This album is by far the heaviest album Slayer ever made. 'Blood' was the fastest, but Heaven is the heaviest. This album is one of the darker albums. Darker than 'Blood' or 'Hell Awaits'? Absolutly! Those albums where pure violence and evil respectivly. South of Heaven is a turn to haunting beauty and contridictions of our time. Sotuh of Heaven the song is an apt discription of our society. Tom said Sabbath was their primary influence and they wanted to be heavier. Well, this album they did it.