Slayer had almost NO radio play and minimal MTV exposure but still became a legendary band of the times.

@darkscorpion-donzaloog

4 жыл бұрын

Same with Iron Maiden.

@antichoice1

4 жыл бұрын

I first heard them in 6th grade on a hard rock public access show my elementary school janitor/basketball coach did.

@eddiesaninocencio6635

4 жыл бұрын

2 time Grammy award winners.

@texaslocoman1

4 жыл бұрын

@@darkscorpion-donzaloog Iron Maiden is main stream heavy metal from England. Slayer is speed metal

@texaslocoman1

4 жыл бұрын

@Rick Ross There is no major distortion in Slayer music. Compare Slayer with Old Metallica , Annihilator and Sepultura. Slayer's tune is not thrash sound. Slayer is aggressive Speed Metal faster than Over Kill and Megadeth . These bands are not Thrash Metal. What made these bands great in the 80s is their non mainstream legacy and aggressive lyrics. Of The BIG FOUR only Metallica was pure thrash. Metallica defined the thrash metal sound in Master of Puppet and took it to the mainstream with and Justice for All. Sepultura combined the Thrash distortion with guttural vocals.

I have been a die hard Slayer fan 35 years and I dont recall EVER seeing a swastika on anything Slayer related

@theoriginalBLACKIE

4 жыл бұрын

I drove an hour and a half to see Slayer in Moline, IL last night and I didn't see a single swastika anywhere. Great show, go see them while you still can.

@MorbidAngel31775

4 жыл бұрын

It’s on all their merch dude, always has been.

@theoriginalBLACKIE

4 жыл бұрын

@@MorbidAngel31775 I have Slayer shirts, hats, CDs, vinyl records, socks, coffee mugs, posters, and DVDs. None of them have a swastika. Is this a new Mandela effect?

@MorbidAngel31775

4 жыл бұрын

Your right I thought they were talking about the eagle you see everywhere my bad sorry.

@bowtechlover1

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Johnson let me tell you, I’ve been a SLAYER FAN for 35 fucking years and not once have I ever thought or saw them promote racism or hatred towards another race or human. They used imagery to talk about Angel of death by talking about what Joseph mengela committed towards the Jews and others alike. Did they use pictures of German helmets with swastikas on them? Yes! Was it authentic and real? Yes, it depicted Nazi Germany. Was it how they truly felt? Hell No!!! Jeff was a history buff when it came to his fathers war and that in no shape or form classified him or Slayer as Nazi sympathizers in the least. They did the history research and brought it to life in a song. Let’s keep Jeff’s name clean and honor him by not calling him or Slayer, racist bc they aren’t.

Love that you're reacting to Slayer. Slayer have never posed with swastikas! Or worn them or promoted them or anything of that nature. Two of the original founding members are from Chile and Cuba and are Hispanic. They sing about all the dark subjects. Hanneman's father fought against the Nazis. To speak of a crime is not the same as endorsing it! Slayer is like a horror movie. Lots of dark imagery and so forth. But not to be taken seriously. The lead singer Tom Araya is a Christian. Even though they sing about all kind of satanic subjects. Doesn't mean they're promoting it. Maybe they're warning against the dangers of evil. More Slayer by the way thank you

@joef7949

4 жыл бұрын

Will Wel great insight dude

@gabeackerman4964

4 жыл бұрын

This guy knows the truth. Jeff just had a fascination with it. Never wore it. And just like Lemmy Kilmister and Ozzy Osbourne are world war 1 and 2 , also Nazi history guys.

@gabeackerman4964

4 жыл бұрын

@Me Hes a reborn again Christian like Mustaine.

@gabeackerman4964

4 жыл бұрын

@Me I'm not quite sure but like 10 years ago or something like that

@CreepX

4 жыл бұрын

@Mehe said he was raised catholic.

ANGEL OF DEATH! MONARCH TO THE KINGDOM OF THE DEAD! R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman.

@bowtechlover1

4 жыл бұрын

Infamous butcher Angel of Death! R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman!!! I’m wearing your shirt as I write this brother!!! SLAYER FOR LIFE!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽😞💔

Slayer NEVER wore swastikas. They jeff wore German iron crosses

@onceonlyaz

3 жыл бұрын

Jeff did have the Totenkopf on his guitar (Stickers and Inlays) but unoess you know it was used by the SS it just looks like a Skull and Crossbones.

