FIRST TIME HEARING SLAYER - ANGEL OF DEATH | REACTION

[@StaxReacts]

This one had stax’s brain in shambles😭😭😭😭

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Just a history lesson...and SLAYER being brutally honest....why? So it never repeats again, but it is repeating and Israel is the Nazis and the WW2 Jews are Palestinians....and who is funding it? Good ole USA. Damn I love honesty and Metal bands bring that honesty. Rappers can sing about the horror and disgusting acts of Slavery....why can't Slayer do the same but about another horrible subject? We need peace and sadly most of Israelites want this to end, but see if they do then Benji Yahoo is out of office, it's called job protection. Also, read Trump's Project 25...... they want to exterminate Transgurls like me...know the facts bro...peace to you and your family....SLAYER!!¡!!

[@stefanolowend]

My man, great reaction! If you can make it thru Slayer, you can make it thru anything. Lol. They're actually singing *against* all that happened during the holocaust. The Angel of Death was the name given to Josef Mangele, who was the psycho medical doctor from Auschwitz that did indescribable 'experiments' on the camp's prisoners. The song also touches on the Nazi's doing anything they could to create an Aryan race. Interestingly, the lead singer of the band (Tom) is actually a devout Christian. None of them were satanists (or racists), by any means. You'll never meet a nicer rock star than Tom Araya. ✌✌

[@jimmiejaz]

it's a history lesson, not a praising of what happened.

[@StaxReacts]

Facts

[@Missy197666]

Exactly !

[@HeebSchlomo]

Fake history, this never happened dummy

[@matthewgarrison-perkins5377]

It needs to be remembered what happened. Brutal, yes. It happened to REAL people. Just because of prejudice...it can happen again if we dont remember

[@alexscharf3365]

Never forget. Greetings from Germany Very important message

[@2nerC9]

Humans are capable of the worst...

[@rikerdavis2843]

Chinese Uyghur concentration camps

[@AndrewFerst-e3b]

Tresh and black are not compatible.

[@davefletch3063]

@@AndrewFerst-e3b ice t says otherwise

[@DUNO1971]

This song is about Jozef Mengele , the Nazi doctor called the angel of death......

[@Daxtarr1]

He tried to sew peoples heads to other bodies. He was an infamous, butcher, angel of death.

[@KabukiKid]

Brutal, evil mofo.

[@benferrisinverts4198]

@@Daxtarr1true i guess haha

[@keithgraham8588]

"Sickening ways to achieve, the holocaust" I feel like Jeff wrote that to tell people he wasn't a nazi sympathizer, he was literally a big history nerd and WW2 is a huge part of said history.

[@laurenfazenbaker9777]

This song is a history lesson, not a glorification. Yes, the subject material is revolting. It should be. It should always be a harsh reminder of things to be vigilant against so it never happens again. Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. Cheers.

[@keithberns5]

~We write about the dark side of humanity~ "Tom Araya

[@StaxReacts]

🙏

[@Foffer1337]

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

[@neilforbes819]

Nice reaction, Stax. Slayer unapologetically describe the hell that men can inflict on other men - it's meant to be as uncomfortable as possible.

[@efakter1]

Dr. Josef Mengele, who is the angel of death who basically tortured and did experiments on the Jews during the holocaust. Slayer sings a lot about stuff like this. They keep it real. And hard as hell.!!

[@StaxReacts]

☄️

[@larrybarnhill572]

Slayer is the name for god, on the lips and hearts of all metalheads.

[@tedsherman4653]

Its not something that should be celebrated but its something that needs to be addressed so it never happens again..that's the whole point of the song..they aren't condoning it but educating people about the atrocities that happened during this time period..I get you don't agree with the subject matter..any sane person wouldn't but you can help to bring awareness to your generation who for the most part are ridiculously clueless..

