Editing Reign in Blood (section)

==Legacy==
''Reign in Blood'' is regarded by critics as one of the most influential and extreme thrash metal albums.<ref name="Reign in Blood - Slayer"/> In its "Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time" poll, [[MTV]] praised Slayer's "downtuned rhythms, infectious guitar licks, graphically violent lyrics and grisly artwork," which they stated "set the standard for dozens of emerging thrash bands," while "Slayer's music was directly responsible for the rise of [[death metal]]." MTV described ''Reign in Blood'' as essential listening,<ref name="Why They Rule - #6 Slayer">{{cite web
 |title=Why They Rule – #6 Slayer 
 |publisher=MTV 
 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index7.jhtml 
 |access-date=January 18, 2006 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718224746/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index7.jhtml
 |archive-date=July 18, 2006
}}</ref> and the album was ranked number 7 on [[IGN]]'s "Top 25 Most Influential Metal Albums".<ref name="IGN Top 25 Metal Albums">{{cite web
 |title       = IGN Top 25 Metal Albums
 |author      = D. Spense, T. Ed
 |website   = IGN
 |date        = January 19, 2007
|url         = http://au.music.ign.com/articles/755/755929p6.html
 |access-date  = January 26, 2007
|url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005053/http://au.music.ign.com/articles/755/755929p6.html
 |archive-date = July 13, 2011
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
[[File:SlayerliveB&W.jpg|thumb|left|"Raining Blood" and "Angel of Death" have been played at almost every show.]]

Asked during a press tour for 1994's ''[[Divine Intervention (Slayer album)|Divine Intervention]]'' about the pressure of living up to ''Reign in Blood'', King replied that the band did not try to better it, but just wanted to make music.<ref name="An exclusive oral history of Slayer"/> In 2006, ''[[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]]'''s Don Kaye drew a comparison to the band's 2006 album ''[[Christ Illusion]]'', and concluded, "Slayer may never make an album as incendiary as ''Reign in Blood'' again."<ref name="SLAYER Christ Illusion (American)">{{cite news
 |title=Slayer Christ Illusion (American) 
 |author=Kaye, Don 
 |work=Blabbermouth.net 
 |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 
 |access-date=February 20, 2007 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911005300/http://www.blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 
 |archive-date=September 11, 2012 }}</ref>

Rapper [[Necro (rapper)|Necro]] was heavily influenced by the album, and has remarked that it takes him back to the 1980s, "when shit was pure".<ref name="Death-Rapper NECRO To Make European Live Debut In London">{{cite news
 | title = Death-Rapper Necro to Make European Live Debut in London
 | work = Blabbermouth.net
 | date = November 27, 2006
| url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62868
 | access-date = January 18, 2006}}</ref> [[Ektomorf]] vocalist Zoltán Farkas describes the album as one of his primary influences.<ref name="Interview with Zoltan Farkas of Ektomorf">{{cite web
 | title = Interview with Zoltan Farkas of Ektomorf
 | author = Yiannis, D
 | publisher = Metal-Temple
 | date = November 12, 2006
| url = http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=320
 | access-date = February 18, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061118075949/http://metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=320 | archive-date = November 18, 2006}}</ref> [[Paul Mazurkiewicz]] of [[Cannibal Corpse]] stated Lombardo's performance on the album helped him play faster throughout his career.<ref name="Interview With Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse">{{cite web
 |title       = Interview with Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse
 |author      = Wilson, David L.
 |publisher   = Metal-rules.com
 |date        = December 13, 1999
|url         = http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/cannibal.htm
 |access-date  = February 9, 2007
|url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522212057/http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/cannibal.htm
 |archive-date = May 22, 2011
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
Kelly Shaefer of [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]] said: "When ''Reign in Blood'' came out it changed everything! That is easily the best [[extreme metal]] record ever!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=348|title=Tribute to Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013)|publisher=metalcrypt.com|date=June 8, 2013|access-date=November 5, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195654/http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=348|archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

Hanneman said that the album was his personal favorite, reasoning it was "so short and quick and to the point".<ref name="Knac.com interview with Jeff Hanneman">{{cite web |author=Steffens, Charlie |date=May 30, 2006 |title=Interview with Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman |url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4653 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016071440/http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4653 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=January 5, 2007 |publisher=KNAC.com |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Paul Bostaph]] – Slayer's drummer from 1992 to 2001, and from 2013 to 2019 – first heard the record while a member of [[Forbidden (band)|Forbidden]]. At a party, he walked towards music he heard from another room and approached Forbidden guitarist Craig Locicero. Asked what was playing, Locicero shouted, "The new Slayer record." After listening closely, Bostaph looked at Locicero, and concluded his band was "fucked".<ref name="An exclusive oral history of Slayer"/>

[[Dave Brockie|Oderus Urungus]] of [[Gwar]] cited 'Altar of Sacrifice' as his favourite Slayer song: "It's the one I would always play for my friends when I was getting into Slayer. They would get this glazed look in their eyes and worship the [[Loudspeaker|speakers]] while doing the [[sign of the horns|devil-horn thing]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jason|last=Arnopp|author-link=Jason Arnopp|title=The Kerrang! Challenge|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|date=September 20, 1997|page=53}}</ref>

In 2006, the album won a ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' award for Best Album of the Last 20 Years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/06/june/1412.shtml|title=Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards – antiMUSIC News|website=www.antimusic.com|access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120140/http://www.antimusic.com/news/06/june/1412.shtml|archive-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> That same year, the album's cover art was featured in [[Blender (magazine)|''Blender Magazine'']]'s 2006 "top ten heavy metal album covers of all time."<ref name="The Top Ten Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers of All Time">{{cite magazine|title=The Top Ten Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers of All Time |author=Popoff, Martin, Dunn, Sam and McFadyen, Scot |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender Magazine]] |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1946 |access-date=January 9, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20061019112453/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1946 |archive-date=October 19, 2006 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2005, ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' ranked the album at number six on its list of the "500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time."<ref>{{cite book |last=Schäfer |first=Wolfgang |title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten |publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |year=2005 |isbn=3-89880-517-4 |editor-last=Rensen |editor-first=Michael |page=227 |language=de |trans-title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |chapter=Reign in Blood |access-date=May 8, 2024 |chapter-url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/slayer-reign-in-blood}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Loudwire]]'' ranked ''Reign in Blood'' #1 among Slayer's eleven studio albums.<ref name="slank">{{cite web|title=Slayer Albums Ranked|url=http://loudwire.com/slayer-albums-ranked/|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=January 25, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012712/http://loudwire.com/slayer-albums-ranked/|archive-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[NME]]'' ranked it at number 287 in its list of [[NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20131124170335/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_albums_2013.htm Rocklist.net NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref>