Reign in Blood
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Reign in Blood
Reign in Blood is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 7, 1986 by Def Jam Recordings.The album was the band's first collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, whose input helped the band's sound evolve. The release date of the album was delayed because of concerns regarding the lyrical subject matter of the opening track "Angel of Death", which refers to Josef Mengele and describes acts such as human experimentation that he committed at the Auschwitz concentration camp.However, the band's members stated numerous times that they did not condone Nazism and were merely interested in the subject. -Wikipedia
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The Metal Archives
At only 29 minutes long, Reign in Blood is perfect proof of quality over quantity. Just because the songs aren't long, doesn't mean the music ain't good, or ain't as amazing as some ploddy plops prog bullshit.
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COS
Beyond its immediate impact, the shockwaves of the album are still being felt.
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Loudwire
Reign in Blood is Slayer's best and most important record. It's fast, frenzied, infectious, filled with timeless riffs and as amped up as a hyperactive kid force-fed a pile of meth.
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The Quietus
It still stands the test of time and still kills – a pure, classic LP. To me, Slayer invented the style of heavy metal I adore: odes to Satan with discordant axe harmonies and thundering drums.
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All Music
Reign in Blood was a stone-cold classic upon its release, and it hasn't lost an ounce of its power today.
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Metal Storm
The greatest metal record of all time.
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The Guardian
A perfect album on any format, Reign in Blood becomes an unstoppable rollercoaster ride into the depths of the abyss on vinyl. Just as Satan intended.
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Worship Metal
with closer inspection it becomes apparent that Reign In Blood may not be The Greatest Thrash Album Of All Time.
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Jonathon Hill
Reign in Blood is a single-minded barrage of aggro in short, snappy bursts that doesn’t leave any room to flex their artistic muscles in other sonic realms. Slayer used their unquenchable thirst to create volatile music and spurred them on to record an album that ultimately became not only a flag bearer for thrash metal but a forerunner of death metal as well.
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Invisible Oranges
Reign in Blood is, in every sense, much less than the sum of its more-interesting parts.
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Sputnik Music
Reign in Blood has a lot of potential, but it just manages to come up short. It's a fun listen, but not nearly as classic as some of the other Slayer releases.
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No Clean Singing
I say rightfully, but while Reign In Blood is a good album, it’s not great. I think for me this shortfall is due to the fact that it distinctly lacks much of what would hook me about Slayer as I explored the rest of their discography.
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McSweeney's
That was f***ing amazing. F***ing Slayer, dude. Holy shit.
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Amino
some amazing lyrics and a nice guitar solo.
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Prindle Record Reviews
This is without exception the finest speed metal album I've ever heard. And by "finest," I mean "most interesting, threatening, hooky, speedy, intense, and exciting of them all". All the songs are pretty similar, but the discriminating ear will quickly take note of the minor rifferences.
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Angelfire
Reign in Blood almost single-handedly revolutionized thrash metal, and never before or since have I heard an extreme metal album that sounds this brutal.
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The E.D. Blog
Reign in Blood’s song list is strong but may take some getting used to by the casual listener. For the die hard, it is a must listen and is part of the roots of the renaissance.
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Death Metal Underground
this album has the feel of a travelogue through hell, in which successive horrors and denunciations of false innate value cartwheel past in a deepening mood of horror, aggression and reverence.
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Music Waves
'Reign In Blood' is one of those paroxysmal masterpieces about which everything has already been said.
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