[Metal] Slayer - Christ Illusion

[Charlie Parker]

It has been six years since Slayer’s last album and while that didn’t set the word alight, unlike any of the other thrash bands still on the go people still universally seem to look forward to Slayer records. You couldn’t say the same for Anthrax, Megadeth or even probably Metallica anymore. Perhaps more than ever folk are wanting to hear this record, featuring as it does Dave Lombardo back behind the drum kit since 1990.

The stupidly named Christ Illusion is an old fashioned machine gun paced metal album with no nods to any modern traits of production or sound. Apart from the slow churning build up to Cult, the pace is whiplash fast. Teeth rattling riffs are the order of the day, with some surprisingly tuneful squawls of guitar solo work smothered on top, most memorably used in the gnashing opener Flesh Storm and the extended screech at the end of the afore mentioned Cult.

Over these pounding buzz monsters...

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[Joe Spinebuster]

Originally Posted by Schillinger

Credit to them for not going nu-metal and adpoting jump-da-fuck parts into their music

"Stain Of Mind" did exactly that, and that's why it's probably the best Slayer song of the past decade and a half. If only their music wasn't so dictated by their meathead fanbase, Slayer would probably be pretty good at rolling with the times and making something a bit more interesting than the same shit over and over.

[Schillinger]

Originally Posted by Joe Spinebuster

"Stain Of Mind" did exactly that, and that's why it's probably the best Slayer song of the past decade and a half. If only their music wasn't so dictated by their meathead fanbase, Slayer would probably be pretty good at rolling with the times and making something a bit more interesting than the same shit over and over.

If it werent for the "meathead fanbase" then Slayer would be in alternative employment by now. I don't think adopting an emo or rap/metal approach would make Slayer more interesting to be honest. Although, I do agree, Slayer certainly become mundane after listening to them for a while.

[jsellers]

Originally Posted by Schillinger

Being a childhood Slayer fan who has survived 28 years, I can't pretend to be particularly thrilled with the new album, in fact, I don't think I've listened to it in it's entirety yet. Everything up to and including, 'Seasons In The Abyss' is timeless as far as I'm concerned. Then there was the disappointing 'Divine Intervention', followed by the much-maligned, but personally adored 'Undisputed Attitude' punk covers album. I lost interest in Slayer after that and the two subsequent albums were just same-old as far as I was concerned.

Credit to them for not going nu-metal and adpoting jump-da-fuck parts into their music, but their musical formula, image, and targets just bore me now. Religion bores the fuck out of me, and that includes those ranting and raving against it. "I've made my choice, it's 666" would've been a funny lyric on their first album, but a lame one 20 years on.

I agree with much of the review, but I think many people of this genre are looking forward to new upcoming Megadeth album as much as they did 'Christ Illusion'. The fact Mustaine has been allowed time to assemble it, gives me hope it will be their best since 'Youthanasia' at least.

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hmmm you know i never thought of it ..they do repeat alot of stuff....and i dident know about the punk cover..are they any good?...

hmm well yeah wow