see it with black metal as well I always imagine doom landscapes and horror visions when I listen those songs I feel you
I don't know why. The music isn't horror, it's just metal. Who cares what the lyrics are about? Metal is for men - Poetry is for pussies.
@@eartheternal3565 no. 😅
That is an excellent way to put it.
This video is as long as the whole "Reign in blood" album.
Haha. The whole album on one side of a cassette.
🗿
I knew it was short, but didn't remember that it was only a little under two minutes longer than this video. Amazing.
Bam 🤘
Shit😂
I was 15 when this came out, it changed everything! How metal was played , attitude and originality. It still works, its still incredible and so influential. Thank you Slayer for all those years of bangin my head, drinkin and gettin fucked up!
HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!
You can't even imagine how f'n crazy it is at a Slayer show but when they play this song, it ramps up by like 10,000%. It's hard to understand how anyone could even survive. They can't put enough security guards in the building to handle that crowd. It's an experience beyond the ability to adequately describe
So true. When this song came on my buddy and I merged two pits into one giant pit.
This song is about a nazi dr’s human experiments in Auschwitz on its prisoners. Caused a lot of controversy at the time but the band does a lot of songs about world events and things that have happened.
Slayer is to music as Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Halloween are to movies. They make horror stories in sound.
@Jack Mehoff Yup, he was called angel of death so.
2 quick facts about his "research":
1. He pushed the knowledge about a human body centuries ahead and results are used in most of the medicine specialities.
2. No one sane would run tests similar to those and the whole medicine community remembers and respects the toll of it so they could save the lives.
chupasaurus he also experimented on children and did surgery on them without anaesthesia. No amount of “progress” as you say justifies that monsters actions. Shame on you.
@@garywilson3042 Shame on you for not reading my comment thoroughly.
Jeff Hanneman of Slayer said about these lyrics, "I know why people misinterpret it - it's because they get this knee-jerk reaction to it. When they read the lyrics, there's nothing I put in the lyrics that says necessarily he was a bad man, because to me - well, isn't that obvious? I shouldn't have to tell you that."
He does call him an infamous butcher, though. Not exactly a flattering description of a self-described doctor.
Kerry King said in an interview said something to the effect of - slayer puts the words in a song and oh my god! The history channel says the same thing and it’s a great documentary.
@@spencerific93 "Sickening ways to achieve the Holocaust" is pretty straightforward anti-Mengele to me. People need to actually read the lyrics before calling Jeff/Slayer Nazis.
The scream at the biginning that's the moment when you realize you're in hell.
For me its that when I realize Im in heaven and I cant die
Hello guys, as a big Slayer fan I must admit that when I first heard this song in the early 90's, I also thought that some parts (the inicial scream, the heavy guitar solos) were not very "pleasant" to listen to, but over the years I got to love these parts, because they define Slayer! They define Slayer's sound! And the double bass towards the end, played by Dave Lombardo, is just legendary, it doesn't get much better than that! BUT, if you want to hear a really good song by Slayer with a heavy groove, then check out "Stain of Mind"! I am sure you're going to like it. Other examples for really heavy, yet groovy songs would be: "Silent Violence" by Six Feet Under or a classic by Pantera, i.e. "Domination". I hope you'll listen to those songs. You won't regret it. Other than that, I love your reaction videos and the approach you have on different rock styles and genres. Keep it up! \' ' / Greetings from Germany. :-)
Watching someone hear the breakdown for the first time is always a gift.
Yesss omg the first time I heard it I had to learn it, sooo badass
@@danieldickson5872 Same here. Slayer isn't my favorite band by any means, but I'll come back to their songs for the transitions between riffs alone. The one 0-2-5 riff transition after the solo in Seasons in the Abyss is beyond badass, and the drum roll leading into the breakdown here is no different.
Also listening to this killer riff for the first time 7:32
"He sounds like he's in excruciating pain" OH MY GOD SOMEONE FINALLY GOT IT IMMEDIATELY. And Jeff Hanneman wrote the lyrics to this song. He wrote the lyrics to pretty much all of their songs about war, his father was an allied soldier during WW2 and had a collection of German memorabilia that he would pick off dead Nazi soldiers. He told Jeff all about everything and it gave Jeff a lifelong interest in history and war. This is why people were so quick (and some sadly still are) to label Slayer as Nazis (meanwhile half of the band was Hispanic). Jeff Hanneman just wrote from the perspective of what happened, and this song is anti-Genocide, Jeff actually said in an interview something along the lines of "I wrote a song describing the horrors of Josef Mengle and how terrible it was, and then all the sudden I got labled a Neo-nazi, which I am not, I wrote the song because it's history."
