[Dayeth]

Originally Posted by Hog

I love a can of worms.

I like Slayer, damn good band but I do think that SYL are better.

Devin, better vocalist, not monotone. He is also an amazing guitarist, sweeping, tapping scales etc.

Araya, solid bassist, hate his vocals, awesome song writer.

King/Hanneman- Samey solos but great riff writers, better than Jed Simon although Jed is solid as a rhythm guitarist.

Drums (fave part)

Gene Hoglan vs Dave Lombardo.

Hoglan pawns Lombardo. He was Lombardo's drum-tech and taught him double bass. Even the Slayer guys said that Hoglan was more natural on the kick drums.

Songwise, mmm, maybe Slayer. SYL have had some bad stuff (self titled album) although Dev is known for working too hard and leaving it to the band to write songs, bipolar moments. I really like Alien, it was damn close to City regarding quality. Slayer have also made some great albums, RIB, SOH etc.

I tried not to be biast, feel free to say what you think. (but dont have a fit, yes Im a minority)

When you put it like that Hawg, I think SYL do look better "on paper". However, I prefer Slayer purely on who I'd rather listen to. Although I have a complex relationship with Slayer, I can never decide if they are total brilliance or total shite.