I was at this actual concert when I was 17. My dad was in the U.S. Air force, stationed in the U.K. until 1991. Drove me and my two best metalhead friends all the way to Wembley from Oxfordshire. Perfect lineup of Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Megadeth and Slayer. The first Clash of the Titans tour. One of the best nights of my life!
🤔You Lucky Muthrfukr 💪😎🚬....🤭 😁 😆 puhahahaha 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 🗣️💨I would have ate razor blades to see that concert in 91 when I was 15 p.s. My dad retired career ,25 years, from the Air Force in 1981. Long/ Short, he could go anywhere he wanted to inside Norad at Cheyenne Mountain.
So true. People who misunderstand Slayer are idiots who are poor listeners. The dumbest are those American soldiers who use this song when invading other countries! This song is specifically a condemnation of their actions.
Saw them live and stood right behind the mosh pit. I've never seen so many people come out with bloody noses heading right for the medical tent. Wild times.
I went to my first slayer show on their farewell tour. Was right in front of the main moshpit, lost my phone and found three phones searching and a wallet. Returned them all and found my phone eventually. Regarldless when the show started there was such a brutal crush I saw several ladies crying out because they couldnt breathe. Easily the craziest pit ive ever been in, and ive seen Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation
I remember when I was in Grade 7, I went over to a "friends" house and showed him a Slipknot song.... the next day he came to school wearing a Slipknot hat.... I was pissed🤣
I showed this video to a couple of friends who weren't much into music let alone Slayer. They had not heard much of western music at the time. When they saw the drum fill at 2.22 their jaws fell to the floor. This was back in the day when VCR's were a rage. I can't count the number of times they rewinded and saw the drum fill again and again. I still do when I listen to War Ensemble. Dave is the GOAT.
Christ, you forget what Dave Lombardo was capable of. What a force of nature behind a drum kit. There are many death metal drummers who blast beat around a kit nowadays but Dave didn't use electronic triggers and he could GROOVE at 220bpm. I've still never heard anything like it to this day.
@@livingroomguitarist7 yeah under rated drummer by his own band, I was surprised when I used to read of the bullshit that they didn't consider him an equal member for song writing, as all four guys made the band.
the very great best album classic of the world legendary forever 🤘🎸 slayer seasons in the abyss forever 🤘🎸 love great best band favorite legendary forever 🤘🎸 slayer forever 🤘🎸 thank you best friends slayer forever 🤘🎸
the very great best classic album legendary of the world forever 🤘🎸 slayer seasons in the abyss forever 🤘🎸 love great best band favorite legendary slayer forever 🤘🎸 thank you best friends slayer forever 🤘🎸 rest in peace jeff forever 🤘🎸
In my english class, my teacher put on pandora radio and asked each student what to put on. When it was my turn, i said slayer. She put it on and this song came on. Everyone wanted it off and a few girls were scared of this music and everybody told me i need Jesus. I do go to church and a catholic but they said i need help. I think they need help.
+CARSON FRYOU Hey carson. I am a 45 year old catholic who was a kid like yourself when this album came out and had a similar thing happen to me in school. I still am a huge metal fan to this day. Keep on being yourself man no matter what all the "proper" people say.
+CARSON FRYOU Same happened to me in high school years. Those were the times a few satanists killed cats and all nationwide media questioned the relation to music with many tv programmes... I remember heavy metal fans were hosted and surprisingly they were not stoned like they were devils and the case closed peacefully. However my friends who doubted about me now listens to heavy metal and rock.
Yeah, me to, I loved seeing it on *Headbangers ball* and recording it onto an Emerson HI FI VCR and thinking *hell yes* , Now I can watch this killer video, ... over and over now I was 21 then and still love *SLAYER and War Ensemble!*
@@paul.theeightiesluvr.1980s yep headbangers ball they played this video at the end of the show to keep viewers. Kerry was asked about the seattle grunge scene he said he was into soundgarden (fucking soundgarden)
The drumming of Lombardo was something else make Slayer the best band this years , also the production was another level and the Hanneman song writing was so unique .With Araya voice and King what a dream team ! Ps. this song is the epitome of perfection !
I'm 50 years old, and I've been listening to these guys for well over 30 years. Prolly closer to 40. I've seen'em a few times. And they have NEVER dissapointed. Every album, every song, EVERY GODDAMNED RIFF, you know it's Slayer. And they pull something out of me, deep and lizzard-brained. Adrenaline courses through my body, the pain leaves my aching, worn joints, and I am immersed in batle lust. And even now I will enter the pit, shoulders and elbows, fists and feet, heads and hands. And through the sweat, and the blood, and the pain, and the puke, there is brotherhood. There is JOY!!! I've gone to seed a bit, but my old 265# ass can still clear a space! There will soon come a day when I can no longer join the maelstrom. And when that day comes, I will listen to these riffs and remember. And with these memories, I shall always REIGN IN BLOOD!!!! SLAYER!!!!!!!!! MUTHERFUKKER!!!!!!!
I’m 16 years old, just started listening to rock maybe a year ago. Slayer got me into heavy metal, and I don’t see myself not listening to slayer anytime soon. Sucks they don’t tour though
Amen. Caught my first Slayer show in 98. Have to say they converted me that night, went to see them 3 days later at a different venue. If someone looks up UNRELENTING METAL in the dictionary it should have just one word : Slayer.
