Still Reigning is a live performance DVD by the thrash metal band Slayer, released in 2004 through American Recordings. The performance showcases Slayer’s 1986 album, Reign in Blood, played in its entirety with the four original band members on a set resembling their 1986 “Reign in Pain” tour. The DVD is notable for the finale, which features Slayer covered in stage blood while performing the song ‘Raining Blood’
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Still Reigning is a live performance DVD by the thrash metal band Slayer, released in 2004 through American Recordings. The performance showcases Slayer’s 1986 album, Reign in Blood, played in its entirety with the four original band members on a set resembling their 1986 “Reign in Pain” tour. The DVD is notable for the finale, which features Slayer covered in stage blood while performing the song “Raining Blood”, leading to a demanding mixing process plagued by production and technical difficulties. Still Reigning was voted “best live DVD” by the readers of Revolver magazine, and received gold certification in 2005. Original drummer Dave Lombardo, who recorded drums on the album, re-joined the band in 2001, after departing in 1991. Due to the short length of the DVD, director Dean Karr chose an additional bonus six songs from the same show as he thought certain members excelled in the performances. The band was going to enter the recording studio to record their next album, but producer Rick Rubin insisted the band not enter the studio due to problems between himself and the band’s record label, American RecordINGS.
The final track of the video culminates with the band drenched by stage blood. At one point Lombardo rejected the possibility of a future “good-bye tour” for Slayer, and states if the band realize they have ‘lost a step’ they will ‘call it a day’ The DVD was recorded at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine on July 11, 2004, prior to the 2004 Ozzfest. The stage was modified to absorb the blood and have it recirculate back down upon the band, which allowed for easier clean-up and lowering of the band. The video was recorded by slipping in 1. 85 in 1, 85 video, which caused macro blocking errors such as aliasing and a murky audio when fully lit. It featured English, English, and Dolby Digital audio, and no subtitles.
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