#Seasons In The Abyss

[f-ingslayer]

Slayer circa Seasons in the Abyss era, 1989/1990

[formulas-fatal-to-your-mom]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔖𝔩𝔞𝔶𝔢𝔯

[thechurchofsplatterdaysaints]

[rastronomicals]

10:28 AM EST January 5, 2025:

Slayer - "Dead Skin Mask" From the album Seasons in the Abyss (October 9, 1990)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Don't get me wrong, because I'll say it upfront, this is a good song, one of Slayer's best. And--as if it had to be stated--I'm not squeamish, not about lyrical content, anyway. But "Dead Skin Mask" is a little bit disappointing to me, too. It's mostly about the child's voice, which is it seems mixed purposely, the first time you hear it, to scare the crap out of you. I'm no production expert, but something about the way that voice is mixed, makes it seem as if it's coming at your ears from outside the song. One moment you're listening to thrash metal, the next there's a kid caterwauling in the corner of your bedroom, or in the back seat of your car. It continues to startle you even after the first time.

And that's all to the good. But there are a couple things. 1) is that the child's voice is no child's voice, but belonged instead to a buddy of the band who read through and then had the results digitally hiked in pitch. So sounds good, just not real, and that's where I think Slayer maybe failed the authenticity test, that, I don't know, someone like Cop Shoot Cop passed, when they splattered pig's blood on the sleeves of their 7" EP.

But also 2) which is that Ed Gein, I know hard to believe given how famous he is in punk rock and metal lyrics, only killed two people, and more to the point here, didn't kill any children. And he didn't lock people up in basements Buffalo Bill style, either, from whence you might hear a voice whining "I don't want to play any more, Mr. Gein" if that's how it goes.

And let me stress: it's their song, they can arrange it how they wish, but it's here that Slayer perhaps fails the gory research test that they themselves passed so notably with "Angel of Death." Part of the thing, at least for me, about the-metal-band-sticks-all-the-lived-with-horror-back-in-the-face-of-society thing is that it's gotta be true.

Otherwise, they're just Steve Albini.

https://lahistoriadelamusicarock.blogspot.com/2024/04/slayer-dead-skin-mask-from-album.html

File under: Ed Gein, star

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[phantomlordreshiram]

So for April art, I worked on something big. 4 pieces based on my favorite Slayer albums, featuring rivals from Pokemon in my style.

In order, they are:

N - Seasons in the Abyss

Silver - South of Heaven

Gladion - Reign in Blood

Gary/Blue - Hell Awaits

This was a blast to make throughout the month, and I’m glad I did something like this!

Character designs, as always, inspired by @isshusgotissues

[metalsongoftheday]

Friday, September 15: Slayer, "Born of Fire"

R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman (1964-2013)

“Born of Fire” and “Hallowed Point” were the fastest tracks on Seasons in the Abyss, but whereas the latter was more of a synthesis of Reign in Blood and South of Heaven, the former was pure thrash aggression and hellbound posturing.  Such was Slayer’s hot streak at the time that they could put something so unrelentingly frenetic on an album largely given to groove and dynamics and not only pull it off but have it make total sense.  As a track, “Born of Fire” wasn’t necessarily one of the record’s best moments, but it was still distinctly Slayer and therefore prime thrash: Dave Lombardo’s whirling dervish percussion (aided in no small part by another ace Andy Wallace production and mix) both powered the track and told its own story, Tom Araya’s snarl was on point, and Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman riffed and squealed as if they were somehow both committing murders while being murdered themselves.  And right before the title track closed Seasons in the Abyss and Slayer’s golden era in turn, “Born of Fire” was another stirring reminder that absolutely nothing else in the world sounded like Slayer in full freakout mode.

[kidpix-album-covers]

Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss (1990)

(requested by Facebook user Kevin O'Neil)

[heavypedia]

Lançado em 9 de outubro de 1990, Seasons in the Abyss é o 5° álbum de estúdio do Slayer, com faixas como "Spirit in Black", "War Ensemble" e "Skeletons of Society". Foi o último com o baterista Dave Lombardo, que só retornaria em Christ Illusion, de 2006. O disco alcançou a 18ª posição nas paradas britânicas e, em 2017, a Rolling Stone o classificou em 31º lugar na lista "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Qual sua favorita desse disco?

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[kb-p2730]

[kirkybabygo]

Been in a Slayer mood recently 👹

Also this is my favorite Slayer album 👌

[trippercrazy]

Tom Araya & Kerry King from Slayler

[formulas-fatal-to-your-mom]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Slayer

[rastronomicals]

1:31 AM EDT July 10, 2024:

Slayer - "Temptation" From the album Seasons in the Abyss (October 9, 1990)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Thrash

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