Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 9, 1990, through Def American Records. Recording sessions began in March 1990 at Hit City West and Hollywood Sound, and ended in June 1990 at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, California.
It was the band’s last album to feature their full original lineup with drummer Dave Lombardo until his return on the band’s 2006 album Christ Illusion. Seasons in the Abyss‘ musical style has been compared by critics to the band’s previous two albums, South of Heaven (1988) and Reign in Blood (1986).
Upon its release, Seasons in the Abyss received a generally positive reception and peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard 200. It was later certified gold in the United States and Canada.
By 2017, it had sold over 813,000 copies in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan inceptionThe album was recorded from March to June 1990 in two separate studios: Hit City West, Hollywood Sound, and Record Plant in Los Angeles, California.
Seasons in the Abyss was produced by Rick Rubin, who had also produced their previous two albums Reign in Blood and South of Heaven.
Recording Personnel
- Genre(s): Classic Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Stoner Metal, Thrash Metal
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Tracklist
- 001 - war ensemble bass tab
- 002 - blood red bass tab
- 003 - spirit in black bass tab
- 004 - expendable youth bass tab
- 005 - dead skin mask bass tab
- 006 - hallowed point bass tab
- 007 - skeletons of society bass tab
- 008 - temptation bass tab
- 009 - born of fire bass tab
- 010 - seasons in the abyss bass tab (song)
This album was recorded on instruments tuned down 1/2 a step to E♭ Standard tuning (E♭-A♭-D♭-G♭). Play with a pick and play like you REALLY mean it!
Everything is transcribed "as if" in E Standard to make it easier to read and play. All Keys/Modes and Accidentals are written as per E Standard tuning.
