I can't stand Slayer

Whole band is shit, there are so many better bands but yet this one is considered Metal Legend? Makes no sense honestly would rather listen to 3oh!3 than slayer and i HATE POP!

Nope that might be a bit out of line really. At least elaborate on what you don�t like about them. Is it the vocals, the excessive guitar soloing...etc. Have you listened to every single album by the band? And if not which albums do you base your contempt on? They�ve made quite a few you know and they don�t all sound the same.

your right about the shit thing but i shall elaborate i heard raining blood because my friend decided to show me them when i got into Cannibal Corpse. I really hated the vocals and didnt like how the whole song kinda sounded off key. I would dwell into more songs but they seem satanist or at least hardcore atheist with live stages graffitied in " GOD HATES YOU"

Slayer had some good riffs but they were always #4 of the big 4 for me. (Actually probably behind Testament too.) Araya's vocals were just too raw and the whole music was just more punk like, and I'm not a punk fan. Too stripped down, just about as much nuance as a boulder.

Edited by Negoba - 22 Apr 2010 at 3:45pm

I think Reign in Blood is a fantastic half hour of senseless violence, one of my favourite metal albums. Seasons in the Abyss is another great Slayer album and I quite like Christ Illusion as well. I should listen to more of South of Heaven.

I'm in agreement with most accessments with Slayer,
Though I do understand why the the are considered a Classic among Thrash, they were the 1st to play
their type of Thrash Metal, they started this trend of "this kind", and at the beginning when I 1st heard
them, they deffinately have "Punk" roots, but so did Iron Maiden.
It wasnt till Reign in Blood did I "like" them, I LOVE Araya's Screaming Raw Vocals though, and
Dave Lombardo is one of the most technical and fastest drummers still (especially then, that is until
we all heard Morbid Angel), but I think his true skills shown in his Band "Grip Inc." when he left
Slayer. And I was a fan of his replacement Paul Bostaph years before with the Great Tech-
Thrashers "Forbidden".
The thing that I noticed in their beginning and in Reign, Hanneman and King were awesome at
riffage from Hell!  But their soloing was, well . . . like mine back then, I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO
SOLO (and I'm still working at it).
They had no "theory", it was noodling to the purest sence, it was "fake" scales, it was just fingers
going fast all over the fret board to fit into the structures of each song.
But as the each Album came, Hanneman got MUCH better, and King is STILL a noodler , lets
face it, he's the rythem guitarist and has come up with some awesome riffs and I think thats where
he is very comfortable while adding his "signature" whammy bar trems.

I too am a bit cringy when I read the lyrics, and the way they "avoid" the questions of what theyre
beliefs or song lyrics stand for/what purpose, has always made me scratch my head.  But I guess
thats theyre right, they dont need to or want to be role-models.  But everytime I see Kerry in an
interview, it seems like he wants to punch out the interviewer, the man has some issues, I can feel
the animosity through the TV screen, and from everything I've heard, he's an athiest and has a
hatred for "Gods", which always astounds me, theyre lyrics can be really intelligent at times but
"logic" tells me, its not Gods fault, its MAN who interpets what THEY want to hear and use it to their
own advantage.
The last few albums have gotten more explicit and its a total turn-off, I like the "sound" of the latest,
but most of the lyrics turned me off, lyrics mean alot to me so I cant avoid it.

I mean NO disrespect to the Fans, they have a "Legion" litterally, and I understand it, but I dont
understand the fanatism that follows them, engraving the Slayer Logos on themselves and other
maniacle behaviour of some. I'm sure they think "man those are some sick F***s!" but at the same
time they take it as "This is the kind of fans we have, thats why we are here".

Okay so I'm a Christian "believer", but I actually like "Deicide" because theyre soo heavy,
aggressive and evil that they amaze me that theyre excellent musicians, but I'd be hard pressed to
buy their albums (And Satanism is soo full of paradoxes I just shake my head. I'm sure the same
can be said for my beliefs, yet the core of my beliefs is for good,  not dark, and gives people hope,
not un-abashed reason to be self destructive or destructive and, and, and etc. etc.).

If I were to own Slayer albums:
Reign in Blood (which I do)
Seasons in the Abyss
South of Heaven (and this)
and "War Ensemble" is a GREAT song!

Now I guess I'll get (but I'll take some with me! )

There's no problem with a thread about one disliking a band, but I think "Slayer Hater" sends a wrong message...I'll change the thread title. 

As individual musicians (excluding the drummers) they were never THAT great, but MAN, something just f**king happened when they came together as a collective.
Reign in Blood will always be in my top 5 favorite 80s thrash metal albums along with Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, So Far, So Good, So What? , Master of Puppets and Ride The Lightning

Harry wrote: As individual musicians (excluding the drummers) they were never THAT great, but MAN, something just f**king happened when they came together as a collective. Reign in Blood will always be in my top 5 favorite 80s thrash metal albums along with Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, So Far, So Good, So What? , Master of Puppets and Ride The Lightning

I really like them. They give me exactly what I want to hear when I'm in the mood for ruthless thrash. They have their own sound with rough vocals, wild-noisy solos and spectacular drumwork. Sure,there are more bands but Slayer gives me the aggression I simply like the most.        Their music is original,especially the first years of their carreer,and has influenced many other bands. I don't think they are overrated.It's a good thing when people go out of their mind on Slayer. When I was younger there were times I released almost every day my energy on them. Now today my collection is too big to hear them regular,but still they are favorite. Hell awaits & South of heaven are some of the classic albums, but I also like albums as Divine intervention & Christ illusion. The weakest album is Diabolus in musica. However it has great tracks as Bitter peace,Scrum &Point;also maybe the most progressive album. As far as I understood they won't continue Slayer when the members reach an age of far in the 50.

Edited by slow man - 27 Apr 2010 at 4:19pm