My first concert ever in Toronto 1999 was Slayer. Didn't know much about them. Left the place ears ringing, my jaws dropped for 2 hours. And the crowd was so much fun ñ, metal but friendly. I was the only with buzz cut.
I listened this stuff back in the 80's-90's. Now, watching this Slaying I remember why I loved the band. Slayer was the most brutal thrash band of the 80's. They were huge back in a day.
I've been listening to Slayer since 1985, when I bought "Hell Awaits" on vinyl. I was 13 then, and 30 years later, metal is still my first love, & Slayer remains the one band that I can never tire of listening to. They are way better of a band than Metallica, who seem to get "best metal band ever" mentioned entirely too often in the same sentence, but in reality, Slayer is much more representative of the genre, & have released not one, not two, not three, but four classic albums in their career. What's even more amazing is they were released consecutively: Hell Awaits, Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, & Seasons In The Abyss. Most bands can't muster one or two records of material that will go down as a benchmark in their genre, but this band has, undoubtedly.
Yes but Metallica has released 4 amazing albums that represent thrash metal very well. Kill Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and ...And Justice For All were some of the greatest albums of all time in my book, only followed (obviously) by Slayer's exquisite discography :)
Yeah I heard south of heaven and consumed all Slayer tapes and CDs I could find at tower. Metallica is not better or worse just more mainstream, no overt satanic stuff eh? Wearing a ride the lightning shirt to school was easier to pull off than Slayer pentagrams and goat headed demons 😁 ... TBH hell awaits album is my least favorite... Reign in Blood my favorite hands down. 🤘
Their best album, one that combines the frenetic energy of Reign in Blood and the heaviness of South of Heaven. One of those rare albums I sing along to, and listen front to back every single time I play it!
this was a great album compared to SOUTH OF HEAVEN .for me personally ,south of heaven is like slayers attempt at a pop album. dont get me wrong here... when it was first released, me and my friends played this tape 1000s of times and loved having a new slayer album after playing the others 1000s of times as well .i went to the SOH concert when it came to town,and probably have the stub somewhere it was a great show in a tiny club packed with rabid slayer fans. the band actually went to a friends after party (that i missed :-l ) i guess tom and dave were totally cool to everyone and kerry and jeff were total assholes to everyone.lol imo HELL AWAITS and REIGN IN BLOOD are their best albums musically and lyrically .
@@MrJackcorgi I've always preferred the lyrics of SOH and Seasons. Songs like South of Heaven, Silent Scream, Blood Red and this song have much more important messages than anything on Reign or Hell Awaits. The satanic violence is fun but songs like these are profound. I think Seaons hit the right balance between Reign and SOH even if I prefer the Reign sound better.
@@SonOfTheLion All of them are mostly satirical. Slayer used shock value for clout, of course, but the lyrics are tongue in cheek... I mean, Tom Araya supports experiments of Dr. Mengele as much as war crimes and bloody human sacrifice rituals. Difference is some songs are more gore for sake of it (kinda like Carcass or Napalm Death) and others are deeper but in the end, it's mostly irony on dark topics that were always bread and butter of Metal.
@@KasumiRINA A song like Silent Scream is about abortion and it isn't satire. Jeff and Tom where/are pro-life. Neither is Blood Red's anti-commie message or South of Heavens's warning about our fallen culture. What makes Slayer great is they aren't your run of the mill Death Metal band like Cannibal Corpse. Tom himself has spoken in interviews about how he wants to illuminate the evil in the world so you can find your way to the good.
I went to this concert tour for Seasons in the Abyss in California in 1990. It was easily the loudest concert I ever went to and couldn't hear for 3 days, just hissing and ringing. Best concert ever.
I saw them in NY and it was loud as hell just like you are saying. I remember my ears crackling when I was there. I was only 15 and it still is easily one of the best days of my life.
I was thinking the same thing and now we see some of the issues we missed way back when and why he's no longer with them. Seems they treated him like shit for a while
Absolutely one of my fav Slayer tunes. Something so pure about it, and energizing. When this came out when me an my buds were teenagers we completely lost our shit. Amazing album.
I don’t usually comments on metal videos because I am a huge metal fan and all that and stuff, but my god do you listen to those riffs? Those riffs are just afuckingmazing!!!!! will be a fan of this band till I die! 🤝🤟🏻
I just saw it now. It’s great to see. I was lucky to meet Tom at a meet and greet at a Sound Warehouse store in Plano Texas in the early 90’s. My late older brother was lucky enough to get his favorite Members Only jacket signed by him and some of the members of the band Testament
Here is a formal English translation of the maxim inspired by Stoic principles, based on the song lyrics you provided: "In the somber theater of war, where blood and tragedy blend into a dismal tableau, it behooves us to ponder the transience and futility of conquests and defeats. Like a shadow stretching over humanity, each conflict reveals not our greatness, but our fragility. Thus, in reflection and contemplation, let us seek a profound understanding of our own nature, recognizing that true victory lies in self-mastery, not in the domination of others. For in every heart lies a battlefield, and it is there that the most important struggle is waged: against our own passions and illusions, in pursuit of the true peace that transcends the vicissitudes of this world."
I've ALWAYS loved how Tom stands there chanting lyrics all nice and calm. Out of the big 4 Slayer rocks the hardest,the fact that Tom's neck is all screwed up from years of head banging, alin3 proves that you don't hear any of the other 3 bands saying they can't headbang anymore ,ALL HAIL THE GREAT SLAYER!
