My First Time Listening to Reign In Blood by Slayer | My Reaction

[@TommTF2]

without a doubt the best thrash metal album ever, fight me Metallica fans. fight me.

[@larrydest1466]

For me it's peace sells,but I hear ya

[@raregrimebeats1352]

It’s not even slayers best

[@TommTF2]

@@raregrimebeats1352 just wrong, you could argue south of heaven is on par or better but realistically nothing is more raw thrash metal and more slayer than reign in blood

[@simonharding3109]

I shall not fight you, sir. Agreed, the step up from hell awaits was monumental but had much to do with Rick rubin 🙂

[@PETERODZZ]

I am a big 4 fan. Or 5, 6, maybe big 7. Testament, death angel, exodus. Any way. No I am not gonna fight ya. The best trash album of all time

[@danpereyra2165]

She did it! She did it again! How is this level of consistency possible folks?

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha thanks! I love making these videos and discovering all of these amazing bands and albums.

[@danpereyra2165]

​@@mollyesanborn Nice to know that! I love getting into new bands too, in fact I've been listening recently to Unwound and they're such a cool post-hardcore band, their development from album to album is quite great despite not being too complex, I'd suggest you give them a try at some point later; for now I'll enjoy how you discover more of Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode (some of my favs haha).

[@mollyesanborn]

@@danpereyra2165 I'll be sure to look into Unwound, and I hope you enjoy the Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode reactions :)

[@Gothmog8ap]

She is good at reacting?

[@bmhernandez8798]

@@mollyesanborn New Plastic Ideas by Unwound is an amazing classic album of the 90s!

[@chiiefff]

absolute classic

[@mollyesanborn]

What an album! This was such a wild listen.

[@opticFPV]

I always say that first scream in Angel of Death sounds like someone falling down into the pits of hell while going through an accelerated puberty

[@mollyesanborn]

Accurate 😂

[@3Clod]

ahahahahah that was... like she said!

[@javalefralop9241]

This is the perfect description for that scream lol It's also fitting for the beginning of an album that sounds like an audio tour in hell

[@NPC-fl3gq]

Rumour has it someone left some Lego in the studio...

[@Alan_Duval]

Surely "an accelerated puberty" IS "falling down into the pits of hell"?

[@SuperSpacebum]

I love the comments about the guitar solos. People rag on them, but they fit the music perfectly. They're not just guitar solos, they're the cavernous howls of tormented and vengeful souls.

[@AgnosticTruth]

Obviously anyone who rags on their solos doesn’t know how to play guitar. Those boys can play! Kerry just likes the whammy bar a little too much.

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

It's mainly because they're super chaotic and seem to have no form of melodic structure like guitar solos traditionally have, it just sounds like they're randomly moving up and down the fretboard in a chaotic fashion with a ton of random whammy bar. But I agree that the guitar solos match the music, they wouldn't sound right with a Master Of Puppets style of solo. It's the same thing with people ragging on Lars's drumming, Metallica wouldn't sound like Metallica if anyone but Lars was drumming.

[@baax]

Well said man, i love all the solos, this album is a masterpiece.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Their solos are chaotic and painful and it fits the music and lyrics perfectly. Slayer is one band I don't want to have melodic and pretty solos.

[@PETERODZZ]

That was Rick Ruben asking Kerry and Jeff to do more guitar solos

[@rycolligan]

The opening to "Jesus Saves" is one of my favorite parts of the album. I was playing it for a friend once and he said "when I hear this I feel like I'm in actual danger", and I can't disagree.

[@kadoom8843]

“The gates of pearl have turned to gold, it seems you lost your way” is the best line in metal history.

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

That's the feeling I get with "Criminally insane" and "213" (from the Divine Intervention album), it's just soo menacing that it gives you a sense of danger!

