South of Heaven
Studio album by Slayer
Released July 5, 1988
Recorded December 1987 – February 1988
Studio
Hit City West, Los Angeles
Chung King Studios, New York City
Genre Thrash metal
Length 36:54
Label Def Jam
Producer
Slayer Rick Rubin
Slayer chronology
Reign in Blood
(1986) South of Heaven
(1988) Seasons in the Abyss
(1990)
Singles from South of Heaven
"South of Heaven"
Released: 1988
South of Heaven is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on July 5, 1988, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was the band's second collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, whose production skills on their previous album Reign in Blood (1986) had helped their sound evolve. Given the frenetic pace of Reign in Blood, Slayer made no attempt to top it on South of Heaven; rather, the band offset and complemented Reign in Blood by deliberately slowing the tempo down on South of Heaven, as well as by utilizing undistorted guitars and toned-down vocals.
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