I used to party with these guys before they got any gigs… cool dudes .. they worked hard to become who they are and deserve the appreciation that they get..
I saw them only 1 X, & it was w/all original members in 2010, & I will never forget it! They played 'Seasons' in its entirety as it was the 20th anniversary of that masterpiece of an album! I am sorry you never got to see them live, but, they have released many Live DVD's & BR's though! It's not the same as actually being there, but, at least you can enjoy what they sound like live to some degree! It is a shame the Live concert they filmed of "Decade Of Aggression" was never actually released, although they claimed back in '91 that it would be! Sucks when bands mislead their fans!
I was at this show. Clash of the Titans, Wembley Arena 1990. The filmmakers wanted it to be a one-to-one mime with the album track, but Tom wasn’t having any of it! Neither were the crowd, who stated booing, so they played it live anyway (twice if I remember) and let the filmmakers piece it all together later!
I was a huge Dead Kennedy’s fan back in the early eighties even though I was a young teenager. I loved Slayer from the first time I heard them. I was at this gig. The feeling amongst the fans waiting to get in was one of extreme camaraderie. We were all waving Slayer banners and sharing what our favourite tracks were. There were two American chicks there that had followed them to England for their gigs here. It’s very hard to find words to describe what the gig was like. It was an assault on the senses. It was so loud and brutal. I’d taken speed before going in, so I was full of energy and it all sounded so good. I remember my ears ringing all the way back down to Portsmouth on the train. The dawn came and I had sore legs and a sore neck, but I was still buzzing from the gig. I sneaked in a dictaphone to make a bootleg tape of the gig. The sound quality was terrible but people still bought it.
@@herbertfeder8771 *Slayer* REALLY needs to put out an *''Anthology Album''* for us, True SLAYER fans that need to hear everything from *Crionics, Die by the Sword, at Dawn they sleep, and Hell awaits to Chemical Warfare to South of Heaven, Spill the Blood and WAR ENSEMBLE !!!!*
Slayer REALLY needs to put out an ''Anthology Album'' for us, True SLAYER fans that need to hear everything from Crionics, Die by the Sword, at Dawn they sleep, and Hell awaits to Chemical Warfare to South of Heaven, Spill the Blood and WAR ENSEMBLE !!!!
My fav Slayer track is Spill the Blood. I love the fast stuff but they have so much of it, all kinda blends together. The heavier, slower, creepier songs stand out. Opposite case with Black Sabbath where gems like Paranoid and Children of the Grave are shining between gloom and doom.
I remember playing this song in Highschool, and trying it out for our airjams, the teachers immediately rejected it, they said it had too much kill in it! My buddy at the time, that was pretending to be the guitar player Jeff Hanneman, was headbanging so hard, he couldn't make it into school, the next day, he said his neck felt like a spaghetti noodle when he rolled out of bed! Lol!
To be fair "Slayer" means "stab your loyal drummer in the back, take his money and fire him" in Swahili. Dave should have looked it up before giving them his best years
I would say Dave got even better after leaving Slayer. His drumming on all the Grip Inc albums were top notch and his drumming on The Gathering (Testament) was also mind blowing.
Saw em live for the first time in 1994, and left with a bloody nose. Saw em again in 2018, and left with even less hearing. Both concerts were fucking amazing.
Slayer was first metal cassette more than twenty years ago.Slayer is my home.I go out and turn back home for years.Whatever they say Slayer is number one.
This song reminds me of my state history class, my teacher was a coach and a pretty big fan of Slayer. There was one time he let me put this song on in class because some girl wanted to know what the hell we'd be talking about. That was a damn good class.
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That drum fill @2:22, is the very reason why I feel Dave Lombardo is not just a f*cking beast on the kit, but also the best drummer slayer ever had.
That drum fill at 2:22 has gotten me through many a work out
Nah man, he’s *THE* slayer drummer.
He is literally the slayer sound, him and jeff.
They fucked him.
One of the best drummers in metal.
I was at this actual concert when I was 17. My dad was in the U.S. Air force, stationed in the U.K. until 1991. Drove me and my two best metalhead friends all the way to Wembley from Oxfordshire. Perfect lineup of Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Megadeth and Slayer. The first Clash of the Titans tour. One of the best nights of my life!
🤔You Lucky Muthrfukr 💪😎🚬....🤭 😁 😆 puhahahaha 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 🗣️💨I would have ate razor blades to see that concert in 91 when I was 15
p.s. My dad retired career ,25 years, from the Air Force in 1981. Long/ Short, he could go anywhere he wanted to inside Norad at Cheyenne Mountain.
You saw ST JEALOUS
Was he based at Fairford by any chance? Killer line up for that show, mega jealous!
All the way. Like one hour. Lol. Still, cool story.
I was there as a 16 year old. I'm sure they played the song twice, Tom apologising as they were filming a video
“People mistake exposure for glorification. We tell the world what people do to each other. They should be offended, but not by us.”
--Slayer
Great quote and im betting it was Jeff who said it. It was he, who started writing about serial killers etc .
You know where this came from? Can’t find it anywhere when I search. I get “how to know you’re dealing with a toxic person” pages.
Exactly, it is said music does not create reality, but reflects it.
Art imitates life. When life begins to imitate art you need to be careful.
