@Felix
not really. I got into metal listening to thrash and I still quite dig a lot of bands in that genre, Slayer is just more like average to me and overrated.
Like Marcus said, they do have some sweet stuff but that's maybe 5% of all their releases if anything. The rest is just a bunch of thrash riffs that seem completely soulless and work as filler material. Or shall I say pretty straightforward and rather "dull" riffage. I'd listen to some good Testament over Slayer any day.


@Felix
not really. I got into metal listening to thrash and I still quite dig a lot of bands in that genre, Slayer is just more like average to me and overrated.
Like Marcus said, they do have some sweet stuff but that's maybe 5% of all their releases if anything. The rest is just a bunch of thrash riffs that seem completely soulless and work as filler material. Or shall I say pretty straightforward and rather "dull" riffage. I'd listen to some good Testament over Slayer any day.

even simpler than punk? did you ever listened to slayer cd's? could you name some of your favorite (metal) bands please? at least 5 out of 10 wouldn't exist without slayer. almost every extreme metal band copies slayer riffs.To me, the best Slayer tracks and the less punk-based maybe the simple ones.
And please, the argument about "well how can you not like so and so, they influenced everyone else" is crap - even if I found out Per Nilsson's biggest influence was old Green Day, it wouldn't make me loathe it any less!
Pantera > Slayer. xInfinity
Extremely disrespectful and honestly I'd take Pantera over Slayer any god damn day. Fuck Slayer, weak ass shit. Borderline pathetic to me.
bibz said:Slayer is so iconic its created anti-fans. Their music is timeless, and key records of a genre. Dead skin mask. Seriously.
laurens said:I guess you have to throw away one record of Pantera too, the one with Kerry King's solo on it![]()
I lol'ed so hard at that.
I've definitely given them more than a fair amount of chances.
Or...I could just not listen to that song...I don't even know which one it is, but I bet you anything I don't like it
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