![]() ![]() When they, aided by producer Rick Rubin, unleashed Reign in Blood on the world, a whole new paradigm became decisive and changed the course of extreme metal. Of course, this wouldn’t have happened if the music hadn't been that spectacular in the first place. ![]() Even without the major support other leading metal acts of the time (Metallica, Megadeth, and to a lesser extent Anthrax) received, Slayer became a household name, the biggest cult band in the world, a force to be reckoned with or, – if you’re of the conservative camp – a morally bereft, violence-obsessed bunch of Satanists. Ever since they concocted their mix of classic hard rock, hardcore punk and the macabre metal of European predecessors such as Venom and Merciful Fate a bit more than twenty years ago, they’ve been a wholly unique band that always stood by its principles. ![]() Review Summary: The defining Slayer compilation. ![]()
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