So true. People who misunderstand Slayer are idiots who are poor listeners.
The dumbest are those American soldiers who use this song when invading other countries!
This song is specifically a condemnation of their actions.
One of the best metal songs ever written. Period!
100% agree
Лучшая.
🤟
it was the Judgment Night🙂
Yes its pretty sweet
Saw them live and stood right behind the mosh pit. I've never seen so many people come out with bloody noses heading right for the medical tent. Wild times.
That is insane, love to hear it.
you should make a video on how to write slayer riffs
I went to my first slayer show on their farewell tour. Was right in front of the main moshpit, lost my phone and found three phones searching and a wallet. Returned them all and found my phone eventually.
Regarldless when the show started there was such a brutal crush I saw several ladies crying out because they couldnt breathe. Easily the craziest pit ive ever been in, and ive seen Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation
dude mosh pits are no joke i got a fat ass bloody lip from a whitechapel show once xD now i just sit in the front and watch the bands jam :) lmfao
I wish got to see slayer when they where at colorado springs last year
My friend asked “What’s Slayer?” I had him sit down and this was the first song I introduced him to. 5 years later he’s a hardcore Slayer fan
seems to be a good person, your friend. Pity although he didnt know slayer in the first place.
My first Slayer song was South of Heaven. This song wouldve blown my mind if it was the first one 😂
Why did it take 5 years!?!? It should have taken 5 minutes after this.
I remember when I was in Grade 7, I went over to a "friends" house and showed him a Slipknot song.... the next day he came to school wearing a Slipknot hat.... I was pissed🤣
I showed this video to a couple of friends who weren't much into music let alone Slayer. They had not heard much of western music at the time. When they saw the drum fill at 2.22 their jaws fell to the floor. This was back in the day when VCR's were a rage. I can't count the number of times they rewinded and saw the drum fill again and again. I still do when I listen to War Ensemble. Dave is the GOAT.
Warms my heart to see the kids still appreciating the classics
14 years old!
I'm 12
I'm 14 and I love slayer. But I also like Hip-Hop
12 enjoying
15
Christ, you forget what Dave Lombardo was capable of. What a force of nature behind a drum kit. There are many death metal drummers who blast beat around a kit nowadays but Dave didn't use electronic triggers and he could GROOVE at 220bpm. I've still never heard anything like it to this day.
He made Slayer sound incredible. It was always the drums that stood out to me.
@@livingroomguitarist7 yeah under rated drummer by his own band, I was surprised when I used to read of the bullshit that they didn't consider him an equal member for song writing, as all four guys made the band.
I didn't forget. In fact, he's still doing it 33 years later.
Dudes a legend. He deserves every bit of it. He makes metal swing. No triggers.
Absolutely one of the best, ever.
"It's how many drum fills Dave can kill!"
the very great best album classic of the world legendary forever 🤘🎸 slayer seasons in the abyss forever 🤘🎸 love great best band favorite legendary forever 🤘🎸 slayer forever 🤘🎸 thank you best friends slayer forever 🤘🎸
Sweet
the very great best classic album legendary of the world forever 🤘🎸 slayer seasons in the abyss forever 🤘🎸 love great best band favorite legendary slayer forever 🤘🎸 thank you best friends slayer forever 🤘🎸 rest in peace jeff forever 🤘🎸
drum ensemble!!!
Gene Hoglan taught Dave a few things
In my english class, my teacher put on pandora radio and asked each student what to put on. When it was my turn, i said slayer. She put it on and this song came on. Everyone wanted it off and a few girls were scared of this music and everybody told me i need Jesus. I do go to church and a catholic but they said i need help. I think they need help.
+CARSON FRYOU Hey carson. I am a 45 year old catholic who was a kid like yourself when this album came out and had a similar thing happen to me in school. I still am a huge metal fan to this day. Keep on being yourself man no matter what all the "proper" people say.
+Quentin Honican Thank you sir.
+CARSON FRYOU Same happened to me in high school years. Those were the times a few satanists killed cats and all nationwide media questioned the relation to music with many tv programmes... I remember heavy metal fans were hosted and surprisingly they were not stoned like they were devils and the case closed peacefully.
However my friends who doubted about me now listens to heavy metal and rock.
+mete kavruk Thank you for seeing my POV sir.
+CARSON FRYOU Bassist/vocalist Tom Araya is Catholic.
If you're ever running late for work, play this song while driving and you'll get there 2 days early.
😂😂😂
Lololololol... He'll yeah! 😂
🤟🏻😆
Han Solo was listening to Slayer during the Kessel Run
🤔🤣😂🤣😂👍
2:21 is one of the sweet little breaks where Lombardo’s talent can be embraced
30 years later and still kicks ass!!
Swift kick in the NUTS🤘🏾
Good always good my bro
Без слов!
No, band went loose long time ago already
@@MasaM-c2c непонятно, очем,ты.если можно,по-русски.
Iconic and timeless. Slayer's influence on extreme metal will persist throughout the ages.
Man I remember when this video dropped. What a time to be young and into heavy music.
IM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU MY MAN.
BRINGS BACK THE MEMORIES.
