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As a metal enthusiast, I love your channel, Beth. It's fun to watch you explore the genre a bit. I HIGHLY recommend making a video of Candlemass with their singer Messiah Marcolin. He's simply a legend. Sort of like a metal opera singer. Definitely a unique talent. I'd love to hear your analysis.
One of the great things about Tom Araya's vocals is that he is generally VERY clear and understandable, despite the speed of the music. I really enjoyed this reaction/analysis; now please do Angel of Death; you'll end up talking about the opening vocal for like 8 minutes. :D
If you have something to say, it is better off to be clear to have it picked. It is a problem with many metal bands that are on the more extreme side. Grunt grunt GRUUUNT, grunt grunt....
Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz, the vocalist, born in Viña del Mar, Chile, appears with a national football team T-shirt, because the day before, June 21st, 2010, Chile defeated 1:0 Switzerland in the 2010 South Africa World Cup.
seeing slayer always brings a smile to my face, and fun fact: in one of their last shows here in Brazil, they were playing War ensemble and the sound of the place just shut off in the middle of the song, the only thing making sound was the drums (but only the acoustic sound), the people in the pit begin to sing out loud from there to the end, and you could see Araya happiness to see the people finishing the song for him
I'm a huge extreme metal fan, especially death metal and thrash metal. I got this on cassette as an Xmas gift from my grandparents back in high school (I graduated in 1988), hearing your critique on this is such a great experience. I've found a lot of folks with musical backgrounds like you are actually less judgemental about this music. I had a co-worker at one shop that would actually react to my music a lot like you do, she was more interested in their techniques than giving me those evil looks I'm so used to! She genuinely liked Death (my favorite band), and VoiVod (although I don't consider VoidVod extreme, some of their older stuff is more thrash like), and was a joy to discuss music with. Love the channel, and love seeing you cover music like this!
I really like Death too. :) I had a bunch of CD:s and I kinda forgot about them. Thanks for the reminder. :) Also I'd like to say how heartwarmingly wholesome the story about your grandparents was. I'm picturing two kind elderly people going to a record store asking for the new Slayer album "Reign in Blood" on cassette for their grandson's graduation... :)
I used to listen to metal (mostly mainstream) with little or no thrash. Tried death metal and could never get into it. Over time my tastes have migrated to more funk/r&b/hip-hop but I always find myself appreciating the musicianship of thrash. I recall watching Dark and listening to Kreator Pleasure to Kill. It evoked such a visceral emotion of dislike and hate in me but when I gave it a second listen I loved the speed and precision of the drums (the video is utterly bonkers though)
Oooh boy! You can't overstate the influence of Slayer and early Metallica (and others) on the history of metal. They kicked 80's "hair metal" in the throat and inspired a thousand bands to form and explore faster and nastier sounds.
I am, or used to be a stutterer. Respitory therapy was far more useful to me than usual logopedics. My therapist was a retired opera singer who taught stutterers the use of the force of their diaphragms. And it did learn me some basics about vocal strengths as well. Since I'm a soft-spoken low key voiced kinda person. I used to have difficulty raising my voice, well, not anymore. 😂 Although that doesn't make me a good metal vocalist. 😅
If you react to Slayer live check out videos before 2009,, when Tom Araya could still headbang,,, he had a neck surgery from headbanging and couldn't headbang any more,,.. Listen to Bloodline from the War at the Warfield Live,, and Mandatory Suicide from the Still Reigning live..
Great reaction! React, analyze other Slayer's masterpiece: "Angel of Death"...The ideal would be to analyze the studio version...Greetings from Brazil!!!
Totally off topic but I must... Tom Araya is chilean like me and he's wearing the national chilean soccer selection team T-shirt, I remember he shouted "Viva Chile Mierda" a couple of times in this concert ❤ But I think you should check the original studio version, that initial shout is outstanding. Hugs from Chile!
I saw Slayer three times in open air festivals including this show also and every single time rain was pouring. And it made the concert even more epic and better.
Actually got to hear this live a couple weeks ago when Kerry King did it with his new group. Never thought I'd hear this song live and my life feels complete now.
Tomas Araya isn't just from a Chilean household, he was born in Chile. His family immigrated here when he was in early elementary school. The drummer here Dave Lombardo, escaped Cuba when he was a young boy. Another fun fact is that both of them are Christian
I feel like you have to see a live Reign in Blood performance when they actually rain in blood. They typically rain blood as they play this song it’s usually a finisher to their set haha.
You need to listen to their album "Seasons in the Abyss ". Especially the tracks: War Ensemble, Dead Skin Mask, and Skeletons of Society. Amazing instrumental performance but lyrically moving. Especially these days.