[@Orca-b2v]

Money saves😇😇

[@metaltildeth6783]

Yes! My favorite Slayer album. I can't wait to watch your reaction to this classic Thrash album. Loved your reaction to "Reign in Blood". Your expressions and descriptive words when you stopped songs to comment had me smiling. This is a great Thrash metal album, one of the top 3 every produced, along with "Rust in Peace" and "Master of Puppets". A few notes. The sound of this album is different than other Thrash metal of the period and many other types of metal albums because it was recorded without reverb. That is why the music is so in your face. Also, the average BPM (beats per minute) for "Reign in Blood" is nearly 220. The produce going forward from "Reign in Blood" is better than their first 2 releases.

[@mollyesanborn]

This album is fantastic! I never knew what to expect. Hope you enjoy the reaction :)

[@benjaminsivers6480]

time for a south of heaven reaction 😈🤘🏾

[@mollyesanborn]

Definitely, I'm excited to hear it!

[@neilaslayer]

AGREE!

[@JohnHill-bn5kn]

Live Undead the EP also

[@raregrimebeats1352]

Great doom thrash album

[@Dinobot2]

So slowed down Reign in Blood?

[@Zerothehero-tq1jg]

Slayer is such a great and important band. They were a great introduction to extreme metal and remain as my favorite thrash band!

[@mollyesanborn]

They're so talented, and Reign In Blood was a fantastic introduction to their music!

[@PIZZAdayisback]

First deaththrash band?

[@ITSTAKING]

Those genuine smiles of joy when a gnarly blast beat starts playing are exactly why I subscribed to this channel for

[@mollyesanborn]

:)

[@bradmenpes809]

Reign in Blood!! One of the big four. Super impressed with the choice, and a great review, as always, Molly!

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes what an amazing album, I loved hearing this one. I'll definitely have to plan on doing more Slayer here on the channel.

[@3Clod]

ah yes the big four 🤣 such an american idiocy: metallica self nominated them that and people were all like "ooooh, so they are the best!" a pity they forgot to mention exodus, overkill... not to mention the european killer bands, way more violent and faster, like destruction, sodom and kreator 😅 Metallica are the biggest scam. The only big in that tour were slayer, megadeth and anthrax so it's the big three, in the end

[@solrac-9]

Bad ass album!! Glad you liked it Molly. You rock!

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah I absolutely loved this album! A great introduction to the amazing music of Slayer🤘

[@djpown5117]

Slaaaaaaaaaayer! You picked a great one!🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks! Yeah Slayer is fantastic, this album was a great introduction to their music.

[@mfsars1075]

OMG Molly I can't emphasize enough how happy this makes me! I will EAT this video.

[@mollyesanborn]

😃Hope you enjoy it, I'll definitely have to do some more Slayer reactions on the channel!

[@rileypatton7482]

Hell Awaits. We're waiting)

[@mollyesanborn]

Noted, I'll definitely plan on a Hell Awaits reaction as well :)

[@demigog8245]

Were already there.

[@linkmaster88]

@@mollyesanborn their best imo cheers!

[@maze2490]

@@mollyesanborn Don't forget "Show No Mercy" as well, Molly! Love and peace.

[@PIZZAdayisback]

​@@demigog8245dude 😎, It's a reference 😁 to the album 😁 of that name 📛 😹

[@pickthestickup]

This album is truly all killer no filler.

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

This is your best reaction. Genuine and honest. What an amazing album. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@mollyesanborn]

Wow thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it, I had a blast listening to this album and they threw so many surprising moments on Reign In Blood. A fantastic introduction to Slayer's music, that's for sure.

[@aaronbevinsnerdcentral]

Truly groundbreaking album...it changed my life back in the day and definitely set new standards for musical extremity. Top of the mountain for Slayer fersure!

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes such a great album, and a fantastic introduction to Slayer's music!

[@pazwretzky4673]

I saw ex Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo as well as Scott Ian from Anthrax performing on stage when I went to see Mr Bungle a little while back,they started playing a Slayer song Hell Awaits which was so heavy it sounded like actually being in Hell, but then in typical Mr Bungle style it morphed into pop hit True by Spandau Ballet, it was hilarious

[@NerudoP-Clowes]

Going to see them in a couple of weeks, can't f'n wait!

