Year : 1990 (Def Jam Recordings Records)
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 109 mb
Bio:
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981, by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer has never publicly revealed its worldwide sales, however between 1991 and 2004, the band sold more than 3.5 million albums in the U.S.Slayer's musical style involves fast tremolo picking, double bass drumming, riffs in irregular scales and shouted vocals. In the original line-up, King, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Jeff Hanneman contributed to the band's lyrics, and most of the band's music was created and arranged by King and Hanneman, with additional help from drummer Dave Lombardo and sometimes Araya.The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, insanity, Satanism, religion, anti-religion and warfare, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups and the public. Their music has been highly influential, often being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually and lyrically.Since their debut album in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one box set, six videos, two extended plays, a covers album and ten studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received five Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane", and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six" (both from 2006's Christ Illusion). Slayer has played music festivals worldwide, including Unholy Alliance, Download and Ozzfest.
Album:
Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 9, 1990, through Def American Records. Recording sessions began in March 1990 at Hit City West and Hollywood Sound, and ended in June 1990 at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, California. It was the band's last album to feature their full original lineup with drummer Dave Lombardo until his return on the band'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).Upon its release, Seasons in the Abyss received a generally positive reception and peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard 200. It was later certified gold in the United States and Canada. By 2017, it had sold over 813,000 copies in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan inception.Slayer burst into the 1990s exactly the way one would expect: with aggressive speed, murderous lyrics, and an album cover that looks like it was finger-painted by Manson and Bundy.“Seasons” was a reassuring album and it needed to be, as the climate of metal was changing significantly in the late 80s . The rise of funk and alternative metal had already corrupted a few hallowed artists at this point (Mordred and Death Angel had both begun to flirt with it). Death metal was still a few years away from taking hold internationally. 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.As the album plays out, it becomes obvious that the band is truly firing on all cylinders, thrashing cuts like “Spirit in Black” and “Born of Fire” blasting away with trademark intensity, Hanneman and King trading crazed solos over the speeding din. Even slow burners like the chugging “Skeletons of Society” find the band clearly in their element; riffing simple and effective, Araya belting out verse after twisted verse, the chorus doubled with eerie spoken accompaniment. Sure, “Dead Skin Mask” sounded like a creepy rewrite of “South of Heaven”, so what? It’s not like Slayer are running out of ideas! The 6+ minute title track is one of their greatest accomplishments, moving from Sabbathy crawl to clean melody to slashing riff crunch, all executed flawlessly, Lombardo pounding and pattering like a freak of nature. Overall, a collection of strong material, speed and power delivered in abundance. The band is obviously sticking with a winning formula as fans expected. If this lineup had stayed intact, who knows how many more quality releases could have been sustained.The Clash of the Titans tour and world domination would continue for the next few years (I’m glad I bit the bullet and paid the outrageous 1991 price of $25 to see the Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, and Alice in Chains on the same bill. I almost passed on it!) At any rate, the unsuspecting metal hordes had no idea this was the end of the band’s strongest era.
Line-Up:
Tom Araya - Vocals, Bass (1982-2019, 2024-present) - See also: ex-Tradewinds
Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) - Guitars (1981-2013) - See also: ex-Pap Smear
Kerry King - Guitars (1981-2019, 2024-present) - See also: Kerry King, ex-Megadeth (live)
Dave Lombardo - Drums (1982-1986, 1987-1992, 2001-2013) - See also: Beloved Ghouls, Dead Cross, Fantômas, Mr. Bungle, ex-Grip Inc., Dave Lombardo, Empire State Bastard, Misfits, Satanic Planet, Sypher, Venamoris, ex-Melvins, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Testament, ex-Metal Allegiance (live), ex-Metallica (live), ex-Voodoocult, ex-Escape, ex-Pap Smear, ex-Philm, ex-Sabotage
Production:
Recorded At – Hit City West
Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Co-producer – Andy Wallace, Slayer
Design – Robert Fisher (4)
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Allen Abrahamson, Chris Rich (2), David Tobocman
Engineer, Mixed By – Andy Wallace
Illustration – Larry Carroll
Illustration [Logo Illustration] – Dean Fleming
Lyrics By – Hanneman* (tracks: 1, 6), King* (tracks: 3, 7 to 9), Araya* (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 10)
Management – Rick Sales
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Music By – Hanneman* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), King* (tracks: 4, 6 to 9)
Photography By [Group Photos] – Marty Temme
Photography By [Individual Photos] – Sunny Bak
Producer – Rick Rubin
Tracklist:
01. War Ensemble 04:52
02. Blood Red 02:50
03. Spirit in Black 04:07
04. Expendable Youth 04:10
05. Dead Skin Mask 05:17
06. Hallowed Point 03:24
07. Skeletons of Society 04:41
08. Temptation 03:26
09. Born of Fire 03:08
10. Seasons in the Abyss 06:32
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