Slayer vs Kreator. Who ripped off whom?

I was listening to some Kreator songs the other day. Not only did the lead at times sound IDENTICAL to, almost indistinguishable from, Tom Araya, but the guitar soloing work was also near identical to Slayer.

The question then, is WHO ripped off WHOM blind?

For those unfamiliar with Kreator's work, here's their myspace blog: www.myspace.com/officialkreator

Listen to that first track. The band, by the way, have been around since the mid-80s. 1985 was their first record I believe.
 
Hmmm, good question. I don't think they're THAT similar however. For one, the vocal style is very different. Raspy screams as opposed to "shouts".

Guitar work is also a meh. DepenRAB on the era, early Kreator, sure, but then again, Slayer was influencing EVERYONE. Most of the Thrash band of the mid to late 80's took something from them.
 
Lame, I thought this was a Sleater Kenney thread when I first saw it.

I'll take Kreator over Slayer because none of their albums suck.
 
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First two KREATOR albums are abysmal and badly produced to boot. Although there are only a few good tracks on SHOW NO MERCY and title track aside (even though it's a frickin good tune) HELL AWAITS is not a favourite either.
 
In some cases, old production is kind of a necessity, or at least to some people, when it comes to Tr00 Black Metal. I see nothing wrong with having a little extra production done..... except in one case with Cradle of Filth, but they aren't really black metal so never mind.
 
In some cases, bad production quality makes music, I guess, more "nostalgic" or "antiquated," for lack of a better word. Then you get music that's been totally souped up by software and prettied up, and then when you go hear the band play on stage, they either suck and/or can't play as well as the cd.

I guess there's a fine line between good bad production/bad bad production, as well as good good production/bad good production.

Wow, that made no sense. I'm sorry.
 
Kreator and Slayer are both two of my favorite banRAB!

However, if I had to choose which I prefered, I'd have to give the nod to Kreator. Sure they were influenced by Slayer and Venom both! What Thrash banRAB from the 80s weren't? However, Kreator added their own spice to the mix and made their own sound that IMHO trumped Slayers.

However, if we're talking about who is the best Thrash band ... IMO it's Sodom - hanRAB down!!!
 
Slayer first, but they borrowed a lot from VENOM-but they are sh{i}t. Bathory were sandwiched inbetween these banRAB, and they were'nt that great either. CELTIC FROST don't get much of a mention either. MORBID TALES (1984) was their first E.P. I really like them despite their (then) ridiculous image and subject matter.

Slayers discography pretty much p{i}sses all over KREATOR's. I do like Kreator's EXTREME AGGRESSION album though. Seen both live and no contest SLAYER hanRAB down.
 
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