[@pazwretzky4673]

I had my reservations as to wheather they could pull off live what they do on their albums, but that was soon put to rest, they were great, I was thoroughly entertained

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, that sounds like an awesome time! Slayer + Mr Bungle is a wild combo, two bands that absolutely bring it with the energy.

[@JKBarker101]

Fun fact: this was released on the hip-hop label, Def Jam alongside Public Enemy & The Beastie Boys - (certified hood classic indeed)

[@mollyesanborn]

This is some heavy hip-hop... lol. Cool fact, thanks for sharing!

[@baax]

Dave Lombardo's performance on this album is ridiculous, an incredible drummer.

[@marvelcaptain3504]

I really love your objectivity to your reactions. This albums is one of my favorites

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much! Yeah this album was fantastic, a great introduction to Slayer.

[@sgtstank]

I'm more of a South of Heaven guy myself. Hell Awaits has some pretty special moments on it too. Seasons in the Abyss was the last album that had that "thing" for me, but there are admittedly great tracks on later albums.

[@mollyesanborn]

I'll definitely be checking out more of their albums now, I'm excited to hear them!

[@mikepetersen6792]

I hope you do 'South of Heaven' next. It was such a change-up for Slayer at the time. It's slowed down a lot, but loses none of it's "Slayerness."

[@mollyesanborn]

I'm very excited to hear it, I'll definitely have to plan a South Of Heaven reaction soon :)

[@bobthepoppop]

God, this album... Just 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@MrZadWallop]

Slayer has got so many classics in their decades long catalog. South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss are usually considered must listens by the fans but I have a soft spot for God Hates Us All (infamously released September 11, 2001) and Undisputed Attitude, which is a cover album of punk classics. I'd love to see your reaction to any of those!

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, I'd love to hear all of those! I'll certainly plan on more Slayer videos here on the channel :)

[@pawelkeller]

Definitely try Seasons In The Abyss

[@hectorignacio-nx1dm]

The guitar break transition reaction.... A+

[@cratesclouds]

Slayer is one of a kind & their influence can’t be overstated. I love every record though many fans don’t care for some. Looking forward to more of your reactions & curious if you hear them all, which one would end up being your favorite.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah I'll definitely have to plan on doing more Slayer here on the channel, I look forward to hearing more of their albums.

[@AntonPayne-q4f]

I am glad you finally heard this thrash metal masterpiece by one of my favorite metal bands of all time.

[@mollyesanborn]

I'm so glad that I've heard it as well! A fantastic introduction to Slayer's discography.

[@AntonPayne-q4f]

@@mollyesanborn the other albums are brilliant especially seasons in the abyss which is my second favorite slayer album which trust me you’ll like it because it is such a brilliant album.

[@mollyesanborn]

@@AntonPayne-q4f I look forward to hearing that album as well! :)

[@budthewiser1344]

In March 1986 Metallica released Master of Puppets which was the greatest thrash album ever…….for 7 months. Because in October Slayer released the greatest Thrash metal album ever REIGN IN BLOOD!

[@curdledmayonnaise]

one of the things i love about this album is that all the songs are very similar it makes the whole album like one giant song in a way

[@mollyesanborn]

I kinda get that, the whole album flew by when I listened to it and the tracks are all relatively short too. That combined with their fast pace does make it seem like one giant song in a way, they don't let you take a breather at all on this album!

[@govs213]

Yea what a song…. Angel of Death intro and Raining blood Outro whilst the the middle just shreds your soul with hells fingernails

[@TheEnnisfan]

Reign is universally recognized as the hardest album of all time. Also, one of the most awesome albums covers ever. I was a teenager when it hit record stores and I loved it from the get-go. Still do. A masterpiece of an album. R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman.

[@yodieyuh]

As a youth: Reign > Hell Awaits > Seasons > Heaven > Mercy Where I am now in life: Mercy > Heaven > Seasons > Reign > Hell Awaits Weird how tastes change.

[@Hell-Awaits]

As a youth: Hell Awaits As a old head: Hell Awaits.

