Slayer - Angel Of Death (REACTION!!!) (FINAL THRASH WEEK SONG!) 

Legend has it that Tom Araya stepped on a lego in the opening scream.

Slayer is a band that you might like or you might not the first few times & then one day you’ll just realize they’re your favourite band

What makes Angel of Death one of the best songs is it truly depicts the insane craziness victims went through during this dark time in history. The thing non-metal heads do not realize are the history lessons these songs provide for listeners. This song in particular caused me to go to the library and read various books by holocaust survivors and historians when I was a kid. Never in any history class have I ever heard the name Josef Mengele, aka, The Angel of Death until I ran across the name and moniker.

Metallica = The famous ones Anthrax = The fun ones Megadeth = The talented ones Slayer = The evil ones

That transition is one of the greatest riffs in metal history. 30 years later and I still can't get enough of it

One thing to remember about Slayer - its like going to watch a Horror movie; if you aren't in the mood for a Horror movie you won't enjoy it as much.

Also Slayer had the best percussionist at the time. Dave Lombardo was a monster. He pretty much introduced double bass to America and with no triggers. Slayer only tried to keep up.

I was 15 when this came out, it changed everything! How metal was played , attitude and originality. It still works, its still incredible and so influential. Thank you Slayer for all those years of bangin my head, drinkin and gettin fucked up!

This video is as long as the whole "Reign in blood" album.

Jeff Hanneman of Slayer said about these lyrics, "I know why people misinterpret it - it's because they get this knee-jerk reaction to it. When they read the lyrics, there's nothing I put in the lyrics that says necessarily he was a bad man, because to me - well, isn't that obvious? I shouldn't have to tell you that."

I was the same way when I 1st heard the song in the 80's, the fast part grows on you and builds for you to really enjoy the grove, The song alive is the most amazing experience. R.I.P Jeff, Who wrote Angel of Death.

You can't even imagine how f'n crazy it is at a Slayer show but when they play this song, it ramps up by like 10,000%. It's hard to understand how anyone could even survive. They can't put enough security guards in the building to handle that crowd. It's an experience beyond the ability to adequately describe

Watching someone hear the breakdown for the first time is always a gift.

This song is about a nazi dr’s human experiments in Auschwitz on its prisoners. Caused a lot of controversy at the time but the band does a lot of songs about world events and things that have happened.

Just think of metal like a workout. Slayer is your high intensity level workouts. Metallica for you’re weight lifting repetitions for the steady groove. Anthrax is for the fun cardio. Megadeth is for the complicated lifts.

Death Angle, D.R.I., Exodus, Nuclear Assault and Overkill are my favorite 80s Thrash bands. They are such underrated bands with so much talent.

song: *starts* george: ok lets run that back a little bit

“Medium thrash!” That should be on a t-shirt!!! Make that a part of your merch Lost In Vegas. 😁

There's a couple of hip hop connections here: the riff in this song used in PE's She Watch Channel Zero, and the Slayer > Rick Rubin > Def Jam connection.

As they get complacent with the appreciation of the medium thrash, all the while I'm thinking "Oh, you're going to hate the guitar solo."

As a follow up you guys should do Dead Skin Mask. #MediumThrash.

They certainly weren't endorsing Mengele's actions, more trying to capture/reflect the horror of it.

Hello guys, as a big Slayer fan I must admit that when I first heard this song in the early 90's, I also thought that some parts (the inicial scream, the heavy guitar solos) were not very "pleasant" to listen to, but over the years I got to love these parts, because they define Slayer! They define Slayer's sound! And the double bass towards the end, played by Dave Lombardo, is just legendary, it doesn't get much better than that! BUT, if you want to hear a really good song by Slayer with a heavy groove, then check out "Stain of Mind"! I am sure you're going to like it. Other examples for really heavy, yet groovy songs would be: "Silent Violence" by Six Feet Under or a classic by Pantera, i.e. "Domination". I hope you'll listen to those songs. You won't regret it. Other than that, I love your reaction videos and the approach you have on different rock styles and genres. Keep it up! \' ' / Greetings from Germany. :-)

In this album the drumming holds everything. Lombardo did an amazing job here

'Reign In Blood' is 1 of 10 most important metal albums of al time. You can't argue with that.

Slayer, riffs like bodybuilders and solos like Parkinson’s disease.

The scream at the biginning that's the moment when you realize you're in hell.

Saw Slayer 20 or so years ago, man what a rush. 30 feet away from the speakers felt like your heart was jumping out of your chest and your hair was popping out of your head. Then Pantera came on stage and your heart did come out of your chest and you left the concert bald because your hair did pop out of your head. Crazy Shit!!

this is perfect thrash metal song: fast, vicious, horrific theme, strong lyrics... it's an adrenaline rush after getting punch.

Is it wrong to think Beavis and Butthead were the early version of "Reaction" series?