[@StaxReacts]

Felt

[@thrashersheaf7440]

Slayer’s iconic album cover for “Reign In Blood” was designed to reflect the band’s intense music and dark themes. The artwork, created by Larry W. Carroll, draws inspiration from the title track, “Raining Blood,” which evokes a sense of eternal torment in hell. The cover combines elements of 1980s horror and underground comics, resulting in a striking and memorable image. Despite its graphic nature, the cover didn’t create negativity for the band; instead, it contributed to the album’s impact and status as a classic in thrash metal history .Not a'lot of bands will bring attention to this kind of subject.. but Slayer will and ram it down your throats...this kind of subject needs to be remembered and not forgotten.

[@StaxReacts]

🤘🏽🔥🙏

[@jayadelman5705]

I believe the breakdown in this song is used in "she watches channel zero" by public enemy. I don't think you have done that song yet.

[@StaxReacts]

I’ll check it out!!!

[@bayareathrasher666]

it is

[@jamesdavisjr6937]

Saw slayer with agent orange in a small venue with only about 2000 people one of the nastiest pits I've ever been in

[@StaxReacts]

🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@Faust8423]

that second riff always gets them banging.

[@GrayNeko]

“There’s nothing I put in the lyrics that says necessarily [Mengele] was a bad man, because to me - well, isn’t that obvious? I shouldn’t have to tell you that.” - Jeff Hanneman. RIP! We miss you!

[@Foffer1337]

Remember kids, reality is way scarier than fiction.

[@nickfoster9350]

4:04 always check the subject matter before listening. The track is about Josef Mengele AKA: The Angel of Death.

[@donculotta1551]

What's beautiful is you're willing to try new music. Thrash isn't for everyone. I've been a fan for over 40 years. Good job young un.

[@joeblow-tp6gz]

Feel good song of the summer!

[@thomasflores7817]

"angel of death flying free" because that monster died without ever answering for his crimes.

[@maxeypad]

SLAAAAAAAYER!!!!

[@lisar3944]

your face...it says it all. Pure poetry. Thanks for this reaction

[@StaxReacts]

My pleasure 😊

[@Ares_Ibarra]

SLAYER!!! 🤘🏻

[@markking0728]

His Face .. " Defender of the Arian Race " 😅

[@StaxReacts]

🙏

[@N8oRMusic]

Produced by Rick Rubin. 🤘

[@keithw9808]

Good classic hardcore thrash choice, and, as many have pointed out, the subject of Josef Mengele was a very real monster. He was one of the heads of the Auschwitz death camp where he committed horrible experiments and did get away with his crimes. He died in Brazil in '79 from a stroke while swimming and drowned which was much kinder than what happened to his victims. Slayer has always gone for the dark subjects like him and many others. 213 on their 1994 album Divine Intervention is about cannibal murderer Jeffrey Dahmer is another example of their brutal songs and subjects. There has always been a fascination with the Nazis after their defeat, Slayer were not the first, as there were several movies about them and Mengele. The 1976 Dustin Hoffman movie Marathon Man has a Nazi doctor as the villain based off Mengele, I don't recommend watching that movie if you are having a dental appointment, and the 1978 movie, based off the Ira Levin novel of the same name, The Boys from Brazil with Gregory Peck playing the evil Nazi scientist. Still, dig your choice and keep up the content.

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🔥

[@AgentLemmon]

Legendary hiphop group Public Enemy sampled this track for their song she watch chanel zero. IT's when the song breaks down and the awesome riff comes in and you got the stank face lol. It's worth reacting to Public Enemy's track

[@thomaslazarek6835]

Right before the lyric "pumping fluid inside your brain."

[@montmn]

It's history bro. You can't hide from it.

[@thomaslazarek6835]

Great reaction. This song and the Reign In Blood album was my introduction to Slayer. I was almost 16 when the album was released on October 7 1986. Slayer is my all time favorite band. Slayer has alot of songs refering to real people and events. Their lyrics are brutal, they don't sugarcoat it and are unapologetic about them. Their songs are lessons about history.

[@Daxtarr1]

It's a great song, don't ever feel bad for what other people did! Only feel bad for things you did. It's called self-esteem, which is a great song by Offspring.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏

[@tomfoolery342]

This song is about Josef Mengele

[@StaxReacts]

🙏

[@nupraptorthementalist3306]

Agreeable Schopenhauer avatar, Sir.

