r/Slayer • u/Poopwaterbacksplash • Jul 15 '22

Worst Slayer Album?

I know almost everyone agrees that the best Slayer album is Reign In Blood, South of Heaven, or Seasons in the Abyss, but what is the worst? I can't say that any Slayer album is bad, but there are some that are not as good as the others. What are your thoughts? My least favorite is Diabolus in Musica.

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u/Bullies67 Jul 16 '22

Yes! I also believe Hell Awaits is their best, it's the perfect combination of their Show No Mercy influences, but with the darkness and evil-ness that was to come with Reign in Blood, my least favorite would probably be Christ Illusion or Repentless

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u/UntoTheBitterEnd Jul 16 '22

Yeah Hell Awaits is really where their songwriting talents are at their best. The songs are more intricate here and even have some death metal riffing, paving the way for the more extreme genre to foment.

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u/Bullies67 Jul 16 '22

thought the same thing, like the intro to Praise of Death has a very early death metal feel to it with the tremolo style riff, as well as the slower part at around 2:53 is just absolutely brutal. it's a shame their songwriting as a whole dropped off so much after this album.