This new Slayer album is pretty fuckin' good. I'm really liking it. Although too many KK solos. Jeff is quite missed in that department. Gary's solos are actually quite impressive but he only gets a few.
I'm probably a week away from getting this but definitely looking forward to it.
I've honestly never thought much of Slayer's guitar solos anyway.
Didn't know you were into Slayer Tim.
You're right, their solos are pretty laughable at times, but some have pure energy and emotion IMO. I've always been so impressed how they can play so off in their solos but still make them somehow fit. They use so many different modes in odd places, diminished, harmonic minor phyrgian and sometimes just random shapes all in the one solo at times I think, but still put out a something worthwhile. I like their agression in the whammy bar department too.
This is a strong album. At first I actually thought it was pretty shit, but some of the riffs here are amazing and carry the album. The title track is fucking incredible, Tom sounds amazing here, which I have never really said too many times before.