[@tomfoolery342]

@@nupraptorthementalist3306 For me personally, reading Schopenhauer and Camus changed my life's view...for the better of my mental health.

[@nupraptorthementalist3306]

@tomfoolery342 Schopenhauer, surely. Camus I can't so much imagine, but I am glad they helped you. I think Arthur's one of the greatest men of all time(s).

[@davidquatermass789]

Bought this album when it came out, am old!!!

[@donculotta1551]

By the way Slayer isn't about White Supremacy. They made songs that were MEANT the shock the public. Rick Rubin, the owner of Def Jam, the producer of the album, is a Jew. Tom Araya was born in Chile. Dave Lombardo is Cuban-Italian.

[@carlosperez-gb1fk]

Pure metal perfection. If you dislike the lyrics. Don't hate the writer. Hate the source.

[@davidsulzbach8479]

You are a very nice guy. You have a big heart. l like your videos.

[@StaxReacts]

I appreciate that!

[@troyshilanski380]

It happened. Its history

[@anvilofcrom1]

Public Enemy, she watch channel zero!!!

[@Jaysonic3423]

It was awesome seeing you react to this song. To this day still the hardest, darkest, and greatest thrash song ever. Love your channel, yo! 51 y.o. metal and hip hop head

[@StaxReacts]

💙💙💙

[@jamescline9663]

I love seeing someone getting into Metal, even if its just to this degree. Keep up the good stuff my dude!

[@StaxReacts]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Eric-t6s9s]

Heard this a thousand times and it never fails to amaze me. To put the history, the reality of what actually happened into musical form is beyond exceptional. I heard religious groups were protesting over this, they don't understand what it is. It is not glorification, it is not condoning what happened. It is just a fast, heavy, loud representation in a sort of way of the crazy evil minds who somehow did these acts. This is true music and art, expressing thoughts and feelings through sound, I get that it can be very hard to digest to the unfamiliar, but I get what is going on and love it. So powerful and real. A tapestry of recognition. A wtf moment of wow this actually happened. A wake up call of like yeah this may seem heavy but look at the reality and this track is nothing compared to the actual events.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🙏😓

[@rustyhanna6709]

The Japanese had and did similar things. I believe the camp was some kind of number indentifaction.

[@thomaslazarek6835]

Yeah, Unit 731 is a song on the World Painted Blood album. Slayer wrote a song about that too.

[@camronbay1]

I play SLAYER in my training courses.

[@magich8ball]

Raining Blood next!

[@n_o_n_t_u]

He already did raining blood

[@jimmiejaz]

FYI, Public Enemy's "She Watch Channel Zero?!" samples that break down that got you

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🙏🙏

[@PETERODZZ]

The cover has 3 characters Paul Mccarthy, the pope John 2nd and Hitler.

[@bill9605]

Slayer is the soundtrack of hell Or Heaven for some of us

[@StaxReacts]

Agreed

[@shawnfate2656]

"Silent Scream" is another sensitive topic.

[@Daxtarr1]

The thing is bro, all of those lyrics are real. That is what "The Angel of Death" did to fellow humans. Never forget that. Josef Mengele was a monster! And I'm not even Jewish.

[@StaxReacts]

Felt that

[@toomasargel8503]

05:52 start drum solo greatest top 40 of worlds solos at all time

[@zzzaaa0990]

Best metal song bar none,a bona fide classic

[@wesw6840]

BRUTAL ASF.......YES...more history then anything...SLAYER ARE FUCKIN MONSTER S IN THE GAME... thanks for your reaction brother....ya that one's tough...

[@jesuszarate3929]

No matter how gruesome human history might be, it ought not be forgotten, in the hopes that one day we not only learn from it, but keep history from repeating itself.

[@ImFadedAsfRn]

Yeah this song got some deep ass lore to it

[@ImFadedAsfRn]

Shit go hard ngl

[@wesw6840]

OHHHH WE HERE FOR IT...SLLAAAYYYEEEERRRR 🙌🏻

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🙏🙏

[@_Inferno_Fay]

When liveleak was up, I've seen a man scream the same way Tom did in this song after getting slugged multiple times.