Xero Delacroix perfectly explained👌🏻
Anyone can be a Nazi, it's not an ethnicity.
"meanwhile half the band is Hispanic"
Moot point. A lot of Nazi supporters were also Hispanic, and many Nazis fled to Hispanic countries after the war. Josef Mengele, for example, fled to Argentina and lived there for years. And Chile, which is where Araya's family is from, has a long history of Nazi sympathy.
Yea I was super disappointed at my first ever slayer concert a few weeks ago to see 2 neo nazis in the pits with me. Ruined my mood for the night
g00dGuY34 why would you let people with a different opinion than yours ruin your night?
Death Angle, D.R.I., Exodus, Nuclear Assault and Overkill are my favorite 80s Thrash bands. They are such underrated bands with so much talent.
Lmao I know it was a typo, but I love "Death Angle"
@@ashenarbiter3939 LOL. Just a reminder that I need to slow down and read what I'm typing. Thanks.
Darkness Descends. Amazing album.
@@cress_albane That's Dark Angel, but I agree!
I was the same way when I 1st heard the song in the 80's, the fast part grows on you and builds for you to really enjoy the grove, The song alive is the most amazing experience. R.I.P Jeff, Who wrote Angel of Death.
As a follow up you guys should do Dead Skin Mask. #MediumThrash.
Plus it's a love song!
Ed Gein may be the only serial killer to have multiple songs written about him. This and Blind Melons Skinned .
Lol, new hashtag for the LiV community, love it
@@MrJpage10 kazoo
Yes!!!!!!!
They certainly weren't endorsing Mengele's actions, more trying to capture/reflect the horror of it.
Can't understand how that isn't obvious to everyone...
some folks have the feel that talking about a theme is already endorsing - or at least think that already the engagement into something has a bad smell, makes someone a toxic person. therefor it's not a good idea to talk about specific themes with foreigners. it can immediatly ruin first impression. and tbh, Jeff Hanneman's fetish for collecting fascist symbols and sorts combined with such lyrics doesn't let you think this band was fighting this shit in first instance. it takes time to understand that they were rather into celebrating evil cliches for the sake of provocation than living those ideas. still, Slayer never stood in for movements like antifa. they never showed interest into endorsing any political direction.
@@metalhos Hanneman's father fought Nazis at Normandy and collected those trinkets off of dead fascists. Try to actually get a little background before you go tossing out judgments.
i didn't judge at all. try to read and understand before making such calls. all i did was trying to explain to Peter Tapola why it is eventually not obvious to everyone that Slayer didn't endorse sadism.
@@metalhos Dude, you said Hanneman had a "fetish" for Nazi memorabilia. You know exactly what you were trying to imply with that shit.
There's a couple of hip hop connections here: the riff in this song used in PE's She Watch Channel Zero, and the Slayer > Rick Rubin > Def Jam connection.
Slayer was in the Beastie Boys video fight for your right to party
@@jimwiater2867 Not only that, it's Kerry King on guitars playing in Fight For Your Right. As well as Kerry in the video and on the track playing guitar for No Sleep Til Brooklyn.
Rick Rubin was a genius producing and signing Slayer to Def Jam. He's responsible for their best music released.
I was hoping someone was gonna mention She Watch Channel Zero.
I'm never amazed no hip hop fans reacting ever mention this. It's sad if they don't even know PE 😢
As they get complacent with the appreciation of the medium thrash, all the while I'm thinking "Oh, you're going to hate the guitar solo."
haha me too
You want groove? Listen to Pantera. "The Sleep" "Medicine Man" "Domination" "Mouth For War" "5 Minutes Alone" for starters
Chuck Johnson These guys HAVE to do Mouth for War.
