God Hates Us All
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| Studio album by Slayer | ||
| Released | September 11, 2001 | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 42:21 49:39 (Collector's Edition) |
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| Label | American Recordings | |
| Producer(s) | Matt Hyde | |
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| Slayer chronology | ||
| Diabolus in Musica (1998) |
God Hates Us All (2001) |
Eternal Pyre (2006) |
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| Sleeve used to cover the original album art | ||
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God Hates Us All (2001) is the ninth full-length album by Slayer. It reached No. 31 in the UK Charts, and No. 28 in the US. It was released in the US on September 11, 2001, after much delay. The album was recorded at The Warehouse Studio, a Vancouver-based studio owned by Bryan Adams.
The original album cover depicted a Bible covered in blood, with nails pushed in specific places to form a pentagram star, and with "Slayer" burnt into the front cover. As this would have been perceived as offensive, a sleeve was developed to be placed in front of the real cover in stores. This sleeve depicts the name of the band, four orthogonal Latin crosses in the form of a cross crosslet, and the name of the album in gold on a white background.
Despite the title and the original cover, the band were at pains to point out that they had not returned to their horror-influenced "Satanic" lyrics (despite the fact that much of the lyrics present on the album are very anti-religious, and much of the merchandise on the subsequent tours contained Satanic artwork). Kerry King has stated that the title "God Hates Us All" is a reference to having a bad day, one where you feel like God hates you.
Coincidentally, this album was released on September 11, 2001, the same day as the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. The promotional posters for this album were taken down almost immediately as "God Hates Us All" was seen as an offensive jibe at the attacks.
The band used seven-string guitars on the tracks "Warzone" and "Here Comes The Pain", the first time they had done so.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Darkness of Christ" (Hanneman/King) – 1:30
- "Disciple" (Hanneman/King) – 3:35
- "God Send Death" (Hanneman/King/Araya) – 3:45
- "New Faith" (King) – 3:05
- "Cast Down" (King) – 3:26
- "Threshold" (Hanneman/King) – 2:29
- "Exile" (King) – 3:55
- "Seven Faces" (King) – 3:41
- "Bloodline" (Hanneman/King/Araya) – 3:36
- "Deviance" (Hanneman/Araya) – 3:08
- "War Zone" (King) – 2:45
- "Here Comes the Pain" (King) – 4:32
- "Payback" (King) – 3:05
[edit] Track listing (2002 Collector's Edition)
- "Darkness of Christ" (Hanneman/King) – 1:30
- "Disciple" (Hanneman/King) – 3:35
- "God Send Death" (Hanneman/King/Araya) – 3:45
- "New Faith" (King) – 3:05
- "Cast Down" (King) – 3:26
- "Threshold" (Hanneman/King) – 2:29
- "Exile" (King) – 3:55
- "Seven Faces" (King) – 3:41
- "Bloodline" (Hanneman/King/Araya) – 3:36
- "Deviance" (Hanneman/Araya) – 3:08
- "War Zone" (King) – 2:45
- "Scarstruck" (King) – 3:29
- "Here Comes the Pain" (King) – 4:32
- "Payback" (King) – 3:05
- "Addict" (Hanneman/King) – 3:41
- "Darkness of Christ (DVD[1] Intro video)
- "Bloodline (Video)"
- "Raining Blood (Live Video)" (2001-12-07 San Fransisco, CA)
- "Interview/B-Roll Footage"
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | The Billboard 200 | 28 |
| 2001 | Top Canadian Albums | 9 |
| 2001 | Top Internet Albums | 18 |
[edit] Credits
- Slayer - Performer
- Matt Hyde - Producer, Engineer, Mixing on Darkness of Christ and Bloodline
- Rick Rubin - Executive Producer
- Sean Beavan - Mixing
- Dean Maher - Engineer
- Paul Forgues - Assistant Engineer
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Rick Sales - Management, Executive Producer (Videos)
- Nick John - Management, Executive Producer (Videos)
- Louis Marino - Photography, Art Direction & Design
- Rick Patrick - Creative Direction
- Evan Bernard - Director (Bloodline video)
- Anthony M. BonGiovi - Director (Darkness of Christ (DVD Intro), Raining Blood (Live))
- Daniel E. Catullo III - Producer (Videos)
- David Stelzer - Executive Producer (Videos)
- Dino Paredes - Executive Producer (Videos)
- Glenis S. Gross - Co-Executive Producer (Videos)
[edit] Sample(s)
- "Disciple" (2001) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- The song on the "God Hates Us All" album after which the title was derived.
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Even though the video of "Darkness of Christ" is subtilted "DVD Intro" the Collector's Edition is not a DVD.
| Slayer |
| Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Show No Mercy | Haunting the Chapel | Hell Awaits | Reign in Blood | South of Heaven | Seasons in the Abyss | Divine Intervention | Undisputed Attitude | Diabolus in Musica | God Hates Us All | Eternal Pyre | Christ Illusion |
| Live albums: Live Undead | Decade of Aggression |
| Compilations: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse |
| Videos and DVDs |
| Live Intrusion | War at the Warfield | Still Reigning |
| Songs |
| Angel of Death | Jesus Saves | Raining Blood | Behind the Crooked Cross | Blood Red | Dead Skin Mask | Seasons in the Abyss | Eyes of the Insane | Jihad |
