This album perfectly fused the blistering speed of Reign in Blood with the eerie, calculated pacing of South of Heaven . 3. Sonic Experimentation (1994–1998)

The first album featuring drummer Paul Bostaph, this release debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, proving thrash metal still had commercial viability.

“You think you own the music because you have the bits. But you don’t have the scars. You don’t have the cracked CD case from 1994. You don’t have the bootleg T-shirt from ‘Clash of the Titans.’ A torrent is a ghost. The real Slayer dies when you steal its flesh.”