Domination is a must
I’m Broken as well
Art of shredding. That intro
Deeeeefinitely 5 minutes alone or I’m broken
They need Stoner Metal in their lives. It's everything they say they like about metal in one genre. Psychadelic stuff, groove, heavy and old-school vibes. Uncle Acid, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Elder, Hifh On Fire, The Sword, Weedeater, kyuss and the list goes on. This is stuff they would 100% enjoy since some of their favorites thus far has been black sabbath, the groove in gojira, the subtle prog elements in stuff like Metallica and Opeth and so on
I think Kyuss - Green Machine is a good jumping off point. It would be kind of cool to see them do a 2 hr long review of Dopesmoker.
2510LuL yes to Kyuss. That’s a must
spirit caravan - jug fulla sun
Elder! yes! I recommend starting with Spirit At Apheleon
Monster Magnet
Saw Slayer 20 or so years ago, man what a rush. 30 feet away from the speakers felt like your heart was jumping out of your chest and your hair was popping out of your head. Then Pantera came on stage and your heart did come out of your chest and you left the concert bald because your hair did pop out of your head. Crazy Shit!!
I've always wanted to see the big 4 but sadly I've never had the chance. Did you see the show where they all came out together and played a song? There was like 8 guitarist lol
In this album the drumming holds everything. Lombardo did an amazing job here
'Reign In Blood' is 1 of 10 most important metal albums of al time. You can't argue with that.
Think so too... But I think "Night Visions" by Imagine Dragons is number 1 for sure!
@@riseagainstthemachine6079 I hope you're joking holy shit
Master of Puppets ties
I'm sure 'All the Right Reasons' - Nickelback is number one on that list
@@greygods9824 come on now. Dont fall for that so easily
Here's some medium-thrash stuff by Slayer, guys:
Dead Skin Mask
Skeletons of Society
Expendable Youth
Skeleton Christ
Bloodline
Postmortem
Stain of Mind
Behind the Crooked Cross
Mandatory Suicide
Blood Red
Owen O'Donnell The last third of Postmortem is not medium thrash.
Postmorten is sooo fast though
@@MoltenMetal613 That first riff has groove these dudes would love, but you're right, the second half would lose them.
Good list
I approve of this list
With the context of the lyrics, the opening scream gives me chills every time. Also, you have just witnessed the heaviest song ever written.
behold the kingdom of the wretched undying - infant annihilator????
@@tristanmlowehe said song, not whatever sounds they make.
@@orangutanxremix510lmfao
The thing about Slayer is when they do the solo's, it becomes a battle of the guitars. Kerry and Jeff will switch back and forth between lead and rhythm. The moment 1 of then finishes the solo, the other will takeover and the first one will move to rhythm. Then they switch back and forth, which is absolutely insane as far as talent goes
Is it wrong to think Beavis and Butthead were the early version of "Reaction" series?
Mike Judge was a visionaire. He's underrated in many ways.
Dude...your screen name, Beavis and Butthead fan...You Rock !
Hahahaha good one! My favourite videos where those in which they were shocked on how lame it was that they just stood in silence with a disgusting face hahaha i loved that
You are very right...!!!!! Many of them are a copycat...
song: *starts*
george: ok lets run that back a little bit
Y'all crack me up! Thanks for sharing. Angel of Death !! The best thrash metal song of all time !! Been a fan since 1985 , I was 15 years old !!
I remember when Slayer signed w/ DefJam & Terminator X had samped the "Angel of Death" riff for "Cannel Zero".
So fire
Reign in Blood is a very fast, crazy, aggressive album overall. You'll find more groovy stuff from Slayer in South of Heaven, with songs like "Mandatory Suicide", "Spill the Blood" or "Read Between the Lies".
Also, if you like groove, check out the album Chaos AD from Sepultura, specially the songs "Refuse/Resist" and "Territory".
Cheers!
I agree 100% on all you just wrote.
Agreed. I've been hoping they'd do those exact songs; Mandatory Suicide, Spill the Blood and Read Between the Lies which I think is the first Rap/ Metal crossover song ever written, haha!! I'd add Ghost of War for it's second half which is an utterly epic metal groove!! Perhaps my favorite ever.
RiB is wall to wall, foot to the floor, intensity. I heard this when I was 14 (around when it came out) and I was like "How do they even move their hand that fast. And I was a 14 year old boy, I knew all about moving my right hand fast.
