Slayer, 'World Painted Blood' (American/Columbia)
The godfathers of thrash bleed for you again.
By Chuck Eddy 10.28.09 4:55 PM
Their horrific onslaught has been passed on the extreme left by myriad black-death grind upstarts, and these thrash originators mostly spin their mosh-pitstuck wheels on this tenth studio album -- anticipating Armageddon, reveling in torture, protesting oil war. Tom Araya's shriek has grown ponderous, and not until rosary-ripping closer "Not of This God" do the four mid-fortysomethings bypass their rigid polkacore hopscotch for a devastating groove. Still, Kerry King's riffs dive-bomb true throughout. And an inadvertent nod to the Anarchist Cheerleaders on "Public Display of Dismemberment" is a hoot.
Araya sings very well on this record, I'm very suprised, I thought his voice was gone, but here he signs like in big 80's. Honestly tell you after 20 years of shooting blanks, this band released finally fine stuff again. Songwritings is good too,songs are memoreable,clean,it keeps momentum going.I like it. -Thomas (Raising Scythe)
This review is utterly useless and moronic.
absolutely stupid review
I wonder if the reviewer has liked any Slayer albums?
I think Chuck was looking for a way to whip out the line 'polkacore hopscotch'.
Anyway, Slayer fans need not worry. This is truly a solid Slayer album.
I think Chuck should listen to the album more than once.
Two things to take into consideration here. 1.) Chuck is approximately ten years older than I am and I'm almost 42. 2.) Chuck told me via written correspondence in 1994 that it had been so long since he'd last listened to Slayer that he had blocked what they sounded like out of his mind.
Everyone's entitled to earn a living, right?
Fuck chuck eddy!
This is a terrible review. Its disappointing that a reviewer would have the arrogance to post a review of a record that he obviously hasnt given a proper listen. What was the point? it would have been better for everyone (reviewer included) if he hadnt bothered at all.
This site is a joke
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