Slayer - Christ Illusion

The fastest, heaviest and darkest band on earth retakes its unholy throne with Slayer’s first studio album in six years and its first studio effort with the original lineup, including drummer Dave Lombardo, since 1990’s Seasons In The Abyss. Produced by Josh Abraham (Velvet Revolver, Staind), music from the album will be first available on June 6, 2006—that’s right, 6/6/06. Album Description

Dave Lombardo Is Back!

This is first Slayer album since SEASONS IN THE ABYSS with the drummer DAVE LOMBARDO who is one of the greatest drummers in metal. Still, I think I was a little bit disapponted because all of the songs in this album aren't as good as in GOD HATES US ALL which was one of the greatest albums ever made. There's great songs - just as "Jihad", "Catatonic" etc. which sound really angry - very aggressive! In fact the only songs I don't like so much are "Catalyst" and "Consfearacy" but that may be that I have only listened to this album seven times. I really think I have to listen to this more, and not just because of I can say it's perfect. I listen to it because I like it.
Stars: Cult, Jihad, Eyes of the Insane November 15, 2008

SLAYER!!!!!!!

I am a huge Slayer fan and when I heard that they were going to release their next album titled "Christ Illusion" I instantly pre-ordered the album to make shure I get it the day it comes out. I was suprised that Paul Bostaph left the band and Dave Lombardo returned to Slayer. God Hates Us All was a brutal album and Christ Illusion was a good follow-up album to that. When I listened to it for the first time I noticed that Dave Lombardo got better on his drum work and in some ways surpassed his drumming on "Seasons In The Abyss". Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman never lost their edge on guitar and still deliver a brutal guitar assault that would leave your ears bleeding and Tom Araya's bass playing and vocals are still killer. The cover art on the album are both offensive and really cool but eventually stores started to sell alternate covers on the albums. My favorite song on this album is also a controversial track, the song "Jihad" was criticized by victims of 9/11 because the lyrics are about the 9/11 terrorist attack in the view of the terrorists. Songs like "Cult", "Eyes of The Insane", "Catatonic", "Flesh Storm", and "Black Serenade" are heavy and brutal and gives the listener a dose of classic Slayer thrash.

Sadly I recieved word that Slayer is going to release one more album after "Christ Illusion" then they are going to quit the band.

Buy this album and keep headbanging to SLAYER!!!
September 8, 2008

The most consistant metal band in history. They always deliver

You know what you get with a Slayer CD........every CD of the band's career is worth the buy...and that's the highest compliment I feel a band can get.

If you dig Slayer, check out the new SkinnedAlive live cd from Skinlab...a brutal, intense live cd.... April 16, 2008

brutal rebirth

With original Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo returning to the fold for Christ Illusion, there was much hype from the Slayer camp about this album being the best since Seasons in the Abyss. Usually these sorts of claims fall flat on their faces, but in the case of Christ Illusion, Slayer delivers and then some. Combining both their classic and modern (post-Pantera, ultra-low end) sounds, Christ Illusion is solid from beginning to end. I also consider Divine Intervention solid, but unlike Divine Intervention, every song on Christ Illusion is memorable (catchy in a Slayer way) and ridiculously heavy. Like it's immediate predesessor, God Hates Us All, Christ Illusion is a monstrous wall of brutality which doesn't let up for one second. Lombardo's performance is one of his best ever.

This album will not completely satisfy 80's Slayer purists, but if you like the modern God Hates Us All sound, this album will not disappoint. Christ Illusion shows that Slayer are still going strong after more than 20 years, and continuing to decimate most every other band around.

Favorite Track: Skeleton Christ

April 4, 2008

SLAYER!

what can i say if you like slayer than get this you will love this.People say this is not as good but is so frickin awesome screw the ones who don't like this THIS IS GOOD SATANIC MUSIC!!!!!!1 April 2, 2008

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