@@danmarshall5895 Hahahahaha!!!!
Roots is another great groove oriented Sepulatura album
“Medium thrash!” That should be on a t-shirt!!! Make that a part of your merch Lost In Vegas. 😁
Was thinking the same thing 🤘
Had that same thought Everytime they said it.
Id buy one!
That’s a great idea
Their most recent and final album brought to life the horrors of the prison system. These dudes were never evil at any point in their existence.
They're a mirror. They see their world clearly and reflect it back on you.
Public Enemy sampled this track (that transition riff) for "She Watch Channel Zero"
KMFDM in Godlie as well
This song is about Dr. Mengele, the "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz.
I was curious if they knew, gives the song context.
Yep. Once you know who they are talking about and what he did to the victims of the camp, it all makes sense.
sherlock over here.
doesn't sound like they knew it was about Mengele at first
Oh, shit I always thought it was about Himmler.
Thanks for actually trying to understand the meaning of the song instead of jumping to conclusions. Alot of people accused Slayer of being Nazi sympathizers when this was released, but this song is more of a documentary rather than an endorsement. It's like the saying goes, if you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it.
Same with Unit 731 off of World painted blood album.
This song is what taught me about Joseph Mengele when i was young. It made me look up what he did.
@@TheZogsvengali same for me
To me the song is nazi bashing
Reign in Blood album is 36 minutes of pure heaven for me.
Slayer (Hell Awaits) Was the first metal I'd ever heard. I was ten and took a chance bought the cassette. I never looked back. 45 years old and still love,metal.
React to ...
NAPALM DEATH - YOU SUFFER
and try to pause it on the middle of that song
Ronin Lx 😂
Ha quickest reaction video ever
made me (literally!) LOL
:-D
"Let's run that back a little..."
But why?
The song is about dr. Josef Mengele who was called the angel of death
Well, link for the weak: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele
"Dr"
Really?
@@davidpierce9949 yes
True. I was a kid when I learned in History class about this evil DR
The breakdown part of the song was actually used as a sample for Public Enemy’s song “channel Zero” which is also a great song and album! Y’all should do a reaction to channel zero! 🙌
Besides “She Watch Channel Zero” by Public Enemy (album: It Takes a Nation Of Millions to Hold Us Back) another use of the sample from this song is in KMFDM’s song “Godlike”
Slayers at dawn they sleep was the song I lost my slayginity to. Been loving em ever since.
Brilliant song. Hell Awaits is hugely underrated as an album
this is perfect thrash metal song: fast, vicious, horrific theme, strong lyrics... it's an adrenaline rush after getting punch.
It IS the greatest thrash song ever. This is not even a debate. War Ensemble isn't far behind.
@@hugolafhugolaf Very good song, it's ONE of the greates thrash songs ever, but it's hard to point out nr1 when Metallica and Megadeth exist.
@@222MovieMan nuff said.
hugolafhugolaf *in your opinion*
U understand
If you guys are looking for groove, look no further than Pantera. Just fricken do it. Cowboys From Hell.
yeah they did a couple songs but after they found out about the white power speech thing that phil did they said they wouldn't anymore
@@somedaysometime Phil's explained that situation too. It was taken way out of context
@@somedaysometime they do walk only and is sad , i think they will love pantera
Craig Coleman how was it? Did he throw a nazi salute yes or no?
They would explode listening to Cemetary Gates
I know this is a year late but, when you listen to Slayer...think of every song like its a horror movie. Just discovered your channel. Absolutely love it!!
your faces when the guitar solos start are priceless.
Got into your videos with your honest raining blood reaction/
love slayer, love your channel too.
peace
If you guys put "lemme get some medium Thrash" on a T-shirt....I'd prolly buy it.
Medium thrash ...leads to more thrash. That's what they don't understand, you are going to evolve and then sometimes you aren't going to find it heavy enough.
EVVVERRYYONE wants medium thrash. But you can't listen to medium for long before you need it harder and louder and then you are just screaming yourself hoarse in pure anger facing a mirror with slayer at max volume and suddenly everyone is like "this seems excessive"
Yeah well some people drink corn syrup water in huge amounts every day. It's just the way she goes, you like subtle sweets until you lose control.
Medium Thrash: gateway drug.
