SLAYER - Def Jam Demo FULL DEMO (1986)

[@editorrbr2107]

God bless those TASCAM 4-tracks. They made everything sound like a chainsaw giving birth to a garbage disposal. And it was just so pure and metal

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

we had a tascam 4 track as late as 2004 for our band's self released EPs and home demos. after downloading the tracks to pro tools, and remixiing they didn't sound too bad.

[@davem4250]

I still have mine

[@whoami7721]

That's cool they used a Tascam 4-track for this. My old punk band used one back in the early 2000s to record. The quality was like this and it had a very '80s crossover sound since we were a little bit heavier.

[@glendieter3984]

Way dude

[@BigJulieWasDead]

Love your comment. I had one and , well, yes.

[@joshireson5457]

Black metal quality

[@shagstars]

almost. its too much muddy. It makes venom- welcome to hell sound like a clean album.

[@dissident_media]

Probably there inspiration. in the tape traid scene

[@youmayberight]

@@dissident_media *their *trade

[@youmayberight]

@@shagstars You must not have heard many underground Black Metal then if you think this is too muddy ;-)

[@shagstars]

@@youmayberight Most underground BM demo's sounds more like high trebble gain and lack of bass.

[@zakur0hako]

Brings me back to days of listening to shitty quality metal cassettes while being on acid freaking out

[@AgeofReason]

Accurate description.

[@straitdobbs8018]

Now I had fear of LSD JAJAJ my doctor said I need some pills for my brain but fuck it jajaja

[@matthewdarby6434]

Don't do it kids!. I listened to Divine Intervention on Acid hoping to have an answer from the Netherworld. Nothing happened, - must have been some dud Acid, huh?

[@joemiller9931]

@@matthewdarby6434 Pink Floyd is for that.

[@gnargaroth.1979]

@@matthewdarby6434 no joke i ended carving slayer into my arm while on acid

[@christopherschott1113]

Love it. Metal doesn't need to be polished.. it's just suppose to sound lethal

[@shawnbruce6934]

BRUTAL!

[@TheDeathclawhunter]

awesome quote

[@sethputnamsghost]

Exactly!!🤘🤘🤘

[@GuitarguyRichard56]

Well said

[@tictacterminator]

its cool when its an old demo tired of people doing it as a LARP

[@jaystar5068]

Slayer for ever! Araya, hanemann, kerry and lombardo! The real slayer!

[@joemiller9931]

Araya, Hanneman, Lombardo, King. SLAAAAAYYYEEERRRRRRRR!

[@rayatrong8570]

Jeff is the vision behind slayers best stuff jeff was slayer and without him I can't care about slayer anymore it has ended them for me and I been into this band since I was a kid almost 25 years of slayer for me HAIL HANNEMAN

[@bookofthedamned]

I've seen them live six times with Hanneman - that's the ultra-classic line-up. No Slayer without Lombardo and Hanneman.

[@DannyV106]

Well said man...same for me.....! still have the SLAYER tattoo on my leg with JEFF's name to remember the best SLAYER years!! Hail King JEFF \m/

[@pkj77]

yes indeed no Jeff no Slayer i hated the new Relentless never liked King that much

[@toir77]

No Robbie no take that.

[@CTCAC2000]

glad you did not lose it...

[@localh]

I always love listening to demos, specially from the eighties and early nineties when most bands budget is a tape recorder and thier musical talent. This is a treat, thank you.

[@CashWiley]

I struggled in engineering school, because I was trying to recapture the sound of our garage tapes using hundreds of thousands of dollars of recording gear. The year was 1990, and I ended up dropping out of school literally days before grunge made my ideas popular (the instructor wanted everything slick and reverby, eww). I still prefer the boombox-in-a-garage sound.

[@Syklonus]

@@CashWiley It's easily done. Recording raw retro sounding stuff is more about what you do at the tracking stage rather than anything after. Just use a few mics, only set levels instead of EQ, and then copy it on to a cassette tape for some hiss. Great stuff!

[@markbryant4641]

Me too, fella. I'm always looking for demos. Especially like his this. It sounds like a TASCAM 8 track. Have a search here on youtube for metallica's battery demo. Oh baby. It's fantastic.

[@AgentLemmon]

To be honest this is even for a demo tape pretty shitty. No vocals, and the first three tracks are with a drum computer. Also they already released two albums, a live album and an E.P. at this stage

[@pjket4229]

@@AgentLemmon this is just jeff playing into a tape recorder lol

[@mhardmetalm3871]

This sounds so raw is epic

[@Kowinaida]

Firstly, from that sentence I take it your English isn't good. Secondly, it doesn't sound raw it sounds very deteriorated. Two different things. Don't get me wrong, I've been a Slayer fan since 1986. In my opinion the true essence of Slayer is captured with the first four albums...maybe include Seasons.

