The new Slayer September 2, 2006
Posted by Geordie in General.trackback
Damn I love Slayer. I celebrated the International Day of Slayer. I saw them live 4 times in 2005. I have probably listened to Hallowed Point a million times.
Some people wonder why I like Slayer so much. Then I got to wondering the same thing myself, and while wondering this I started thinking about William Gibson’s microsofts (again).
Here is my theory: Slayer’s music acts just like a microsoft. It plugs directly into the part of your brain that takes over when you’re running from a sabertoothed tiger. It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and your heart race. Three hundred thousand years of evolution peeled back by the Slayer microsoft.
This is why I think Slayer is so revered by so many. They have figured something out that no other musical act has - how to plug directly into the lizard brain.
Anyway they have a new CD out. I have only listened to it a few times but if you’re a Slayer fan you should definitely pick it up. A buddy of mine said it sounded like a Kerry King solo album, and it is a little more heavy on the lead guitar line than usual, but I still think it rocks. It is amazing that they can keep putting out quality material with their kind of aggression. Usually acts mellow with age but these guys are still killing it like they did 20 years ago.
[...] This one is for Larry. Some people wonder why I like Slayer so much. Then I got to wondering the same thing myself, and while wondering this I started thinking about William Gibson’s microsofts (again). [...]
Geordie,
Try listening to W.A.S.P. sometime… Or Manowar…
(I hope Tanya will not cut my Ethernet cable over this little insubordination!
).
Paul B.
L - O, V - E !!! All I need’s my love machine!!!
Ah that brings back some memories.
I heard once that you had to be at least 6′5” to be in WASP.
And Manowar, that’s awesome, I haven’t listened to those guys in years.
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