Be Kind To Birds so tru, like in metal u start with Linkin park or late 90s Metallica and end up into Opeth and Sodom haha
I'd buy that shirt
LMAO!
Machine Head - Davidian
Amon Amarth - Guardians of Asgaard
Morbid Angel - Dawn Of The Angry
I understand Slayer's place in the metal pantheon, without being a super fan. I find your videos with this much honesty to be precisely the reason I subscribe to you guys. Keep on rocking G&R! - Metal Fan, since 1985
You guys are bang on with your thrash analysis.
Thrash is like blues but instead of feeling blue or love you feel aggression.
Love from Australia
I'm disappointed that George made no comment on one of the best drummers ever. Even though he's not my favourite, Dave Lombardo is a beast and he's been an inspiration for legions of metal drummers
Theodore Vasilopoulos he might be one of the best drummers ever but with that constant “Lars” beat with not much else going on in the background, doesn’t really showcase that
JUSTICE lod EST no one said he was
There’s four types of Slayer: slow, medium, fast, very fast. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of Slayer out there that’s designed for your staylist. Check out Mandatory Suicide, or New Faith.
Yeah They should try songs from South of Heaven because the tempo is kinda slow as compared to Reign In Blood.
@@arvindshastry1178 They did South of Heaven already. They loved it.
Slow and heavy? Check out "Gemini"!
I reckon they'd like Postmortem too.
'I think a transition will come in'
Yes, one of the best in all of metal!
LOL
They put on a great show. Saw them back in 91 and 2019. They just got better over time. 🤘
I can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside watching this. I mean look at you guys. A few years back you wouldn't even come close to that shit. Now you are not only able to listen through the whole Slayer song, and one their nastiest btw, but you are finding the things you like, and appreciate the things you don't really like but you know are high level. I'm so proud of you. Seriously.
As a diehard Slayer fan who basically likes everything they've done I really appreciate hearing a different perspective that I would never think of on my own
Great avatar!
Totally underrated album.
@The Supervillain That's funny!
i know its an unpopular opinion but as a fan i prefer the newer stuff lol. mostly cos my ear tends to follow guitars and its cleaner, but my point is, its rare anyone requests/reacts to newer stuff, so they kinda miss out of what developed with the band.
@@Jeminai77 Those last 3 albums they did are killer, I spend a lot of time listening to those. Fans are really missing out if they dont listen to them.
Love this reaction channel! Angel of Death and Mandatory Suicide are my favorite Slayer songs. Angel of Death was my pre-mission song in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Go listen to Public Enemy, “She Watches Channel Zero”. PE samples the groove you like.
lolol eeeyup.
Why is this not the top comment? I can't believe the guys didn't know it themselves. Public Enemy ain't small potatoes in hip hop.
I was a teenage metalhead when a friend of mine played me Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions, with the channel zero sample, and I was like oh s*** these brothers are down with the heavy s***. I mean, I had liked Run DMC and the Beastie Boys at that point but that PE album really blew the doors open for me to become a hip-hop head for the next 40 years. The thing about reign in blood is that it's kind of like a rush or an experience or an acid trip, meant to be listened to in awe, and not necessarily to groove to. But that lick right there is the groove, and I think Terminator x knew that the second he heard it. Remember, Slayer had moved to Def Jam, specifically because of the Nazi lyrics that the big wigs at Capitol didn't want to touch.
Doom Metal week. All the groove you will ever need
My Dying Bride, Return of the Beautiful or Your River
Candlemass- Dark are the veils of death
Sleep, Dragonaut
electric wizard - vinnum sabbathi !!!!!!
Playing with spiders/Skullcrusher - Overkill
Cemetery Gates by Pantera is long overdue. Groove metal you'll love it
Still the most brutal track on this planet. Slayer put out the benchmark with that. And no one raised the bar ever since!
I just found you guys out. Watched a few of your videos. Glad you did this song. Another great song from the is alter of Sacrifice.
They're definitely not glorifying this stuff. "I write about society." - Tom Araya
@LetTheBlacknessRollOn He was describing Slayer's music when he said it. Perhaps he meant "I" as the collective "we" for Slayer. I don't know. He said it on the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
@@Concatenate Probably an interview from around the South/Seasons era where he wrote fair amount of lyrics.