[@Pirustae]

Epic my ass

[@JohnsDough1918]

@@Kowinaida Learn to separate objectivity from subjectivity before going on an ego trip.

[@Kowinaida]

@@JohnsDough1918 'Homo', learn to decipher comedic elements.

[@Kowinaida]

@@Pirustae lol...!

[@thomasvig8573]

Actually met Slayer at Rock and Roll Heaven run by Jon Zazula from Megaforce Jeff and Tom fantastic. Dave was quiet. Kerry was cocky

[@TheStokes79]

Kerry IS a Cock.

[@mrshi29]

Sounds about right....

[@AliHDemir213]

Met Kerry... he was cool... had a good day

[@JesusChrist-xb7jq]

Met them once at a box set signing back in 2002 or 03. They were sitting at a long table: Kerry, Jeff, Tom, Dave. Kerry was a little cocky, but genuinely friendly. Jeff was very quiet and seemed to hate it, signed everything with his autograph and “done” ( I didn’t fault him for that, given his addictions and just the general tediousness of meeting so many people at once). Tom was cool. Dave was probably my favorite out of the bunch. He just seemed more humble and down to earth. After Kerry signed my guitar and box set I looked way down the table to Dave and said, “I’m so glad you’re back! The band wasn’t the same without you!”. Tom jokingly said, “don’t tell him that!”. Looking back, maybe he wasn’t joking after all.

[@dervishmadwhirler]

Prolly more cokey, than cocky. :D

[@jasonvincion]

I love that this randomly showed up in my feed! Reign in Blood is a masterpiece, and to hear some of it in its demo form is a treat. Nice find, and thanks for posting it!

[@brandonhennes8202]

Dude same, this shit is amazing i can't believe I'm just know finding this

[@mrkemblegilstrap]

Me too

[@jeffheineken6709]

I’ve not searched the tube for Slayer for years and then all of a sudden...’hey, check this...’

[@scottashe984]

KZbin doesn't do random.

[@themonsteraddictmmxvi1564]

Slayer with that "Transylvanian Hunger" sound quality is something to be appreciated

[@RickGibbonsOfficial]

Even with the simple drum machine backing, Jeff's rhythms are so on point this still has me headbanging.

[@pjket4229]

PaKe most slayer demos do have a drum machine as it’s hard to pick up clean drum sounds with shit equipment

[@pjket4229]

PaKe trust me, these demos only have jeff hanneman on them

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

@@alphiedane That is quite obviously a drum machine, the ring of the cymbals is identical every time and the snare and bass drum just sound like an early drum machine. It is most evident on the ride in the beginning, it is just the same hit playing over and over.

[@stahlmandesign]

@@DenSvartaStjarnan I thought the same thing

[@Churro_Flaminguez]

Ah, I thought it was a drum machine. That ride cymbal from Criminally Insane sounded terrible!! hehe

[@rustyshackleford5704]

Awesome, classic raw sound. Got to see Slayer over 30 times live and three times during the last tour. 🤘 Hail SLAYER from Canada.

[@Legends_of_HardRock_HeavyMetal]

The legendary Jeff Hanneman band...HORNS UP!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@thethrashmetalguitarist2946]

The best metal band of all time

[@ralphnaber]

Yes sir.

[@cdouglas9962]

Could you imagine being present with Jeff watching him shred this out? Goosebumps

[@Jim-be8sj]

I never heard this before now. I remember back in 1985 when the first "Slaytanic Wehrmacht" Slay fan club newsletter had the title of their next LP as "Altar of Sacrifice." These songs were probably written already.

[@jamesvinson312]

This demo was the precursor to one of the greatest thrash metal albums of all time, Reign in Blood.

[@thesnuttz]

Broadcrass News what I was going to say

[@deadhorse9059]

I concur

[@brusecco]

@Broadcrass News absolutely!

[@The-Clockwork-Eye]

The.

[@severed111]

@@Simonachebe He said one of the greatest, not THE greatest. Hell Awaits is among them too.

[@grunter1389]

Awaiting the hour Destined to die Here on the table of Hell A figure in white Unknown by man Approaching the Alter of DEATH

[@LifeGrindcore]

05:55 Reborn sounds so much badass slowed down holy shit.

[@d.e.harrod8863]

Yeah man, I didn't recognize it at first. Awesome!

[@ikilledme1millionyearsago693]

It's a bit different intro tho

[@mikewilliams5473]

No way

[@Snoekvisser1972]

YES!

