Seasons In The Abyss
by Slayer
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Slayer bestography
Seasons In The Abyss is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Slayer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Slayer is Reign In Blood which is ranked number 480 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,526.
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Seasons In The Abyss track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Seasons In The Abyss rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Thrash Metal | 7/38 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 23/100 | 78 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 46 Music Albums of 1990 | 5/46 | 5 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1990 | 8/52 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1990 | 29/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 219 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,153 | |||
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Seasons In The Abyss ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 14 hours ago | matterhornrider | 5,210 | 81/100 |
| ! | 47 hours ago | AlexandreSilva | 139 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 06:30 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Seasons In The Abyss forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5384): By ssteveView latest topic →
pedro1976 10/09/2024 11:29 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) BestEverAlbums 02/16/2024 21:00 in Album of the day (#4807): Seasons In The Abyss by SlayerView latest topic →
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Seasons In The Abyss comments
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Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2014 02:04 | #115813 | TOP COMMENT
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If no their best, certainly Slayer's most representative work. War Ensemble is as furious as anything on Reign in Blood, while Dead Skin Mask and Expendable Youth showcase more of the toned down style featured on south of Heaven. A must have for serious metal fans.
not a long album, but it was a taxing few listens for me because it's so uniform a package. vocals, instrumentals, and rhythm to a point feel redundant, broken finally by the title track. I appreciate the production, the dark and heavy atmosphere, and that the vocals aren't overly histrionic, which i find with some other metal albums. But I'm not much of a metal head so take my opinion w a grain of salt
thomas697 01/02/2011 04:13 | #17327 | TOP COMMENT
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War Ensemble, Dead Skin Mask and Seasons in the Abyss. Nuff said
The last of the 'classic' trilogy after, reign, and, heaven, seasons in the abyss, is another strong Slayer album. They really were at their peak in the late eighties/early nineties, and this record is the proof.
Slightly more relaxed than "Reign in blood", which makes it more accessible and easier to appreciate their musicianship. Overall, 70/100.
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