SSSSSLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR!

That´s your opinion, Bernhard. For me personally it´s quite more than 5%. I don´t swallow all the music, what Slayer has made in the past, but I really dig nearly all songs of Reign in Blood, South of Heaven and Seasons. I would call it Metal Masterpieces without doubt. And I really hope, you guys gave the albums the needed chance to unfold..(without thinking, Slayer are stupid idiots). Concentrate on the music.

What is my opinion? That they are shitty? Yeah of course, that's my personal impression but I don't impose it on anyone just because I don't like their music. The ranting is just my reaction to counter that unjustified and out-of-this-world enthusiasm others seem to assosiate with this band and with this band ONLY. They just HAPPENED to be one of the few bands that started this genre, no biggie. They are average at most. I don't give them more credit then they deserve, if you feel like they deserve more I have absolutely nothing against it.

But going around shouting "SLAYYYYYYEEERRRR" like a complete and utter imbecile moron at concerts where OTHER bands are playing just to show how fucking metal you are is just plain stupid. I'm not saying that you do this, mind you, I'm talking about those in general.

That is exactly what I like in Metal. I´m a Metalfan, because I don´t wanna hear some pussy shit.

If you want to limit your perception of music just around metal, that is fine. Whatever floats your boat. Metal for me is something completely different, I understand that for you it seems to need that raw brutality attached to it. For me it is a lot more, so I can't really feel what you are saying here.
It sounds like you want to say that anything than metal is "some pussy shit" for you? Alright.

I'm not intellectual, I´m primitive and lucky

Zu viel Mario Barth geschaut? :D
You know what, I believe you are sincere with that statement ;)

"primitive" and "not intellectual" are two adjectives which seem to describe those weird-assed Slayer-fans fairly well :heh:
 
You know what I do when someone's disrespectfully screaming "SLLLAAAAAAAYEEEEEERRR!!!11" at our shows?


... I'll rip out Raining Blood and everybody has a good time.
 
You know what, I believe you are sincere with that statement

That was nice :( I don´t wanted to be personally in this discussion. Don´t wanna exchange subtle insults or something.

It sounds like you want to say that anything than metal is "some pussy shit" for you? Alright.

No, not that extreme. To be honest, I have exaggerated a little bit in this case. I´m not that stupid and I listen to very much different genres. This 3 Slayer albums are one of my alltime faves. I just defend my opinion. And for me it´s hard to believe, that this masterpieces don´t get some more appreciation here.

This Slaaayyyer shouts are silly, okay! But that´s just fun and come on...give me some more beer and maybe I´ll do even more terrible/silly stuff than shouting "fucking Slaaaayeerrrr":)

Zu viel Mario Barth geschaut?

Nee, dat nich..aber ik find ihn janz jut.
 
... I'll rip out Raining Blood and everybody has a good time.

Exactly that is the best way to handle this.

Transform the supposedly negative elements into positive energy. This shouts are just fun. And some sign of alliance between the Fans. On an Iron Maiden concert, I usually shout.."Maiden" what´s the deal?
 
It's a win:win situation to me. And I honestly never witnessed a situation (at our shows at least) when someone was shouting it with obvious negative intentions. Most of the time people either know that I like the band a lot or they get teased by some random Slayer riffs in between songs.... Usually it's just a sign that the crowd is having a blast (and that here are not only mallcore kids present haha).

And the Pantera vs. Slayer discussion is so pointless to me... it's not a question of either / or for me, I love em both.

And Slayer is definitely a band that transcends every class of education. You just won't notice some of them because they're not as loud as others. ;)
 
Haha, you better believe it Bernhard! AND, on that note, I finally remembered to ask my Dad about our German heritage - both of his parents were 1st gen. Americans, and his maternal Grandfather immigrated from Rotenburg an der Fulda (so right in central Germany, as I think you guessed!). His paternal Grandfather, however, has a much more interesting tale - apparently he was from somewhere in the Northern Germany (Prussia), went to Russia, got caught up in the beginnings of the Communist Revolution, escaped on a ferry to South America, learned the trade of photography from a guy he met on his travels, and then finally ended up in the NY area, where he started a photography/filmmaking business with his son, my Grandfather (unfortunately, it went bust soon after my Grandfather took it over, so he had to sell encyclopedias and other crappy jobs to stay afloat). Check this out:

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And I'm well aware that I just performed possibly the most blatant and self-indulgent thread hijack in the history of teh interwebz, and I REGRET NOTHING :D
 
I’m not going to lie, I live in a town where you cant go into a bar without some dandy ass cover band playing some top 40 song you cant stand.... So I have developed a bit of an involuntary function, SSSLLLAAAYYYYEEERRR Just gets belted out lol sorry I cant help it its just like blinking.
 
Haha, you better believe it Bernhard! AND, on that note, I finally remembered to ask my Dad about our German heritage - both of his parents were 1st gen. Americans, and his maternal Grandfather immigrated from Rotenburg an der Fulda (so right in central Germany, as I think you guessed!). His paternal Grandfather, however, has a much more interesting tale - apparently he was from somewhere in the Northern Germany (Prussia), went to Russia, got caught up in the beginnings of the Communist Revolution, escaped on a ferry to South America, learned the trade of photography from a guy he met on his travels, and then finally ended up in the NY area, where he started a photography/filmmaking business with his son, my Grandfather (unfortunately, it went bust soon after my Grandfather took it over, so he had to sell encyclopedias and other crappy jobs to stay afloat). Check this out:

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And I'm well aware that I just performed possibly the most blatant and self-indulgent thread hijack in the history of teh interwebz, and I REGRET NOTHING :D

Wow, I kinda missed this reply. That is pretty awesome! Did you see some of his movies? Gotta check IMDB right now...
 
Maybe some of you are familiar with the Metallica cover band, Battery? At a St. Louis show a couple years back, the frontman came into the crowd during the 20 min version of Seek like Hetfield on Live Shit so individuals got to yell "Seek and DESTROY!!" And by like the 10th time some guy yells "FUUUCCKKING SLLAAAYYYEERRRRR!" so the band stops and only the guitar feedback is sounding and they transition perfectly into Raining Blood then back to Seek. You don't get that kind of stuff at bigger shows where its all predictable. leave it to the drunk "sllllaayyyyerrrr" guy for some unexpected fun.



"Freebird!", on the other hand, annoys the piss out of me. Don't yell freebird at a metal concert.