@mamoruchiba3301

3 жыл бұрын

And one of his guitars got a Waffen SS decal

@JayG666

2 жыл бұрын

And so did Lemmy.

@DjStinger

Жыл бұрын

@@JayG666 exactly... And lemmy had a black gf and a big love for Little Richard

@JayG666

Жыл бұрын

@@DjStinger Yup.

Lol I was 16 and my old man took me to the record store to buy "Reign In Blood" on cassette and the shop owner pulled my Dad aside and said "You know this is some pretty sick stuff you want your son listening to this?" my old man says "I just close the door" 😂😂😂

@danielkinn782

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good Dad right there

@norsefury74

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't buy a Ratt Cassette, because it had lewd girls on the cover. You were lucky.

@richierich3564

4 жыл бұрын

fuck yea!!,..greatest pops right there 🤘😁👍

You sir.... have made THE best and most intelligent Slayer reaction ever.

Slayer never wore Swastikas. A German Iron Cross is not a Swastika.

This is a great reaction video. A black dude in a boyz N the hood t-shirt jamming slayer while sitting in a titans chair-----priceless.

@grendeltech

4 жыл бұрын

But if there's one thing I know, it's that the Boyz N the Hood are always hard.

@davidpierce9949

4 жыл бұрын

Dough boy

@davidblair3845

4 жыл бұрын

@@grendeltech haha yeah one died from aids...ones an actor who plays the po po...one is a producer and who cares about the other 2

I don't ever remember ever seeing Slayer with swastikas.

@mikewilliams5473

4 жыл бұрын

the artist formally known as craig lastname never did

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

I think they might be getting confused with slayers fan club. The slaytanic wehrmacht. (Wermacht Means War Machine in German.) Whose logo was a skull with a German type helmet on it. No swastika though.

@samunden

4 жыл бұрын

Nope but some of Jeff Hanneman's early signature guitars from ESP had some wwII inlays that were a bit controversial (S&key)

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

@Bobby K well said!

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

@@samunden what is s&key ?

I have to say I respect your reaction so much more because you took the time to actually do your research about the lyrics and the band. Awesome man.

Gotta listen to the whole record, its seamless with no break.

@rickfalk9319

4 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@RowdyGrunt

4 жыл бұрын

Best show I’ve ever seen, Atlanta, dual Bill, PANTERA, and Slayer back to back. Slayer played Rain in Blood front to back. Goose bumps just remembering that show. And I’m 50, seen these guys since the 80’s. No one like em.

@FanFanBessie2

3 жыл бұрын

Mandatory Suicide is my fave. Wish he'd listen to that one.👍

@morganhayes1589

2 жыл бұрын

I agree only fall back is that you've to go and find a hard copy, social media channels butcher it with ads.

I must appreciate your looking into the backstory of the songs.

@norsefury74

4 жыл бұрын

As inaccurate as it is though.

@nupraptorthementalist3306

4 жыл бұрын

@@norsefury74 Seemed mostly accurate?

I saw Slayer and I jumped all over this!!!!!! Go Chef!!!!!!

Metal is the reason I'm a compassionate person. And it saves my life every day. Check out Testament - Souls of Black

@davidpierce9949

4 жыл бұрын

Slayer = 😁

@randybobandy9061

4 жыл бұрын

I totally understand...Metal saves lives...Because otherwise...I would kill without it...Its beautiful natural release of anger and hate...I fucking love it

Definitely not Nazi sympathizers, quite the opposite

@Grobut81

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Slayer have two songs involving the nazies, Angel of Death and Behind the crooked cross. Angel of Death is a viceral and graphic condemnation of Dr. Mengele, not just describing some of the horrors he comitted, but pulling no punches in describing him as a sadistic serial killer who found a station in life that would allow him to be a sicko ("Rancid angel of death, flying free", these are not kind words to describe someone with). Real Neo-nazies of course are Holocaust deniers, they want to belive it never happened, and would never write a song like this. Behind the crooked cross describes a German soldier who was swept up in the Nazi ideology before the war, only to discover too late durring the war that he is fighting for the bad guys. It's a song about the horror of being trapped in a war machine that he nolonger belives in, that he feels is tarnishing his very soul, but he is still just one man, he can't stop this war machine. In the end he vows to do only the bare minimum ordered of him and nothing more, because this is his only means of resistance, and prays that he can live with the shame of what he has done. No Nazi would write a song like that, not in a million years.

