#greg fidelman

I've been robbed, personally.

Slayer put out one more record before announcing their farewell in 2018, but their true end came almost a decade earlier with World Painted Blood, as it was the last time all four original members played together, to say nothing of it being Jeff Hanneman’s last record.  And although Kerry King claimed that the late guitarist was barely involved in the recording of most Slayer records, usually only recording his solos, there was no denying Hanneman’s value as both a writer and a counterpoint to King’s composing style.  As a result, even a track like “Snuff”, which was written solely by King, was a bit more focused than, say, Christ Illusion’s “Flesh Storm” or “Catalyst”: it offered King’s classic blend of hardcore and thrash, but didn’t flail aimlessly, and there was no doubt that Hanneman’s more deliberate writing style pushed King to work a little harder, especially since World Painted Blood was largely driven by Hanneman.  Beyond that, “Snuff” was representative of late-period Slayer, with all the good and bad that entailed, since Greg Fidelman’s production followed Josh Abraham’s work on Christ Illusion and tamped down the ferocity in Dave Lombardo’s drumming, while Tom Araya’s shouting occasionally felt like a panicked attempt at recapturing the wrath of old.  At the same time, Slayer was incapable of not kicking ass, and the track didn’t deviate from the course, even if Terry Date would’ve delivered a far more powerful production and Araya could’ve used a longer break from touring before recording his vocals.  In truth, one could only expect so much from Slayer by this point, and when grading on a curve, “Snuff” raged with a fury that could only come from this particular group of individuals.

mr fidelman...... mr fieldman please we are four minutes in....... can we just.. .FOR ONCE

—Greg Fidelman (x)

Interesting comparison. 🤔🤔😉😉

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