[@johnpsy4129]

Show no mercy over reign in blood is criminally insane

[@metalrules1135]

I listened to this record every morning while I was getting ready to go to high school the year it came out. It got me through some dark times. This reaction was fantastic. Your facial expressions had me laughing out loud in places. This record is a perfect Thrash masterpiece. The flow of the songs, even the segues between some of them, it just all comes together the way it needs to. A bunch of artists have done covers of the song Raining Blood, ones you'd never expect to. I'm really glad you liked it so much, but I kind of figured you would.

[@mollyesanborn]

Awesome comment! This album was exceptional, it certainly brought quite the punch of energy. I love how it flows so well, like you said how they connect everything together is just perfect. I'm very excited to continue with Slayer on the channel and hear more of their albums.

[@metalrules1135]

@@mollyesanborn One of the weird things about this record. Slayer had just signed to Def Jam records, which at the time was the label that all the big Rap bands were on. So you had this monster Thrash record come out as one of the flagship records for a Rap label. Rick Rubin had a way of thinking outside the box and making things happen that you maybe wouldn't have though of doing. But it worked. In the context of the times, this was radical. Thrash was being ignored by record labels and that caused people to form them just to get this stuff out there. So like Megaforce, Combat, Steam Hammer and others came into being just to get Thrash to the market. Then Slayer signs on with the biggest Rap label out there. It might not seem weird today. But at the time it was revolutionary.

[@descantinginsalubrious]

South of Heaven is my favorite Slayer album. Can't wait for you to check it out.

[@mollyesanborn]

I'm excited to hear it! :)

[@DodgeyBoy-qq8kf]

Great review! Like how you analysed this album from the key moments of each song! You have got your Slayer badge of respect! Welcome to the Slayer Club!👹👹👹👹👹👹

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much! I will wear my Slayer badge with honor, haha. I absolutely loved this record and am very excited to hear more of their discography :)

[@DodgeyBoy-qq8kf]

@@mollyesanborn Reign In Blood was my first Slayer album, and totally blew me away! A friend from college did me a copy on cassette and when I bought my first record player I went out to buy their first album Show No Mercy! After that I never looked back!😉👹

[@mikem3543]

Without question one of the greatest metal albums ever. I remember the very instant I first heard it sometime way back in middle school in 1987. It was a paradigm shift for me. I was COMPLETELY blown away. I still am.

[@mcsavage89]

Way more thoughtful and well-spoken then I see from a lot of other reaction channels, very good.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! :)

[@4183RtdF]

¡You are officially baptized as an extreme metal head! This album is unbeatable, i hope you listen it later full without pauses, i love it because is pure noise, catchy, without melodic solos, and the sound mix is so good even today. So great to see you reacting with the red dress, possessed by the speed and heaviness hehe. You will enjoy his Diabolus In Musica album, because its different and influenced by nu metal.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yep I think I'm officially a metal fan now. There's no going back haha! Slayer really did a fantastic job on Reign In Blood, such a jam packed album filled with energy, and so many surprises caught me off guard to. I look forward to hearing more from them!

[@nykterion7]

Beyond iconic, it blew my brains instantly when I first heard it at the age of 14 back in the day. That album literally changed my life forever.

[@maze2490]

I was 15 back then, bro, and I heard their first albums before it came out. But I didn't expect such intensity, I thought it would barely possible to top out their elder albums! How it was blowing me away... WOW!!! Love and peace.

[@Greg-om2hb]

Reign In Blood was SLAYER’s Apex Mountain. Basically, there was Metal before RIB, and Metal after RIB. And producer Rick Ruben was instrumental in changing the way Metal was recorded.

[@craigstrickland1572]

"Raining Blood".... that is all. Loved playing that one on drums!

[@larryblackwood448]

The masterpiece of masterpieces

[@sogoma7797]

Molly back with another banger vid

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@CraigSmith-sj2cz]

Another great choice! I spent a massive amount of money when I was younger on cd's as I loved nothing more than discovering new music. I don't regret it at all! Music is the best.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for watching! I completely agree music is the best. Doing these videos has completely opened up my world of music, I've discovered so many fantastic bands through this channel and I am so grateful for that!

