tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560059111367583638.post6667675225230400891..comments2024-03-13T15:18:12.543-04:00Comments on Random Reviews: Slayer - HELL AWAITSDom Coccarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15843380116571749866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560059111367583638.post-41062711924160775352011-04-11T21:00:41.568-04:002011-04-11T21:00:41.568-04:00Yeah, I know that I'm in the minority, but Rei...Yeah, I know that I'm in the minority, but Reign in Blood strikes me as banal. There are so many other records from that era that deserve plaudits, but the Big 4 hog up all of the limelight (I don't care for Anthrax either).Dom Coccarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843380116571749866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560059111367583638.post-90985753886371797252011-04-09T02:57:48.725-04:002011-04-09T02:57:48.725-04:00I strongly disagree with you about 'Reign in B...I strongly disagree with you about 'Reign in Blood' and Slayer in general (bland? really?), but you're spot on in highlighting this sometimes neglected album from early in their career. On this album, the band walks that fine line between the truly sinister and the utterly cheesy with utmost confidence. I also have a soft spot for 'Show No Mercy' and the 'Haunting the Chapel' ep. Those early eighties thrash records have a certain sloppy, almost punk rock charm to them that would disappear as the bands got older and more successful. Same thing with the first two Metallica and Anthrax albums, Exodus' 'Bonded by Blood' and Megadeth's 'Killing is My Business...'.Bob Igniziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630416222197419152noreply@blogger.com