The thing about Slayer is when they do the solo's, it becomes a battle of the guitars. Kerry and Jeff will switch back and forth between lead and rhythm. The moment 1 of then finishes the solo, the other will takeover and the first one will move to rhythm. Then they switch back and forth, which is absolutely insane as far as talent goes

I remember when Slayer signed w/ DefJam & Terminator X had samped the "Angel of Death" riff for "Cannel Zero".

"He sounds like he's in excruciating pain" OH MY GOD SOMEONE FINALLY GOT IT IMMEDIATELY. And Jeff Hanneman wrote the lyrics to this song. He wrote the lyrics to pretty much all of their songs about war, his father was an allied soldier during WW2 and had a collection of German memorabilia that he would pick off dead Nazi soldiers. He told Jeff all about everything and it gave Jeff a lifelong interest in history and war. This is why people were so quick (and some sadly still are) to label Slayer as Nazis (meanwhile half of the band was Hispanic). Jeff Hanneman just wrote from the perspective of what happened, and this song is anti-Genocide, Jeff actually said in an interview something along the lines of "I wrote a song describing the horrors of Josef Mengle and how terrible it was, and then all the sudden I got labled a Neo-nazi, which I am not, I wrote the song because it's history."

I can't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside watching this. I mean look at you guys. A few years back you wouldn't even come close to that shit. Now you are not only able to listen through the whole Slayer song, and one their nastiest btw, but you are finding the things you like, and appreciate the things you don't really like but you know are high level. I'm so proud of you. Seriously.

Slayer (Hell Awaits) Was the first metal I'd ever heard. I was ten and took a chance bought the cassette. I never looked back. 45 years old and still love,metal.

Slayers at dawn they sleep was the song I lost my slayginity to. Been loving em ever since.

If you guys put "lemme get some medium Thrash" on a T-shirt....I'd prolly buy it.

Machine Head - Davidian Amon Amarth - Guardians of Asgaard Morbid Angel - Dawn Of The Angry

Their most recent and final album brought to life the horrors of the prison system. These dudes were never evil at any point in their existence.

Public Enemy sampled this track (that transition riff) for "She Watch Channel Zero"

As a diehard Slayer fan who basically likes everything they've done I really appreciate hearing a different perspective that I would never think of on my own

They need Stoner Metal in their lives. It's everything they say they like about metal in one genre. Psychadelic stuff, groove, heavy and old-school vibes. Uncle Acid, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Elder, Hifh On Fire, The Sword, Weedeater, kyuss and the list goes on. This is stuff they would 100% enjoy since some of their favorites thus far has been black sabbath, the groove in gojira, the subtle prog elements in stuff like Metallica and Opeth and so on

The breakdown part of the song was actually used as a sample for Public Enemy’s song “channel Zero” which is also a great song and album! Y’all should do a reaction to channel zero! 🙌

Reign in Blood album is 36 minutes of pure heaven for me.

Here's some medium-thrash stuff by Slayer, guys: Dead Skin Mask Skeletons of Society Expendable Youth Skeleton Christ Bloodline Postmortem Stain of Mind Behind the Crooked Cross Mandatory Suicide Blood Red

Who else was staring at the screen waiting for that break down?? Massive smile on my face.

With the context of the lyrics, the opening scream gives me chills every time. Also, you have just witnessed the heaviest song ever written.

Y'all crack me up! Thanks for sharing. Angel of Death !! The best thrash metal song of all time !! Been a fan since 1985 , I was 15 years old !!

This song is about Dr. Mengele, the "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz.

Thanks for actually trying to understand the meaning of the song instead of jumping to conclusions. Alot of people accused Slayer of being Nazi sympathizers when this was released, but this song is more of a documentary rather than an endorsement. It's like the saying goes, if you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it.

I worked with a guy who used to be a door-to-door satellite TV salesman. He happened to knock on Tom Araya's door one day, not knowing who he was. Tom invited him in, and they both had tea while talking about satellite TV. I'm not sure if Tom ever purchased the service.

'I think a transition will come in' Yes, one of the best in all of metal! LOL

The middle breakdown riff was sampled and used by Public Enemy in “Channel Zero”

As soon as you said 'I'm gonna like it from here.', I was like 'yeah, we'll see.' 🤣

Jeff Hanneman was a huge WWII history buff. He absolutely loved it. And he often wrote lyrics about it

“I thought that was an instrument”, yes yes, I too remember my first time

The song is about dr. Josef Mengele who was called the angel of death

Reign in Blood is a very fast, crazy, aggressive album overall. You'll find more groovy stuff from Slayer in South of Heaven, with songs like "Mandatory Suicide", "Spill the Blood" or "Read Between the Lies". Also, if you like groove, check out the album Chaos AD from Sepultura, specially the songs "Refuse/Resist" and "Territory". Cheers!

A big part of songs like Angel of Death and Raining Blood is how they played to a room full of teenagers in the 80s when it was new. The thrash parts make for insane mosh pits, and right about the time when everyone runs out of energy, they hit you with a groove that gets you nodding your head while you recover from the mosh, but you're full of adrenaline. As much as you liked it while sitting at your desk listening to it, imagine what it would have been like as an 80s teen hyped up on adrenaline.

