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Bob Balch from FU MANCHU here.The idea for the SLOWER project started around four years ago. I was teaching a student how to play “South Of Heaven” by SLAYER but she was a beginner so we slowed it down. I thought that sounded cool so I tuned down to B standard and tried it. I added some drums and thought “someone in the doom community should do this and name it SLOWER.”
A few years later I befriended Steven “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, best known for his work as the drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea. He was backstage at a FU MANCHU show. Oddly enough I was wearing a POISON IDEA shirt and he told me that my shirt sucks. I asked who he was and why he was in our backstage. He told me and I felt stupid. We started drinking whiskey and talking about music. We stayed in touch over the next year or so and during Covid I told him about my SLOWER idea. He asked me to send him tracks. I waited too long because the day I sent the tracks he passed away. Totally tragic. I’m glad I got to know him even for a few years. He was a monster musician with a giant heart.
He will be greatly missed.
I shelved the project for a while after that. One day Esben from MONOLORD posted about musical collaborations. I love MONOLORD so I thought what the hell. I sent him some tracks and he killed it on drums. So I sent more. Then more. Shortly after that we started reaching out other musicians to get them involved. That’s how we ended up with this lineup. Everyone that contributed completely knocked it out of the park and I can’t thank them enough.
This project has been a long time coming and I’m beyond stoked on how it turned out. Without all of the players involved, Steven Hanford and my baritone Reverend guitar it wouldn’t have happened. Thanks to everyone involved and I hope you dig it! I’m a giant SLAYER fan so it’s been a treat to dig into these classic songs. Hopefully we can do another record in the near future. Look out for shows because they will happen!
Esben Willems – When Bob first approached me with the idea and I heard his scratch guitars, my first thought was “This is genius”. Those iconic tracks we all know by heart suddenly unveiled an unexpected dimension. I’m really proud of how this turned out.
Peder Bergstrand – “This might be blasphemous considering the circumstances, but when Bob reached out and asked if I’d want to play bass on sludged-out Slayer covers, I had to admit some of these tracks were brand new to me.
That made the experience even more special though, hearing and playing on the Slower version first, and then comparing to the original. Bob has really transformed these songs into something totally their own, and on a personal level I feel the rest of the band’s insane performances pushed me to my most inspired playing to date.
So incredibly stoked for people to hear this album.”
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1.
War Ensemble
2.
The Antichrist
3.
Blood Red
4.
Dead Skin Mask
5.
South Of Heaven
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SLAYER tracks in a SLOWER mood..
released January 26, 2024
CREDITS
“War Ensemble” “Dead Skin Mask” “Blood Red” “The Antichrist”
Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD
Peder Bergstrand (bass) LOWRIDER
Amy Barrysmith (vocals) YEAR OF THE COBRA
Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU
“South Of Heaven”
Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD
Scott Reeder (bass) KYUSS
Laura Pleasants (vocals) KYLESA
Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU
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Instant Classic
Absolute high level badassery.
m/>_<m/
what a cover
Best I've heard this year . Deadly.
All ready a fan of Amy Barrysmith. It was always the YEAR of the Cobra on my calendar.
Freaking sick. I have already pre-ordered the vinyl.
in the first song I could identify the blood red riff from slayer but "slower" xd, good work, cheers from chile
mm/
I admit not to have listened to any of the tracks before, in the original version by Slayer. So I will do now, just because I always like to compare.
Ddamn, this is fcking awesome!!
🤘😝
Very impressive concept, hopfully this will carry on to more works. Very Good Album. Hail Thee Eternal Risen Heavy 🔥
Nice 🤘
Absolutely nailed it. Thank you.
Bob Balch from FU MANCHU here.The idea for the SLOWER project started around four years ago. I was teaching a student how to play “South Of Heaven” by SLAYER but she was a beginner so we slowed it down. I thought that sounded cool so I tuned down to B standard and tried it. I added some drums and thought “someone in the doom community should do this and name it SLOWER.”
