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Track Listings
| 1. Bitter Peace |
| 2. Death's Head |
| 3. Stain Of Mind |
| 4. Overt Enemy |
| 5. Perversions Of Pain |
| 6. Love To Hate |
| 7. Desire |
| 8. In The Name Of God |
| 9. Scrum |
| 10. Screaming From The Sky |
| 11. Point |
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If, as some suspect, Beelzebub has a soft spot for hard metal, he'll be delighted with Slayer's raucous return to form on the group's eighth album. With producer Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Run-DMC) back at the helm, the thrash-metal pioneers have trimmed the excess flab that weighed them down in the early '90s. Back in evidence is the clinical speed, power, and aggression that once made them metal's most revered extremists. But while their trademark breakneck riffing remains, Slayer reaches beyond the old routines to pack a greater punch. "Love to Hate" harbors a fat hip-hop groove, "In the Name of God" toys malevolently with grunge-rock flavors, and "Point" concludes the 11-song set at just under 110 miles per hour. Diabolus in Musica is an emphatic resurrection--and then some. --Steffan Chirazi
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Slayer again plumbs the depths of evil and macabre obsessions in savage (and often morbidly funny) lyrics, sinister guitar attacks and punishing rhythms. Tom Araya's animal growl has real menace, and songs like "Perversions of Pain" and "Love to Hate" don't scrimp on blasphemy and graphic aggression, yet Slayer's brand of subversion is the kaleidoscopic violence of comic books. -- USA Today
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By Langer
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Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Criticized for being a little nu-metal, this album does lack a little. Bostaph is a great drummer, but come on, no Lombardo?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By ScaryGuy666
Format:Audio CD
It's a cool record. Not up with the best of Slayer, but it's still pretty cool. Evil grooves, awesome bass, and Tom's signature sadistic growl. If you like Slayer, this is for you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By G. Melton
Format:Audio CD
Why does this cd get all the negative reviews? I think this 1998 release is one of their best, and I own all of them. It jams in typical Slayer style from start to finish. IMO there is not a bad song on the cd. Stain Of Mind & Death's Head are my favorites but believe me, the whole thing rocks!!!!
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best metal albums and one of the best albums from Slayer.
I became a Slayer fan with the release of the live album, Decade of Aggression and I followed to Divine Intervention and Undisputed Attitude and this album. Read more
Published on Aug 18 2006 by Vader
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best metal albums from a great metal band!!
Slayer has released another metal masterpiece here. This album is quite possibly one of the best metal albums from Slayer and I have never been disappointed with an album from... Read more
Published on Aug 18 2006 by Vader
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dare I say...Slayer's best?
I have been a Slayer fan before Reign in Blood broke all the rules regarding thrash, ferocity, and brutality. Read more
Published on May 4 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
A welcome return to brutality
This album is quite easily a classic slayer lp.the opening almost sabbath like riff on bitter peace knocks the hell out of anyone who thought they could sleep in whilst listening... Read more
Published on April 22 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Devil in Music
Ok, we all know that this isn't Slayer's greatest CD. But it still has some kick@$$ songs. As another review said the song bitter peace is like a roller coaster. Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by Gunther Haagendazs
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good but could be better
This cd is alittle more diverse than their previous albums. If it was heavier I would of gave it 5 stars. Still nice speed metal by one of the best thrash/metal bands out there. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2004 by Alex
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than some,worse than others
This CD is not bad once you get used to it. The best song on here in my opinion is Stain of Mind. It does have a more darker theme with the music than the others do. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
its good i like it
i like slayer. they have good guitar they can play pretty good they have good lyrics, the singer can sing.overalli like everythinga but it. Read more
Published on Feb 14 2004 by Spring Sweet
5.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 stars
I was scared there for a while. Not scared in the way most death metal bands would have you cower in fear from their leather spikes and grease paint, but scared like the paint... Read more
Published on Feb 11 2004 by Jeremy Ulrey
4.0 out of 5 stars
A grower. Still, inferior to their 80s material
Like many reviewers here stated, this album will probably grow on you with time and repeated spins. Just like it did on me. Read more
Published on Jan 14 2004 by Ilya Malafeyev
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