The mighty SLAYERRRR! The legends thrash their way to the #1 spot with their ferocious 12th album Repentless. Slayer fought much adversity and grief with the death of guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013. New (and old blood) in guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph helped stab their flag into the ground creating a masterpiece to fuel the sounds of hell and the putting the world on notice that Slayer is here to stay and are not going anywhere! 

The BraveWords messiah “Metal” Tim Henderson offered an in-depth of review of the album stating, “With the first notes of Repentless, we are greeted with echoes of a wailing Middle Eastern-flavoured twin axe attack instrumental, a death march of sorts as Armageddon nears and it’s established how the record’s going to sound and feel. Emotions rise immediately as you begin to think that one of heavy metal’s greatest riff-makers and innovators is no longer with us, that to degree the entire record is a tribute to the fallen soldier of metal, Jeff Hanneman. 

“For those of you who are thinking that Repentless might echo or evoke an Exodus record, you are sorely mistaken. If you are a Slayer fan, then you are no doubt an Exodus fan—or you should be. Slayer have managed to maintain their focus and clarity with the inclusion of another riff-master.”

Henderson concludes that Repentless is a “killer” Slayer record, and is “one that sits proudly on the metal mantle beside the band’s celebrated finest.”

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