![]() ![]() Reading the lyrics here I got to bring something up. It’s such a bonkers way to kick things off. The first time I heard it I thought it was a trumpet. I like that I thought that opening scream was a guitar. I have a feeling we’ll definitely be talking about them as this goes on. Reading this first one, man, what a way to start an album. I don't even remember and I don't know anything about it except for the stuff I looked up before this interview. I will admit that I've probably heard most of the record at some point in my life, but it's been so long. This is a thrash record so it's going to keep it going for the entire runtime. Are we going to gain some momentum and then lose that momentum? Noisey: Yeah, you’re very brave for putting yourself out there like this. Mike Shinoda: Have you ever seen an angry Slayer fan? They’re crazy. He was nervous about his pick: “My reservation about listening to this album was that there will be things about it that I really like and there will inevitably be things about it that I think are ridiculous, like the name of the record.” He said, “I thought, ‘if I choose Reign In Blood, I'm going to piss off lots and lots of Slayer fans.’” We caught up with him before the gig, and played him Reign In Blood for the first time. Shinoda recently stopped by Chicago’s House of Blues in support of his heart wrenching 2018 solo debut Post Traumatic. Like look at that fucking band! They just kill it onstage. I remember watching them and thinking that's the reason they're so respected. “That's one thing that's really weird is that I'm loosely familiar with their stuff, but I don't know it very well. “I've played on festivals with Slayer,” he said. The chances for Shinoda to dive into Slayer have stacked up for much of his entire life, let alone his career.ĭespite all the opportunities, Shinoda told Noisey that he’d never listened to Reign In Blood all the way through. There’s Slayer’s Def Jam (yes, they were on Def Jam) labelmates like Public Enemy, who sampled “Angel of Death” on their It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back standout “She Watch Channel Zero,” and Beastie Boys, who recruited Slayer guitarist Kerry King to solo on “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.” Hell, he might be the one of only artists to play Ozzfest who wasn’t somewhat influenced by the four-piece’s brutal and blistering energy. It gets even crazier when you consider the hip-hop Shinoda grew up with.
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