Slayer – South Of Heaven (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1988
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South Of Heaven is an LP by Slayer from 1988 released on the Def Jam Recordings, Geffen Records label.
About this album
South Of Heaven is the album where Slayer proved thrash could be heavier by pulling back the speed. Released in 1988, it followed the ferocity of Reign in Blood with a darker, more measured attack that expanded the band’s reach without softening their edge. Produced by Slayer and Rick Rubin, the record balances pit-ready aggression with unsettling restraint, and songs such as the title track and Mandatory Suicide became key parts of the band’s canon. Widely regarded as one of their most important albums, it helped define the band’s late-1980s peak and broadened the boundaries of extreme metal.
Genre: Metal
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:A1 South Of Heaven
A2 Silent Scream
A3 Live Undead
A4 Behind The Crooked Cross
A5 Mandatory Suicide
B1 Ghosts Of War
B2 Read Between The Lies
B3 Cleanse The Soul
B4 Dissident Agressor
B5 Spill The Blood