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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
SOD. Holy shit is that an arcane reference. And talk about stuff that could never be released today.
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I almost wore my (30ish year old, good grief) SOD T-Shirt at the No Values show, but the ever-decreasing intelligent side of my oft-reptilian brain shouted "Wearing a T-Shirt in SoCal with a very Hispanic audience that goes crazy over Suicidal Tendencies may miss the subtlety of "Speak English or Die""
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I fell into Slayer through rap. I listened to a lot of rap on the Def Jam label because they had the best acts (most notably, Public Enemy). A buddy who was a musician decided to try out Reign in Blood as a novelty - the thrash band on the rap label, produced by Rick Rubin.
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Rubin rebuilt Johnny Cash for 3 generations. He made Run DMC a thing, made the Beastie Boys millionaires, and somehow got death metal on the map. But his work with Cash transcends all. Those American recordings with Cash are strong, yet haunting.
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It's since slid into regular rotation among general hard rock classics ("Raining Blood" used to be played on big market terrestrial radio in these parts) and become a critics' favorite.
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Although she is not at all a fan of thrash metal, I took Mrs. Catrin Darcy to a Slayer show saying that seeing "Raining Blood" live was a Bucket List event. Afterwards, she did not disagree.
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Venom and Celtic Frost were just too extreme for me. They crossed a line of sorts. You could do almost anything to Slayer, as it was jammed with killer hooks and so perfectly produced. I'm almost certain I've even had sex to it (6 cd changer on shuffle?). That super-dark shit like Venom, where the singers feigned an unnaturally deep register and seemed to perhaps actually worship Satan was just too silly.
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The Venom LP (for another discussion down the road, how amusing that vinyl is back) for "At War With Satan" was literally framed like a bible, with a fold out upside-down cross inside. So damn silly, yet we ate it up at the time.
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That concludes my accidental channeling of Chuck Klosterman for the day.
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Loved his recent 90's book.
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ETA: If you've done the three-day version of Wagner's Ring Trilogy, you need therapy.
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Sebby, it's FOUR. And sit on the aisle because you will certainly need at some point to slip out to the bathroom during Siegfried or Gotterdammerung.
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