Slayer AND Sleigher: Seasons (Greetings) in the Abyss Reaction/Analysis | The Daily Doug (Ep. 448)
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In this edition of #thedailydoug, I'm listening to music by Slayer for the first time. Our friend Flameulator is today's Guest DJ, and he has selected Seasons in the Abyss from Slayer as well as a new prog/metal Christmas-themed cover version from a group known as Sleigher (featuring musicians from several prominent bands). In short, this music exceeded my expectations. Come along for the ride!
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Maybe it's 1000th times I'm listening to this masterpiece but still can't get enough of Dave Lombardo's drumming. No overplay, also no laziness, perfect tone, everything is so on point and creative. Drums are always considered as a supportive instrument but Dave's drumming is carrying the whole song from right at the beginning till the very last second. Genius!
Dave was always the best musician in that band.
It's great he's now in Testament.
There are very few bands where a drummer change is noticeable to me, but it was noticeable. Paul Bostaff is a capable drummer, but not the same
I've never heard a drum feel so in place, so meant to be, as in Live Undead.
Dave is the GOAT
"A drum avalanche"
the best analogy I've ever heard for Lombardo.
Dave Lombardo (the drummer) is easily one of the greatest metal drummers ever. An absolute freight train on the drums
Love that he's now in Testament.
The absolute G. O. A. T., in my highly biased opinion 🤘
@@ImYourOverlord well i cant argue with that
@@metalmark1214 -- I did not know this! He recorded with them previously (The Gathering) and it was great. Sad to see Gene Hoglan leave but Dave is god. I wonder if this means that he's done with Suicidal Tendencies. I loved what they did together, but I can imagine that for someone like Dave, the length of time between ST albums could be really frustrating. Anyway, will excitedly look forward to a new Testament album with Dave behind the kit. I do hope that Gene is ok though.
AMEN to freight train. He has the energy of an atom bomb and the hands of an artist behind that kit
In terms of dynamics this is one of Slayer's best tunes.
Its one of Slayers best, period. So fucking under rated.
I love the Black Sabbath tone of the intro. Easily one of my favourite Slayer songs! \m/
@@RobbieFitzgerald far from underrated
@@RobbieFitzgerald 'underrated' is the most overused term on youtube. I bet people even post it under Beatles songs
@@joeblogs4645 I think there's people who'd like Slayer's slower, doomier stuff who never heard it or know of it. Gemini (the one new song on the covers album) is also an under heard doomy Slayer song
Lombardos drumming is always exquisite, he doesn't have to play super fast with lots of hits to be heavy.
Love that he's now in Testament.
Great legs, double-bass maniac.
that's spot on - he is amazing at high speed, but those "slower" speeds or maybe rather cleaner/simpler beats on the majority are where his versatility is just beyond anyone else. creative, using the whole drum kit and *always* hitting the bars / counts right
Doug, interesting that you're wearing that Haken shirt in the vein of the Heineken beer logo, Jeff Hanneman the late guitarist for Slayer had his name branded in that very same logo. RIP Jeff.
I came looking for this comment!
I noticed his shirt and I thought the same
One of the most perfect Metal songs.
also one iconic music video
Should have done the video with it.
I absolutely despise the vocal harmony in the chorus
@@metalmark1214 it might get blocked...YT has been a real bore lately with these video blocks
@@Aymungoos Channeling Jim Morrison
I love Slayer no matter what, but boy, what a difference in having Dave Lombardo on drums.
And now Dave is back with Testament
I'm not a big Slayer fan, but this album is one of the greatest peices of all times
Have you heard Bruce Dickinson's album The Chemical Wedding? Hands down _the best_ metal album in the 90s.
Same here. Im not a slayer fan in the slightest bit but this and South of Heaven are classics.
Agreed... I personally believe if not for the release of the MASTERPIECE album "Rust in Peace" by Megadeth about 2 weeks earlier in 1990, "Seasons in the Abyss" would've received A LOT more attention than it did.