It was so much fun to watch and and listen to Beth break down and jam out to Slayer!! I got to see Arch Enemy open for Slayer at Harpos in Detroit back in 2004, it was an awesome show! 🤘
Another great reaction and analysis, Beth! For Tom's next trick, I would suggest Necrophobic, from the same album. It won't take long : two verses, three choruses, guitar solo, all in 1'38". It's an exercise in diction if ever I heard one.
Much love Beth. Cattle Decapitation-Scourge of the Offspring or A Photic Doom. Travis Ryan’s vox has evolved into something more amazing. We know you’d appreciate it.
Awesome. The best Slayer album, by far, along with South of Heaven. Have seen them live a couple of times, and boy do they deliver, like here. He has interesting vocals; they create an eerie atmosphere and build, and use interesting chords and melodies and progressions and time changes. As someone mentioned, what’s great is his lyrics are clear, which is difficult to do in thrash. If you didn’t completely listen to Tori Amos’ cover, you should. It’s excellent, and SO different from the original, which is also difficult to do well, in a totally different style.
I've seen Slayer in concert 7 times and at the end of the buildup of this song and when it really kicks in, the crowd just erupts. But to be fair they have several songs where the crowd just goes nuts. I first saw them on that Big 4 tour in 1990 in Atlanta. R.I.P. Jeff
I wish someone would react to Travis Meeks and Days of the New. He's a wonderful songwriter and lyricist. He wrote his first album at the age of 17. It racked up 3 singles that hit the billboard 100. He sounds like Jim Morrison and Layne Stayley.
Love Slayer, so of course I was gonna come see this reaction... but.. to be honest, I initially thought that was Weird Al Yankovic in the preview thumbnail and definitely wanted to see him performing the song.....
Please react to Tommy Johansson. He’s the former guitarist of Sabaton, heads up his own band Majestica and has his RU-vid channel where he does covers of popular songs . I’d suggest listening to The Phantom of the Opera or She’s gone for starters. You won’t be disappointed.
Slayer uses 4ths not 3rd guitar harmonies here and usually. The harmony guitar is playing the same fret but one string higher unless that note lands on the B string guitar 2 then plays the next Semitone over
Someone commented on a slayer video, that he likes Tom Arayas voice because it reminds him of an angry dad shouting at his kid. Which I thought was the most hilarious way of describing it.
Was at the 'Final' LA show in 2019, kinda sad but it was time. Ya really need to hear how this Album Sounded. They'd left Metal Blade and had Def Jam produce it, top notch. Tom's range isn't anywhere near what it was in 1986, the opening scream on Angel Of Death is legendary. Thanks for the reaction, love the breakdowns and insight.
I saw a System of a Down at a club show on one of their off dates when they were on the Slayer tour in 95 or 96. They actually were opening for Clutch. They were absolutely killing it live and then three or four years after the fact I got to see them on the main stage at Ozzfest and they had really grown into themselves. But yes the Slayer influence is in there even if it is become a strange permutation the intensity with which System of a Down attacks their music is definitely a through line from the aggression of Slayer
Beth, I know you're a vocal analyst but surely at least a tip of the hat to Dave Lombardo on drums! The rhythmic changes he brings through his feet I believe, and I'm no expert, take this song to the epic status that it holds.
You were in shock weren't you beth I could tell by the look on your face. So this maybe might be too much for your innocent eats lol. I have a suggestion for you to react to though which would be more easier to listen to and that would be for Wintersun sons of winter and stars 1.5 official lyric video. They are labeled as a symphonic viking metal band from Finland. They use viking folklore in their music which this song is emotional intense and beautiful all at the same time too beth . So send me back a reply to see what you think Much love Wintersun Alex USA ❄️❤️
I love this band and this song particularly, but really there's NO ONE know there is better version of live performing of this song??? - I mean version from Still Reigning 2004.
Tom has one of the most recognisable voices in metal. But I gotta say, I liked him better in the early years, when he had a little bit more variety in his style, hitting the occasional high-pitched scream. After Reign, it just became all about "yelling in key".
This is one of the most chaotic and iconic metal songs. Slayer fans are some of the most crazy and pationate. Slayer are not just a musical group, they are a lifestyle. Raper Ice-T and his hard rock band Body Count did a cover of this song. Love that you reacted to this. Slayer can be tough to get in to for some. They are not known for melodic songs.
Great reaction. Hope you could feature Chuck Schuldiner of Death songs from the majestic 1995 album symbolic, Empty Words, 1000 Eyes, Sacred Serenity or Crystal Mountain. He changed his death vocal technique on this album