LOST A LOT OF FRIENDS. KINDA BITTER SWEET. BUT, I FUCKIN LOVE SLAYER
Yeah, me to, I loved seeing it on *Headbangers ball* and recording it onto an Emerson HI FI VCR and thinking *hell yes* , Now I can watch this killer video, ... over and over now I was 21 then and still love *SLAYER and War Ensemble!*
@@paul.theeightiesluvr.1980s yep headbangers ball they played this video at the end of the show to keep viewers. Kerry was asked about the seattle grunge scene he said he was into soundgarden (fucking soundgarden)
@@rc-hm4ty Hey, there are worse Seattle bands than Soundgarden
The drumming of Lombardo was something else make Slayer the best band this years , also the production was another level and the Hanneman song writing was so unique .With Araya voice and King what a dream team ! Ps. this song is the epitome of perfection !
The best REAL metal drummer ever!
the volume on this video is not loud enough, and I'm not joking.
It's the only low point of this rendering.
I agree
I was like wtf? Are my headphones low
I agree, put this song on and immediately pressed full volume and was a little disappointed. I want my ears to bleed haha
It would not be loud enough anyway
I play a full slayer album with max volume everytime I wake up in the morning
Me too , always Seasons In The Abyss
+El Besazo De Tri-Line sometimes i set it so that cd wakes me up in the morning, great way to start the day.
your neighbors must love it lol
UP TO 11!!!!
FUCK WHEATIES!!!!!!
The more I listen to War Ensemble, the more I love War Ensemble
The only one of the BIG 4 that didn't puss out. METAL FOREVER !!!
What does this even mean?
@@EGarza-mk2mk
Their music didn't turn to complete scutter.
I think it means they didn't lose their edge in pursuit of commercial success.
Uh, Diabolus In Musica?
@@mauriciohernandezdiaz9825
Meeeeh, yeh I suppose..
I'm 50 years old, and I've been listening to these guys for well over 30 years. Prolly closer to 40. I've seen'em a few times. And they have NEVER dissapointed. Every album, every song, EVERY GODDAMNED RIFF, you know it's Slayer. And they pull something out of me, deep and lizzard-brained. Adrenaline courses through my body, the pain leaves my aching, worn joints, and I am immersed in batle lust. And even now I will enter the pit, shoulders and elbows, fists and feet, heads and hands. And through the sweat, and the blood, and the pain, and the puke, there is brotherhood. There is JOY!!! I've gone to seed a bit, but my old 265# ass can still clear a space! There will soon come a day when I can no longer join the maelstrom. And when that day comes, I will listen to these riffs and remember. And with these memories, I shall always REIGN IN BLOOD!!!!
SLAYER!!!!!!!!! MUTHERFUKKER!!!!!!!
I’m 16 years old, just started listening to rock maybe a year ago. Slayer got me into heavy metal, and I don’t see myself not listening to slayer anytime soon. Sucks they don’t tour though
um alrighty than... smh
Right there with you buddy...
Amen. Caught my first Slayer show in 98. Have to say they converted me that night, went to see them 3 days later at a different venue. If someone looks up UNRELENTING METAL in the dictionary it should have just one word : Slayer.
My first concert ever in Toronto 1999 was Slayer. Didn't know much about them. Left the place ears ringing, my jaws dropped for 2 hours. And the crowd was so much fun ñ, metal but friendly. I was the only with buzz cut.
This was absolute magic hearing new as a teenager. Slayer mosh pits were quite intense. Never gets old.
I was in a Slayer and Slipknot MoshPit in the Same Night at 2012 Mayhem Festival
Every time im tired, i get to enjoy slayer at max volume, plus it wakes me up. Thank you Slayer for existing
I do same thing.When I'm sick, I'm just turn volume up.This music makes me feel good.I love it
I'm fucking crying right now
slayer is my caffeine hit for the day.......bring it on
@Scott Raygor Kerry wrote Piece by Piece.
These os tras mètal category no limp Chanel Guitar Eixample for ir
I listened this stuff back in the 80's-90's. Now, watching this Slaying I remember why I loved the band.
Slayer was the most brutal thrash band of the 80's. They were huge back in a day.
this might just be the greatest album opener of all time
I've been listening to Slayer since 1985, when I bought "Hell Awaits" on vinyl. I was 13 then, and 30 years later, metal is still my first love, & Slayer remains the one band that I can never tire of listening to. They are way better of a band than Metallica, who seem to get "best metal band ever" mentioned entirely too often in the same sentence, but in reality, Slayer is much more representative of the genre, & have released not one, not two, not three, but four classic albums in their career. What's even more amazing is they were released consecutively: Hell Awaits, Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, & Seasons In The Abyss. Most bands can't muster one or two records of material that will go down as a benchmark in their genre, but this band has, undoubtedly.
I felt bad that no one liked this and its beutiful so i liked it
Yes but Metallica has released 4 amazing albums that represent thrash metal very well. Kill Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and ...And Justice For All were some of the greatest albums of all time in my book, only followed (obviously) by Slayer's exquisite discography :)
Make that 5 (Show no mercy)
I'm about your age and I have a young son who likes Metallica. He loves Slayer.
Yeah I heard south of heaven and consumed all Slayer tapes and CDs I could find at tower. Metallica is not better or worse just more mainstream, no overt satanic stuff eh? Wearing a ride the lightning shirt to school was easier to pull off than Slayer pentagrams and goat headed demons 😁 ...
TBH hell awaits album is my least favorite... Reign in Blood my favorite hands down. 🤘
Legendary. No one will EVER be better than Slayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEEEVEEERRRRRR....
Never...