@threadworm437

4 жыл бұрын

@@Grobut81 don't forget SS-3

@claudioferraro1652

4 жыл бұрын

@@Grobut81 and the final command too 🤘🤘🤘

@TheAhirishman

4 жыл бұрын

Theyre all flaming liberals.

@Exodon2020

4 жыл бұрын

As a matter of fact no Nazi would write a song like this. They are not beating around the bush regarding this topic. They dive right into hit and it hits you like a train - the way it should be.

You broke this down more than I've ever heard, my friends and family since I was a kid judged them as devil music, thanks Man, your awesome!!!

I like how you broke that all down without bias. I knew you'd be blown away by the guitar solo. Thank you for having an unbiased opinion. I respect and appreciate you, and thank you for going out of your way to bring it to the front.

Mate, I have to give it to you, I love how you really look into a bands background and find out what they're all about and not just brush them off because of they names of songs or artwork on the cover. Salute to you from Australia. Keep up the great work.

I was 17 in '86 and I remember when I first heard Angel of Death. This was my introduction into thrash metal and I never looked back since. This album amongst metal heads is considered the greatest thrash metal album ever! 🤘🏼

@howiejohnson7227

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of great bands called it the thrash bible

@stevenhodges6039

Жыл бұрын

Without doubt. That and South and seasons

Always loved your insightful and deep going in on the songs and caring about the lyrics and meanings behind them. Youre an awesome reactor. Have a nice day :)

When Reign in Blood was released the metal community went completely nuts. Still does.

@howiejohnson7227

3 жыл бұрын

Still holds up to modern metal bands to date.

@FanFanBessie2

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Can't believe it's only like 33 minutes long - but it was cool to turn the cassette over and start it all over again.😀👍

Slayer-behind the crooked cross Or ghosts of war

@Repugnantone

4 жыл бұрын

Dead Skin Mask.

@astowawaysadventure2560

4 жыл бұрын

Ghost of War!!

@teddyb41978

4 жыл бұрын

Ghost of War!

@randybobandy9061

4 жыл бұрын

Ghost of War!!!!!

Great reaction man. I'm a big and long time Slayer fan (and metal in general) and I just love the fact that you take the time do go under the surface and actually try to find out the true meaning of the songs/lyrics. The moral is: don't judge a book by it's cover.

Nah man. They ain't racist. Slayer is one of Ice-T's favorite bands and he actually performs with them. A song is called "Disorder" from movie soundtrack Judgement Night (I think) and Ice'T's band Body Count does covers of Slayer songs.

@MorbidAngel31775

4 жыл бұрын

Of course their not racist,

@alexbaum2204

4 жыл бұрын

Also two of their members are Latino. Would be pretty fuckin weird for them to be Nazi sympathizers.

@buzzbomb67

3 жыл бұрын

I think Tom Araya’s family is Jewish, too lol well, one of those guys’s family is ... maybe Jeff Hanneman

@howiejohnson7227

3 жыл бұрын

@@buzzbomb67 catholic

@buzzbomb67

3 жыл бұрын

@@howiejohnson7227 correct, thanks …I caught that after I wrote that, but forgot to fix it … distractions lol. I remember them saying one of them was Jewish though, so Im not sure which … maybe Kerry?

There's a track on Seasons in the Abyss called Deadskin Mask. it's about Ed Gein, the psycho who inspired the likes of Norman Bates and Leatherface. Doesn't mean they're serial killers...

I've been a Slayer fan since 85 and I have NEVER seen ANY member of Slayer wearing swastikas in any pictures since 85....EVER.

@cameron_fairchild

3 жыл бұрын

Same man, I been a Fan since 84-85 and I'm Black. I don't think they are racist, but Tom's wife might be, her twitter gets pretty wild, and Anselmo is definitely racist, (from Pantera). Everyone isn't innocent. Public Enemy might be racist too in all fairness and Nas.

Before I even watch - I remember how I felt when I bought Raining Blood as a kid, popped it in the Walkman, and my reaction when Angel of Death came on. I'm expecting something similar, lol Edit: I got it! As soon as that transition came Also, human experimentation during WW2 was crazy... The Nazis get all the heat for it, but the Japanese program was just as horrifying. They handed over the results of their research to the Americans after the Pacific War in exchange for it being kept (mostly) quiet If you wanna see how terrible humans can be to one another, that's an interesting rabbit hole to fall down on Wikipedia

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

Yep the Japanese scientists were known as Unit 731. I believe Slayer did a song about that as well.