I've seen Doug completely ignore some of the best drum playing/fills in history for so long now, I'd just given up hope he'd ever notice an epic drum thing.
Then we get here and every time Lombardo let's one fly you can see Doug 🤯
🤘🧙♂️🤘
The Cuban Beast Lombardo...! now with TESTAMENT!! I saw him on 2018 with Dead Cross the band proyect of Mike Patton
It is because Doug does not understand drums at all…
@@zdenkonouzovsky6947 jajajaa YES! he´s only HIT AND MOVES HIS FAT HANDS ON THE AIR!! jajajaja....
Doug should really give “The Gathering” by Testament a try. Would go for Sewn shut eyes first. Probably too much double kick by Lombardo for Dougs taste, but you’re not meant to feel good about it. Rather the opposite.
@@carlhellesen9866 If Doug likes the drums in beast mood....need to try with FANTOMAS LIVE ON MONTREAUX , with Terry Bozzio... Dave Lombardo plays too with Fantomas!
An ode to Hanneman for the shirt Doug is wearing and don’t even know lol
I also for a moment thought Doug is wearing a t-shirt with this logo on it: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribute_to_Jeff_Hanneman.jpg
The first things I thought of when I saw the video thumbnail.
He's wearing a Haken, not Hanneman, T-Shirt
@@alexandre_am noticed that but if you look quick it could be any of the 3. I thought it was a Heineken at first.
Doug is probably more knowledgeable than he admits to be :).
Dude, you are awesome. No matter the genre, you're bright, insightful, curious, erudite, thoroughly entertaining. You know your stuff. And best of all, every time I watch you, I get to think about that gent who shares with his wife "The Daily Hug". Rock on, brother.
That was the Nightingale reaction. That was so sweet.
I agree
@@Arrow2theACL The memory on you!! Well done!
It always amazes me how Doug breaks down even the heaviest of thrash metal into a music theory lesson!! As a 52 yr old bass player, and remembers when this album was released, he is teaching me different ways to view music I have listened to and played for decades!! Thanks Doug!
The drum fills in this song are insane (and all are different). By far my favorite Slayer song.
They definitely let Dave off the leash on that one... too bad he then left the band. Slayer albums fall into two distinct categories: With Dave & Without Dave. The former are all better than all of the latter.
Now Dave is back with Testament
This really is probably the best Slayer song for you to start on, and probably one of the few you’d actually enjoy. They are usually far more chaotic, and always intense. IMO, they are the epitome of Thrash.
yeah. i like the clanging noise in their fast paced THRASH songs.
i love it when slayer play slow and fat. seasons is on par with postmortem. slow. fat. heavy. beautiful.
Love to see Postmortem done.
Yes. And yes.
Doug, thanks so much for dedicating time to this. It's so awesome you enjoyed yourself and I was smiling the whole time. Christmas came early today for sure. 🤘🎅🤘
Great choice Flame. I was smiling ear to ear the entire time during a Slayer song. I'm not sure that's what Slayer was going for, but it happened.
🔥 🔥 😁
Been listening to Slayer and more metal since the mid 1980s, it is amazing to see someone with such an educated musical background like Doug to get so excited about the riffs and the composition of metal music XD. Keep on rockin' Doug!
Same here re the mid eighties and always watching out for when he does the metal stuff. Really interesting seeing Dougs take on the songs nearly 40 years later.
A lot of heavier metal relies on diminished and octotonic scales, as well as rapid modal interchange between modes with opposite degrees (like the Major 2nd and Minor 3rd in Natural Minor and the Minor 2nd and Major 3rd in Phrygian Dominant). Likewise if you ever look up "The Metallica scale" people will talk about a 10 note scale which is really more like a combination of Aeolian and Locrian. Most metal writers with just a little bit of theory knowledge will just call this stuff "Chromatic," but that's a little misleading if you look at it from a classical perspective because we are often talking about rather large leaps. I find it's very similar to Bartok's concept of "polymodal chromaticism."