*Cough*DarkAngel
@@JelloFluoride Dark Angel are amazing. Real Thrash band.
@@johnmcaulay5938 good band wouldnt say they’re better but just under slayer
2:22 The drum fill I’ve replayed untold thousands of times over the past 30 years. Still leaves me slack jawed shocked.
Their best album, one that combines the frenetic energy of Reign in Blood and the heaviness of South of Heaven. One of those rare albums I sing along to, and listen front to back every single time I play it!
this was a great album compared to SOUTH OF HEAVEN .for me personally ,south of heaven is like slayers attempt at a pop album.
dont get me wrong here... when it was first released, me and my friends played this tape 1000s of times and loved having a new slayer album after playing the others 1000s of times as well .i went to the SOH concert when it came to town,and probably have the stub somewhere it was a great show in a tiny club packed with rabid slayer fans. the band actually went to a friends after party (that i missed :-l ) i guess tom and dave were totally cool to everyone and kerry and jeff were total assholes to everyone.lol
imo HELL AWAITS and REIGN IN BLOOD are their best albums musically and lyrically .
@@MrJackcorgi I've always preferred the lyrics of SOH and Seasons. Songs like South of Heaven, Silent Scream, Blood Red and this song have much more important messages than anything on Reign or Hell Awaits. The satanic violence is fun but songs like these are profound. I think Seaons hit the right balance between Reign and SOH even if I prefer the Reign sound better.
@@SonOfTheLion All of them are mostly satirical. Slayer used shock value for clout, of course, but the lyrics are tongue in cheek... I mean, Tom Araya supports experiments of Dr. Mengele as much as war crimes and bloody human sacrifice rituals. Difference is some songs are more gore for sake of it (kinda like Carcass or Napalm Death) and others are deeper but in the end, it's mostly irony on dark topics that were always bread and butter of Metal.
@@KasumiRINA A song like Silent Scream is about abortion and it isn't satire. Jeff and Tom where/are pro-life. Neither is Blood Red's anti-commie message or South of Heavens's warning about our fallen culture. What makes Slayer great is they aren't your run of the mill Death Metal band like Cannibal Corpse. Tom himself has spoken in interviews about how he wants to illuminate the evil in the world so you can find your way to the good.
South of heaven is the best
I went to this concert tour for Seasons in the Abyss in California in 1990. It was easily the loudest concert I ever went to and couldn't hear for 3 days, just hissing and ringing. Best concert ever.
I saw them in NY and it was loud as hell just like you are saying. I remember my ears crackling when I was there. I was only 15 and it still is easily one of the best days of my life.
Man I love Slayer.
The last time I saw this was in the early 1990s, just watch it for the 1st time here in YT. Brought tears to my eyes!
Slayers sounds soo much better when you can actually hear bass
so Always?
@@dooterscoots2901 Their tone's bass-scooped, I think he means
Yeah, but that was in the first albums or so. Later you couldn't hear shit. I also believe Araya's playing was kinda sloppy. So...
hmmmm, you know you got a point, this version sucks. needs bass.
@@djohanson99 I agree. We need a bass enhanced version
They barely show Lombardo, what a shame. He is annihilating the drums.
That guy is not human….
I was thinking the same thing and now we see some of the issues we missed way back when and why he's no longer with them. Seems they treated him like shit for a while
He's the best musician in the band.
He's the best drummer of The Big 4! Hands down by a landslide
It's ok. We know it's Dave playing. Best record ever.
Pure Metal 🤘I've been listening to this song since 1990 and still love it like the first day. Slayer Forever.
literally THE BEST METAL DRUMMER of all time bro
Slayer is so fast that the music video cant keep up
I’d like that comment, but there’s already 69
Supraluminal speed
Bruce Lee on Metal Steroids!
Best comment ever!! I was thinking the same while I was watching it lol 😂 🤟🏼🤟🏼
Thrash metal in a nutshell
Absolutely one of my fav Slayer tunes. Something so pure about it, and energizing. When this came out when me an my buds were teenagers we completely lost our shit. Amazing album.
I don’t usually comments on metal videos because I am a huge metal fan and all that and stuff, but my god do you listen to those riffs? Those riffs are just afuckingmazing!!!!!
will be a fan of this band till I die! 🤝🤟🏻
Still blown away by daves drumming on this track 🤌 after all these years,my first slayer album purchase in cassette form
You might think the singer Tom would be an intimidating person, but if you have met him you know he is actually the coolest dude!
Have you seen the video of Corpsegrinder shopping at Target? All these metal guys are chill dudes, lol.
I just saw it now. It’s great to see. I was lucky to meet Tom at a meet and greet at a Sound Warehouse store in Plano Texas in the early 90’s. My late older brother was lucky enough to get his favorite Members Only jacket signed by him and some of the members of the band Testament
Right every interview and video I've seen of him he is always smiling and laughing, seems like a genuinely happy person.
Regardless of his religion, John Travolta is an amazing singer.
CelticTerrorizer And Samuel L. Jackson is an amazing guitarist.
Canadian Metalhead Indeed. Especially on "Divine Intervention".
Le Communard don't forget Uma Thurman on drums
Lmao..😂
Tom Arya and John Travolta; look alikes? Nah
One song, one video, completely sold me on one band. Never looked back.
Slayer is the most listened band for USAF pilots. The early Slayer that is.