A few years later I befriended Steven “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, best known for his work as the drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea. He was backstage at a FU MANCHU show. Oddly enough I was wearing a POISON IDEA shirt and he told me that my shirt sucks. I asked who he was and why he was in our backstage. He told me and I felt stupid. We started drinking whiskey and talking about music. We stayed in touch over the next year or so and during Covid I told him about my SLOWER idea. He asked me to send him tracks. I waited too long because the day I sent the tracks he passed away. Totally tragic. I’m glad I got to know him even for a few years. He was a monster musician with a giant heart.
He will be greatly missed.
I shelved the project for a while after that. One day Esben from MONOLORD posted about musical collaborations. I love MONOLORD so I thought what the hell. I sent him some tracks and he killed it on drums. So I sent more. Then more. Shortly after that we started reaching out other musicians to get them involved. That’s how we ended up with this lineup. Everyone that contributed completely knocked it out of the park and I can’t thank them enough.
This project has been a long time coming and I’m beyond stoked on how it turned out. Without all of the players involved, Steven Hanford and my baritone Reverend guitar it wouldn’t have happened. Thanks to everyone involved and I hope you dig it! I’m a giant SLAYER fan so it’s been a treat to dig into these classic songs. Hopefully we can do another record in the near future. Look out for shows because they will happen!
Esben Willems – When Bob first approached me with the idea and I heard his scratch guitars, my first thought was “This is genius”. Those iconic tracks we all know by heart suddenly unveiled an unexpected dimension. I’m really proud of how this turned out.
Peder Bergstrand – “This might be blasphemous considering the circumstances, but when Bob reached out and asked if I’d want to play bass on sludged-out Slayer covers, I had to admit some of these tracks were brand new to me.
That made the experience even more special though, hearing and playing on the Slower version first, and then comparing to the original. Bob has really transformed these songs into something totally their own, and on a personal level I feel the rest of the band’s insane performances pushed me to my most inspired playing to date.
So incredibly stoked for people to hear this album.”
Very nice record but something's wrong here
I think this is the currrent track list:
1. War ensemble
2. Dead skin mask
3. South of heaven
4. The antichrist
5. War ensemble (again)
Where is Blood red and why does War ensemble appear twice? 🤔
I hope they do more Slayer and other Thrash Metal bands covers
Man… female vocalists with Sludge/ Doom instrumentals just always works so well for some reason. Would've loved some more metalcore style screaming mixed in though, but that's probably just because I love Kylesa and Damad so much lol
Fvcking Genivs
Was there any doubt? lol absolutely! Not! This is awesome!
Awesome. I don't like Slayer (just not my music, no hate), but with this tempo, sound and vocals that sounds thrillin and bloodboiling for any stoner-doom fan like me.
One of the best names of the band for me, and not because of the meaning… 🙂
I like this a lot. Greetings, Newark, UK.
Sorry, I like it better than Slayer's original.
Whelp, another badass album to add to my collection on Bandcamp hehe
This is bad ass
WOLNIEJ KURWA
never listened to Slayer before – but love this
SLAYER tracks in a SLOWER mood..
1. Blood red 00:00
2. Dead skin mask 06:30
3. South of heaven 12:38
4. The antichrist 19:49
5. War ensemble 28:03
Fixed Timestamp:
1. Blood red 00:00
2. Dead skin mask 06:30
3. South of heaven 12:38
4. The antichrist 19:49
5. War ensemble 28:03
🖤💜🔥
Loving the approach to this ….great production …🤘🏼
excellent my friend. This is the 2024 shiiit. Thank you needed this just had a mega argument with my friend of 15 years. Severed ties n strongholds. Not returning kick ass album WOW 😮 south of Heaven t shirt i wear all the time!
This is fucking SICK. Such a great concept, and the execution is top tier. Can't really to hear more. It would also be badass to hear some other classic trash songs from some bands of the same era. Plus, I bet that either lineup that was on this album could write some excellent original material as well! Whatever they do next, I'm stoked to hear it!
I am gonna listen to this for the rest of my life. SLOWER🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿
weirdest slayer album ever
This Is sooo Goood
Vocals ruin this for me.
Stoyer