#448/2097
October 24 1986
Slayer
To Hell with the Devil
Genre: Christian Metal
4.5 out of 5
Highlights:
To Hell with the Devil
Calling on You
Free
Honestly
I think I’ve been pretty open about my love of big 80s hair metal when it’s done unapologetically but also with a knowing sense of self-awareness. So much so that I have talked about the retro band Station a few times who are cut directly from this musical cloth.
There’s no escaping that, despite their content, Stryper was really good at this idiom and it’s impossible for me to completely slag. This is a glam metal at it’s most fervent.
It’s unabashed and honest and declarative and cheeky.
Dammit.
Jesus, that first side is a Glam Metal classic. No? Even the Power Ballad, “Honestly” is spectacularly 80s.
Ultimately, this is just a fine example of the form. Occasionally excellent, often great, never terrible.
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