Seasons in the Abyss
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Seasons in the Abyss
Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 9, 1990 by Def American Records. Recording sessions began in March 1990 at Hit City West and Hollywood Sound, and ended in June 1990 at The Record Plantin Los Angeles, California. It was the band's first to last album to feature their full original lineup with drummer Dave Lombardo until his return on the group’s 2006 album Christ Illusion. Seasons in the Abyss' musical style has been compared by critics to the band's previous two albums South of Heaven (1988) and Reign in Blood (1986). -Wikipedia
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The Metal Archives
From the very first cut, the punishing double-bass and machine-gun riffing of “War Ensemble” was a call to arms – Slayer were back, still the leading titans of metal, and the idea that they would ever release a weak album? Unthinkable! This band was an incorruptible, unstoppable force or, so it seemed at the time.
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The E.D. Blog
Seasons in the Abyss is an absolute essential for every thrash fan and for any heavy music fan in general.
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Sputnik Music
Seasons in the Abyss is a very solid record that holds its own against the stiff competition. With its intensity, aggression, and other classic Slayer elements the album should be a very welcome addition to any thrash-head.
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Metal Storm
It is not only an essential Slayer or thrash metal purchase but essential to the collection of anyone with even only the vaguest interest in metal whatsoever. No length of review can do this album justice, I can only recommend that if you don't already own it you should buy it immediately and listen to it over and over again.
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Metal Reviews
A nearly classic album from the all-time classic unit that is Slayer. A must buy for any fan of more extreme and aggressive metal. Go forth and grab the black magic of 80s Slayer.
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All Music
Seasons doesn't have quite the freshness of its predecessors, but aside from that drawback, it's strong almost all the way from top to bottom.
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AOTY
this is a phenomenal record and definitely worth a listen.
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Metal Music Archives
Sometimes what makes an album great is the memories it encapsulates. When you hear it, or think of it, it takes you back to a different time. “Seasons In The Abyss” holds such a memory for me.
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No Clean Singing
Seasons… ultimately ends up being a solid, but too often pretty lackluster album.
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Kerrang!
It belongs among the classic series of Slayer records.
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Amino
Seasons in the Abyss is the epitome of Slayer and a fine tuned album that mixes all the best parts from their previous albums.
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Onward Faustian Soldiers
whenever a new Slayer record comes around we all say “I hope it’s as good as Seasons“.
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Death Metal Underground
While this album carries all the basic elements of the Slayer formula, it loses some of the momentum and wisdom behind previous choices, creating an album that was not fully ready and not really where the band wanted to take their music, but still a strong contender in the way the late middle albums of Iron Maiden remained solid despite some disorganization.
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Prindle Record Reviews
it's a perfectly worthwhile way to spend your time if you're really pissed off at your parent (or guardian) and think that serial killers are neat.
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