In this song, Kerry King reveals that he reigns right where you would expect the lead guitarist for Slayer to reign. This song is off of King’s album, From Hell I Rise. Death Angel’s Mark Osegueda provides the vocals.
The music video keeps things simple and straight-forward, emphasizing performance over glitz. Director Jim Louvau previously directed the video for Jerry Cantrell’s Atone.
Enjoy!
In this song from the soundtrack of the 2002 Spider-Man film, Sum 41 plays upside down, in the best tradition of Spider-Man fans everywhere. Along with keeping an eye out for clips from the film, also watch out for Slayer’s Kerry King, who shows up to remind everyone what rock is all about. As someone who grew up with an MTV that played music, I miss the music videos that always used to be released to promote movies. I always enjoyed the mix of performance footage with the most kinetic scenes from the movie.
This music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who has directed music videos for literally everyone. Don’t even think about becoming a rock star if you can’t get Marc Klasfeld to direct at least one music video for you.
Enjoy!
Today marks a sad day for the metal world as Jeff Hanneman, guitarist and founding member of the metal band Slayer, passed away at the age of 49.
He now joins other metal gods (Burton, Dimebag, Bonham and Dio just to name a few) who were taken too soon up in Valhalla where, I sincerely hope, they’re starting up a jam session to create the metal supergroup of supergroups.
To commemorate and memorialize Hanneman’s impact on the metal scene these past 30 or so years I’d like to share my favorite Slayer song: “Seasons In The Abyss”.
R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman…
“Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother, my Sisters and my brothers , Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.”
Seasons In The Abyss
Razors edge
Outlines the dead
Incisions in my head
Anticipation the stimulation
To kill the exhilaration
(chorus:)
[part 1]
Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
And let your mind go
Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die
[part 2]
Close your eyes
And forget your name
Step outside yourself
And let your thoughts drain
As you go insane… [go] insane
Innate seed
To watch you bleed
A demanding physical need
Desecrated, eviscerated
Time perpetuated
Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
And let your mind go
Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die
Close your eyes… and forget your name
Step outside yourself… and let your thoughts drain
As you go insane… [go] insane
Inert flesh
A bloody tomb
A decorative splatter brightens the room
An execution a sadist ritual
Mad intervals of mind residuals
Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
And let your mind go
Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die
Close your eyes… and forget your name
Step outside yourself… and let your thoughts drain
As you go insane… [go] insane
Through the Shattered Lens 