* Today's post is a special one for me in that it marks THE 500TH. POST here at Lo-Res Viscera *
Not much needs to be said when it comes to Slayer - for me (as for many others, I'm sure) - they were a "gateway" band to the genre of music that I still enjoy the most on a daily basis.
Many folks call bullshit on Thrash/Death/Crossover these days, but honestly? They're just listening to the WRONG bands.
While I may not entirely celebrate very much of their catalog beyond 1990, they are indeed one of the true greats of the more "mainstream/successful" death/thrash metal heavyweights. Kudos to Tom, Jeff, Kerry, & Dave for going on 29 years of doing what they do best - I'd also like to personally thank shred-lord Jeff Hanneman for giving me "a noticeable ring" in my right ear that dates back to a November of 1998 gig at Harpo's in Detroit featuring Overkill (ugh!) opening for Slayer, with Motörhead to follow - that was EASILY one of the greatest shows I have ever seen - no regrets!
The show posted here is from early on in their career - 1984 - and is definitely a show I wish I had attended - much of my favorite material gets played, Araya is quick with the banter, the guitars sound like banshees from hell, the screams are high & curdling, Lombardo gets his rumble on, etc. In one word - RAW!!!
Enjoy, and thanks (as always) for stopping by & sharing your stories/comments/info/links/memories, etc. with me...
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ReplyDeleteseriously....give me the slayer and i'm good. i just wish haunting the chapel was a full album of shit....but regardless. slayer rules and have never regretted seeing slayer ever.
ReplyDeletei feel your pain, brother! that record kicks my ass.
ReplyDeleteI remember pics of them when I was a little kid with the eye makeup-they looked so evil. Wish they would have kept that look. Either way, Slayer continues to be slayer (much like motorhead), which is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteMarch 15th I'll watch them third time for 13 years, hell yeah! This time with Megadeth, hell no!
ReplyDeleteDude, here's to 5oo more! I'm seein' Motorhead in a couple of weeks, can't wait.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bro! And while Hanneman might be on the DL this time, Gary Holt ain't no slouch, and to me seems like the only logical choice as to fill those puffy white Reeboks, ha ha!
ReplyDeletenot related to slayer at all but i wanted to let you know, possibly coalesce will be reissuing Give them rope with relapse. 2cd one is the original the other is the remaster
ReplyDeleteSaw them in 84' they were on tour with Exodus and Venom headlining...brutal show Hollywood Paladium. Thanx for the blast from the past and 500 is no bullshit achievement, it's been a great ride J.
ReplyDeleteSemichastny - They just reissued that a few years back, remastered, etc?
ReplyDeleteI don't get it. I'll get it, though, cuz I'm a sucker for anything COALESCE does. Relapse on the other hand... as much as I want to dig them, there's always something that bugs me about the way they do things - maybe it's just me...
it isn't just you...
ReplyDeletethat said, great set! thanks!
hey, I'm arriving ten days later to celebrate 500 posts of killer tunes, and n times 500 more posts to come! You couldn't choose any better than old Slayer ...
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Life Changing band I must say...saw em back in 86'...I missed them in 85'...have to say they are the band I have seen the most in the past 25 years of going to shows...never get tired of em.
ReplyDeleteI saw the Columbus date of the 1988 Slayer/Motorhead/Overkill tour, I agree completely. The pit for Slayer was the first time I actually feared for my life at a gig. Overkill was pretty terrible, I can still hear the loop of the singer screeching 'fuck you' over & over & over & over....... Great blog here, thanks for the radness.
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