Is there statistics for that? lol
@@howardman3926 anecdotal is all you need
Seriously???
The marines do on the way to war
Now I see why "nothing will stop the US Air Force"!
I have faith, in all honesty in God.
But God loves Slayer.
god hate us all
Same here dude. I'm a Christian metalhead as well.
+james therrell same
geraldine bernal caicedo God doesnt hate anyone..there is good ( God ) and there is evil ( Satan ).
I'm an atheist, and I love Slayer and you.
I'm rebember the day that i see this video on MTV, 13-4-1992 now i listening in 2021 !!! Rip Jeff Hanmenamn !!!
Here is a formal English translation of the maxim inspired by Stoic principles, based on the song lyrics you provided:
"In the somber theater of war, where blood and tragedy blend into a dismal tableau, it behooves us to ponder the transience and futility of conquests and defeats. Like a shadow stretching over humanity, each conflict reveals not our greatness, but our fragility. Thus, in reflection and contemplation, let us seek a profound understanding of our own nature, recognizing that true victory lies in self-mastery, not in the domination of others. For in every heart lies a battlefield, and it is there that the most important struggle is waged: against our own passions and illusions, in pursuit of the true peace that transcends the vicissitudes of this world."
This is of course a musical masterpiece, but also the lyrics seem everyday more relevant.
woah slow down buster we ain’t even got to the civil war yet.
@@Salomon_G Thanks dude.
Dave's drum sound on the 'Seasons in the Abyss' and 'South of Heaven' albums is at its best! No other Slayer albums come close drum-wise!!
I dunno, man. Reign in Blood, now THAT'S a drummer's album! 🤘🤘
@@JamesinAZ, was just referring to the drum sound quality! Reign In Blood has a much more raw sound than South and Seasons. 👍
the very great best album classic forever legendary of the world 🤘🎸
me too love slayer forever 🤘🎸
album classic forever legendary of the world south of heaven seasons in the abyss of the world forever 🤘🎸
One of greatest metal bands
Slayer, la mejor banda del Thrash, auténticos y respetando siempre la verdadera esencia que siempre han tenido
I've ALWAYS loved how Tom stands there chanting lyrics all nice and calm. Out of the big 4 Slayer rocks the hardest,the fact that Tom's neck is all screwed up from years of head banging, alin3 proves that you don't hear any of the other 3 bands saying they can't headbang anymore ,ALL HAIL THE GREAT SLAYER!
Yeah, i use to think Slayer rocked the hardest, but Metallica takes it to the next level!! Both bands are great!!
@@greatriffishere Metallica have extreme ups and downs, Slayer are always consistent but a bit samey. Both are legends.
Seen them in the 90"s & still listen to slayer in my 50's
I’m with ya. I’m 52 and still love them. South of Heaven came out when I was in High School.
Favorite Slayer album.
Seasons In The Abyss is one of the best metal albums of all time. If you don't have it, you should get it now!
Man,i Will do it
This song is 28 years old and still better than any of the garbage that’s out now
yes
the great very best album classic forever legendary of the world 🤘🎸
me too love slayer forever 🤘🎸
very album classic of the world forever legendary 🤘🎸
Aye...the 80's / early 90's will never be matched music wise.
00:26 love that, i can listen Lombardo's double bass for an hour
Good argument. Check this slayer version th-cam.com/video/xbLsdcFghuw/w-d-xo.html
I have been a metal fan for the past 30 years and I am very proud of it
Best Head Banging To the riffs ever and Brutally fast and Dave Lombardo is on steroids in different league its Epic
I used to party with these guys before they got any gigs… cool dudes .. they worked hard to become who they are and deserve the appreciation that they get..
Did you live in the Huntington Park area?
@@yoli5779 Ft Walton Beach Florida.. they hung out there for at least a year ..
R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman. 7 Years today... Still Reigning
2:43 "Big dead feet from above!"
Ty kráso u této hudby se oběd připraví opravdu rychleji.Přehnala jsem pouze chilli,no a co.Zážitek.
Im a pre-teen who loves metal,thrash in special, and i got to say that Slayer is a masterpiece,its sad that im never seeing them live
I saw them only 1 X, & it was w/all original members in 2010, & I will never forget it! They played 'Seasons' in its entirety as it was the 20th anniversary of that masterpiece of an album! I am sorry you never got to see them live, but, they have released many Live DVD's & BR's though! It's not the same as actually being there, but, at least you can enjoy what they sound like live to some degree! It is a shame the Live concert they filmed of "Decade Of Aggression" was never actually released, although they claimed back in '91 that it would be! Sucks when bands mislead their fans!
@@v-for-vendetta1776 Yeah! Thanks a lot! I'll try to buy br's and dvd's!!!! 😁😁😊😊
@@janellarugby17 No problem!
Lombardo!!!!! such a kick ass drummer
of all songs came out, this is the most relevant today it's scary.
Metal will never be as good as this. Slayer are iconic.
