I agree entirely. The first two Slayer albums are ridiculously outdated but Reign in Blood sounds like is was reorded yesterday. Sepultura's Schizophrenia is one of the best 80's Thrash albums but sounds dated too.

Ok Show No Mercy does sound very dated..and Hell Awaits does not sound as new as Reign in Blood, but you have to agree that Hell Awaits is one of the best tracks Slayer have done and also one of the greatest album openers...what a build up!

Yeah but the rest of Hell Awaits is awful :( The title track is the balls though yeah.

definitely with you on that one.

on an unrelated note am i the only one that thinks Reign in Blood isn't Slayer's best work? both South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss struck me more strongly.

I'm with you on Seasons in the Abyss, it was second Slayer album and I think it had a more profound effect on me than Reign in Blood did.

I'm with you except, I'm only familiar with "God Hates Us All"

judging from the last few posts maybe I should update my slayer...

but it might make me feel better if i got that advice from someone who shared my taste in music... new metal and stuff... no 80's vocals

I can't help it.
I came from the 80's so I'm can't hate on it that much
but c'mon guys..you gotta let it go!

I like Reign in Blood and Season in the Abyss about equally. Always thought South of Heaven was kind of overrated though. I mean it has it's moments but something about it just doesn't click with me.

okay... so just as a point of reference, where does god hates us all fall into that?

I've never heard it so I'm not sure. I did see them on that tour though and my impression of the songs was good but not great. Maybe about the same quality level as South of Heaven or possibly slightly better, but not nearly as good as Reign in Blood or Seasons in the Abyss.