I know this is a year late but, when you listen to Slayer...think of every song like its a horror movie. Just discovered your channel. Absolutely love it!!

React to ... NAPALM DEATH - YOU SUFFER and try to pause it on the middle of that song

There’s four types of Slayer: slow, medium, fast, very fast. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of Slayer out there that’s designed for your staylist. Check out Mandatory Suicide, or New Faith.

8:41 "Fuckin craziness" This is a perfect description of Slayer, well said.

your faces when the guitar solos start are priceless. Got into your videos with your honest raining blood reaction/ love slayer, love your channel too. peace

Slayer’s music is what hell sounds like

You want groove? Listen to Pantera. "The Sleep" "Medicine Man" "Domination" "Mouth For War" "5 Minutes Alone" for starters

The drums in this song are crazy

Cadê os brasileiros por aqui ???, Thrash Metal para mim , é justamente o nome, é o Metal do Açoite, fatos históricos, com letras pesadas se você for pensar no solo é algo incrível, a Guitarra Base está transmitindo tudo oque a letra representa, como as vítimas tentando escapar do maldito e sempre voltavam para o mesmo lugar, as guitarras soam como pessoas desesperadas, vocal , representando as situações e a bateria 🥁 rápida como se fosse a adrenalina.

The fast parts help to make the slowed down parts more impactful.

Cemetery Gates by Pantera is long overdue. Groove metal you'll love it

“Mimicking craziness” Yup that’s Slayer in a nutshell

I first heard this song back in 86/87, and it blew my mind. Lombardo is a God.

In Hanneman's words My songs relive the atrocities of war.

Pantera - I'm Broken also best wishes on 1M subs! can't wait for that day for the most open minded free minded guys on youtube period!

The song is about Joseph mangel he was a real life monster and he did all of these devilish tortures for real on human beings he was an asshole. A true monster

FYI the bridge riff was used by Public Enemy on the song She Watch Channel Zero ;)

I was hearing you guys kind "complain" about the trashiness of the song and how fast and heavy it was , and i was smiling all the way because i was thinking to myself omg if you think this is fast now just wait for the guitar solo part lol priceless

If you guys are looking for groove, look no further than Pantera. Just fricken do it. Cowboys From Hell.

Big metal fan here, and you guys are right about everything you said in the video

The slower tempo section was sampled by Public Enemy in their song, She Watches Channel Zero

Kerry King ain't exactly known for his "good" solos. RIP Jeff

FYI: Public Enemy sampled that slower riff that you like in their song "She Watch Channel Zero."

Still the most brutal track on this planet. Slayer put out the benchmark with that. And no one raised the bar ever since!

This is WAY too intense for these brothers. Even ignorant gang rap can't touch this intensity

Seasons in the abyss album is almost entirely " medium thrash" you'll dig it

Doom Metal week. All the groove you will ever need

You guys are bang on with your thrash analysis. Thrash is like blues but instead of feeling blue or love you feel aggression. Love from Australia

JEFF'S insane ability with all aspects and capabilities of skill, talent, lyrics, beat, tempo, drive, delivery, punch/slam, rhythm, lead

I know you guys are down with Public Enemy, go do a refresher and listen to 'She Watch Channel Zero' - Rick Rubin produced Reign In Blood and It Takes a Nation of Millions; Zero is built around the groove riff from this song 🤘🔥

i went to see kreator, anthrax and slayer last sunday here in chile and my god that shit was fire. The energy that you feel is amazing. Long live slayer!

Metallica is like threatening a fight. Anthrax is like the crowd hyping the fight. Megadeth is like thinking about what you're gonna do in the fight; strategizing. Slayer IS the fight. The adrenaline, busting somebody's mouth, getting your nose busted, THE FIGHT ITSELF. (Earlier) Slayer is raw AF.

I'm in western New York lock down, strep throat. No Corona. Lmao ….I will go eat some broken glass for the fun of it....Slayer is my favorite but his singing is hurting my throat...Luv you guys. The reaction gave me a few smiles in my misery...Stay safe and be nice everyone

They're definitely not glorifying this stuff. "I write about society." - Tom Araya

PUBLIC ENEMY Samples the transition for "she watch channel zero".

As a lifelong metal head I love seeing people discover metal. Also “medium metal” is now my new favorite term.

Slayer is like that talented brother who always f..k up!

I'm disappointed that George made no comment on one of the best drummers ever. Even though he's not my favourite, Dave Lombardo is a beast and he's been an inspiration for legions of metal drummers

The song is about the real "Angel of Death", Josef Mengele , doctor of aristocratic descent, active in concentrationcamps during WW 2

I understand Slayer's place in the metal pantheon, without being a super fan. I find your videos with this much honesty to be precisely the reason I subscribe to you guys. Keep on rocking G&R! - Metal Fan, since 1985

Slayer does have other slower songs with great riffs like Spirit in Black, Dead Skin Mask, Postmortem, South of Heaven, Mandatory Suicide, and Skeletons of Society. There may be others, but I can't think of them right now.