Who else was staring at the screen waiting for that break down?? Massive smile on my face.
Me too!!! Grinning big time lol
@@jlo1390 me too!
Me
That's me every single time I listen to this song
You better know
Jeff Hanneman was a huge WWII history buff. He absolutely loved it. And he often wrote lyrics about it
This whole album isn't an easy listen at first but knowing the shit it inspired like death metal (and from that black metal) nothing was the same after R.I.B
Seasons in the abyss album is almost entirely " medium thrash" you'll dig it
Yes it is. And is a masterpiece
They’ve done it already.
@@460Dave They just reviewed the song that gives the album its name. Of course, after what they said in this last video, they should skip "War Ensemble" hahahaha, but the rest of the songs fit what they want: the groove. And it's the Slayer album that I like the most. Including War Ensemble, of course, hahahaha
I think they hated seasons.
@@joelarms2171 I dont know. Could be. But they liked that more than Raining Blood, which for me, is a masterpiece
I was hearing you guys kind "complain" about the trashiness of the song and how fast and heavy it was , and i was smiling all the way because i was thinking to myself omg if you think this is fast now just wait for the guitar solo part lol priceless
They think this is heavy have they heard of Cannibal Corpse
@@KaitlynIsBad CC made the best cover of all time, with Zero The Hero. Would that fit the #mediumtrash definition?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Smashed_Face is the best EP ever released.
facts
@@KaitlynIsBad they have already reacted Hammer Smashed Face
@@KaitlynIsBad never liked CC much but they are SO undeniably talented
I like the fact that you are honest and recognize the music without necessarily liking it. Go!
Slayer is my all time favorite band and I love your opinions and enjoy your channel the most of all others. Total respect to you guys.
Kerry King ain't exactly known for his "good" solos.
RIP Jeff
His solo in “War Ensemble” (2nd solo in the song) is pretty cool, apart from, mostly whammy bars
His Solo in Black Magic is pretty good.
Citzen_J I never minded them. As more of a rhythm guitar player I’ve always thought his solos were very distinct to him
@@nastylittlecritter I kinda liked his solos because it fits Slayer's music and it also creates a sense of chaos.
all slayer solos suck but the chaotic nature of them fit the hellish vibe of slayer
Slayer’s music is what hell sounds like
rockaustin well I guess I know where I wanna go
ruclips.net/video/nC5jxfxcq-A/видео.html This is how hell sounds like
Slayer is Heck. Morbid Saint is HELL
Nah this is what hell sounds like ruclips.net/video/liJfyxmzkMQ/видео.html
Or ruclips.net/video/WShknpNpHbY/видео.html
As someone who has grown up with this music for decades, I appreciate watching you guys enjoy it for the first time. After 30+ years, I can sometimes take these songs for granted after thousands and thousands of listens, and watching your reactions are a great reminder of why I fell in love with this music in the first place.
“I thought that was an instrument”, yes yes, I too remember my first time
The middle breakdown riff was sampled and used by Public Enemy in “Channel Zero”
It takes a nation of millions to realize that
An excellent pioneering rap song as well.
@@questtheinfinite1984 ICWYDT ;)
It's in Gremlins 2 also
Dudes! Hit the South of Heaven album! That entire album is medium thrash Slayer. After putting out Reign In Blood, the band knew they couldn't top the speed and aggression, so they purposely slowed their next album, and it's full of the elements of Slayer you guys love. #MediumThrash
Also, I'm so glad you looked up the context of the lyrics, because not everyone does and the band still gets shit for it (as well as for the lyrics of plenty of their songs). It is certainly disturbing content, but that's also part of what makes Slayer SLAYER.
Came to say this. South of Heaven is all about that (and so is Seasons in the Abyss, really).
They reacted to SOH already
@@simbaABR the OP means the album. SoH is full of great songs.
Actually no. Silent scream and Ghosts of War are an evolution of the Reign in Blood speed. But the other songs are definitely more mid tempo by Slayer standards.
A big part of songs like Angel of Death and Raining Blood is how they played to a room full of teenagers in the 80s when it was new. The thrash parts make for insane mosh pits, and right about the time when everyone runs out of energy, they hit you with a groove that gets you nodding your head while you recover from the mosh, but you're full of adrenaline. As much as you liked it while sitting at your desk listening to it, imagine what it would have been like as an 80s teen hyped up on adrenaline.
