South of Heaven

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South of Heaven is a 1988 studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its slower, more atmospheric and melodic approach compared to their earlier work.

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instanceOf Slayer album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Slayer ⓘ
bandMember Dave Lombardo ⓘ
Jeff Hanneman ⓘ
Kerry King ⓘ
Tom Araya ⓘ
chartPosition Billboard 200 top 60 (approximate) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtDesigner Larry Carroll ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
genre heavy metal ⓘ
thrash metal ⓘ
hasFormat cassette ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn extreme metal ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle more atmospheric sound ⓘ
more melodic approach ⓘ
slower tempo compared to Reign in Blood ⓘ
labelType major label release ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 36:59 ⓘ
lyricTheme death ⓘ
religion ⓘ
war ⓘ
mainSongwriter Jeff Hanneman ⓘ
Kerry King ⓘ
nextWork Seasons in the Abyss ⓘ
notableTrack Behind the Crooked Cross ⓘ
Mandatory Suicide ⓘ
Silent Scream ⓘ
South of Heaven ⓘ
Spill the Blood ⓘ
partOf Slayer discography ⓘ
linked to: Slayer
performer Slayer ⓘ
previousWork Reign in Blood ⓘ
producer Andy Wallace ⓘ
Rick Rubin ⓘ
Slayer ⓘ
recorded 1987 ⓘ
1988 ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Geffen Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1988-07-05 ⓘ
vocalStyle harsh vocals ⓘ

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Slayer → notableWork → South of Heaven ⓘ
The Last Rebel → hasPart → South of Heaven ⓘ
Tom Araya → notableSongPerformed → South of Heaven ⓘ
Dave Lombardo → notableWork → South of Heaven (album, as drummer of Slayer) ⓘ
linked to: South of Heaven
Reign in Blood → followedBy → South of Heaven ⓘ
South of Heaven → notableTrack → South of Heaven ⓘ
Seasons in the Abyss → follows → South of Heaven ⓘ
Jeff Hanneman → notableWork → South of Heaven ⓘ
Jeff Hanneman → notableAlbumContribution → South of Heaven ⓘ
Damian Priest → signatureMove → South of Heaven ⓘ