ANGEL OF DEATH
BREAKDOWN
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Slayer "Angel of Death"
from the album Reign in Blood
Released October 7, 1986
Length 4:51
Label Def Jam
Written by Jeff Hanneman
Producer Rick Rubin
“I know who you’re talking about!”
So, we did a thing…
After almost 6 years into this podcast, this is the first time we’ve ever done a BREAKDOWN of a single track, and what better way to kick things off than SLAYER’s ANGEL OF DEATH, which is without question “one of the most perfect thrash metal songs EVER written” and also just happens to be the killer opener on one of the most perfect thrash metal albums ever recorded, the Rick Rubin produced legendary 1986 masterpiece, Reign In Blood.
Time to relive the memories of yore, including the joys of “lunchtime and slimy fingers”, and decide whether or not you will be joining “Team Hot Pocket or Team Snooch”.
Prepare to comprehend what “abacinate” actually means and understand why it is so horrifying in context, realize that “Manghoul” isn’t phonetically accurate but does make a gruesomely fitting nickname, and discover the reason why “time doesn’t matter and isn’t important” when you JOIN US as we go BEYOND THE BREAKDOWN into the essence of everything that makes ANGEL OF DEATH “one of the most perfect thrash metal songs EVER written”.
Show Notes:
(00:01): “#Creed is better than #PearlJam…” / “Do they give you cheese dip for free?” / “There’s music you generally hear at a Mexican place…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Maybe it’s coming out of the #metalnerderyslushfund over on the #Patreon …”/ #sixyearsofawesome / #femalecomedians #bucketspots / NOTE: she’s NOT from Atlanta / “She’s pretty funny…for a female…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN THE DIGITAL BUNKERPOON!!!*** / #chokingitback / “Every time I listen to that song I think about the first time I #fingerblasted a girl…”/ “I know who you’re talking about!” / #markthetime / “That’s a triple…you got slimy fingers…”/ #windshieldwiper / “Dude, I just scored!” / ***IF YOU WANNA SKIP THE NONSENSE…GO TO #THEDOCKET…*** / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #CreatureComforts #XI /
Beer of the Episode
Creature Comforts XI
“This one is an 8.0 ABV…”/ #ImperialIPA / “I like the color…what color is that?” / #Teal / “I said teal, fuckface!”/ #theverdict / “It’s new corporate condo office carpet…”/ #NakedLunch / #TheMovie / #spoiler / #HotPocket / “It’s that from now on…wait, hot pocket or snooch?” / #HotPocket or #Snooch / “It’s MG approved…#fromtheheart…”/ “Is this gonna be a pseudo Chronicles…?” / “This is the first thing I said…and I wish I could claim it…”/ #Instagram / “I will buy it for you if you will wear it…”
(14:47): “Do we have any correspondence?” / ***CHECK US OUT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA AT #FACEBOOK #YOUTUBE #INSTAGRAM AND #TIKTOK AND EMAIL US AT METALNERDERY@GMAIL.COM OR VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / ***JOIN US on #ThePatreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “No reflections?” / “She thinks it’s cute, and kinda flattering…”/ #DoubleStuffedArbys / “When’s the last time you went to #Arbys?” / “It was everything I wanted it to be and more…”/ “A triple is a little bit above my paygrade…
(19:52): “It’s new and old at the same time…it’s #Nold…”/ #wedidathing / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS THE BREAKDOWN OF SLAYER’S ANGEL OF DEATH / “Behind the breakdown?” / #FuckingSlayer / “Was it the first Slayer you heard?” / “This is the soundtrack for Hell…” / “Interjection real quick…” / “Try and do the whole #followthebouncingball on Hell Awaits…it’s impossible…”/ “Are you gonna spit on your hand?” / “We need to break it up into chunks…”/ Produced by Rick Rubin / “I think that’s the thing that freaked me out the most…I heard the scream…” / #extrememetal
(28:15): #TheIntro / “Right there…”/ #killeropener / “That’s full 2 minutes to midnight bone…”/ “There’s a note, like a chime…in the high hat…” / “It’s the cymbals, but the way it rings…it’s like a note there…”/ “You used a lot of headphones…”
(31:17): #FirstVerse / “The vocals are up front and in your face…”/ “Everything was CLEAR…”/ “He’s talking about what happened…there were multiple scumbags…”/ #Manghoul / “Thank you for correcting me…I’m sorry I’m just a poor dumb kid from Lawrenceville, Georgia…”/ #TheChorus / #DaveLombardo #doublebass / “Metallica had double bass…but not like THAT!” / “It’s so crisp…”/ #SecondVerse #WithNoAnesthesia / #RecordScratch / “Can you imagine being in the studio, recording this?” / ***GO TO METALNERDERY.COM/SLAYER FOR MORE SLAYER STUFF!!!*** / “Slayer’s harmonies are very weird and atonal…” / #RussellsReflections
(38:26): #TheBreakdown / “Listen to that riff…it’s tremendous!”/ #MadeInAmerica / “I think this may be one of the first breakdowns…”/ “Those are evil, EVIL harmonies!” / “Right before the solo you’ve gotta pause it…”/ “That’s how metal is mind expanding…I know what rancid means…but I don’t know what #abacinate means…” / #definitionASMR / “What episode was that from? / “I think the breakdowns started with this #genre…”/ “It’s the #HalftimeShow…”/ “Take your get ready pills…”
(43:43): “I wanna feel it…” / #TheGuitarSolos / “Moment of silence…you paused it at the perfect time…”/ “They fit, they work…they’re memorable…it matches the song…”/ “When they play leads, I’m listening to the rhythm they’re playing behind the leads…”/ #SoloRiff
(48:38): #TheDoubleBassFill and #TheOutro / “One of the most #perfectthrashmetalsongs
ever written…”/ “Everything about that song is right…”/ “That’s how #cancelculture works…”/ #prejudice / “BTW, that’s 40 years ago…this still has staying power…”/ “That was fun…let’s do another one…”/ “What’s the time looking like?” / #clickclickboom / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORDERY ABOUT METAL NERDERY!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel