Slayer - Postmortem / Raining Blood | Reaction (as Taylor Swift) | ROCKTOBER

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

This album was absolutely groundbreaking and still delivers a punch almost 40 years later.

[@daniellobo1680]

Honestly.....this is the only album I've heard from Slayer and I F'ing love it. I don't think their other albums can be any better. If so....I'd like to listen to it

[@huberts767]

@@daniellobo1680 South of Heaven and Seasonss in the Abyss are more mature for me and has a little bit more melody here. Though, I love the whole "trillogy".

[@juanchopelota5228]

@@daniellobo1680 el show no mercy papu

[@gzr488]

@@daniellobo1680 seasons, god hates us all. different, not better, just as good

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

Slayer and Metallica had a 10/10 run in the 80s. But I still think Suicidal Tendencies surpass them Big 4 all.

[@AdolfoSalinasP]

Lombardo is a beast on the drums. Today He's almost 60 and he still can play these songs.

[@73ritchierich]

Nothing like a Slayer concert... Good violent friendly fun with 30,000 of my best friends at least for one night. 🤘😎 rock on!

[@jasvav1]

ALWAYS HAD MY GOOD FRIENDLY VIOLENT FUN WITH EXODUS!

[@elwolf8536]

Dave killing them drums !! 🤘🤘🤘

[@jeffgile2921]

One of my favorite albums of all time

[@javirios9234]

Angel of Death. ❤

[@NataXano]

@@javirios9234 💯💯

[@Godric_71]

Monitor the kingdom of the dead

[@mikezentack7447]

YES!!!

[@Trendkiller196]

If you do this song, maybe look up the meaning real quick, so you don’t think that they are glorifying what they are talking about.

[@javirios9234]

@@Trendkiller196 dude I know exactly what this song is about. Just because it's about Josef Mangele and his horrific work at Auschwitz-Birkenau doesn't mean isn't a great song musically, well written and structured. Go preach to someone else and somewhere else.😉

[@MarcVanLaere-zr5im]

One of the ultimate thrash metal albums ❤🤘👍

[@nikkireviews]

I'll have to check out more. 😁

[@garymulviel9948]

​@@nikkireviewsbattery dyers eve damage Inc by Metallica are all awesome

[@CarlosCifuentes-up7ph]

😂 They absolutely kick a**😅😅 Thanks for sharing your reaction with us Nikki.

[@nikkireviews]

Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@jamesstarr6429]

Slaaaayyyyeeeerrrrr

[@OneTrueVikingbard]

Uhhhhh! ✊🏻 🤘🏻

[@svartmetall]

It still sounds amazing now, but you have to take it in context; hearing this when it came out was pretty much a life-changing experience.

[@Jason-bi2hx]

Glad you enjoyed this :) 86' had such awesome albums from the big 4. Spreading the disease from Anthrax, Peace sells from Megadeth, this from Slayer, and of course Master of puppets from Metallica. Such masterpieces. Rock on Nikki \m/

[@MM-pl5ed]

this is really good! thank you so much for this upload!

[@AlfonsoDeGaetano-l5p]

Yes, chaos! That is the theme of the whole album.

[@nikkireviews]

I need to listen to more! 😅

[@Swordfish-k9i]

Chàos of life....😅

[@wasweiichdennschon1267]

THE best songs on THE best album; THE best half an hour in music history!! ( Classic things like Vivaldi, Bach etc. here not counting.)

[@uoabigaillevey]

Thank you for listening to the song combo.. most people only check out the 'Raining Blood' portion and miss the lead-up 'Postmortem' completely. I had this on cassette and there is no actual fraction-of-a-second break in the audio between the two.. it flowed smoothly from one to the other without skipping a sound. Someone should make a recording of it this way 'as 1 songfile' instead of two played back-to-back... that would eliminate that skip between the two songs.

[@nikkireviews]

Yeah that would be great. It seems like a lot of people agree that both should be listened to together.

[@emmanuelnaudin6726]

Sure it's the best way!​@@nikkireviews

[@pc574]

If you ever really listen to the lyrics, take the with a grain of salt. The lead singer/bassist, Tomas Araya, was born in Chile and is a devout Catholic. Tom is a very cheerful guy and has always said that he doesn't mind the lyrics because he is talking about how others perceive the world. The drummer on this album, Dave Lombardo, cam from Cuba and is also Christian. Everyone else are Atheists'. None of them are worshiping Satan but they like making people mad and their lyrics have done that on more than one occasion

[@nachocheez9690]

Who cares

[@DavePicard-re7bq]

one of the best ultimate thrash metal slayer albums ❤ I love slayer reign in blood classic album 4ever. still delivers a punch almost 40 years later ❤ 🤘🤘

[@nikkireviews]

I definitely need to check out more from it! And a live version where I hear it rains blood. 😂

[@DavePicard-re7bq]

​​​​​​​slayer still reign in blood live version awesome nikki. I love slayer reign in blood classic album the true thrash metal 4ever ❤🤘🤘

[@matthewgrady3423]

When it comes to Anthrax playing the intro to “Raining Blood”, Scott Ian(Rhythm Guitarist) and Charlie Benante(Drummer) were in The Stormtroopers of Death, which was a side project, with Billy Milano and Dan Lilker. . In 1991, they reunited for a show. During the song “Speak English Or Die”, they played the intro for “Raining Blood.” I don’t know if that’s the root of Anthrax playing it. However, it’s nor a one-time deal.

[@tonykubilius9971]

As usual Nikki you are rocking.Love you and your reaction to this awesome band named SLAYER 🔥🤘🤘

[@nikkireviews]

Aw thank you! ☺️

[@tonykubilius9971]

@ you’re welcome

[@davidquatermass789]

Slayer we're always my favourite!!! I saw the rise of the big 4 and it was wild!!!

[@guitarbo1]

Yes you're right... Raining Blood deserved a video. I normally think of Slayer as a true live band, but that song would have been cool illustrated 🤘🔥

[@huberts767]

And yes, they came back for a couple of gigs. Hope they'll record the new album one day, even if they won't go on a long tour.

[@subzero9718]

seen them twice. love them.

[@kellywaite3706]

Incredible album!

[@frankmartell2063]

The king of double bass Dave Lombardo he got an appreciation from black Sabbath drummer

[@PaulSink]

Can't say that Ive ever listened to much Slayer but it has been fun watching you react to it,yes that continuing double kick drum action badass.

[@nikkireviews]

Yes! Love the double kick drum. It always gets me!

[@DeadEyeFoxx]

Daaammmnnn Nikki!! You rock that look 🤘😉🖤❤

[@jpuffandthefluffybunch1288]

I saw Slayer in '99 in WA. Seen Primus & Pantera too. I like you more now.

[@nikkireviews]

Haha. Primus is fun and definitely unique!

[@jamestaylor7166]

I was at the Hershey show as well. Not a great show for your first Slayer concert. Back in the day their moshpits were insane. Many fans left with broken bones and noses from their moshpits.

[@KreshDraven6]

As a Slayer abd Taylor Swift fan, I much appreciate this reaction 😊

[@davidgardiner4620]

That's awesome. Who in Slayer can really like Taylor. Actually I think she's a BADASS bitch Love her

[@JanderVK]

Fans would RIOT if Slayer skipped playing Raining Blood at a show lol It’s THE staple Slayer song.

[@nikkireviews]

Awesome. Well I definitely gotta check out more of them!

[@fettiestube5692]

Masterpiece

[@nikkireviews]

So good!

[@arakim72]

Slayer is awesome and you are awesome. Subscribed. :)

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! ☺️ More Slayer to come. 😁🤘🏻

[@TheRealMCJ74]

thrash metal for ever....one of my fav Slayer songs

[@Anonymousones1]

Lots of love from Australia ❤

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! ❤️☺️

[@pathofchaos786]

I don't know if you've ever reacted to In Flames. But I think you'd love Meet Your Maker.

[@VatoLoco-f3f]

Kerry King 👑 slayer better than Metallica

[@nikkireviews]

😱

[@maddmuggs]

SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nikkireviews]

😁🤘🏻

[@AgenteusaRR]

nothing beats "War Ensemble" :D And the drums , yep thats the best metal drummer in history imo, Dave Lombardo

[@nando19751]

this album still holds up.

[@ChicagoTRS]

You saw Exodus...and they played a bit of Slayer...cause Gary Holt plays guitar in both bands.

[@nikkireviews]

Yes!! You're exactly right. I asked my husband after I recorded this, saying how I was all confused lol. But yep, Exodus it was.

[@andypalin3287]

Reign and South were the absolute peak for Slayer! Forget the rest! 😜

[@codymoe4986]

Forget the rest?? I remember loving "Hell Awits"... Good thing I went with my gut, instead of some ridiculously short-sighted advice that I found on the internet... Never mind, the internet didn't exist back then, but my guts sure did...

[@red_five1542]

I'm not sure about an official video, but there is some really great live footage of them performing this song on youtube.

[@truedoh2831]

The official video is live footage

[@skerr808]

Well you gotta give the outfit at least some credit. I think it's awesome! :) Nonsense? What's that? I don't see/hear any nonsense. This is a "No BS. Tell it like it is!" reaction channel! ;) Slayer is insane and amazing. I hope you'll get to check out Powerman 5000's "When World's Collide" since the lead singer is Rob Zombie's younger brother. :)

[@adamjcasey]

I like your comment about the drums, Dave Lombardo is an unbeatable legend.

[@johnnyspider2752]

Bill Ward. And it's not even close.

[@adamjcasey]

@@johnnyspider2752 I love Bill Ward as much as anyone can. His 1990 solo album is one of the best ever, and he and Neil are my everything. But Dave is still a legend.

[@RossanoMacchioni]

Dave lombardo best thrash metal drummer.

[@nikkireviews]

So good!

[@delix787]

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[@huberts767]

I strongly recommend Seasons in the Abyss - it's way more melodic. Still heavy and fast, but probably one of the most catchy songs Slayer ever wrote.

[@erolbulut2584]

The most brutal 28 minutes ever put down on vinyl.

[@LeastofSaints-1972]

Reign In Blood = Best thrash metal album ever.

[@Lukeflesh]

You had me sold at ‘my husband..’ that outfit Slays☺️

[@master4992]

If you want video I recommend their live version from 2004 Austin - they play the entire album and the Raining blood is a pure madness!

[@nikkireviews]

I will have to check that out, thank you!

[@estevaobotelho2231]

The best band ever! Slayer is fire!

[@Stephen-jx1hz]

Now that rocktober is over, it’s time for technovember 😆 Faithless- Insomnia is a good place to start.

[@lfkk4640]

Great Review. Look up Slayer At The Ritz club show. That was a "Normal" Slayer show back then. 🤟

[@sumonjamal1653]

