Drummer Dave Lombardo Reflects on Reign in Blood: “It Still Gives Me Chills”

Founding Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo reflected on the band’s Reign in Blood to mark the 40th anniversary of the iconic album, saying, “It still gives me chills.” Get Slayer Tickets Here In an interview with Loaded Radio, Lombardo was asked about Reign in Blood, which landed at No. 3 on Consequence‘s 75 Best Metal Albums of All Time. He responded, “Forty years, man. It still stands up today as one of the greatest metal albums of all time. It still gives me the chills when I listen to that album. The palms, your hands get sweaty, your heart rate increases, and you’re in the moment. When I listen to those songs, it triggers that adrenaline. I get charged. If I go into cardiac arrest, play ‘Angel of Death’ or ‘Raining Blood’ or something. Here I am watching me just pop up like, hey, what’s going on?” Lombardo also discussed the benefits of Slayer’s raw approach to recording at the time, explaining, “Since computer software, music recording software, a lot of the music has turned very sterile. And so you kind of miss that push and pull of those albums that were almost restless… When we were recording those songs, we would look at each other and say, all right, let’s go. Come on, let’s ...