Reign in Blood!
September 2, 2008
Michael Chamy of Zanzibar Snails
Thumbs Up: Slayer’s seminal and classic album, 1983’s Reign in Blood. As you may be aware, I continue to mine the music of my past that I somehow missed. Slayer are absolutely incredible, as I’d suspected, but never taken the time to find out. Every track on this record speak to this band’s important stamp it leaves on music culture. Produced by the rightfully revered Rick Rubin, it is heavy, “evil,” and relentless in blistering riffage. Standouts “Piece by Piece,” “Jesus Saves” and “Raining Blood” anchor it down with perfectly executed musicianship, attitude and enormous punch.
