Reign In Blood [PA] - Slayer

Advantages: awesome album for thrash fans
Disadvantages: sucks for everyone else

...you can not fail to respect in terms of its sheer power and technical prowess of its authors. Absolutely mindblowing, Reign In Blood is a worthy addition to any record collection, although be warned, that this is not a pretty experience…and it’s a shame about the lyrical content as well. ... Read review

Advantages: Furious and terrifying
Disadvantages: Over too quickly

Ahhh…this is it folks, the thrash bible, so listen and learn. This is what thrash metal is all about - it’s fast, aggressive music concerned with little other than violence and death. It’s tight and technically astounding, while maintaining the raw, dangerous edge that made Slayer hated by the moral majority. To begin with, we have to look at this album in a historical perspective. When I look at British metal in the eighties, ...
...when I think of America in the same period. They invented thrash metal and continue to be its best representatives today - they haven’t calmed down and they haven’t slowed down. Slow is certainly the last word you would think of to describe this album - it clocks in at only a little over 29 minutes, and this is a full album. The frenzied pace of the songs keeps them from getting too long. The guitars rage about you in a swirling maelstrom ... Read review

Advantages: Released in the height of its popularity
Disadvantages: strictly monotonous

...stuff to this). Furthermore, on Reign In Blood's album cover artwork illustration of Satan, Astoreth (sitting on the throne), the catholic pope (see Revelations 17:1-6) along with decapitated heads and sacrificed human carcasses in the surrounding of Hell itself- there on the lower RIGHT corner is a warped picture of someone whom my friends/relatives would automatically ask me how'd my 21-yr old picture got in there whenever i show it to them (the ... Read review

Advantages: way ahead of the rest
Disadvantages: 1 or 2 filler tunes

...by now everyone hears that Reign In Blood is the #1 Slayer or even metal release of all time. I'm not so sure to be honest. I can't even say what Slayer album is the best (which is why I need them all), but this album is certainly fantastic, if just overhyped. I've heard the complaint that it sounds like the same stuff over and over again. Honestly, that's the point. This is not so much a song by song experience as it is an experience of the sound ...
...know it's Slayer.. that's why I love them. Reign In Blood really helped define this band. If you like metal you will love this album. If you don't like metal or only like it somewhat (you nu-metal posers) avoid this like the plague...you'll get an ear ache. ... Read review

Advantages: All good songs
Disadvantages: None

Thrash metal can be summed up by this one album. This made Slayers career. Without this the world would be over run with pop bands and the likes of me would be depressed. Every song on here is a masterpeice of metal and no fan should be without it. In my opinion, this album features Slayers strongest line up, Paul, Tom, Kerry and Dave. Dave has been replaced as you probably know, but I always though Dave hit the drums better than anyone. Stand ... Read review