I like how you are less fixated on chord progressions, because a lot (not all) of metal is focused on playing melodies anywhere in the mode, using pedal point on the root to ground it, like raga or modal jazz. I think your ear is improving for that kind of thing.
I recommend War Ensemble from Slayer on this same album. It's significantly faster, but I you really focus on the intervals and their place in the rhythm, you'll see something powerfully expressive, and what it's expressing is very dark.
Oh yes I hope he listens to War Ensemble ❤️
Nice reaction Doug. I'd recommend "South of Heaven" as your next Slayer song. Some of their other tunes might be a bit intense for ya, so, baby steps into the Slayer realm :)
Doug: does 4 minute explanation of the song's meaning, "this goes deep"
Tom Araya: AS YOU GO INSAAANE GO INSAAAAAAAANE at top of his voice
The moment you took your glasse off to bang your head was so on point! I've always noticed that great music has a way of inspiring motion that is hard to resist. That put such a huge grin on my face, I love it Doug. As of the moment that I watched this video it had 12k views and 1k likes. That is definitely one of the better ratios that I've noticed. Keep it up man and thx for the entertainment.
Slayer is no joke man...glad I got to see them a few times..what a great experience. First time was with Motorhead back around 2000 or so..second time was with Belphegor and In Flames..loved both shows..
As i say repeatedly, this is one of the best thrash metal album ever. Ever!
Quite possibly the best Daily Doug I've ever seen!
I would never have guessed, in 1990, that one day someone would use the word "tasteful" to describe this song!
For more Slayer-y goodness, I'd recommend Dead Skin Mask from the same album. Even 32 years later, it still sends a chill down my spine every time. Others you might want to check out should include War Ensemble, Bloodline, Mandatory Suicide, South of Heaven and, of course, Rainin' Blood (from the album Reign In Blood. Do you see what they did there?). Alternatively, if you wang something a bit shorter, try Necrophobic (also from Reign In Blood). Two verses, two solos, three choruses in 1'38". It's . . . frenetic.
From this album, Dead skin mask gave me goosebumps the first time I listened to it
Dave Lombardo is one of the best, but also one of the humblest drummers out there!!
"This is my first time hearing Slayer and I'm STILL ALIVE!"😆😆😆 That's perfectly stated!
Greetings from Portugal!
Stop everything!!! Doug take off the glasses to headbanging to Slayer!!
Hell yeah!!! :D
SLAYEEEEER \m/
An absolute PERFECT first choice to pop your Slayer cherry! It was mine as well! I was actually scared of them at first, but I became a lifelong fan soon after. I find their music extremely soothing, to be honest...
Just discovered your content, really enjoying it, thank you for taking it “seriously”, keep up the good work!
Thanks Doug, this made my day. I appreciate that you can find the good in music that is not in your wheelhouse and still enjoy it and give an unbiased opinion.
Loved your air drumming!
Slayer are my favourite band.
Been a fan for well over 30 years.
So glad you liked them.
The Sleigher cover version was a hoot!
The video clip for Seasons in the Abyss is also spectactular, shot in Giza, in front of the pyramids.
“They went to major…” It’s quoting Prokofiev’s, Lieutenant Kije, which also shows up in minor modulation later. Also quoted in ELP’s, I Believe In Father Christmas, hence the Christmas tie in.
It's the Troika section, which I believe is a kind of horse-drawn sleigh with 3 horses abreast.
This album and this song in particular is what turned me into a Metalhead when it came out. Absolute Masterpiece. Dave Lombardo on the drums is one of the best Metal drummers out there. Just a beast.
“Very tasteful solos” is something you’ll probably never say about any other Slayer song 😂. This song actually has great solos. But the rest of their stuff, the solos are just pure dissonance. Their cool sometimes, just not tasteful haha
but they fit in the music. Slayer is about chaos.