Slayer started very young in 1981 in Huntington Park, California... Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums) jamming in a garage... Tom Araya (vocals/ bass) joined last, being a bit older than the other 3... Jeff Hanneman became a fan of hardcore punk rock - bands like Minor Threat, TSOL, DRI... and wanted Slayer to play faster like those bands. The band Venom (from the UK) made a huge impact w/ their 'satanic' imagery and morbid lyrics... But also, the band members saw Metallica play an L.A. club in 1982 and knew that they wanted to go in their thrash metal direction. Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel signed on to manage Slayer and the band was able to save enough money to record their 1983 debut album 'Show no mercy'... When they played San Francisco in 1984, Slayer were amazed that they had fans there. The band Exodus convinced Slayer that they didn't need the black makeup and theatrics of Venom, so they got rid of that image. The EP 'Haunting the chapel' in 1984 and the 2nd full album 'Hell awaits' in 1985 were the last Slayer releases on Metal Blade... Producer Rick Rubin signed Slayer in 1986 and redefined their sound on a studio record 'Reign in Blood'... the controversial album set the standard for thrash metal drumming and the subject matters based on real-life horrors were perfect for the indie metal scene. 'Reign in blood' was the first of 3 essential Slayer albums... the 2nd was 'South of Heaven' in 1988 which was a bit slower in tempo but outsold 'Reign in blood'... 'Seasons in the Abyss' was the 3rd in 1990 as Slayer became part of the "BIG 4" of thrash metal w/ Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth... However, disagreements led to drummer Dave Lombardo being fired in 1992 and replaced by Paul Bostaph (drums) for the 1994 album 'Divine intervention'... Producer Rick Rubin was no longer involved in the studio, so Slayer's later records dropped in quality and their popularity declined in the 90's after the punk rock covers album 'Undisputed attitude' in 1996 and the experimental 'Diabolus in musica' in 1998... In 2001, Slayer returned to their roots w/ the album 'God hates us all'... Paul Bostaph quit during the tour and original drummer Dave Lombardo rejoined Slayer in 2002 as their popularity grew once again on tour. Slayer released 'Christ illusion' in 2006 and 'World painted blood' in 2009 w/ the original line-up. In 2011, guitarist Jeff Hanneman was sidelined after an infection in his arm by a flesh-eating bacteria nearly ended his life... Gary Holt, guitarist of Exodus, filled in for touring... In 2012, financial disagreements led to Dave Lombardo leaving Slayer again. In 2013, Jeff Hanneman passed away from liver sclerosis at age 50 from years of excessive drinking... (R.I.P.) Slayer was rejoined by Paul Bostaph (drums) and dedicated their last album 'Repentless' in 2015 to the late Jeff Hanneman. In 2017, Tom Araya announced that he was retiring from touring, so Slayer would be on their 'farewell' tour, which ended in 2019 w/ a final show in L.A. where the band started. With Kerry King promoting a new solo album in 2024 ( 'From hell I rise')... Slayer surprised everyone by announcing 3 festival shows in the US, 1 being canceled due to hurricanes. Kerry King is on tour w/ his solo band but Slayer is booking the odd shows for 2025.

[@xavierpingel6738]

* Huntington Park.

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@xavierpingel6738 My bad.

[@frankmartell2063]

Chaos

[@Mr.Mecanik]

Oh well, plan failed. The thanks button is gone after giving 2 consecutive thanks... well done YT. What can I say.

[@nikkireviews]

😂 Well maybe that's a good thing. Your wallet is probably grateful for that. 😜

[@Mr.Mecanik]

@@nikkireviews Screw my wallet. Makes me look bad 😂

[@rwill3643]

You can't see it from the picture of the album cover, but the label was Def Jam, a NY based Hip Hop label. The album was produced by Rick Rubin, who also produced the Beastie Boys and such.

[@williamreiser3118]

Hello beautiful I've been a Slayer fan since the seasons in the abyss album I've been in there mosh pits three times I get hurt I dish it out and I love it happy Halloween to you beautiful

[@nikkireviews]

Whoa! I can only imagine how intense their mosh pits are. 😰 And thank you! Happy belated Halloween to you too! 🎃

[@SERGIOLEME10]

Very cool 👍 Big hug from BRAZIL

[@davidlewis8552]

Check out the live video when it's raining blood on stage. I'm surprised nobody got electrocuted.

[@nikkireviews]

Whaaat? 👀

[@Captainperfection]

Taylor has an influence on everybody 😊

[@juniorsgv88]

One of The Best Trash/ Metal bands ever !!! SLAYER!!!!

[@madq5014]

One of the best after Kreator

[@MattSwain1]

It’s tough going to a concert when you don’t know at least a few songs so I get that Slayer would sound like a wall of noise for an hour or so. I love Slayer, seen them live a few times and they are awesome but that’s from a perspective of having listened to their albums for 30+ years. Despite being so heavy, they write some terrific riffs and a lot of the songs have a real groove to them. There’s bands that have come since that have tried to outdo Slayer without the songwriting skills

[@luciferdzhugashvili]

The two songs should always go together.

[@renantrudes7025]

This sequence is killer

[@Jiipee81]

🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@nikkireviews]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@marcbaur677]

For me, Raining Blood goes direct into Angel of Death. 😃

[@nikkireviews]

Angel of Death might be next!

[@nathanpark1058]

Practically every song on their first album, Show No Mercy, is a masterpiece. Metal Storm/Face the Slayer is probably the best song on the album.