@AO968

4 жыл бұрын

@@Will_Wel They certainly did, and it can be found on the World Painted Blood album. Good song, too.

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

@@AO968 thanks. Couldn't remember specifically. I know every guitar riff and song sound in my mind. But I'm terrible with song names.

@oddom6667

4 жыл бұрын

@@AO968 world painted blood is hell of a good album

@havokmusicinc

2 жыл бұрын

Germany has apologized for what they did to the jews but Japan has never apologized for what they did to the Koreans, sadly

next up: raining blood, and seasons in the abyss

@norsefury74

4 жыл бұрын

Agree, gotta do raining blood. One of Slayer's best.

@aidensreviews1819

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

One of my favorite bands.

@pulusuzuki6781

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 🤘

Thank you for sharing the information. I've been a Slayer fan for over 30 years and didn't know some of those things. Also, Slayer fans are the most intense fans in the world

Love your Reaction,and just great analizing at the end ! YOU PRETTY NAILED IT BRO !!

Slayer has always been interpreted wrong, that's why they are so great. Never sold out and remain who they have always been...SLAYER!...R.I.P. Jeff. Rise above the ignorance! Diehard Fan since '83

The frontman for Slayer Tom Araya is Hispanic. I've followed them since the 80's I've never seen them with Nazi anything.

@norsefury74

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's the Snowflake generation, cancel culture that has now graduated from liberal institutions that is writing this stuff.

@explosivoification

4 жыл бұрын

@@norsefury74 TBF it probably doesn't have much to do with any of those buzzwords. It probably predates it.

@BlackfingerGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Half the band is Latino. Dave Lombardo is Cuban.

@odessawadford3663

3 жыл бұрын

Tim is from South America. Chile I think

Of all the really great and open minded review/reaction channels on KZread​, yours is one my favorite. Not many people take the time to really research and understand metal from back in the day. Great work, keep the vids coming!

Excellent, thoughtful video. Thank you for not rushing to judgement unfairly.

I've met them yrs ago and they were just nice guys, especially Jeff Hanneman.

@hidquip6380

4 жыл бұрын

rip

Slayyyyyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....\m/ "South of Heaven" and "Angel of Death" are 2 of SLAYERS Best..... Slayer was completely misunderstood even by many Fans

Ice T Favourite All time Metal Band

Good job my brother, I literally went looking to hear my jam, from slayer. And I have been watching your videos every day at lunch time, you surprised me on this one!!! Oi! I said I know who this dude is! Haha thanks for being smart and open- minded.

So glad you decided to react to FUCKIN SLAAYEEEERRR! The best band I've ever seen live, multiple times. Anyones else go and see the Repentless Killogy last night?

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I did. And also have tickets to see them at their final show at the Forum.

@tylerreisinger734

4 жыл бұрын

Saw them in Hershey on Wednesday. My throat has not recovered yet.

Next time react to “Season by the Abyss” and “Dead Skin Mask” by Slayer. Slayer was misunderstood, they are more a brutal in your face band musically and lyrically as well.

@stevenhodges6039

Жыл бұрын

And 213

Love me some Slayer! Grew up with them. Thanks for having their back and being smart and researching. Appreciate that. It changes people

@the Matthews fam.. fun fact. Kerry from Slayer contributed guitar work on two songs of the debut album of a little hip hop band known as "Beastie Boys" back in like 1982.....

@archon6682

4 жыл бұрын

1986

What that “song bio” left out was that after Columbia dropped them for that BS controversy, they immediately got picked up by Def Jam Records and released their next album “South of Heaven” with them. I remember the day I got the tape home, unrolled the lyric insert and the first thing I saw was the Def Jam logo. I was like “WTF? Def Jam?”

Finally! Yes ❤️ great band and great information bout dark past in the war history. Why metal is so important to let people know and become aware of history and past that you won’t hear in any other genre

@efogg3

4 жыл бұрын

facts \m/

I appreciate your perspective and analysis on these songs, love it!

THANK YOU!!!!! YOU NAILED IT!!!! angel of death is a history lesson.. it made me very happy to hear this review!!! the icing on the cake is that you are wearing a boz n the hood tshirt!!!!! you made my day!!! SUBSCRIBED!!!!

should do expendable youth by slayer. all about gang culture in the late 80's early 90's

Slayers music was meant to scare you

@HardKore5250

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Loney Possessed

I just subscribed because of how you intelligently and methodically approached this entire video. Great job bro!

