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Post by Shevy on Apr 21, 2006 5:03:59 GMT -5
"This album is actually like a culmination of everything we've done," Araya said. "There's one song that I'm thinking will surprise everybody, because of the song itself. I'm not going to say why, because you have to keep that element of surprise, dude. Musically, it's going to blow everybody away. It's going to trip everyone out. It has all the elements of everything we've done. No one's going to be disappointed with this record. It's fast, heavy — maybe faster than anything we've done before. It's going to be brutal. It's what everyone expects from a SLAYER record."
I just don't know what to think of this. Too many buzzwords coughed up, too much beating around the bush. Tell me your influences for the new album were 60% Show No Mercy and 40% Divine Intervention and I'll be excited...hinting that the next release is the BMW 760 of Slayer albums leaves me a little suspicious.
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Post by masterblastersdead on Apr 21, 2006 12:16:46 GMT -5
yes, heard the news...anyway last slayer works are not the best, and faster dont mean better...we'll see...
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Post by dangerzone on Apr 21, 2006 13:30:02 GMT -5
SLAYER ARE THE REAL WORLD
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Post by thrashed on Apr 21, 2006 14:55:44 GMT -5
We'll have to see how this turns out. I'm expecting the drumming to at least be really impressive.
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Post by unclemeat on Apr 22, 2006 12:02:13 GMT -5
The last Slayer I even cared about was Seasons
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Post by Follow The Hollow on Apr 22, 2006 16:53:11 GMT -5
Agreed. That was by far my favorite Slayer album.
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Post by Shevy on Apr 25, 2006 4:57:29 GMT -5
Here's a good interview with Kerry King talking about the new album complete with subtle slap to Metallica. He calls it a mix of God Hate Us All and Seasons...
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Post by Shevy on Apr 27, 2006 5:24:47 GMT -5
And to follow along with Slayer's release date of 6/6/6 (along with a bazillion other metal bands), some bag of 'tard is pushing for a "National Day Of Slayer": www.nationaldayofslayer.org/ |
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Post by Shevy on Jun 12, 2006 4:22:24 GMT -5
"Christ Illusion" has been confirmed as the title of the new SLAYER album, it has been announced, and the CD's release date is now confirmed for August 8, 2006.
"Christ Illusion" is SLAYER's first new studio album since 2001, and the
first recorded by the band's original line-up - Kerry King/guitars; Tom
Araya/bass, vocals; Jeff Hanneman/guitars; Dave Lombardo/drums - since
1990's "Seasons In The Abyss." "Christ Illusion" was produced by Josh
Abraham and executive produced by Rick Rubin, and will be released on SLAYER's long-time label, Rubin's American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records.
"Christ Illusion" deals with familiar SLAYER themes - god, religion, hate, and war. Song titles are "Flesh Storm," "Catalyst," "Eyes of the Insane," "Jihad," "Skeleton Christ," "Consfearacy," "Black Serenade," " Catatonic," "Cult," and "Supremist." According to Araya, "No one is going to be disappointed, it's going to blow everybody away. It's fast, heavy, and maybe faster than anything we've done before."
"It's a good mix of fast, brutal music and slower moodier stuff, it's pretty
intense," added King. "It sounds like a damn SLAYER record."
A core player in SLAYER's history has also rejoined the team for the "Christ
Illusion" project. Larry Carroll, who did the cover artwork for "Reign in
Blood," "South of Heaven," and "Seasons In the Abyss," has painted an
original piece for the "Christ Illusion" cover. Working only from the song
titles and early lyrics, Carroll has produced a classic SLAYER masterpiece -
a portrait of the Christ - whose forearms have been chopped off - standing
in an ocean of blood surrounded by floating, decapitated heads. Carroll
created the painting on a 4-by-4-foot slab of wood using a combination of
mediums. King already has placed dibs on ownership of the original wooden
canvas.
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Post by 1:( on Jun 12, 2006 7:55:37 GMT -5
Seems like Slayer are continuing with their same signature style of metal that's made them so fucking boring for the last 25 years.
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Post by Shevy on Jun 12, 2006 8:15:49 GMT -5
Disagreed. I would lump Slayer's career into three different styles:
Show No Mercy through Reign In Blood: Sloppy, energetic, Satanic thrash
South Of Heaven through Divine Intervention: A little more mature with more emphasis on overall strength than breakneck speed.
Their current stuff: Boring mallcore horseshit psudo-thrash with a few highlights.
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Post by thrashed on Jun 12, 2006 9:58:51 GMT -5
If this new album isn't good then I'm gonna say Kerry King is now a fag. Isn't this one mostly written by him? He was the mastermind behind their last shitty album and nothing so far has given me hopes for the new one. The band is going on about this new album like they're in grade 3.
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Post by Shevy on Jun 12, 2006 14:58:34 GMT -5
They put up the song Cult on their MySpace page. It's actually pretty decent. One song does not an album make, though. |
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Post by thrashed on Jun 12, 2006 23:37:31 GMT -5
My speakers don't work. I haven't listened to anything on this computer for months.
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Post by ftslayer on Jun 15, 2006 15:43:37 GMT -5
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Post by Shevy on Jun 15, 2006 16:29:19 GMT -5
Nice! I'll check that out later tonight. And welcome to the boards, man.
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Post by Peace Sells on Jun 15, 2006 17:43:01 GMT -5
Nice find. I've only listened to Eyes of the Insane, but so far I really like it. I need to give it a couple more listens yet.
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Post by unclemeat on Jul 11, 2006 5:58:41 GMT -5
Review: New SLAYER Album Is 'God Hates Us All' Without The Memorable Riffs - July 10, 2006
Chris Steffen of RollingStone.com has penned the first review-of-sorts of the much-ancitipated new SLAYER album, "Christ Illusion", which is set to arrive early next month.
"Those of us impatiently waiting, nail-festooned gauntlets at the ready, for SLAYER to make another 'Reign in Blood' will have to wait a little longer," Steffen writes. "'Christ Illusion', due August 8th, mines much of the same territory as its predecessor, 'God Hates Us All', just without the memorable riffs. It's become downright painful to hear Tom Araya — at 45 years old! — continue to belt out the band's increasingly self-parodying, anti-religious lyrics, like 'Religion’s a whore' and 'I've made my choice: six six six!' The album art takes it all over the top with an image axeman Kerry King dubs 'Christ in a Sea of Despair.' At least their awesome drummer Dave Lombardo (playing on his first SLAYER recording since 1990's 'Seasons in the Abyss') shows off some chops, particularly on the raging 'Supremist'."
Check out Steffen's review at this location.
"Christ Illusion" was produced by Josh Abraham and executive-produced by Rick Rubin.
It's Rolling Stone so take it for what it's worth
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Post by Shevy on Jul 11, 2006 6:42:58 GMT -5
God damn...that review made it into Rolling Stone? I should go apply for a job there.
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Post by 1:( on Jul 11, 2006 6:51:37 GMT -5
That would be awesome. The world could see old style KitF reviews for all the latest top 40 slobber.
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