@@ParagonPariah213 , exactly! The snobs never get that. It’s not about making sure the music theory is correct. Slayer’s music is music for committing murder to or making you feel like it anyway. 🤪
I'd add a couple of more, stuff like 'Mandatory Suicide' and 'Skeletons of Society' have really great solos for the songs.
Divine Intervention solos are my favorite. Incredible, like everything in this song, just a shame Dave Lombardo didn't play on it ^^
The magic of Slayer are not the solos. Its the insanity of the music. If you dont hear the genious in Jeff Hanneman you dont fucking understand music
15:49 And the glasses come off-LET'S MOSH 🤘! Woo, *Doug* 😀!
Lombardo's fills are ridiculous. Insane.
"Gran just died, or asleep on the couch by half five". Thats where I totally lost it, and laughed my arse off. Never heard this festive version before, so glad I did. Roll on Xmas.
Back in the day metal musicians and metalheads were considered misfits and pariahs. Crazy how now their music is being studied and recognized as having great creativity and artistic value. To see Doug headbanging to the tune of Seasons: Priceless!!!
Maybe a mosh pit, and crowd surfing is next 😂
Dave Lombardo is the best Thrash Metal drummer ever.
Now he's with Testament.
Close second to Gene Hoglan. The Atomic Clock rules all.
Dale Crover
@@Keith_from_LBC Gene Hoglan is a great drummer but i prefer Dave Lombardos style.
@@Keith_from_LBC Gene was Slayers Roadie in their early years, then tried out for them when Dave left. John Dette got the gig. Love Genes work with Dark Angel. Got a bit convoluted with Death IMO.
YES YES YES
DOUG IS FINALLY GETTING INTO SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Now you are headbanging dude 😁👍🤟
I haven't listen to this for a long time. Man, the drumming is insane!
I love all eras of Slayer. This is one of the few songs with solos that are almost, dare I say it, melodic.
There solos are horrible they have no clue wat key there in lol
@@billhinsperger8120 What key they’re in? Is this your first time listening to thrash metal or Slayer? You have zero idea what you’re regurgitating.
@@billhinsperger8120 Your spelling is far worse than Slayer solo's.
@@Keith_from_LBC no I fully understand great metal bands and what separates bands like megadeth Metallica and even anthrax for that matter is some sort of musical knowledge and theory in their lead playing wich slayer has zerooooooo they hit harmonics and do bar dives and have barely hit a note in key, so I take it your not a musician or you would clearly know this,it fits what their doing and it’s a good thing because if they tried to jam with any other band or different type of musicians they would fail miserably,after 40 years you would think they would try to learn one proper scale lol
@@Hell-Awaits awwww muffin the old your spelling sucks routine when you got butthurt cause your band has no musical knowledge whatsoever, actually I did learn to spell a bit in 40 years unlike slayers inability to learn any music theory or a scale in 40 years lol
I just love this channel. The sheer enthusiasm makes me smile, and the extremely knowledgeable yet interested and humble analysis is so refreshing. Thank you!
The Drumming on that particular song is just mind blowing! Dave Lombardo´s drumming lessons!
Now Dave is back with Testament
the intro of this masterpiece Is insane...
well Doug, now you're ready for Dead Skin Mask 🤘🏼
Oh boy. "South of Heaven" and "War Ensemble" next, Doug.
"Really tasteful solos"... this is a sentence that you'd NEVER expect to hear about a Slayer song. Awesome review, though!!! Bravo!!!
Today I relearned about Seasons in Abyss in a completely new light, thank you!
I’ve always been a huge Slayer fan, but this was the first time I’ve heard ‘Sleigher’. Loved it! Very clever, absolutely brilliant. Well done!
the drumming is out of this world. Dave is from another level......
Now Dave's back with Testament
Probably my favorite drummer of any band.
