144: SLAYER Seasons in the Abyss Album Dive

“Which of The Big Four ‘Black Album-ed’ first?”

 

It’s a delicate subject, one which SLAYER fans will be unable to refute or deny, but SEASONS IN THE ABYSS (as genius as it is) IS actually (kind of) “Slayer’s Black Album”.

 

Do you want proof? Well, there’s hooks (wait:  hooks?), there’s melody (that’s right:  melody), and there’s the perfect sonic coalescence of their four prior studio albums, making it the perfect climax to their legendary 80’s output and the ideal way to close out their inaugural “decade of aggression”. 

Stop “delaying your diarrhea” and prepare to “ROR” in the “blacklight planetarium” at the handmade “supernova” formed from the “natural biological adhesive” generated by our “guaranteed pickup line” and JOIN US as we dive into The Black Album that was “technically” The Black Album before The Black Album was even The Black Album. 

 

Time for SLAYER:  SEASONS IN THE ABYSS.

 

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(19:10):  **Mini #concertreview of #DOWN in #Atlanta courtesy of the Billiam ** / #dontdenythepowerof #PhilipHAnselmo #metalroyalty #noteven #catharticpositiveforce #presence (Sorry, a moment of #profiling…we’ll find a way…) / *Confusion regarding the Coca Cola Roxy and the Buckhead Theater #mathtime #newandold #naturalbiologicaladhesive #californiapotatochips #blacklightplanetarium / The DOWN (Phil) #banter #whatdoyallwannahear #clapyourhands #BlackSabbathStyle and a mini-mini review of #IllNino (#theopener) #currentmetal #modernmetal #nomorecovidrestrictions #updateyourwebsite (And suddenly…GONE!) #themoreyouknow *HAIL to DOWN!!!* #overlytwanglified 

 

(27:27):  #motherfluckin ***IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** #thevoicemailsegment #thepost and some #punchupideas for the #wellplayyourshit #jingle (thank you for that!). ***If you’d like to email us you can do so at metalnerdery@gmail.com ** #theemailsegment #hail and #goodjob #learntointernet (*and now, this section will be read by #TheKeyMaster*) #BravesStadium #ShitiBank #elevenminutes vs #threeminutes and an analogy regarding #drivethru #banking (#youredelayingmydiarrhea) *And now, a totally unnecessary #MontyPython reference*

 

(34:30):  Back to Russell’s original question:  The Docket – Slayer “Seasons in the Abyss” #SlayersBlackAlbum #kinda / #SlayerStew / #Y2KY argument / Initial impressions of “Seasons” upon first listen (back in the day). The #sonictexture of “Seasons” relative to “Reign in Blood” and “South of Heaven” / *Is “Seasons” the most #melodic Slayer album? * #themostaccessibleSlayerAlbum of the early era / NOTE:  The #titlee track was the very first #musicvideo that #Slayer ever did! ***See also #SeasoningTheObese from #SOD !!!*** #forks #blackout #tangentional #justexactlynotlikeit

 

(42:00):  A #guaranteed #pickupline to secure maximum #poon… #metalnerderydating / WAR ENSEMBLE #killeropener #SlayerQuiche (*see also #tacosoup for #breakfast*) #nochives / BLOOD RED (a tad #hooky and  #groovy / SPIRIT IN BLACK #changey #classicSlayer #readthoselyrics #where #andGO / **Which Slayer album had the most sales?** #aha #spoileralert #thankyouandgoodnight #era #init #yeah

 

(52:13):  EXPENDABLE YOUTH #mostaccessible #WhoBlackAlbumedFirst? (You can hear elements of the #groovemetal) / I*s it #MrKing or is it #MrGein?* #ultracreepy (Just some good old fashioned, creepy #Slayer) #markthetime #purecreepy #fronttoback (easily the most #melodicsolos on an album) / The Metal Nerdery #objective for each episode / *Remember #120minutes?* and the brief #coma that #metal fell into for a few years? / #genreduet #thankyou / #youcantkillthemetal #timetofrost #wellserved (aka #twanglified) #thatguy #RussellsReflections #roadtripedition #Birmingham #highfiveintheface

 

(1:04:32):  HALLOWED POINT #killeropener #sidetwo / #themostmelodicSlayerAlbum #justsayit SKELETONS OF SOCIETY (*#blackalbumhashtagoverdose*) #poppy #intrusivethoughts #hellogoodbye #groovybabyyeah / The natural progression of Slayer’s sound from album to album / TEMPTATION (and 2 approaches to the #vocals that resulted in doing #bolth) #growershower #notontheboat #singalong #round #rowrowrowyourboat / #ROR and the resulting #aftermath #werordreallyhard #LegalDeltaNine #soundsgreat #betterpronoun / BORN OF FIRE #hangwithme #herewego #moreabsurdanalogies #hereitcomes #andthereitis #iknewit #groovybaby #boom #tighter / SEASONS IN THE ABYSS *The only song to ever be heard  at a #memorialservice* (and also the #firstmusicvideo of Slayer’s career) #funeralsoundtrack #creepybutmelodic #amiwrong / #SlayerGuitarHeroSoloASMR / **Favorite tracks** / A more reigned in, polished approach to songwriting and guitar solos.  #Thefartequivilent 

 

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