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

“Slayer” ❤️🎸🔥

[@boscodooley8561]

Slayer is good at what they do. If they were not the song would not pull such an emotional response.

[@aldoushuxleysghost]

I get that the content is hard for some. I first heard this in elementary school. My mother never paid too much mind what kind of content I was consuming. In the 80s, I was all about horror movies, horror comics and thrash metal and it showed all through my development years. As I got older, I graduated from Slayer to Possessed, to Death and then to the pioneers of the nascent death metal scene with bands like Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Obituary. Today, I'm a middle aged ghoul with a sick sense of humor. It's all in good fun though

[@RockulaProductionsYoutube]

Slayer wants you to feel revulsion. There's not one grain of sugar in this song. They purposely kept the song vague so that you will not pre judge the lyrics from a certain perspective. This song bypasses many filters and makes you feel the raw emotion without our tendency to try to soften things in out brains before we think about them. I was a Junior in High school when this came out and it was the most intense thing I'd ever heard. The satanic thing was fun because it scared other kids but the raw emotional content is what really appealed to me.

[@rl318]

This is a brutal song off of one of the classic 80s thrash albums. I first heard it in 98 and was like, WTF? Like a lot of metal, punk, hardcore, and rap from back then, the subject matter was dark, misanthropic, and based on real things that horrible people did. People think it is an endorsement of those actions, but it is a song about how terrible humans can be. And a funny side note, this song was featured in Gremlins 2. It is also sampled on the Public Enemy song "She Watches Channel Zero," probably because Rick Rubin produced for both groups then.

[@Exposer0835]

Brutal fact: The solo part of this song represents the screams and pain just to show you how godawful painful and awful this experiment was to the Jews

[@srt8rocketship241]

Lest we forget. Very relevant today. Still alot of sickness out there.

[@drummerdude0314]

Nice video my man! Check out Death the song symbolic if you haven't already heard. Great album

[@antoniocunha8772]

the best metal band ever my channel and this line = top 3 all time in the genre

[@BrainSmashR]

Props if you began your metal journey with Raining Blood and Angel of Death, and lived to tell about it, because you didn't just jump into the deep end of the pool, you jumped into a shark infested ocean!! If you're looking for more inspiration, my YT channel is 99.9% metal lyrical videos of my own creation, no links or credit needed, just trying to prove to all the world that METAL RULES THE LAND

[@mclaine7342]

Body Count covered this song, too.

[@tylersmith9408]

Just know that Slayer tell stories and do not condone the shit that Tom sings about. They are misunderstood by a lot

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🙏🔥🔥

[@smmusicplus96]

Tom Araya is Chill Chilean.

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🙏🔥🔥

[@eternalgoldenvoid6988]

Jesus, you kids. It’s fucking Slayer. Where you been?

[@spectrefate]

It sounds better on a good set of headphones

[@tyytsejam]

I love Slayer. If you are willing to dig into different genres of Metal I encourage you to look at the group Sabaton and the song “Hellfighters”

[@heatherhobbit2931]

🤘🤘🤘

[@susanconstable2113]

We must never forget the atrocities of what the nazis did to the Jews in world war 2! History is doomed to repeat itself if it’s not remembered and told to the next generations. It’s a hard subject but it must be remembered! This man was horrific for what he did. This is not in honor of him but rather a reminder of how disgusting he was.

[@GeorgeSmart-b4e]

Look into "Operation: Paperclip."

[@jibbityjibbs7466]

🤘💜

[@JeffHeffernan]

She watched Chanel zero

[@paulm5118]

History teachers should play this song in high schools and show visuals of what he's talking about , some people learn better through visualization , my opinion only.

[@StaxReacts]

Agreed

[@andrewmcclure2378]

The doctor preferred experimenting on twins. You always have a control subject, you subject one twin to some ordeal and see how they change compared to their twin. Dude was sadistic as f, hard to explain without being gruesome.