[@billyc6678]

You’re seriously in for a treat. I’ve gone through 13albums,cassette’s and cd’s of this one album. Ppl think you can’t wear out cd’s. I beg to differ 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@Keith_from_LBC]

You can't wear out CDs. If you don't handle them properly, they'll get damaged. I still have my original cassette, cd, & vinyl of Reign in Blood and they're all in pristine condition.

[@billyc6678]

@@Keith_from_LBC well now, aren’t you the special one.

[@Keith_from_LBC]

@@billyc6678 Not really. I just take care of my media. Try it. It's super easy & satisfying. 🤘😈🤘

[@MrBadger]

"His vocal delivery is so unique...it's almost like really intense spoken word..." Spot on comment! It's like thrash rap!? +1 for a South Of Heaven listen.

[@Brandonmtlhd]

You finally got to experience the most perfect half hour in thrash. They haven't done anything like this album before, or since. Every song is balls out heavy, fast, neck breaking and demonic. Yes, very different from Seasons in the Abyss.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yep this record was fantastic! Such a jam packed album, so speedy and so many unexpected twists and turns. I had a lot of fun listening to it and am excited to hear more from Slayer now.

[@CarlosCifuentes-up7ph]

lady they are pretty heavy. I really like your reaction to heavy metal I'm looking forward to see the rest of your videos greetings from Chicago

[@joeljones8066]

Thankyou Molly ❤️

[@mollyesanborn]

❤️❤️

[@LuGer212]

it's less than half an hour for the whole album, but the amount of energy I can spend on enjoying it feel like running a 3h marathon god I love this masterpiece so muuuuch

[@alexgoenne1689]

Killer Reaction! When I listen to Post Mortem, at the part of the song you called steady , the image of 1970’s Las Vegas dancers linking arms and performing synchronized high kicks to the beat comes to mind . Gotta lay off the Peyote …

[@-Heavy-]

Hell yes! Good choice girl!! SLAYER!!!!🤘😈

[@mollyesanborn]

This album was fantastic, a great introduction to Slayer. Thanks for watching! :)

[@mfsars1075]

This may be the best piece of music ever written. Those guitars sound so iconic.

[@mollyesanborn]

The guitars sound amazing on this record! I don't know how they do it playing them so quickly like that, it sure is impressive though.

[@baax]

I got to see Slayer live 6 times, the last time was in Brisbane on a stormy night, as they started Raining Blood the heavens opened, I will never forget it. Cheers for the in-depth review, very enjoyable.

[@kai_henrik]

The 1st album SHOW NO MERCY, I prefer that album. That's my fav slayer album. I also like Seasons in the Abyss and God Hate Us All.

[@mollyesanborn]

I'll definitely have to check out more of Slayer's albums!

[@RE-vy4wn]

Yassssssssssssss, glad you reviewed this one, and glad you really liked it. Given what I've seen you review and listened to before on here, I was kind of curious how you would feel about it! Like mentioned below, you should definitely line up South of Heaven, as it's still Slayer but more progressive yet still thrashy. Keep the good stuff coming, Molly! ❤

[@iandawson6461]

When I first got into Slayer, I started with Decade of Aggression, the double live album. More muscular in sound, but the precision of the playing is crazy.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah on Reign In Blood that precision is fantastic, it's so impressive how quick their music is but on a technical level it's masterfully executed. I'll have to give Decade Of Aggression a listen at some point too, I'd love to hear it.

[@ElRealPetChicken]

love your reactions.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@coollakshman]

The fast-paced tempo and aggressive delivery create an incredible sense of energy. At the moment I'm loving Nick Thurl Mavromatis' new song, you should definitely react to it!

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, so much energy across this album! And thanks for the song suggestion, I'll have to give it a listen.

[@jaime57473]

She has been slayed... there's no going back XD

[@mollyesanborn]

Yes, Slayer has officially got me in their chokehold. I need to hear more 😆

[@AgnosticTruth]

For a change in the band’s progression definitely listen to the South of Heaven album. 3rd album should definitely be Show No Mercy to see how it all began.

