Decade of aggression

Decade of aggression
Live album from Slayer
Publication (s)	1991
Label (s)	Def American Recordings
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Thrash metal
Title (number)	21 or 23
running time	89 min 13 s 100 min 06 s (Special Edition)
occupation	Vocals , bass : Tom Araya Guitar : Kerry King Guitar: Jeff Hanneman Drums : Dave Lombardo
production	Slayer, Rick Rubin
chronology Seasons in the Abyss 1990 Decade of aggression Divine Intervention 1994

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Decade of aggression   DE 35 11/11/1991 (10 weeks)   UK 29 11/02/1991 (2 weeks)   US 55 11/09/1991 (10 weeks)

Decade of Aggression is the second live album by the Californian thrash metal band Slayer . It is the last release with Dave Lombardo on drums up to the 2004 live DVD Still Reigning .

background

The double album was recorded during the "Clash of the Titans" tour in Lakeland , the Wembley Arena in London, and in San Bernardino . All tracks on the first CD were recorded on July 13, 1991 at the Lakeland Colloseum. For the pieces on the second CD, recordings from the two other concerts were put together. Songs 1, 2 and 7 are from the concert at Wembley Arena on October 14, 1990, songs 3–6 and 8–10 are from the concert in the Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, on March 8, 1991. By editing the song recordings the change of the recording location is not clearly visible.

Compared to the best-of - compilations of other artists this time it is a pure live album. The band only used original recordings and no overdubs . What is unusual about the mix is ​​that one guitarist was put on the left and one on the right stereo channel. The respective guitar playing can be clearly assigned. The album entered the Billboard 200 on November 9, 1991 , was in the charts for a total of ten weeks and reached number 55 there.

review

Billboard writes in its review:

“It's a double live album that approaches the league of Ted Nugent's Double Live Gonzo! , the Who's Live at Leeds , and the Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East when it comes to representing a band perfectly. "

“When it comes to representing a band perfectly, this double live album belongs in the league of Double Live Gonzo! by Ted Nugent, Live at Leeds by The Who and At Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers. "

Bloodchamber.de considers the album to be a milestone in metal history. Rock Hard's Thomas Kupfer wrote that the album "contains all the songs that made the Californians' rise to the premier league of Thrash bands possible". The Metal Observer also judged, noting that the album was a good opportunity to familiarize yourself with the band's older material.

Track list

CD 1

1. Hell Awaits - 6:50
2. The Antichrist - 3:50
3. Was ensemble - 4:58
4. South of Heaven - 4:25
5. Raining Blood - 2:32
6. Altar of Sacrifice - 2:48
7. Jesus Saves - 4:12
8. Dead Skin Mask - 4:58
9. Seasons in the Abyss - 7:01 am
10. Mandatory Suicide - 4:00
11. Angel of Death - 5:20

CD 2

1. Hallowed Point (Wembley Arena, London , UK October 14, 1990) - 3:36
2. Blood Red (Wembley Arena, London, October 14, 1990) - 2:50
3. Die by the Sword (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino , California , March 8, 1991) - 3:35
4. Black Magic (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, March 8, 1991) - 3:28
5. Captor of Sin (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, March 8, 1991) - 3:34
6. Born of Fire (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, March 8, 1991) - 3:03
7. Post mortem (Wembley Arena, London, October 14, 1990) - 4:04
8. Spirit in Black (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, March 8, 1991) - 4:07
9. Expendable Youth (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, March 8, 1991) - 4:36
10. Chemical Warfare (Orange Pavilion, San Bernardino, March 8, 1991) - 5:30

limited edition

There is also a limited edition of Decade of Aggression (metal slipcase), with "Skeletons of Society" and "At Dawn they sleep" between "Born Of Fire" and "Postmortem" on the second disc. This edition was limited to just 6,000 pieces. In addition, these two songs are included as bonus songs for the Japanese version.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Musicline.de: Slayer ( Memento from April 3, 2012 on WebCite ) in the German album charts, Musicline.de, accessed on December 17, 2009
2. ↑ Decade of Aggression in the Official UK Charts (English)
3. ↑ billboard.com: Decade of Aggression on the US Billboard 200 Album Charts November 9, 1991
4. ↑ ^{a b} Review: Slayer - Decade Of Aggression at powermetal.de (accessed on December 18, 2009)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Review of the album at Billboard.com ( Memento from November 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 18, 2009)
6. ↑ CD review at metal1.info ( Memento from February 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed December 19, 2009)
7. ↑ CD reviews at Bloodchamber.de (accessed December 18, 2009)
8. ↑ Thomas Kupfer: Review on Decade of Aggression . In: Rock Hard . No. 55 .
9. ↑ Slayer - Live: Decade Of Aggression at www.metal-observer.com (accessed December 19, 2009)