[@Firestarsparkle]

Cool homie

[@StaxReacts]

Thanks gang

[@thomaswhitehead6245]

Yea hard to listen to but I think that’s the point.

[@heatherhobbit2931]

Absolutely the point.

[@jamesdavisjr6937]

For me the best slayer was the south of heaven and seasons in the abyss albumns

[@StaxReacts]

🙏🔥🤘🏽

[@troyshilanski380]

Slayer aint condoning just reminding.

[@jeffanderson9085]

its sung from 1st person point of view, this is how Josef Mengele saw himself.

[@_Inferno_Fay]

Disciple - Slayer

[@richarddefreitastinoco2682]

The Cover is a Hell representation

[@palladinodessa8988]

Slayer always found the most controversial subjects and told them in the most brutal depiction. Of course, Mengele and the medical experimentation are a really controversial subject. Slayer also always tells the story but doesn't necessarily agree or disagree. In Angel of Death there are subtle hints of disagreement (infamous butcher, rancid angel of death flying free) - but most people see the song as a glorification of Mengele and what he did - it is just pure story telling, not approval. Controversial subject aside - Slayer rips your face off with the tempo and the "haunting" guitar tone with amazing speed. This album, Reign in Blood, is widely considered top 5, maybe 10, all time of influential metal albums. 🤘

[@frymi6734]

History is not always happy.

[@williamwilson9283]

👍

[@edmcbain71]

Check out Gemini & Payback both are by Slayer

[@StaxReacts]

Betttt

[@chrigul1]

I can totally understand his reaction. Altough he seems to know what was happening in this evil time, one doesn`t expect it as a theme for a trash metal song. I love this song, but I can`t l head bang freely, while hearing the text

[@ihrhollenhuren1823]

schwätzer

[@Vaccaei]

Qué tontería. La cancion trata de un episodio histórico, como podia haber hablado de la destruccion de cartago y la masacre de sus ciudadanos por los romanos, o de cualquier otro infame hecho histórico. La unica diferencia es la cercania en el tiempo

[@smn1085]

my fav from them. everyone listens raining blood but for me that song is meh. this is the best one for me because the pure thrashyness, the vocals, etc. slayer in it's pure form, talking about obscure things no one wants to talk. those caotic solos representing the pain. pure slayer classic sound

[@jibbajabba8428]

Good call diving into this one. These guys were a major component of my musical awakening. This one is an honest look into the ugliness and hatred that embodied the devil nazis (nope, ain't gonna capitalise it). Maybe hit up War Ensemble from these guys. It's a commentary on some aspects of war in general.

[@StaxReacts]

🔥🔥🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@andydove7563]

Listen to "God Hates Us All"

[@ragingmando5956]

It's funny how people are so grossed out about Slayer but will watch horror movies. That is all it was....horror film in the form of music. They talked about real crap that happened though. It's just the darker side that people don't want to really face.

[@rhoadsfan]

Youre not meant to be comfortable with the lyrics.. thats the point! Thats what happened, it wasnt comfortable or good, it was horrific.. people did that to other people ….the point of those lyrics is awareness and to inspire others to make sure it doesnt happen again ..

[@morgopolo]

Great video! If you want to continue your rock journey with something equally mind-blowing but much less holocaust-y, I recommend reacting to Otoboke Beaver. 'Don't Light My Fire' is the song most people seem to use for their videos, but you can't really go wrong with anything off their two proper albums.

[@paulbartholomew5713]

The song is about Josef Mengele. Head Dr for Adalf. He was the angle of death for a million ppl. Sad!

[@RickSmith-tb8xr]

Hey Stax you know this song is about

[@StaxReacts]

Yes I do

[@RickSmith-tb8xr]

Thought did in concert people get hurt in the pit when they play this song

[@lordbiscuitpowerslam]

I prefer Gwar over Slayer salamizer or sick of you? Or have you seen me or slaughterama or the road behind or black and huge? Those are all pretty good songs

[@StaxReacts]

I have not😊