Seasons in the Abyss (song)
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"Seasons in the Abyss" is the tenth song/title track from the 1990 album Seasons in the Abyss by the thrash metal band Slayer. Running at 6:37, it was written by Jeff Hanneman and Tom Araya. The song begins with a slow, ominous, distorted guitar part that then segues into a clean riff. The melody and speed of the song's introduction recall past Slayer efforts such as "South of Heaven" and "Dead Skin Mask". The melody riffing continues to 1:44, when the song begins in earnest with mid-paced drums, guitars, and bass. The chorus is one of Slayer's most melodic, although this melody is tempered by the subject matter and Tom Araya's detached, slightly disturbing delivery. Lyrically, said subject matter makes references to ritual sacrifice and defilement while also addressing a descent into corruption, evil, and madness painted as a kind of dark liberation.
"Seasons in the Abyss" was released as a single in 1991. A music video for the song followed, which depicted the band playing before a series of pyramids and pyres, ominously filmed in Egypt. This song remains a staple of Slayer's live set to this day.
| Slayer |
| Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Show No Mercy | Haunting the Chapel | Hell Awaits | Reign in Blood | South of Heaven | Seasons in the Abyss | Divine Intervention | Undisputed Attitude | Diabolus in Musica | God Hates Us All | Eternal Pyre | Christ Illusion |
| Live albums: Live Undead | Decade of Aggression |
| Compilations: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse |
| Videos and DVDs |
| Live Intrusion | War at the Warfield | Still Reigning |
| Songs |
| Angel of Death | Jesus Saves | Raining Blood | Behind the Crooked Cross | Blood Red | Dead Skin Mask | Seasons in the Abyss | Eyes of the Insane | Jihad |
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