[@micahrutland9021]

Hell yeah. I love a girl that likes her metal. 🤘

[@thelatentobserver121]

Still such a shredding album. Great thoughts on it.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yep this album goes hard, that's for sure! Thanks for checking out the reaction :)

[@mercurydylan899]

Favorite rock or metal album of all time! In the running for number 1 all time (Gillian Welch and Bob Dylan are jockeying for number 1) So glad you liked it

[@mcshids7051]

Definitely check out Seasons in the Abyss too, it's probably my second favorite Slayer album just below this one. Show No Mercy is also a great album.

[@mollyesanborn]

I'll definitely plan on doing some more Slayer here on the channel :)

[@amocmofficial]

You need to do "Haunting The Chapel" such an amazing underrated gen.

[@mollyesanborn]

I'd love to hear it! :)

[@jessickalush3305]

Seeing someone so adorable ingest Slayer music is awesome 😇❣️ Always love your reviews 🖤🖤🖤

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, thanks so much for watching! :)

[@jessickalush3305]

@@mollyesanborn ,🥰

[@mgamez18]

Really appreciate that even though this isnt your type of music you didnt just hate on it. Gave it a shot and appreciated the craft. What more can you ask for.

[@mollyesanborn]

Absolutely, I love discovering new music! Slayer is such a talented band and they poured so much energy onto this record. I'm excited to hear more from them 🤘

[@patrickgonzalez3806]

I saw Slayer in concert once, and never seen a happier guy; coming out the pit after they played Angel of Death so happy, despite a bloody face and broken nose. Good times, I'll always remember that moment.

[@3Clod]

I broke my lip at the first song by kreator, 93 tour

[@freddiemossberg7204]

I’ve always loved Tom Anaya’s interactions with the crowds. He’s always so chill and telling people to look out for each other and if someone falls to pick them up.

[@3Clod]

@@freddiemossberg7204 I mean, during the sex pistols tour tom had pulled funny faces to everyone, then someone in the crowd had done something (I don't know what, probably endangered people in the moshpit) and he had looked at him with a face so angry... so angry... never seen such anger, he had fire eyes! And he had the guy climb on stage and sit on a corner for the rest of the show 🤪 Man... that was wild

[@3Clod]

@@freddiemossberg7204 filthy lucre sex pistols tour 96 in milan, everyone there can confirm this

[@freddiemossberg7204]

@@3Clod 😅 legend

[@PeeWeeHermitGames]

The bass drum rolls on angel of death is the best

[@vondeckbar72]

Molly, welcome to the Club! 🤘

[@mollyesanborn]

Glad to be here :)

[@kerrrobin]

So many "stank face moments" ❤ I wish I could hear RIB for the first time again.

[@scottwalker4768]

Every slayer album is great, you cant go wrong with which one you listen to next

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah I'm excited to dive into their music further!

[@Artimesia]

I absolutely love chugging on Postmortem, it's solid..if I'd just robbed a bank I'd be playing this album, the speedy tempos and wailing guitars would make great getaway music

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, absolutely top tier bank-robbing music for sure!

[@Nobiemon]

Gut punch of an album. I remember first listening to it when I was about 13 and felt actually, physically affected by it. And I loved it!!

[@joelsalgado5808]

I really like how you break the songs down analytically. Back in the day ẁe would slap the cassette into the boombox and mosh!

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, I'm definitely going to be listening to this record again and just headbang to it the entire time 😂

[@luciferdzhugashvili]

This album makes me wanna cozy up with my lover and enjoy a nice snuggling sesh.

[@maze2490]

"Reign In Blood" surely is the best thrash metal album of all time, many ranked this to be their best album. But for me "Show No Mercy" stands out more, perhaps because it was their debut album, it was introducing me into a never heard before new musical realm! I absolutely love every note of it!!! I enjoyed this video very much, thank you Molly! Love and peace.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much for checking out the reaction! I'll definitely plan on doing a video for Show No Mercy as well, I'm excited to hear it.

[@maze2490]

@@mollyesanborn Great! I'm looking forward! Love and peace.

