| Written by Alex Stojanovic TRACK LISTING Delusions Of Saviour Repentless The Antichrist Disciple Postmortem Hate Worldwide War Ensemble When The Stillness Comes You Against You Mandatory Suicide Hallowed Point Dead Skin Mask Born Of Fire Cast The First Stone Bloodline Seasons In The Abyss Hell Awaits South Of Heaven Raining Blood Chemical Warfare Angel Of Death |  |
November 29th and 30th of this year are going to be two big days in Slayer's career, as they will be playing their last ever shows on those days at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles before throwing in the towel after 38 years. Speaking of Slayer playing at the Forum, you might remember them announcing that the show they played at that venue back in 2017 was going to be filmed and recorded for a future live release. After not hearing anything about it all throughout 2018, it was revealed this year that it was for a release called The Repentless Killogy, which will include the full live set from their show at the Forum in 2017, in addition with a short film that stars Jason Trost, Danny Trejo, Richard Speight, Derek Mears, Jorma Taccone, Jessica Pimentel, Tyler Mane, Bill Mosley and Caroline Williams, some of who made appearances in the music videos for the Repentless album. The short film and show combo was screened for one night only in movie theatres, and available for purchase the very next day.
When it comes to the show itself, the setlist features 21 songs that range from classic fan favourites to recent tracks and deep cuts. Let's be honest, it's pretty much the same setlist Slayer always plays, with the exception of only a small handful of changes. It starts off with "Delusions Of Saviour" and kicks into "Repentless". As the album goes on, we are treated to a bunch of classics like "The Antichrist", "Postmortem", "War Ensemble", "Mandatory Suicide" and "Dead Skin Mask". At the same time, the band threw in a couple of old school deep cuts like "Hallowed Point" and "Born Of Fire". I'm pretty glad that they threw "Bloodline" in for this show because it's the very first Slayer song I ever heard. Of course, it wouldn't be a Slayer show without all the signature songs like "Seasons In The Abyss", "South Of Heaven", "Raining Blood" and "Angel Of Death".
The flaw about the album shouldn't really be all that surprising. As everyone is aware, over the last few years, Tom Araya has been slipping vocally, which is understandable. When you sing the way he does for close to 40 years, your voice is bound to not be what it used to be. It comes with age. As a result, it honestly made some of the songs a little difficult to listen to because you can hear him struggling, especially when he tries to hit the highs. There are points where you can hear his voice crack. However, what I appreciate about that is that it gives the raw feeling where the vocals weren't tampered with. Simply put, the album sounds great musically, but doesn't sound that great vocally.
Nobody believes in band farewells anymore. I certainly don't, considering the amount of bands that have changed their minds in the middle of a farewell tour, or reunited after a few years apart (don't get me started on the Motley Crue reunion). I honestly believe that Slayer will be done because Tom is just not interested anymore. The other guys will continue with their own musical endeavors. Gary Holt can go back to Exodus, Kerry King will most likely go solo, and maybe Paul Bostaph will join him. With the band ending, the member I'm most happy for is Tom because he will finally get to relax and spend more time with his family, which he has been wanting to do for years now. Whether Slayer does some studio related stuff in the future is okay by me, but I'm glad that they aren't going to tour or play shows anymore. Thank you Slayer for all the great memories!
Highs: The band sounds great musically.
Lows: Tom Araya's decaying vocals made some of the songs hard to listen to.
When it comes to the show itself, the setlist features 21 songs that range from classic fan favourites to recent tracks and deep cuts. Let's be honest, it's pretty much the same setlist Slayer always plays, with the exception of only a small handful of changes. It starts off with "Delusions Of Saviour" and kicks into "Repentless". As the album goes on, we are treated to a bunch of classics like "The Antichrist", "Postmortem", "War Ensemble", "Mandatory Suicide" and "Dead Skin Mask". At the same time, the band threw in a couple of old school deep cuts like "Hallowed Point" and "Born Of Fire". I'm pretty glad that they threw "Bloodline" in for this show because it's the very first Slayer song I ever heard. Of course, it wouldn't be a Slayer show without all the signature songs like "Seasons In The Abyss", "South Of Heaven", "Raining Blood" and "Angel Of Death".
The flaw about the album shouldn't really be all that surprising. As everyone is aware, over the last few years, Tom Araya has been slipping vocally, which is understandable. When you sing the way he does for close to 40 years, your voice is bound to not be what it used to be. It comes with age. As a result, it honestly made some of the songs a little difficult to listen to because you can hear him struggling, especially when he tries to hit the highs. There are points where you can hear his voice crack. However, what I appreciate about that is that it gives the raw feeling where the vocals weren't tampered with. Simply put, the album sounds great musically, but doesn't sound that great vocally.
Nobody believes in band farewells anymore. I certainly don't, considering the amount of bands that have changed their minds in the middle of a farewell tour, or reunited after a few years apart (don't get me started on the Motley Crue reunion). I honestly believe that Slayer will be done because Tom is just not interested anymore. The other guys will continue with their own musical endeavors. Gary Holt can go back to Exodus, Kerry King will most likely go solo, and maybe Paul Bostaph will join him. With the band ending, the member I'm most happy for is Tom because he will finally get to relax and spend more time with his family, which he has been wanting to do for years now. Whether Slayer does some studio related stuff in the future is okay by me, but I'm glad that they aren't going to tour or play shows anymore. Thank you Slayer for all the great memories!
Highs: The band sounds great musically.
Lows: Tom Araya's decaying vocals made some of the songs hard to listen to.
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