Slayer - "Christ Illusion"

[Mithras]

Just bought the new Slayer album "Christ Illusion", it´s their best since "Divine Intervention" and on par with their best releases from the 80´s and early 90´s (like "Hell Awaits", "Reign In Blood", "South Of Heaven", Seasons In The Abyss" and "Divine Intervention").

It sounds like they reduced everything to the max (you just can´t top the radical "Divine Intervention"),  clear great stripped-down production (Josh Abraham; executive producer: Rick Rubin), and (as always) great riffs plus incredible tempo changes. The track sequencing of the album flows very well and with Dave Lombardo back on the drums the group sounds very sure of itself.

I mean, 2001´s "God Hates Us All" was a good album and an improvement on "Diabolus In Musica" from 1998 but here we got something we can add to  their best work.

By the way: Anyone a Slayer fan here?   

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

I haven’t heard any of their albums since “Seasons in the Abyss”, which came out back in the days of smoking, long hair, and hanging out at the mall. It holds up. Good record. I still listen to “Angel of Death” on a regular basis, especially when I’m really pissed off on my way to work.

I understand that Dave Lombardo is back on board? That is definitely a plus. He is one hell of a drummer.

I saw Slayer with Testament in February ’91. Great show. They really put these newer, light-weight metal acts in their place.

[cta]

"Seasons" is a GREAT fast metal album.   From War Ensemble to the title track, f**king immaculate.  "Divine" disappointed me big time.