[@MoveitorLoseit2]

That intro sounds better and catchier on this demo than it does on the album

[@thethrashmetalguitarist2946]

I love slayer

[@johnphillips9590]

I will always love Slayer no matter what RIP Jeff Hanneman.

[@r.deanmcknight136]

Brings back memories. I was 11 when Slayer first formed in 81. My first concert was their Live Undead Tour...I was hooked ever since...well until Jeff passed. I turned away for awhile after Dave left the band but they kinda grew back on me like a rash. To me real Slayer is before Divine Intervention R.I.P. Jeff, may you reign in heaven 🤘🏻

[@moshlem666]

... SLAYER 🇺🇲 from the USA, Thrash-Metal institution ... 🤘 🇺🇲

[@old_romans]

That riff at 1:54

[@metallicatlaura5408]

HELL YEAH..Criminally INSANE!

[@randyerb6839]

"Altar of Sacrifice" is particularly good...The breakdown is better than the "Reign in Blood" official release.

[@mateokorinthos4163]

omfg, how vicious and savage this demo is sounding‼️ Jeff is real riff monster‼️ early Slayer at it's best🤟🤟🤟

[@shawnbruce6934]

Well Now. When Metal Was Metal. Kerry and Jeff Just Going For It. Sweet.

[@joelyates3199]

Im impressed at how good the demo quality is - he sounds just like he does on slayer full production albums! Jeff was an amazing guitar player and composer of heavy music.

[@hugovega8941]

La mejor banda thrash de todos los tiempos. SSSSSLLLLLLAAAAAAYYYYEEEEERRRRR

[@killers9760]

Claro! aqui en español: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnbZZWuEYsSAh6c espero que te guste, de un fan a un fan

[@jonpike9502]

This is what a self taught musical genius does. FUCK! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 R.I.P. JEFF HANNEMAN

[@chipworkhard4777]

This will be blasting regularly thru October 2020. Time to pay in pain.

[@j.vonhavre1741]

Epidemic: permanent disease.

[@briandeandrade3330]

Bad ass! Jeff's love for hardcore is exactly why RIB was so fast!

[@Shadowbannddiscourse]

Yup and no reverb heavy metal affects either just raw loud fast and chaotic

[@michaelmaclane5637]

Huh?!? Huge fan of Jeff's, but I'm not sure how that statement makes any sense at all, lol

[@piotrb8434]

@@michaelmaclane5637 Listen to some hardcore and then you'll understand.

[@mattchewhadaway167]

Actually Kerry sped the songs up. Don’t get me wrong Jeff is the man and I think Kerry is a douche but he had a lot more to do with these songs than people think because of writing credits. Kerry arranged and sped em up

[@jonnysmokesmusic]

Rick Ruben as producer explained that he pushed them to play the songs faster and faster until they were unable to pull it off, then kept the previous version.

[@IamN0-1]

That panther growl sound that Jeff made with the guitar at the beginning of Jesus saves is FUCKIN phenomenal

[@kontarkosz]

Esto vendría a ser literalmente la columna vertebral de Slayer.

[@misteriousdeathcoming6869]

This amazing demo can be some great karaoke party for the slayer lovers

[@JB-gw8ee]

So classic. One of the greatest metal albums ever.

[@brucetungsten5714]

Jeff was very talented and one of the core components that set Slayer apart from every other band in the genre. There's of course the rest of the setup that nearly perfectly fit him and vice versa. King gets shat uponn a lot in the modern days, but he was Hanneman's perfect "Sturmbannführer"... aggressive, brutal and relentless. In later years, 1987 to 1995 he established himself as one of the most impressive guitarists in the hard, no extravagance, genre... and his look and guitar were beyond awesome. He also wrote one of the fiercest Slayer songs of all time - "In Praise Of Death". KK also was well versed as a metal guitarist but did not have the raw talent. I think this is the key to why they worked so well together - everybody knew his position. On the Divine Intervention album one can see that King had worked his way up and featured some intriguing material which can stand on its own. Nonetheless, if one delves into a Hanneman song, like SS3, it becomes obvious that the musical depth, relative to the style, is unique and his forte. Unfortunately his health began to fade in the 90ies so he was not as good as he could have been. Nonetheless thanks for the memories and the awesome riffs, Jeff!

[@user-pdogiP78V]

Jeff Hanneman is one of the best riff makers in the whole rock/metal history.

[@ozeloth74]

JEFF 4LIVE !!! .... old and rare - pure gold!

[@Mike4metal]

Killer demo from the heaviest band on earth!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tselone]

SLAYER!!!!! RIP Jeff

[@maxrabid4429]

The one and only real and true Slayer lineup.

