Great songs on bad/mediocre albums

[I-TEND-TO-DIE]

that album is new metal mixed with Thrash I don't know can't get into any of the Songs anymore maybe except Bloodline has a dark vibe and some good riffs but the rest is total crap.
I meant the dark aggressive vibe which Slayer had on the early albums got lost. I don't listen to any of those albums (World Painted Blood, Christ Illusion are still better but also very repititive) anymore I stick to Hell Awaits, South of Heaven, Seasons.. etc.

 

[EspaDa]

 

[crimsonfloyd]

 

[The Ozzman]

I actually prefer Seasons over it 10 times

Yeah, Seasons is way better written. DI is mostly trash.

In fact, Seasons will always remain my favorite Slayer album for nostalgia reasons.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

imagine being such a PLEB that you think Divine Intervention is trash while saying things like this ...

GHUA is one of the best Slayer albums

GHUA is a Top 5 Slayer album

 

[Atomic Tide]

 

[Atomic Tide]

 

[EspaDa]

Blessed Are the Sick is definitely not their best one, but is it mediocre? I wouldn't say so.

 

[Psilociraptor]

Blessed Are the Sick is definitely not their best one, but is it mediocre? I wouldn't say so.

I have to agree that fall from grace is the only memorable song on that album. I wouldn't say I hate it by any stretch, but it doesn't do much for me. Granted, I'm kind of picky.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Blessed Are the Sick is definitely not their best one, but is it mediocre? I wouldn't say so.

pretty much this. Far from being a mediocre album. Unholy Blasphemies is a 5 star track and Fall From Grace, Day of Suffering, Brainstorm, Thy Kingdom Come and Abominations are also among the bands best.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

imagine being such a PLEB that you think Divine Intervention is trash while saying things like this ...

Killing Fields alone makes it better than GHUA.

 

[Phylactery]

Fall From Grace, Blessed are the Sick and The Ancient Ones are the best songs on BatS imo. But I think they all rule. 5 star album for me and makes my top 5 ever for death metal.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... it was my second favorite MA album for a very long time, but Covenant has took that spot in recent years. Such a monstrous album.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Blessed Are the Sick is definitely not their best one, but is it mediocre? I wouldn't say so.

Pretty dry death metal album, save that song.

 

[jimmy101]

Blessed are the Sick is incredible. Filled with awesome songs.

And as for the DI/SITA comparisons, I would say that Divine Intervention is a much more aggressive album than Seasons, both lyrically & musically. It's also faster than Seasons. However, as pointed out before, neither of these qualities mean that it's a better album overall. But more aggression? The answer is a resounding yes!

"Killing Fields" is extreme as anything, if not only for the fact that the supposed chorus of the song is the least catchiest part of the entire track and just involves Araya screaming his head off. The song is very moody and comes to the boil slowly.

 

[Psilociraptor]

Pretty dry death metal album, save that song.

Pretty much how I feel. I went back and listened to it a bit again. The riffs weren't bad or anything but dry is a pretty accurate description in my opinion.