Jihad (song)

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Jihad is a song by thrash metal band Slayer from their album Christ Illusion, released on August 8, 2006.

The song title and alluded lyrical content had already generated some controversy before the album's August 8, 2006 release date. The song was written from the point of view of the terrorists who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. Despite the controversy, the band says the song does not state that either side is wrong or right. The song is much like Angel of Death in that it is spoken through perspective without being sympathetic to the cause. [1]

The end of the song features translated quotations in spoken words from the terrorist manual found in an investigation related the September 11 attacks:

"Be optimistic, happy and calm, show no fear or anxiety, smile at the face of God and your reward will be eternity. Holy warriors, your patience will be justified, everything is for him. You must not comfort the animal before you kill it, strike as champions at the heart of the non-believers, strike above the neck and at all extremities for it's a point of no return for almighty God, God will give victory to his faithful servant. When you reach ground zero you will have killed the enemy, the great Satan."

Slayer
Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo Tony Scaglione | Paul Bostaph | Jon Dette
Discography
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