by Patrick Pentland :)
Wait… what?! A guy in Sloan knows who Slayer are? But Sloan only listen to the Beatles and write jangly power pop. They’re too dignified (and old) to listen to thrash metal pioneers Slayer!
If you grew up in the 80s, as I did, you know who Slayer are. They were a major part of the thrash metal/punk crossover that led Iron Maiden fans to Minor Threat. I bought my fair share of RIP magazines, and one of the first bands I played in covered Hell Awaits, or at least the bit after the backward scary stuff and up to when the song got complicated.
When we were mixing 2001’s Pretty Together album at Vancouver’s Warehouse studio, Slayer had just been in to record God Hates Us All. They left a bong made out of a coffee urn and a paper towel tube with their logo scrawled on it in blue Sharpie.
--taken from: NOW Toronto (read the rest of Patrick's review here!)
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