Slayer's Reign in Blood

Zusatztext in writing one of the few 33 1/3 books on a metal album, Ferris knows he must argue persuasively for their inclusion. Toward that end, he conducted a raft of original interviews for the book (everyone from Slayer frontman Tom Araya to Tori Amos) to tell their story as clearly and as vividly as possible. Informationen zum Autor D.X. Ferris is a staff writer for Cleveland Scene . He freelances for Alternative Press, and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He lives in Ohio. Klappentext Issued on America's premier rap label at the peak of the thrash metal movement, Slayer's controversial Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal, a seamless 29-minute procession of ten blindingly fast, apocalyptic songs. The first English book about Slayer explores the creation of the most universally respected metal album and its long road to the stores, through original interviews with the entire band, producer Rick Rubin, engineer Andy Wallace, cover artist Larry Carroll, and Def Jam insiders from Russell Simmons to M.C. Serch. From Tori Amos to Pantera's Phil Anselmo, dozens of fans and artists discuss the record's ongoing impact and Slayer's status in the small fraternity of rock's greatest groups. Vorwort Slayer's controversial Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal: a seamlessprocession of 10 blindingly fast songs in just 28minutes. D.X. Ferris explores the creation of the most universally respected metal album and its long road to the stores. Zusammenfassung Slayer's Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal: a seamless procession of ten blindingly fast songs in just twenty-eight minutes, delivered in furious bursts of instrumental precision, with lyrics so striking that Tori Amos was moved to record a cover. This book explores the creation of this album. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsReign in Blood, featuring original commentary from...IntroductionThe Argument: F*' SlayerTalkin' Thrash"Metalstorm: Face the Slayer"Slayer Guitarist Jeff HannemanDrummer Dave LombardoSinger-Bassist Tom ArayaGuitarist Kerry KingDJ-RR: The Producer, Rick Rubin. And the Label, Def Jam.Engineer Andy WallaceRecruiting New BloodWriting BloodRecording BloodIllustrating BloodBad Day at Black RockDef Metal: Slayer in the HouseReviewing BloodThe ReignReign in Blood: The Songs and Their ImpactReign in Blood, in SummaryThe LegacyNotes, Asides, and Works Cited...

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Slayer's controversial Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal: a seamless procession of 10 blindingly fast songs in just 28 minutes. D.X. Ferris explores the creation of the most universally respected metal album and its long road to the stores.

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D.X. Ferris is a staff writer for Cleveland Scene. He freelances for Alternative Press, and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He lives in Ohio.

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Issued on America's premier rap label at the peak of the thrash metal movement, Slayer's controversial Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal, a seamless 29-minute procession of ten blindingly fast, apocalyptic songs. The first English book about Slayer explores the creation of the most universally respected metal album and its long road to the stores, through original interviews with the entire band, producer Rick Rubin, engineer Andy Wallace, cover artist Larry Carroll, and Def Jam insiders from Russell Simmons to M.C. Serch. From Tori Amos to Pantera's Phil Anselmo, dozens of fans and artists discuss the record's ongoing impact and Slayer's status in the small fraternity of rock's greatest groups.

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Acknowledgments Reign in Blood, featuring original commentary from... Introduction The Argument: F*' Slayer Talkin' Thrash "Metalstorm: Face the Slayer" Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Drummer Dave Lombardo Singer-Bassist Tom Araya Guitarist Kerry King DJ-RR: The Producer, Rick Rubin. And the Label, Def Jam. Engineer Andy Wallace Recruiting New Blood Writing Blood Recording Blood Illustrating Blood Bad Day at Black Rock Def Metal: Slayer in the House Reviewing Blood The Reign Reign in Blood: The Songs and Their Impact Reign in Blood, in Summary The Legacy Notes, Asides, and Works Cited