Jesus Saves
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"Jesus Saves" is a common proclamation used especially by american church pastors to inspire people that through being crucified and passing away, Jesus saved all humanity from sin, and connecting to him will save yourself.
[edit] In music world
"Jesus Saves" is the title of the second song from Savatage's concept album Streets: A Rock Opera. It tells the story of DT Jesus, a rockstar that lost himself in the drug and debts. In the end of the album he will find faith. The song is one of the most loved Savatage's song by fans, and also one of the band's favourite, and it's played live at every show. Live versions are released as bonus tracks, like in the 2001 album Poets and Madmen.
"Jesus Saves" is also the fifth song from Slayer's American Recordings 1986 album, Reign in Blood. Though breakneck riffs are the most common element in the album, "Jesus Saves" may be the fastest, starting off at a funeral-march speed and then speeding up intensely, with an interestingly contrived 9/8 part in the middle. The song's lyrics (written by guitarist Kerry King) deal with organized religion and the hypocrisy that it supposedly breeds. Though not as acclaimed as some of Slayer's other songs, "Jesus Saves" is an often considered a fan-favorite, remaining in their setlist for the last 20 years.
| Savatage |
| Jon Oliva | Damond Jiniya | Chris Caffery | Al Pitrelli | Johnny Lee Middleton | Jeff Plate | Paul O'Neill |
| Criss Oliva | Keith Collins | Steve "Doc" Wacholz | Zak Stevens | Alex Skolnick | Jack Frost |
| Discography |
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| Studio Albums: Sirens | Power of the Night | Fight for the Rock | Hall of the Mountain King | Gutter Ballet | Streets: A Rock Opera | Edge of Thorns | Handful of Rain | Dead Winter Dead | The Wake of Magellan | Poets and Madmen |
| Extended Plays: The Dungeons Are Calling | Chance EP | Doesn't Matter Anyway EP |
| Live Albums: Japan Live '94 | Final Bell / Ghost in the Ruins |
| Compilation Albums: From the Gutter to the Stage | The Best and the Rest | Believe |
| Related articles |
| Doctor Butcher | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Jon Oliva's Pain | Circle II Circle | Seven Witches | Megadeth | Testament | Annihilator |
| 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 |
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