Rolling Stone simply revealed their The 100 Greatest Albums Of 2024 checklist and it is obtained one steel album on it. Rolling Stone missed some underground-ish killers like Blood Incantation‘s Absolute Elsewhere and Chat Pile‘s Cool World, skipped proper over Judas Priest‘s Invincible Protect for a extra mainstream choose, and went straight for Kerry King‘s debut solo album From Hell I Rise. Which definitely wasn’t unhealthy, however I imply… no different steel albums, huh? Additionally, I am undecided I agree with Rolling Stone creator Ok.G.‘s evaluation that King‘s album sounds “at occasions, Slayer at their greatest.”
“The primary solo album from former Slayer guitarist Kerry King is mainly the ‘Nonetheless D.R.E.’ of thrash steel,” wrote Ok.G. “However the place Dr. Dre needed to remind his followers that he was nonetheless puffin’ his leafs, nonetheless fucking with beats, and nonetheless not lovin’ police after near a decade’s absence, King desires his followers to grasp that despite the fact that Slayer are basically hell certain, he is nonetheless Devil’s preeminent ambassador. On From Hell I Rise, King remains to be drinkin’ his tequila, nonetheless fucking with riffs, and nonetheless not lovin’ the monks. In different phrases, it appears like Slayer — and at occasions, Slayer at their greatest.”
Anyway, take a look at the entire checklist right here. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter took the No. 1 spot.
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