[@Godric_71]

Chronics

[@Alex_9652]

Great reaction Nikki Please react to Slayer Skeletons of society or Dead skin mask

[@sickturret3587]

dead skin mask fits october fr.

[@socalnitro]

Locktober 🗝

[@sumonjamal1653]

'Raining blood' ... is one of Slayer's most famous riffs. They have not played a show without performing it since 1986. Rick Rubin produced this album 'Reign in blood' in '86... he was well-known for working on hip hop records by Beastie Boys... Run DMC. Slayer were too broke to make any music videos before 1990/ '91 - the album 'Seasons in the Abyss'... which is why the popular tracks from 'Reign in blood' and 'South of Heaven' in 1988 had no music videos. 2019 was the last tour Slayer embarked on... They haven't toured since but Slayer has performed 2 shows in 2024 (a third was canceled because of the hurricanes) and they have 1 show booked in 2025. Kerry King, Slayer's guitarist & main songwriter, has released a solo album in 2024 ('From hell I rise') and launched his first solo tours in support w/ Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph... including vocalist Mark Osegueda (vocals) of Death Angel... Kyle Sanders (bass) from Hellyeah!... and Phil Demmel (guitar) from Machine Head/ Vio-Lence. Kerry King does perform some Slayer songs live.

[@billsalvey]

🤘🤘.

[@kisscsaba7989]

Still reigning live they have video blood coming down

[@RobertPeters-s9r]

This ALBUM and Rust in Peace are the two best trash metal ALBUMs. Slayer and Megadeth are Kings of Trash Metal.

[@StarsDie88]

Yeah with most extreme metal the bands typically have a "uniform sound" which means that you're not going to tonally hear significant differences. Unless we're talking about some progressive metal or avant garde act. So yeah "it sounds all the same" is a valid critique of extreme metal. But us fans of it just simply don't mind that aspect of it. If I want an artist that goes for a lot of different vibes and tones, I'll listen to those. Otherwise I go to the aggressive loud and heavy stylings of extreme metal. I like both philosophies. I'll add that when I was significantly less into extreme metal and had attended extreme metal concerts I had the exact same feelings as you did. It helps way more to actually know the songs and explore the music on your own time with headphones etc.. Before being thrusted into a challenging genre of music being performed live. I would go back and listen to albums from bands I dismissed after seeing live and I would kick myself for not getting into them beforehand so I could have enjoyed the live experience more.

[@silvercloud1641]

🤘

[@nikkireviews]

😁🤘🏻

[@pattyofurniture5674]

There was a concert where they had blood reign down on the crowd

[@nikkireviews]

Yeah! I definitely have to check out one of the live performances of that. Someone said they made it actually rain red and I was like whaaat?? 👀😂

[@AdamDobbs-j5k]

There is a luve video reign in blood with black magic its awesomeness

[@ericg9828]

Tori Amos did a cover of Raining blood. It's actually creepier than the Slayer version.

[@VatoLoco-f3f]

It's fine slayer is crazy 🤪 death angel is cool exodus

[@silvercloud1641]

Taylor Swift and Tool on the same song?: "Tool - Stinkfist But It's We Are Never Getting Back Together By Taylor Swift"

[@nikkireviews]

Who woulda thought. 😅

[@BaldotheDon]