I worked with a guy who used to be a door-to-door satellite TV salesman. He happened to knock on Tom Araya's door one day, not knowing who he was. Tom invited him in, and they both had tea while talking about satellite TV. I'm not sure if Tom ever purchased the service.
Dave Lombardo is one of the greatest drummers ever. The late Jeff Hanneman was one of metals greatest guitarists. Great energy. Great speed. Great band
I used to think Neil Peart was the best rock drummer of all time then I heard Slayer. DL is the best imo
David Pierce comparing classic rock to thrash metal?? Neil Peart is way more complicated than Lombardo regardless of how badass Lombardo is
David Vasquez big facts. Peart trumps Lombardo in skill and style.
Raul Cardenas - 1000% on point.
The complexity and hard laden groove of Lombardo is a step beyond Peart. But what would I know, just a drummer and thrash fan.
@@davidvasquez115 Peart is an over-complicated no feelings clown.
As soon as you said 'I'm gonna like it from here.', I was like 'yeah, we'll see.' 🤣
The song is about Joseph mangel he was a real life monster and he did all of these devilish tortures for real on human beings he was an asshole. A true monster
And he got away too
@@kaidenbraught4573 sadly, that’s true.
The drums in this song are crazy
Pantera - I'm Broken also best wishes on 1M subs! can't wait for that day for the most open minded free minded guys on youtube period!
The fast parts help to make the slowed down parts more impactful.
a dog exactly
The slowed down parts let Kerry and Jeff take a break. :)
Stop trying to find strategic reasons for the "fast parts"-they're there simply because they sounded good to the artist on their own merit, as they sound good to a great deal of people who are not based in HipHop/RnB and do not absolutely need "groove" for those parts to resonate emotionally with them.
I love Dittohead for that reason.
a dog can’t just groove the whole song...this is a beautiful song....I was jamming this shit in the 80s🤘🤘🤘
This is a different kind of reaction channel you guys really deserve the credit for your work this is really what a reaction channel should be
Cadê os brasileiros por aqui ???, Thrash Metal para mim , é justamente o nome, é o Metal do Açoite, fatos históricos, com letras pesadas se você for pensar no solo é algo incrível, a Guitarra Base está transmitindo tudo oque a letra representa, como as vítimas tentando escapar do maldito e sempre voltavam para o mesmo lugar, as guitarras soam como pessoas desesperadas, vocal , representando as situações e a bateria 🥁 rápida como se fosse a adrenalina.
Slayer - Skeletons of Society.
You will like that one.
I agree
This.
Lars Ulrich plays something: He's the best drummer ever.
Dave Lombardo absolutely kills the drums in every song: ...
Absolutely nobody thinks Lars is anywhere near being one of the best drummers out there
They made a point on why they dont like this, they are not into super trash like Slayer, this super fast/mosh pit riffs are not on their liking
Lombardo is at or near the top, maybe him and Menza
Last time I checked no one said lars is the best drummer ever
Alan Sanchez Tirado That is called an opinion. Not everyone is after technique or pace, kid.
I always enjoy seeing you guys hearing stuff for the first time! If you dig the grooves and the mid-speed songs you should hear the whole Seasons In The Abyss album. It's a really well-balanced mix between those two phases and even got some slow songs and for that reason, this was their most commercially succeeding album.
As a lifelong metal head I love seeing people discover metal. Also “medium metal” is now my new favorite term.
I know you guys are down with Public Enemy, go do a refresher and listen to 'She Watch Channel Zero' - Rick Rubin produced Reign In Blood and It Takes a Nation of Millions; Zero is built around the groove riff from this song 🤘🔥
I second that. I've been suggesting that song for a while now too.
Ok so I wasn't the only one that assumed they would reference Public Enemy.
I was kinda hoping they'd include Anthrax & Public Enemy doing Bring the Noise live as part of thrash week.
I’ve recommended the PE song before as well. Hopefully they’ll do it sometime.
In Hanneman's words
My songs relive the atrocities of war.
“Mimicking craziness”
Yup that’s Slayer in a nutshell
I first heard this song back in 86/87, and it blew my mind. Lombardo is a God.