[@darphaedrus1558]

Hands down all time thrash classic and a great entry album into their catalog 🤘😝🤘

[@mollyesanborn]

What an introduction to Slayer, this album was amazing! I look forward to hearing more from them :)

[@jonathanrendon8579]

I recommend you go through their entire catalog

[@mollyesanborn]

I'd love to, this album was so wild and I'm very intrigued to hear more of Slayer's music!

[@sammitchell3657]

Agreed. She HAS to hear God Hates Us All & South Of Heaven.

[@LANGI902]

Nawww you can't stop at Seasons In The Abyss. Thats enough Slayer for one person 😂

[@jonathanrendon8579]

My first Slayer album was God Hates us All, and I absolutely couldn't believe what I was hearing! I subsequently went and bought an album from them every month or so till I was caught up :)

[@silverjaw138]

SLAYER!!!!!!

[@scottrobinson4611]

Every week I check my notifications hoping you've finally checked out Ne Obliviscaris. Yesterday May 7th was their debut album's 12th birthday. So this is week 1 of asking you to check them out, specifically their debut album 'Portal of I'.

[@mollyesanborn]

I will make sure that Ne Obliviscaris is on my list, thank you for the suggestion! :)

[@mikestelzer2027]

Classic- one of my top metal albums of all time

[@mollyesanborn]

This album was amazing, so happy I've finally given it a listen!

[@mikestelzer2027]

@mollyesanborn although reign in blood is one of my top fav all time albums- diabolus in Musica is my fav Slayer album- they tried so hard to not sound like "typical slayer" they wound up sounding like Super Slayer. Those guys just got better and better as time went on

[@mollyesanborn]

@@mikestelzer2027 I look forward to hearing Diabolus In Musica as well!

[@IvanVarentsov]

Thanks! This album really grows from every consecutive listenning. You noticed every important point. Except how extremely evil some of the guitar riffs on this album are, for example the riff ending the album. Idk what to recommend to listen next by Slayer, but my second favourite (the best is reign in blood) is Hell Awaits

[@eziomorte3380]

Welcome to the SLAYEEEEEEEEEEER family!

[@mollyesanborn]

I'm happy to finally be here :)

[@lucchasse7850]

one of my favorite albums ever...

[@TheBentley0716]

Best album EVER

[@GurHaenouasHazourem]

This album is a treasure!

[@mollyesanborn]

I loved every second of this thing! Sooooo much energy packed into this record.

[@davekell36]

I love seeing people go back to my childhood music I was 15 when this came out and and had to buy another copy with in a year cause I wore out the tape lol.

[@ryanz6370]

Hi Molly, what headphones do you use?

[@mollyesanborn]

They are the Sony MDR-ZX110 wired headphones.

[@3Clod]

14:11 your face 🤣 you really felt that double stroke on the snare, that hits everyone the first time

[@mollyesanborn]

That part really caught me off guard! 😆

[@hectorignacio-nx1dm]

Two kick drums with double pedels equals 64th notes on kick drums. Speed Drumming.

[@TheATOMICGOBLIN]

Great stuff Molly 😁!

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@robhws]

Angel of Death. My favorite Slayer song of all time and a great way to kick off the album.

[@mollyesanborn]

Yeah, what an amazing opening track it is! Brings so much energy to start the album off.

[@randycomerford2038]

I absolutely loved your reaction to this album....great job!!!!FUCKING SLAYER!!?!!!

[@mollyesanborn]

Thanks so much! Yeah Slayer is amazing, I loved this album.

[@randycomerford2038]

I've seen them so many times live. They're one of my favorite bands,in fact I have their logo tattooed on my right forearm.

[@joemiller7082]

Most people think this is their best record. It might be. I like Seasons in the Abyss best but this one is great too. Great reaction. Again.

[@mollyesanborn]

This was a fun listen, they threw so much variety on this album considering its short run time. I'll definitely have to give Seasons In The Abyss a listen as well, I've only heard the title track from that album.