How can one of the best songs ever only have 9.5 million views. I have no faith in the world.
la buena musica no es para todos asi de facil
Crappy pop music videos have 10 times that. :/
Slayer is a timeless band
I was at this show. Clash of the Titans, Wembley Arena 1990. The filmmakers wanted it to be a one-to-one mime with the album track, but Tom wasn’t having any of it! Neither were the crowd, who stated booing, so they played it live anyway (twice if I remember) and let the filmmakers piece it all together later!
slayer, one of the grandfathers of Thrash metal I wish they didn't retire
I was a huge Dead Kennedy’s fan back in the early eighties even though I was a young teenager. I loved Slayer from the first time I heard them. I was at this gig. The feeling amongst the fans waiting to get in was one of extreme camaraderie. We were all waving Slayer banners and sharing what our favourite tracks were. There were two American chicks there that had followed them to England for their gigs here. It’s very hard to find words to describe what the gig was like. It was an assault on the senses. It was so loud and brutal. I’d taken speed before going in, so I was full of energy and it all sounded so good. I remember my ears ringing all the way back down to Portsmouth on the train. The dawn came and I had sore legs and a sore neck, but I was still buzzing from the gig. I sneaked in a dictaphone to make a bootleg tape of the gig. The sound quality was terrible but people still bought it.
Slayer 4ever! RIP Hannemen (Riffmaster) Lombardo doublebassmasterr!
the very great best album classic forever legendary of the world 🤘🎸
me too love slayer forever 🤘🎸
album classic forever legendary 🤘🎸
the very best band legendary forever 🤘🎸
One of their best songs. Right up there with "Angel of Death", "South of Heaven", "Raining Blood", etc.
I prefer Hell awaits and Seasons in the abyss
@@herbertfeder8771 *Slayer* REALLY needs to put out an *''Anthology Album''* for us, True SLAYER fans that need to hear everything from *Crionics, Die by the Sword, at Dawn they sleep, and Hell awaits to Chemical Warfare to South of Heaven, Spill the Blood and WAR ENSEMBLE !!!!*
Slayer REALLY needs to put out an ''Anthology Album'' for us, True SLAYER fans that need to hear everything from Crionics, Die by the Sword, at Dawn they sleep, and Hell awaits to Chemical Warfare to South of Heaven, Spill the Blood and WAR ENSEMBLE !!!!
My fav Slayer track is Spill the Blood. I love the fast stuff but they have so much of it, all kinda blends together. The heavier, slower, creepier songs stand out. Opposite case with Black Sabbath where gems like Paranoid and Children of the Grave are shining between gloom and doom.
I've seen Slayer live twice. Moshed in the pit to them both times. Just a completely surreal and awesome experience.
Timeless piece...
Every time i hear this song it's like I'm back to age of 20 , although I'm 47 now.
Me too my friend. 50, and still crank this going to work.
I remember playing this song in Highschool, and trying it out for our airjams, the teachers immediately rejected it, they said it had too much kill in it! My buddy at the time, that was pretending to be the guitar player Jeff Hanneman, was headbanging so hard, he couldn't make it into school, the next day, he said his neck felt like a spaghetti noodle when he rolled out of bed! Lol!
We played this is high school but we got away with it. Lol
poetry
To be fair "Slayer" means "stab your loyal drummer in the back, take his money and fire him" in Swahili. Dave should have looked it up before giving them his best years
I would say Dave got even better after leaving Slayer. His drumming on all the Grip Inc albums were top notch and his drumming on The Gathering (Testament) was also mind blowing.
"BE dead fiend from above..."
Damn those lyrics kill.
This is one of the hardest heavy metal songs to play.
Currently learning this masterpiece for a tribute to be played in a couple of days. Playing and singing....this is nuts!
record it
POST IT !!
damn, the mix on this song is one of the best i think i've ever heard!
"The final swing is not a drill, its how many people I can kill!!" Hell yes!! Thanks Slayer for all the years of great music :)
Relatable to current events...
ONLY WORDS... THE GREATEST ...SLAYER. Period.
love that smile of Tom 2:31
Saw em live for the first time in 1994, and left with a bloody nose.
Saw em again in 2018, and left with even less hearing.
Both concerts were fucking amazing.
Sometimes it's fun going back to ye olden times in metal: Kerry and Scott had hair! Metallica didn't suck! Good times...
And Jeff was also still alive 😢
Metallica doesn't suck
@@dnray2092 metallica very sux
@@michelzenner7282 ok but I don't agree
Slayer was first metal cassette more than twenty years ago.Slayer is my home.I go out and turn back home for years.Whatever they say Slayer is number one.
This song reminds me of my state history class, my teacher was a coach and a pretty big fan of Slayer. There was one time he let me put this song on in class because some girl wanted to know what the hell we'd be talking about. That was a damn good class.
A Masterpiece.
Can’t believe this jam is over 30 years old.
💪👍
It will live for ever
MY FAVORITE SONG!!! 🔥🤘🏼💀🤘🏼🔥
Lombardo... 2:22 THE KING!!!
Hanneman... WAS A BEAST!!!
It's my first time listening to a song by Slayer. Definitely adding this one to my playlist 😌
This was the first music I ever bought. I still have the cassette. Easily one of the best Slayer albums.
Their last decent one.
Their best for me
Evil D no not even close hell awaits. Haunting the chapel
the very great best album classic forever legendary of the world 🤘🎸
me too love slayer forever 🤘🎸
I was at this gig, aged nineteen.
Blisteringly loud and earth shattering.
Good to see SLAYER still rockin such positivety in their message
This is definitely starting my day November 3rd 2020
Good argument. Check this slayer version th-cam.com/video/xbLsdcFghuw/w-d-xo.html
This got HEAVY airplay with the air crews during Desert Storm!
Used to blast this during OIF patrols too!