Awesome Slayer reaction video! I like how you actually play the song and don’t stop it every 5 seconds like most reaction videos do. Huge fan of Slayer, South Of Heaven was the first CD I bought back in 1988 when I moved on from Ozzy and became a true metal head.

Thank you for handling this like an adult. Seen other reactions to Slayer, not impressed until now.

@FanFanBessie2

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I just subscribed because of that.👍

someone show my guy how to head bang. his head is in the middle of metal and hip hop. kinda cool tho \m/thumbs up for matfam

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

I've noticed, It seems a lot of the reaction channels from people who grew up listening to hip-hop. Usually head Bob at half speed during the moments when they should be double timing their head.

@rexfellis

4 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to metal for 35 years, and I never knew that there was an "acceptable" way to headbang. It's kind of the whole point, you move the way you feel to the music. But, to each their own.

@Will_Wel

4 жыл бұрын

@@rexfellis not how to headbang. Just that you can tell when someone is getting the rhythm as intended or not. Like the slow parts or the Fast Parts in the pit.

@jsant8998

4 жыл бұрын

@@rexfellis real talk, man!!! Commend you for your comment 🤘👍

@patrickflannery7263

4 жыл бұрын

I say headbang how you want and he can head banging how he wants and I'm going to do it my way too! One of the things I've received from Rock and especially I won't tell you what to do don't tell me what to do I won't listen anyway sometimes even if it best for me.. let's just get together with our people start with a big circle all the sudden what the mood is right we slam each other around but pick each other up when we hit the ground! Can't wait to see you all my brothers and sisters next week in Vegas for sadly my last Slayer show. It's crazy my first was 1987 I was about 15 my parents threw away I don't know how many Slayer albums tape CDs and my dad started out cool I was seven when I got Quiet Rot,twisted .... They just didn't understand what the big four what is really about but it's what made me so much more well-adjusted then all these other so-called good kids I've adopted special-needs and do more for others than I do for myself. But I'm the black sheep of the black sheep on both sides my family. And I'm still wearing those evil satanic racist t-shirts where's my goody-goody cousins prison rehab and living with their parents yes I rub it into my aunts & uncle's all the time! They tried to take Me in and raise me right my parents did a better job but this point needs the strict+military+ religious guidance but haha you should see how their kids turned out

Very insightful and assertive reviews. You are informed and informing people as well. Thanks for that. Following!

Love the reaction, Love the T-shirt!!🤘🏻

saw them last year at darien. dude!

@kevinpfluke4817

4 жыл бұрын

August 3!!!

@efogg3

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinpfluke4817 \m/

You should check out “Epidemic” by Slayer 🔥

Your awesome man! Great video! Slayer are legends!

Good job brother good luck with the channel...I like how you went deep into disecting the lyrics and even the history and statements from the band members!

Love slayer!!! Still want to see someone react to Fair to Midland- dance of the Manatee or tall tales taste like sour grapes haha

@kczarnecki56

4 жыл бұрын

Omg I love Dance of the Manatee! Fantastic song and band

Most reaction videos are on Angel of Death South of Heaven seasons in the abyss and raining blood if you want to do something different do War Ensemble probably one of the greatest songs ever done

The fact you did your research before listening to the song gave you an immediate subscribe. Thank you for being open minded

Solid reaction. It’s nice to see someone take the time to find the meaning.

Its nice to see you react to some serious, aggressive metal. Now, are you willing to get your feet wet in something even heavier? If so, I recommend Deicide. The song I would choose is Dead by Dawn. They make Slayer sound like 70's soft pop.

Imagine how much $ Columbia Records lost dropping them, hahaha fools

@monkeyballs512

4 жыл бұрын

Metal Mike88 none. They owned Def Jam (Def American). They released the record under a different banner that they still owned

@red1bong

4 жыл бұрын

@@monkeyballs512 No they didn't dumb ass. It was Geffen Records.

Slayer has two guitarists, which are both lead guitarists. And they switch back and forth between lead and rhythm. One will so low, and the other will play the rhythm part. Then they will trade back and forth like they did in this song which was actually them trading back and forth like four times. One guy is always on the left speaker the other guys always on the right speaker

Slayer is pretty deep. They don't hold back with their lyrics. Not the slightest bit afraid to be provocative.

