Slayer's Reign in Blood (33 1/3) by D. X. Ferris Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Slayer's Reign in Blood (33 1/3)
Book Review: Required reading for metal fans
Summary: 5 Stars
This book should be required reading for any metal fan.
The interviews are consistently interesting and give the reader a good sense of the real metal scene of the 80's. This book ain't about fluffy haired poseurs and their power-ballads.
Ferris provides everything you ever wanted to know about the record Reign In Blood, and tons of info on thrash metal in general. Even if you don't particularly care for Slayer, this book goes beyond the band and provides rare insight into the era of now-classic thrash.
Book Review: Simple enough
Summary: 5 Stars
This book rules. If you like the band, you'll love the book (because it rules).Book Review: Slayer Rules
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great book, for my Slayer Study Group.
I appreciate the writing and the size of the book!
Book Review: The Mini Encyclopedia of Slayer
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is absolutely astounding must-read stuff for Slayer/metal/music fans of all shapes and sizes. I can tell you this - if you hold Slayer's Reign in Blood in your holy trinity of album releases that would go with you to your metal desert island, then this is definitely your new favorite book. You won't find a more dedicated scribe than D.X., and having been on the inside as he's been working on this book over the past couple of years, The amount of work and interviews that he put into the project is incredible.
Reign in Blood is a true labor of love. More than that, Reign in Blood is a 153 page love letter to a favorite album of many, and a personal gift from Ferris to his fellow legion of Slayer fans worldwide. Basically, if you're a Slayer fan that doesn't already have this book on order from Amazon.com, what are you waiting for?
This is one of my favorite books that I've read this year, and the interview list of folks that Ferris talked to is incredible - nice to see him tracking down guys like Rick Rubin, that you don't see interviews from everyday. Check this book out - hope that you enjoy it as much as I did..
Book Review: The best book about the best album by the best band ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're a Slayer fan, this book is a must for you. If you're not a Slayer fan, read this book and you will be. D.X. Ferris has history from the people who made the album happen, as well as people who have been influenced by it, and does a great job of showing why this album is loved by so many fans. Not just a stuffy history of album with "this happened, then this happened, then that happened," the book goes into the cult like following that this album has earned.
For about $10, you can't go wrong. And, at any price, you won't find a better book on Slayer.
Vince