Finally had to grab my ear pods. It’s been awhile.
6:12 "Right, let's get it". Said absolutely everyone when they get to this part.
Doug headbanging in an alternate camera angle, instant like.
Unlike other 'Classical musician reaction/analysis' videos on You Tube, I get the impression that Doug's a rock fan.
This is my favourite Slayer song. Love playing this one
First time I heard this song was in 1992 and I was 11 years old, 30 years later this still my #1 Slayer song, and this whole album is a masterpiece from start to finish. I remember listening to this album all day, every day back in the day, great memories.
I started around’90-91 as a teenager. I bought this on a whim, having heard of them after getting into Metallica and Megadeth. It’s still my favorite slayer album.
Thanks for adding "drum avalanche" to my musical vocabulary. :D
The head banging! You just can't help yourself!
I'm glad you acknowledged the outstanding drumming of Dave Lombardo. He's a legend.
Thanks for diving into this! Some of my most treasured songs are from Slayer. And now that you mentioned MR CROWLY…..I think we deserve your interpretation of OZZY doing his song titled yes….Mr Crowley!! You’ll enjoy it.
^ Spelling 😬
True dat. IF he wants to hear a true master musician he should absolutely check out Randy Rhoads' work on Blizzard and DOAM. Just don't piss off Sharon. Lol. RIP Randy. The g.o.a.t. to MY ears. Doug can't help but be blown away by Randy's playing in "Mr. Crowley." It's my all-time favorite song. Randy is my idol and the "afterbirth" solo in "Mr. Crowley" is on a short list of the greatest lead breaks in metal history. And he would LOVE the GORGEOUS keyboard/classical guitar interlude in "Revelation(Mother Earth)." Especially when he realizes Randy arranged the keyboard interlude and helped Don Airey arrange what I personally consider to be one of the most beautiful interludes in metal . But yeah...I'm a BIT biased... lol. 🤘
@@dsmith9626 Doug’s take on Diary Of A Madman is worth more than one watch!
Maybe we’ll get Suicide Solution too 😎
@@jay-remedy-plz I might be the only one, but I prefer the studio version of Suicide Solution 🤘
Slayer+-+Hallowed Point. Acme of Metal. Of the truth of each of us are. Please, the most introvisional song ever.
Great song off a great album. Love this jam. Cool video too 😎. Oldie but goodie here. This whole album kicks ass. Not one bad song off this great album. A solid fuckin 10. . I saw this album tour twice. Kick ass concert both times. Testament opened up for them. Both bands killed it. . Good memories. Good times. . 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Great Doug, I appreciate and admire your open-mindedness. You have chosen a beautiful song, a true metal masterpiece. One of the aspects that has always impressed me a lot in this song, aside from the excellent level of composition and the band's beautiful overall sound, is dave Lombardo's drumming, which is not limited to a technical show but is very musical. Aside from the speed of some of the drum rolls or double bass drum parts, some of his accents have incredible impact and sound like a slap in the face (in a good sense). Let me suggest a new metal song for a next review, Sleepless Nights by King Diamond. Cheers
Loved this reaction, my man
Jeff was the guy that started it all for me as a guitar player, I remember getting the Slayer Christ Illusion DVD, watching South of heaven and when Jeff did that guitar slam during the riff, it was the coolest thing to my 14 year old eyes. I remember running to the lounge and telling my dad he has to see this and then telling him I want a guitar and he bought me my first guitar, fast forward to 2008 and my dad bought me a Jeff Hanneman signature. Jeff was the coolest player ever and I still regret selling that guitar.
Dave Lobardo es una bestia amigo y lo tenemos entre nosotros !!!!QEPD descanse nuestro querido Jeff !!!!
I was a punk rock girl in MS and HS, and started getting in to metal around my sophomore year…this was the first metal song I learned on guitar. Guys were impressed that I could bend that low E string at the first fret during the intro 🤣
That's Dave Lombardo playing drums, he is what us laments call a drum master.