@threadworm437

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, especially the song jihad

Amazing what an open mind and a little research can uncover... respect

Double dose of TMG Fam videos!!🙌🙌💙💙

Public Enemy sampled that Angel of Death breakdown riff for "She Watch Channel Zero".. and part of that song is also featured in the movie GREMLINS 2... I shit you not. It's the Spider Gremlin transformation scene.

Bodycount's version of Raining Blood is amazing. Ice-T killed it.

Used to jam out to slayer all the time love the reaction brotha

Your reaction to the solo of Angel of Death is spontaneous, very good (y)

Yeah, thank you L. I want to hang out with you! Youre cool bro. Thanks for being open minded..!

I was never into Slayer until I saw them live, IMPRESSIVE!!

It's very cool that caught the real meaning behind this song,and basically their music in whole.

I remember public enemy sampled this song in “she watch channel zero” both def jam artists at the time

aah slayer, one of the BIG 4 groups of metal yumm

I'm a Spaniard & 52...I used to hitchhike to NY from Philly when I was 13/14yrs old...to see Slayer and many other thrash bands. Not one person was racist in those crowds. It was a good time and all were welcomed. Now I have a very mixed family and I taught all my kids to love all music. Sunday mornings were Frank Sinatra breakfast...lol...I'm glad you read the words. ENJOY! Try some underground Anvil Bitch...from the 80's and 90's.

Thank You for hearing the lyrics/music for what it really is!

Thank you for doing your research! They really don't owe an apology. There was no ill-will in the song or any of their songs. They can't be responsible for help people receive things

Two lead guitarists, dueling back and forth. When you give a second listen keep that in mind.

They sold out stadiums in Detroit in the 80’s. My favourite band. You should play “disciple” Sends chills up and down youre spine

First time I saw slayer was on this tour. I was 12 years old. My cousin took me. I was a changed kid after watching them perform live. Have seen them at least 15 times since then, including next weekend.

Heard a band member playing " South of Heaven" dug it, had him teach me entire song, ( none had a recording) , after a few hours of " no! Dummy! Like this!!" we were playing it before a crowd. When i finally got to hear it within a week or so, i already loved it

i like that you research and not just go with feeling, rock and medal has amazing nmeaning as you know

The darkness is loud in this one SLAYER!

When those albums came out there was nothing of that ever spoken nobody talked about that they just talked about how awesome their music was

Fun fact, Kerry King plays the guitar solo on the Beastie Boys song You Gotta Fight (For Your Right To Party) and also appears in the video, mostly because both band were with Def Jam Records at the time. And yes, I know, NERD.

Slayer were signed with def jam records, when they made the album reign in blood. And were there for a quite a time.

I grew up listening to SLAYER and I had a huge poster on my wall with the band on it and it had a quote saying IT'S ONLY HORROR STORIES and that's what we took it as. It was a horror story told in the form of a song

I'm really sorry that I'm just seeing this video now...You really get it!!! So many of my friends that really got into the metal scene back in the day just never got Slayer. I guess because of their image or the fact that they refused to shy away from any taboo subject. I was hooked in 1984 (a little late in finding them) but got it immediately, and you do too! That's so awesome. You should check out the song that comes after that long ending South of Heaven leads into. Brutal but honest like always with Slayer. That whole album is a masterpiece of music and honesty. You should do yourself a favor and check it all out. You won't be sorry. Great video and so nice to see someone take the time to look into things before reacting!!

This song was my intro to the metal world in 8th grade. I fell in love with this band and all thrash metal and have never stopped loving metal to this day at 47 years old still love me some FUCKIN SLAYYYYYYEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!

This just came up for me in 2021 and it's funny because I just saw Slayer's final your last year before all he!!! broke loose. Fun facts about Angel of Death, it was sampled by Public Enemy for the song "She Watches Channel Zero", and it was featured in the movie Gremlins 2.

and this is the best example of how to approach an extreme style of music with an open mind and intelligence. I remember having this album and the lyrics scared the shit out of me but understood this was just a very descriptive expression of how someone viewed what was done to innocent people

These dudes were the NWA of thrash metal back in the day!!

Slayer has never worn swastikas on any of their attire, at any of their shows, and has never been on any of their merchandise. Yes, you are 100% correct. They're telling a story about what happened during the Holocaust.

Thank you man. It is a pleasure to see someone investigate, listen to and think about lyrics and as such go beyond generic pandering to audience. GREAT WORK MAN. Keep it up.

Did your comments. Glad to know people have minds