Fuck me, this is a rant I've wanted ever since I bought this record. I remember listening to the album for the first time all those years ago (hazy, Scooby Doo flashback ensues...)
When Bitter Peace, started off, I had a smile on my face, as the intro is menacing and beefy and when the song kicks in it's looking [sic] good. Unfortunately, the song gets a bit dull & repetitive towards the end and those drums sound like they need to be tightened up a bit, ah well, could be worse...
Fuck me, what is this shit? All of a sudden I'm checking my Stereo so see if SOAD's first album hasn't been put in there. Isn't that song 'Sugar' by System? Nope, it's still Slayer and my smile is upside down and into frown. What the Fuck? Are they taking the piss? Why do their guitars sound so, so Slipknot? So basic? So muddy? Most of all, Tom's Voice. Fuck me, What have they done with Tom's Voice?
I won't go too much into depth with the rest of my reaction, but 'Love To Hate' became my personal most hated Slayer song ever and the CD was stopped by the time 'In the Name of God' reared it's ugly head.
Ok, admittedly, when I dared to try the album again Scrum and Point weren't bad, but damage done by that point. I forgave Slayer for the lazy approach of 'Undisputed Attitude', I thought 'Divine Intervention' was inconsistant and mediocore in part, but still Slayer enough to be good, but 'Diabolus' was when Slayer stopped being my 'all-time' favourite band.
I guess a simple THIS ALBUM IS FUCKING SHIT would have sufficed, but it actually hurt me to hear this abysmal excuse for 'Thrash Metal'.
_________________ "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot "I got shit on my ass" Rick Sanchez
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