open 12 to 7 today ! on this date in 1990 ! Seasons in the Abyss is the fifth studio alb** by the thrash metal band Slayer. It was released on October 9, 1990 through Def American Records, and later through American Recordings after the company changed its name. The alb**'s recording sessions began in March 1990. The sessions began at Hit City West, Hollywood Sound, and in June, the sessions ended at Record Plant in Los Angeles, California. It is the band's last studio alb** to feature original drummer Dave Lombardo until 2006's Christ Illusion.