OSR: Soundtrack To The Apocalypse | Slayer Box Set

Originally released in 2003, The Soundtrack To The Apocalypse is a must collectible for any Slayer fan. The box is kind of cool and it’s shaped and opens like an Ammo can. You get a small slayer tapestry, a mock Slayer concert pass, 4 cd’s of music and a DVD with some old school live slayer and other rare footage.

Box sets these days as I mentioned with the Megadeth Warchest, are not like the box sets of old. They are more or less compilations of some of the bands greatest hits, live tracks and rarities. For the price the Slayer box set costs you would think that you would get every slayer song since the beginning. You don’t. In fact you get a lot of songs you already have and some live tracks (Live Slayer is always good though) and some demo tracks and stuff like that. No you know what your paying for when you buy it. It’s all in black and white on the outside of the box, so there is no deception.

My suggestion is this: If you want the box set for the music then buy the smaller version of the Soundtrack To The Apocalypse. If you want the box set for your own collection and fan Value then by all means, buy the Ammo Can Box. The smaller set doesn’t come with the Live tracks disk in the Faux Blood sleeve, but thats something I could live without and save some money. I had the big box set at one time a few years ago and times were tough so I sold it on Ebay. I ripped all the songs to my PC but I do plan on replacing it one day with the smaller of the two. You can find new and used sets for a pretty fair price these days

I give The Soundtrack To The Apocalypse 3 horns.

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