Slayer: Seasons in the Abyss

LP Record Slayer's fifth studio album, Seasons in the Abyss, was released on 9 October 1990. It was the band's first album to be released on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label and the first to feature drummer Paul Bostaph. The album debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 33000 copies in the United States in its first week. The album received positive reviews from critics, with Steve Huey of AllMusic stating that "Seasons in the Abyss is Slayer's most musically consistent album, and perhaps their darkest and most sinister. ". The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1991 but lost to Metallica's self-titled album.