Along with some of pioneering bands of thrash metal in the 80’s and 90’s, Slayer and their classic “Reign in Blood” is seen as one of the key thrash albums in the history of metal. Pfft. All the tremelo riffing is incredibly repetative and unoriginal and it’s hard to even realise when the song has ended.

“Angel of Death” is by far the greatest song on the album, and every other song kind of follows its structure. Infact, I could probably choose any song to ‘the greatest song’, they’re all so similar. That’s where it fails as an album, you become so weary listening to it all at once since your fed up or all the random solos and repetitive riffing. The only song which breaks this mould is Raining Blood, a classic in metal.
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