WORLD PAINTED BLOOD! - The "unofficial" thread...

Look ToB I am a Pantera fan but Pantera started out as a hair metal/pop metal band and then made a leap from that style to the style Pantera became famous for. I am not suggesting that Pantera sold out but it is certainly a more drastic leap than Slayer adding 'groove' to some of their songs.

I agree with you manny about their earlier career. I was just referring to how PANTERA handled the late 90s/early 2000s compared to how SLAYER handled the same musical climate.

Just because Slayer's solos are



does not mean they still aren't tasty

SlaytanicPOWER wrote:

Just because Slayer's solos are



does not mean they still aren't tasty

This thread has turned out pretty funny!

Some people agree and some disagree. I'm still standing behind my thoughts that it is the 2nd most horrible album they have ever released. Slayer can do so much better!

I still think it's a great. For a slayer album after the
last couple they did.

I think it's a good album. The "solos" fit the songs...

Favorite tracks:

1. Psychopathy Red
2. Snuff
3. Title Track

I haven't picked this up yet, but I heard 'Psychopathy Red' on sattellite radio this morning on the way into work. Sounds like Slayer to me. Looking forward to hearing the rest of this.

Temple of Blood wrote:

and doing the all-punk covers album (so SLAYER had NO metal influences?) to their influences when Green Day hit? That's pretty darn selective, don't you think?

What the Hell does Green Day have to do with punk??? Slayer did a cover album of punk songs not power pop songs. Have you even heard any of the bands they covered? Minor Threat, D.I., D.R.I., Dr. Know, Verbal Abuse, etc. I listen to and love all of them and can tell you these bands are NOTHING like Green Day. I think the new album is pretty darn good by the way.

7thSecond wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

and doing the all-punk covers album (so SLAYER had NO metal influences?) to their influences when Green Day hit? That's pretty darn selective, don't you think?

What the Hell does Green Day have to do with punk??? Slayer did a cover album of punk songs not power pop songs. Have you even heard any of the bands they covered? Minor Threat, D.I., D.R.I., Dr. Know, Verbal Abuse, etc. I listen to and love all of them and can tell you these bands are NOTHING like Green Day. I think the new album is pretty darn good by the way.

quoted for truth

You both missed my point entirely.

Not sure I feel the need to type it out because it wouldn't be worth it.

Keep believing that SLAYER never made commercial concessions. Santa is real too.

Temple of Blood wrote:

You both missed my point entirely.

Not sure I feel the need to type it out because it wouldn't be worth it.

Keep believing that SLAYER never made commercial concessions. Santa is real too.

Okay, enough of this crap. We all have our opinions, let's just drop it.

Every damn Slayer thread ends up like this.

At the risk of re-lighting this bonfire again... I picked up WORLD PAINTED BLOOD yesterday. Thus far, me likee. I think CHRIST ILLUSION may have been a bit nastier sounding (the production of W.P.B. sounds a bit sterile to me) but otherwise, good show. Fave track so far (mind you I've only spun it two or three times) would be "Snuff," followed by "Americon."

...and as far as I'm concerned, "Public Display of Dismemberment" wins the award for Coolest Song Title of 2009, hands down.

Fat Freddy wrote:

At the risk of re-lighting this bonfire again... I picked up WORLD PAINTED BLOOD yesterday. Thus far, me likee. I think CHRIST ILLUSION may have been a bit nastier sounding (the production of W.P.B. sounds a bit sterile to me) but otherwise, good show. Fave track so far (mind you I've only spun it two or three times) would be "Snuff," followed by "Americon."

...and as far as I'm concerned, "Public Display of Dismemberment" wins the award for Coolest Song Title of 2009, hands down.

Listen to it a few more times, it'll click!!!

"IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MF'N OIL!!!!!"

I'm liking this one, right off the bat. Christ Illusion, while I do enjoy it, took a few spins before it starting sinking in with me. WPB is immediately enjoyable. I can only imagine it will get better with repeated spins.

By the way, my office Secret Santa got me a Hot Topic Slayer t-shirt for my gift. Slayer & Christmas, perfect together.

I wish they'd release "ATROCITY VENDOR", that song snippet rocks on Playing With Dolls Vid.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I think CHRIST ILLUSION may have been a bit nastier sounding (the production of W.P.B. sounds a bit sterile to me) but otherwise, good show.

agreed, which is why i like Christ Illusion more. WPB is a great album though.

I still need to get "World Painted Blood". It's high on my list though.

This thing has had a couple of months to sink it, and here's about where it stands for me.

Guitar tone - flat, and noticeably so.
Songs - stronger than Christ Illusion. Psychopathy in Red and Unit 731 are the best songs they're written since Gemini
Tom's voice - best it's sounded in over a decade
Solos - the usual
Lombardo - nuff said

Overall - Best since Divine Intervention, and just a smidge below that one. If they took off Americon and put on a song equal to Psychopathy in Red, and fixed that damn guitar tone, it would be better than DI.

Temple of Blood wrote:

SLAYER has sold out during their career! Remember in the 90s when metal was a dirty word and they were labelling themselves the pioneers of "hard music"? Now they are calling themselves a metal band again!

Remember them adding all the groove ("Stain of Mind") and doing the all-punk covers album (so SLAYER had NO metal influences?) to their influences when Green Day hit? That's pretty darn selective, don't you think?
Not to mention their new song meant to appeal to the Marilyn Manson crowd. Come on. If they could've sold out like METALLICA and pulled it off they would've try it.
l in their own way, they just never copied the Black album like MEGADETH and TESTAMENT did.

I totaly agree and thats why i didnt buy a new SLAYER album since SEASON IN THE ABYSS.
But i bought their new one because its pure thrash metal heaven again for the band (of course, they are selling out again because THRASH is popular again, but this time i am happy they are selling out).

Wow!

ultmetal wrote:

Wow!

Did you get it?

I did. Thanks.

Will PM you.

ultmetal wrote:

Wow!