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Still Reigning. Still reigning.
In fact, Slayer continue to reign in metal: whether it's the most brutal, the most aggressive, fast, or otherwise, it matters little. They still reign and this is undeniable.
Every group today dreams of a twenty-year career like that of our beloved 4 sacred monsters.
Fathers of the extreme producing a historic album: "Reign In Blood". Whoever doesn’t have this album can consider themselves outside the metal world. And so, whether it’s a shrewd commercial move, a whim, or to give fans something truly special, that album so important to them, to us, and to the history of metal, is re-proposed entirely in a live setting.
A concert organized into only 10 tracks: those 10 songs that still evoke emotion and let us understand how that magical 1986 was magical for metal in general. The band is truly in shape, and asking for more would be impossible because they have already thought about it by bringing in the historic Dave Lombardo behind the drums, who simply makes us smile at the less than stellar moments with Bostaph. The concert immediately starts with the notorious “Angel Of Death”.
A milestone in metal, played in the usual style by Araya and company. Devastating all under a dark atmosphere illuminated by blue and green lights, with the cameras splitting between the feats of the King-Hanneman duo and the prodigal son Lombardo. Araya spits hell from his voice and continues to do so excellently and, let's say it, even professionally, with the following “Piece By Piece”, “Necrophobic” and “Altar of Sacrifice”.
Now the beautiful lighting has turned red and yellow, almost symbolizing hellish flames, while the album cover is stamped in the background. Beautiful the shots in black and white and the footage of the audience caught in total moshpit frenzy. Following as expected are “Jesus Saves”, “Criminally Insane”, “Reborn” and “Epidemic”.
The guitarist duo may not be the epitome of technicism, but it is truly exciting and devastating to see them engaged like the first day grinding riff after riff, solo after solo without missing a beat. Araya introduces “Postmortem” with a phrase that seems so philosophical, but it’s all show under a halo of black darkness.
But everything is a prelude to the concluding “Raining Blood”. Chilling to see the rain of blood fall on our heads. The DVD would be over. The bonuses are nothing but songs taken from the same concert: “War Ensemble”, “Necrophilliac”, “Hallowed Point”, “Mandatory Suicide”, “Spill the Blood” and “South of Heaven”, plus a small documentary entitled “Slayer in their own words”.
A bit little to buy this DVD for just 50 minutes of music and show?
Maybe... but it truly is a show that completely overshadows the previous and modest “War At Warfield”.
The title of the DVD is as fitting as I have ever seen: Slayer still reign.
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