[@michaelmaclane5637]

Hanneman and a drum machine?!? We'll have to agree to disagree on that one, lol.

[@buckfuttler2877]

@@michaelmaclane5637 lol!

[@LifeGrindcore]

@@michaelmaclane5637 lol

[@MrAD-mb9nh]

@@michaelmaclane5637 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But he has a point.

[@scottricci5063]

Awaiting the hour of reprisal, your time slips away... RIP Hanneman!!!🤘👹🤘

[@claudioesteban2799]

El Black , y el Death metal le deben todos los respetos a Slayer .no les queda otra alternativa que inclinar la cabeza ante los dioses del thrash.

[@maxiaguero5834]

Sin duda compa

[@lobizonmetal6605]

totalmente! la mejor banda thrash

[@hensan5150]

what a lovely treat for my eardrums 💀

[@riotdeath3902]

These guys are going to be big one day

[@nocturnal6129]

Lol

[@AlexRamosDrTaz]

This would be great for the bassists to jam over, just saying! Yeah, I dig the lo-fi vibe.

[@coreyrapoza5959]

I own this on their Evil Metal Demos bootleg cd! A very lucky find!

[@oldschool9699]

🤘💀💀☠🤘 SLAYER LIVES ON!!!!

[@paulphoenix1669]

Damn the tone makes thosd riffs sound so fucking icy haha niceeee. Fucking love music man.

[@bmingie69]

Thank you so much for the share!!! Love hearing the raw quality. More real and not cleaned up and polished.

[@KingJasonOriginal]

Criminally Insane sounds so badass here.

[@thedylanhamel2000]

This is such a fucking awesome demo!!! the raw guitar tones are amazing!

[@dinothegonzo]

Thrash-gaze. Also, thank the the KZbin algorithm gods for this recommendation.

[@douglohr7361]

Jesus saves and Raining Blood sound like band play-through/practice. Awesome

[@christophermontoya5526]

Nice piece of history. I met Dave Lombardo when he was drumming for Testement. Thanks for sharing.

[@surge263]

Now he’s drumming for Mr. Bungle....

[@marksnexus]

Slayer rules. These riffs are NASTY! 🔥🤘🏽

[@Finn-gx6ir]

Reverb is an godly affect on everything...

[@elnegrosalazar]

El sonido es de cassette antiguo es tan característico. SLAYER...!!!!!

[@killers9760]

Y es lo mejor, Aqui en español: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnbZZWuEYsSAh6c espero que te guste, de un fan a un fan :)

[@spyboy33]

To my uncles and dad that are metal head in the eighties think this was alright, to me it’s a master piece, my eye light up every time I hear shitty good demo tapes

[@sethblack5309]

To think I could of been 12 listening to this instead of Run DMC King of Rock tape! I was given a King Diamond tape 3 years later luckily.

[@deansley174]

Hahahaha! Me too.

[@mikej9089]

My goodness you look like you would of been 19 not 12

[@lesterhalfjr]

Run DMC was awesome too

[@mikej9089]

@Chris Yep “ you talk too much “

[@lesterhalfjr]

@@mikej9089 Ruck Rubin has magnificent ears

[@shawnbruce6934]

This is fucking Amazing!! the 80's RULED!!!!!!!

[@noeltheshemale]

Damn, Jeff even envisioned the drum parts. That man was a fucking genius.

[@baalqefel1570]

Jeffs work will live on 🍻😬🤘🏻

[@chickenblaster]

Wow, thanks for sharing this!! Best thrash band!!

[@user-br1fz2zd5r]

great vocal of Tom !

[@martinfischermann6194]

This demo is so rad

[@thomasdarnell3966]

So badass even out of a garage

[@voronOsphere]

Thanks for sharing this totally different flavor of Slayer!!!! I feel like I stepped back in time AND into an alternate universe!!!!

[@adrielrubio3352]

most true sound of thrash metal

[@stevenhalle9155]

Literally thought my speakers were broken when the drums came in.

[@skozra]

This is awesome !

[@Asky0213]

Thanks for sharing bro! Wow! Really Dig this... sounds like old school cassette tape. The best!!! The first time I saw Slayer I crowd surfed was the coolest feeling \m/

[@tjnzerothson8508]

This is an excellent find!

[@soswald123]

Great demo. Hell awaits...

[@tricityterror]

This sounds raw yeah, but damn those drum machine skills!