[@sumonjamal1653]

Slayer's "Reign in blood" was their iconic album that set a new benchmark for aggression and speed in extreme metal... but 'Seasons in the Abyss' (1990) is their most successful record to date. "Reign"... 'South of Heaven' (1988) and 'Seasons' r considered the trifecta of Slayer's best records, and they are so different in terms of approach while still completely Slayer. Slayer started out very young as teens... (late) guitarist Jeff Hanneman was briefly obsessed w/ hardcore punk in the early 80's and brought that genre's speed and aggression to Slayer's original music (which is why Slayer has a punk rock fanbase) They saw Metallica in the L.A. clubs in 1982 and wanted to emulate them... Initially, they wore black eyeliner and leather costumes but that changed in 1984 when they began touring for their debut album 'Show no mercy'... They dropped the makeup and theatrics and blended in perfectly w/ the Cali thrash metal scene... Their 2nd album 'Hell awaits' in 1985 was similar - themes of horror and satanism... but Slayer were still struggling. In 1986, producer Rick Rubin signed Slayer to his Def Jam label and worked to produce 'Reign in blood'... The band wanted to push the envelope and embraced a full-on fast record w/ controversial themes of real-life horrors. One of the things Rubin did was take out the reverb from Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman's guitars in the studio - the band was shocked that they sounded better that way and kept that sound for the rest of their career... It was only 30 minutes long in the end, despite consisting of 10 songs. However, distributors refused to release 'Reign in blood'... due to the track 'Angel of death' being about nazi doctor Mengele... Rubin had to release the record w/ independent distributors as Slayer toured relentlessly and the record created such a buzz that it eventually went gold. Going into the next album 'South of Heaven' in 1988 as the thrash metal scene was starting to take off, Slayer decided to focus on songwriting and the album was not as fast-paced as 'Reign in blood' and songs like 'South of Heaven' and 'Mandatory suicide' were closer to Black Sabbath's heavy grooves... Fans complained initially, but 'South of Heaven' actually outsold 'Reign in blood' by 1989. 'Seasons in the Abyss' captured Slayer at a peak creatively... the band was a high profile band now and one of the 'Big 4' of thrash metal... Another gold selling success, Slayer toured w/ a vengeance for years on that record. Unfortunately, things happen... Dave Lombardo (drums) was fired in 1992... Producer Rick Rubin stopped working w/ the band ... Despite another gold selling album in 1994 ('Divine intervention') w/ drummer Paul Bostaph joining, Slayer felt the record was problematic and not up to standard... Slayer's popularity in the 90's dropped unexpectedly after the release of a punk covers album 'Undisputed attitude' in 1996 and their 1998 album 'Diabolus in musica' was a commercial disappointment. Slayer decided to go back to 'Reign in blood' to redeem themselves in 2001 w/ 'God hates us all'... a record w/ aggression from start to finish and it worked for the most part, pushing Slayer's popularity up again by 2004.

[@mollyesanborn]

Thank you for the insightful comment! They sure seem like an interesting band, and I'm looking forward to hearing more of Slayer's albums.

[@3Clod]

I was 14 when a kid first gave me a tape with songs from slayer, metallica, megadeth and ratos de porao... and listening to raining blood at night, the walkman on my nightdesk, in the dark of my room, was scary and fun as hell can be

[@mollyesanborn]

That's awesome! Yeah Raining Blood is the perfect nighttime track, that atmospheric start with the rain and thunder sets such an amazing tone for the song.

[@Shagrath71]

As a teenager in the midwest in the 80's when Reign came out and I finally got the nerve to buy it I thought I was going straight to Hell the first time I played Altar of Sacrifice lol. And maybe I will but Slayer is my favorite band to this day.

[@3Clod]

@@Shagrath71 yes it's ncredible how today very little has the same power to strike our souls, not even death metal... reign in blood has been a real bomb

[@3Clod]

I underline it: it was scary

[@EddyLaCascalade]

I like how you picked up the ”Death machine infest my corpse to be” - line :D

[@mollyesanborn]

Haha, yeah that line of lyric is hard to ignore.

[@evgeny7]

I enjoyed Molly’s confused looks, slight headbanging and stank faces in this video 😂