Okay. Pay attention (Don't, this is gonna ramble). This Gen-X metalhead has been _enraged_ (sort of upset, honestly) for _fucking years_ (That's true), 'cause _all_ the reactors I've subscribed to have _fucked this up!_ Always only _Raining Blood,_ no mentions of _Postmortem,_ none of them getting the _entirety_ of the magnitude. Ever so disappointing. Crushing let-down. 'Til today. 'Til this video. This is the first reaction video I know of that's done _Postmortem/Raining Blood_ together, as every fiber of my being screams they should be. I've finally subscribed to this channel for this. It feels like redemption to me. I'd almost go so far as to unsubscribe from all other reaction channels, but I'm leashed in by the knowledge that a reactor doesn't know they're doing it wrong; their advisors did it wrong. The people guiding them _failed._ A curse, then. I curse them all with small, inexplicable ketchup stains on somewhat important items 'til they atone for their stupidity by recommending _Altar of Sacrifice/Jesus Saves_ together, or 'til everyone's 'favorite' 'politician' gives up the oxygen habit. 'Cause they should suffer a reasonable amount for a limited time. Your husband has proven his worthiness in my eyes. I'm grateful to him and his wisdom. I hope for the next seven years that every order of fries he gets is large for the price of a medium, and contains _two_ onion rings. 10:41 Bored by Slayer. I wish I could say I can't imagine it, but Slayer lost me after _Divine Intervention._ Life was happening to me at the time, I guess, and I stopped feeling driven towards new Slayer music. A state of soul unbound from old loves, you might say. For any art to get its hooks in you, you have to have that space for it. Your heart has to _need_ it. If you don't need Slayer, I kind of envy you. A soul that needs Slayer is wanting. I'm glad you're a person whole enough to not need Slayer. How I can say something like that and still claim fanship of Slayer is a dichotomy I may have to contemplate. Maybe time _can_ cure some forms of rabies. I don't know.

[@nikkireviews]

😂😂 I had to respond and let you know that your comment gave both my husband and I a laugh! We're in the car and I made him pause his podcast to read him your comment. It was 100% his doing that I didn't mess it up so all credit goes to him. 😂 Thanks for subscribing, I appreciate it! ...but now I'm really hoping I never do the wrong version of a song again, if for no other reason than to sneak a few of those extra fries. 👀 🍟

[@frankmartell3508]

That's actually the band members pictures on the album cover

[@gawf99]

Listen to Bloodline. One of their later songs and definitely not what you would expect from Slayer.

[@ricardogarcia947]

South of Heaven next 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@dukecleve4008]

Top 5 All time Thrash Albums 🤘🏼

[@NataXano]

Great reaction!! Slayer is my fav from the big 4

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you! I'll have to check out more.

[@williamreiser3118]

About time someone agrees with me

[@user-xq7mh5kg6bvvf3]

MAMMA MIA NIKKI! What a gorgeous dress! You are always a treasure! Great Slayers and as always many kisses and hugs to you from Italy!😘😘😘💞💞💞

[@lsu1992]

Abolish the rules made of stone??? Oh shit he's talking about the ten com- (lightning strike)

[@erolbulut2584]

Jesus Saves

[@pattyofurniture5674]

As THIS FING SLAYER 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@1massboy]

So the first time you saw slayer, you jumped in cold turkey. Which I can completely understand, you being overwhelmed and thinking that all the slayer songs sound the same. At least if they performed a lot of their earlier music. It’s a lot to take in. But as you go along in there discography, you’ll see there’s more groove in their style and this is what will differentiate a song from another song with them. Either way. I appreciate you listening to them.

[@MarcGlenwright]

You might've recognised the riff from Gremlins 2.

[@fettiestube5692]

😍😍🥰🥰

[@Swordfish-k9i]

If you don't hate the world you can not love metal 😇😇😇modulistic terror a vast sadìstic feast the only way to exit....😊😊😊

[@jondion4535]

Postmortem is my favorite Slayer song 🤘🏻👹

[@nikkireviews]

It was a good one!

[@nachocheez9690]

Same

[@213amp]

AT DAWN THEY SLEEP, METAL STORM FACE THE SLAYER, CRIONICS, JESUS SAVES....

[@sickturret3587]

may i request "tiamat - gaia" that's a metal band from sweden which changed their genres a lot. gotta warn you tho, that song is not metal. cheers.

[@nikkireviews]

I'll add it to my list! Thank you. ☺️

[@josesergiosanchezgutierrez]

THE ASTRAL SLEEP and CLOUDS are their best albums

[@sickturret3587]

@@josesergiosanchezgutierrez i disagree. So does most of the fans. Their top 3 albums were wildhoney, a deeper kind of slumber and skeleton skeletron. But if you are more into death metal I can understand why you like those more. Cheers.

[@Sddysert]

Checknout Crypts of eternity off the Hell Awaits album