From- Blabbermouth.net
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of “Reign In Blood”, the third studio album and the major label debut by the American thrash metal kings SLAYER, Mark Eglinton of The Quietus spoke to Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) about the record’s tremendous impact and enduring influence. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
The Quietus: Do you remember when you first heard “Reign In Blood”? Set the scene and tell us what your first thoughts were…
Anselmo: I bought “Reign In Blood” on vinyl when it first came out. I really had no cash to do much of anything but getting that record was essential… Shit, I probably would have stolen it if it weren’t for a friend lending me the cash to buy it. Anyway, all I had to listen to it on was my buddy’s shitty turntable at the apartment I was living in and it skipped constantly — I was furious! But I eventually got the cassette and all was, well, crushing! There wasn’t a single show I’d go to where “Reign In Blood” wasn’t the talk of the night; it killed everything else even considered “heavy.”