Awesome !
First time ‘tasteful solos’ and slayer have every been mentioned in the same conversation lol
Drum machines sacrifice the souls of antiquated samplers in tribute to the image of Dave Lombardo.
Doug listens to Slayer and becomes a fan. Happens to all of us. :D
THANKS was waiting for this for so long
Got Lucky man
@@anaherzog9198 right, he should do like 2 more popular slayer songs
@@jacksmart8669 o no popular. Think is better. SS 3 is good . Or another
@@jacksmart8669 killing fields
@@anaherzog9198 whatever, most slayer songs are good, But doing the more popular ones like Angel Of Death, or Raining will probably get more views in general which is better for him.
The "Raining Blood" drums at the end 😂😂
"Popping my Slayer cherry" is not a sentence I was expecting to hear today. Or ever.
When you took your glasses off, I just knew you were about to tear it up lol!!!
I love your videos watching you headbang was a real treat!!!
Try Slayer: Angel of death
That’s there ultimate song!!!
Rock on and cheers 🥂
"Check out the drums y'all! How do you hit 'em like that without falling into 'em?" LOL. Great statement! Because it's Dave Lombardo. He's unique in comparison to other metal drummers. He plays with a groove, plays fast, but with a burst of power that is unlike any other metal drummer.
Quite simply one of the finest metal songs of all time.
Alright, that Jordan appearance in Sleigher's version was TOTALLY unexpected 🤣🤣🤣🤣 One of Slayer's more melodic offerings and a great rendition with a bit of light-heartedness; loved it!
Lombardo on this song is an absolute beast....... The God of Double Bass🤘🤘
If you don't get neck ache ..you never will ...awesome work
Slayer are one of my favourite bands of all time so I'm delighted you chose to review that song and that you enjoyed it. It was my first time seeing and hearing the Sleigher version and yes it was fun. I'm going to experiment with that octatonic scale (which I never heard of until now despite listening to that song for decades) on my guitar later.
DOUG! I love that shirt man!
Your videos get me through everything sir! I love watching them all! And always a special treat when it’s a band I love so much! Great response! Amazing as always! I’m just always in a trance when you speak!
That was fun! Love seeing you give love to Slayer! And the epic headbanging!
You mentioned the tubular bells in the Sleigher song, I hear a whole orchestra/symphony! That was a cool composition🎅
🤘🏼😎🤘🏼!
Saw SLAYER with METALLICA at THE BIG 4 concert at YANKEE STADIUM Sept 2011 along with Megadeth and Anthrax!
Pretty cool Doug is wearing a Heineken shirt, I wonder if he knows that Jeff Hanemen used the emblem with his last name. Also as far as Dave Lombardo goes, this is his best work with slayer, his best work overall is the first two Grip inc. albums in my opinion. The drums are next level in Grip Inc.
It's actually a Haken shirt, but the multiple reasons for Doug to wear it in the reaction was the extra cherry on top.
Have only heard a couple songs from Grip Inc, so now I'm curious! Would you rate his drumming with them above his drumming on Testament's The Gathering album?
One of the best metal channel on TH-cam, even if isn't metal at all.
Always a pleasure to watch.
This drummer , Lombardo , is a certified Beast.
I come here for all reactions! He just knows and loves his music so much!! 🙌🏼
Doug has officially turned into a headbanger. 🤘
Death - Without Judgement. for those one who don't listen to metal music it might sounds too heavy and evil but if you look deeper you will see that it's so beautiful and genius, hope you will make a video of this band, thanks!
Dave Lombardo man, such a beast! Also this is definitely one of my top 5 Slayer songs.
That was fun! I'm looking forward to see more Slayer in here! Greetings from Argentina!😁
Dave Lombardo is a monster. No doubt one of the great drummers of all time. This is my favourite Slayer track.