http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42266&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rssWhen Slayer first unleashed its violent strain of thrash upon the Hessian public, there was a feeling that perhaps they were too extreme, that perhaps metal had been taken too far. They had created a fearful precedent for hardcore music. The crushing level of distortion and speed Slayer produced was like a dense downpour of razorblades. Their complete immersion in horror, violence and darkness equaled the sonic assault they committed with each track. Though metal eventually became faster, more violent, and more offensive, few can touch the focus and precision of Slayer's extreme velocities and ominous dissonance. Even today, their sound remains largely unchanged, though many of their peers softened their sound for the mainstream. Slayer maintains a dedicated following as the founding fathers of extreme music, from the gore festivities of death metal to the existential/political angst of metalcore to the epic blasphemies of black metal. - Marc KateThrash/Speed Metalen720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:46:46 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42266&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss When Slayer first unleashed its violent strain of thrash upon the Hessian public, there was a feeling that perhaps they were too extreme, that perhaps metal had been taken too far. They had created a fearful precedent for hardcore music. The crushing level of distortion and speed Slayer produced was like a dense downpour of razorblades. Their complete immersion in horror, violence and darkness equaled the sonic assault they committed with each track. Though metal eventually became faster, more violent, and more offensive, few can touch the focus and precision of Slayer's extreme velocities and ominous dissonance. Even today, their sound remains largely unchanged, though many of their peers softened their sound for the mainstream. Slayer maintains a dedicated following as the founding fathers of extreme music, from the gore festivities of death metal to the existential/political angst of metalcore to the epic blasphemies of black metal. - Marc Kate http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696338&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 30696338 tra.30696338 Slayer art.42266 0.99 World Painted Blood alb.30694118 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/7/1837695_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true World Painted Blood tra.30696338 353000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696338&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696338&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2414435&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 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World Painted Blood alb.30694118 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/7/1837695_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true Not Of This God tra.30696337 260000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696337&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696337&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872790&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 2872790 tra.2872790 Slayer art.42266 1.29 Live: Decade Of Aggression alb.163886 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/0/4/1264022_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raining Blood tra.2872790 152000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872790&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872790&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3631174&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 3631174 tra.3631174 Slayer art.42266 0.0 Soundtrack To The Apocalypse alb.311624 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/3/663695_170x170.jpg 2003-11-25 00:00:00.0 2003-11-25 00:00:00.0 false Raining Blood tra.3631174 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3631174&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3631174&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2414436&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 2414436 tra.2414436 Slayer art.42266 0.99 South Of Heaven alb.128851 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/4/1264021_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mandatory Suicide tra.2414436 245000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2414436&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2414436&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10372567&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 10372567 tra.10372567 Slayer art.42266 0.0 Cult alb.10371471 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/4/8/838433_170x170.jpg 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 false Cult tra.10372567 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10372567&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10372567&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11030543&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 11030543 tra.11030543 Slayer art.42266 0.99 Christ Illusion alb.11029469 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/6/9/1309619_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 2006-08-08 00:00:00.0 true Flesh Storm tra.11030543 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11030543&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11030543&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872793&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 2872793 tra.2872793 Slayer art.42266 0.99 Live: Decade Of Aggression alb.163886 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/0/4/1264022_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dead Skin Mask tra.2872793 376000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872793&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872793&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3630341&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321144&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321143&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 1321143 tra.1321143 Slayer art.42266 0.99 South Of Heaven alb.128851 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/4/1264021_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Live Undead tra.1321143 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321143&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321143&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321149&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 1321149 tra.1321149 Slayer art.42266 0.99 South Of Heaven alb.128851 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/4/1264021_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Spill The Blood tra.1321149 289000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321149&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321149&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321142&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 1321142 tra.1321142 Slayer art.42266 0.99 South Of Heaven alb.128851 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/0/4/1264021_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Silent Scream tra.1321142 186000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321142&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1321142&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872788&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 2872788 tra.2872788 Slayer art.42266 0.99 Live: Decade Of Aggression alb.163886 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/0/4/1264022_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true War Ensemble tra.2872788 359000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872788&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872788&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872796&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Thrash/Speed Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Slayer on Rhapsody Online 2872796 tra.2872796 Slayer art.42266 0.99 Live: Decade Of Aggression alb.163886 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/0/4/1264022_170x170.jpg 2007-07-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Angel Of Death tra.2872796 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872796&variant=play&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2872796&variant=data&rws=%2Fslayer%2Ftop-tracks.rss