SLAYER CELEBRATES THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF “SEASONS IN THE ABYSS” ALBUM WITH NEW TRACK-BY-TRACK VIDEO FEATURE

Slaytanic Verses, Slayer‘s free online museum, presents a special track-by-track video feature that sees Tom Araya and Kerry King digging deep into the backstories behind all ten of the tracks on Slayer‘s Seasons In The Abyss album.

Produced by Rick Rubin, Andy Wallace and Slayer, Seasons In The Abyss‘ recording sessions began in March 1990 at Hit City West and Hollywood Sound, wrapping up in June 1990 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. The album was released on October 9th, 1990 through Rubin’s Def American Recordings label.

Also announced today is that Slayer‘s official online archives, Slaytanic Verses, is releasing a limited series of exclusive, signed band collectibles and memorabilia, including art pieces inspired by archival photos from the Seasons In The Abyss video shoot, early sketches of the album’s artwork, a Seasons-era iron eagle logo, and a Seasons In The Abyss RIAA gold plaque — all hand-signed by Tom Araya and Kerry King.

Visit Slayer‘s Slaytanic Verses online museum here, and also visit the band’s web site.

Formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and King, drummer Dave Lombardo and Araya in Huntington Park, California, Slayer is considered one of the “Big Four” bands of 1980s thrash metal, alongside Metallica, MegadethH and Anthrax.

Slayer‘s third album, Reign In Blood (1986),is widely believed to be one of the greatest and most influential thrash metal albums.

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  1. Great thrash album, combining the speed of “Reign in Blood” with the heaviness of “South of Heaven”. And it has one of my favorite Slayer songs ever, “War Ensemble”! The military used Slayer to motivate its troops…I understand why, so much high adrenaline in Slayer music! My fave of all the thrash bands….consistent thrash/heavy music catalog, never “sold out”, never had radio play, and was STILL one of the most successful thrash bands.

    2. Silas,

      I had no idea, hooah.

      Two of my great uncles served in the Army in WWII (one was a medic in Europe under Patton, and my other great uncle, who almost died from influenza (surprisingly not malaria) was in the Pacific). Also, my Dad was in the reserves.

      Thank you so much for your service. I revere, and adore, our vets, and active servicemen and women, God bless each and every one of them, and of course, you.

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