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

Man it must be hard being in a metal band when each song goes through so many changes before it hits the vinyl release. So many parts i'd get confused and definitely fuck up live. Lol. Had friends that played in really slow sludge type bands with 30-45 min songs. Cant even imagine. Haha

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

@@davidpearson6346 Oh yeah for sure. I guess the reason why it's hard for me to understand is because my attention span is so much shorter. Thats why i play hc punk. Songs that are at the most 1 minute long are songs i can pay attention to. Don't get me wrong. I love old metal. Grew up through it and will always love it. I just couldn't ever play it cuz i'd get lost in what verse or chorus we'd be at in the song. Lol.. Though like with anything you give yourself cues to let you know where in the song you are. I'm a drummer and i'm sure metal drummers do the same thing. Plus the muscle memory of having played a song a million times helps too. Haha

[@hmpz36911]

Yeah and if you don't play something for a while, sometimes you go to the wrong part or a riff you decided to omit etc.

[@devilshark6694]

not that hard, after awhile you get way better at it. i played in a metal band in the 80s with lots of crazy changes. i didn't even think about it. just a process and you get better at it as you go.

[@christophermcclelland4086]

Pure awesomeness!

[@gonzbry7272]

Somehow demo criminally insane sounds better than the finished version

[@patrickflannery7263]

Definitely agree here! Its real its not computerized except for the fake drums in this case... But I even hate dubbing and keyboards. I feel if you make a song/album you should be able to show up at a party grab a guitar etc.. and jam. Not like check this out I wrote and played this by myself.. Unless you kicked the drum attached to a tambourine/symbol and played the guitar simultaneously. Which I try which thinking about stuff like this I see why I have no friends. Rock out with your (o(k out!!!

[@MrJimbojamez]

Or the mixed version

[@erichand7548]

I miss Dave on this. Respeckanize....... Lombardo mAde this shit!!

[@thebigshowstheme5968]

The best by all of Slayer!!! Because of how Raw it is!!! Hail Slayer!!! 🩸🩸🩸🔥🔥🔥/“\ /“\ /“\ /“\

[@bassman0704]

Rock In Peace Jeff!!!

[@AA-ev7rl]

Got to see slayer on their final show in nj best concert I've been to

[@sybentley6675]

love dr rhythm drum machine !!

[@marshallupshaw4237]

Thanks for the upload

[@guitartrav4299]

Did anyone else find themselves trying to sing lyrics over the riffs?? I’ve experienced Slayer 5 times in my life, including the tour with Pantera!!.....The best of the big 4 in my opinion. 🤘🏻👹🤘🏻

[@mickeyrube6623]

When you've heard these songs 1000 times already, and you just realize that you don't know any of the lyrics without Tom screaming them with you.

[@guitartrav4299]

I remember my friend Pete getting Reign in Blood on vinyl and it had all the lyrics inside the sleeve and I was sooo excited to finally learn wtf he was saying!! It was awesome

[@rockstarscat]

Yes!

[@stevejohnson5732]

So raw........... I love it!

[@ChrisJones-yu9rz]

I was born in 1984, so I was two when this came out. I have listened to them since the year 1997, and finally got to see them live on their final tour in 2018. I was lucky enough to have Tom Araya throw a bass pick at me, to which I still have to this day. Such a great band, one of the best for sure. …….. FUCKIN’ SLAAAYEEEEEER!!!! 🤘

[@FAKhan11]

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@thrasher5122]

Sounds like fkn underground death metal i love it

[@SuperRened]

what a stupid talk man slayer is a band on its own man not only jeff hanneman i am really sad that they will stop. but for me its still the coolest band ever gary holt fits in perfect im happy that hes playing everything slayer wants him to play. respect for MR holt

[@Loki_FPV666]

SLAYER!!!!!!!!! Nuff said

[@men_fukuoka]

what a genius jeff hanneman is!!!!!!666

[@rayanmehadjeri7604]

LYRICS Criminally insane : Night will come and I will follow For my victims, no tomorrow Make it fast, your time of sorrow On his trail, I'll make you follow Quarters for the criminally insane The sentence read for life I must remain The path I chose has led me to my grave To try again I'd have no other way Quarters for the criminally insane Escape for me has fast become a game Soon to be, I'll leave without a trace Endangered species end the human race [LEAD: HANNEMAN, KING] Branded in pain Marked criminally insane Locked away and kept restrained Disapprobation, but what have I done I have yet only just begun To take your fuckin' lives! (Night will come and I will follow For my victims, no tomorrow Make it fast, your time of sorrow On his trail, I'll make you follow)

[@JuanPedales]

MASTERPIECE.

[@wingmannj]

man i hope they get signed!

[@matthewdarby6434]

This must be woth a small fortune to the right collector!...

[@KIRY70]

Mamalon!🤘🏼

[@ralphnaber]

Yeah