God Hates Us All [Explicit]

Slayer | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: July 24, 2007
• Label: American Recordings
• Copyright: (P) 2001 The American Recording Company, LLC. 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
• Total Length: 42:33
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• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• ASIN: B00138H28G
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (398 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,490 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Majorly underrated; bands change, people, February 8, 2005

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A. Stutheit "Teyad" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Hates Us All (Audio CD)

O.K., so maybe Slayer aren't as good as they once were (purely because they're not as fast as they once were), but come on people. This C.D. is not bad. "God Hates Us All" is more brutal than their past few releases (probably Slayer's most brutal album since "Reign in Blood"), and the songs are longer, too.

Now, there is no denying the songs are slower than the Slayer that we knew in the '80's; but times change. Slayer can't keep making the same record again and again, or else they'd be criticized for doing that (just like some fans were dissapointed with "Divine Intervention," because they thought it was a "Reign in Blood" rehash.) Slayer needed to evolve and tweak their sound a little bit. But this is still Slayer: most of the songs here are still blindingly fast. The riffs just fly by, still as fast, if not faster than any other band, and ten times faster than any nu-metal band. Plus (if you think this album was influenced by nu-metal bands or other music that was popular at the time), I don't know any Korn or Linkin Park album that has guitar solos!

There's no denying the vocals have changed, too. Tom Araya's voice almost never changes throughout this album, and it can be, at times, a bit grating. But what else is he supposed to do? With music this loud, he can't switch to calm singing or metal crooning. Also, his voice is slower, but is that a bad thing? On this album (opposed to some of Slayer's previous albums) you can actually tell what he's saying most of the time. And even if Tom's voice does get irritating, there's enough ceiling shaking guitar work to make up for it.

Finally, can a band be fast and loud but not inspired? Yes, "God Hates Us All" is very loud. While playing this C.D., I couldn't hear anything else in the room until the last song ended; and then I could have sworn there was almost a ringing in my ears. But these songs are also very intense. To anyone who thinks this album is uninspired, I say listen to such tracks as "Disciple" and "Exile."

Highlights include:

"Disciple" has a driving bassline and, at it's pinnacle, is almost deafening. It's so fast, the twin guitar assault sometimes sounds like a cacophonous blur.
"New Faith", "Cast Down" and "Threshold" all start out with one guitarist playing a "chug-chug" riff, which is only audible in one headphone at first. Then, the second guitarist comes on and plays the same riff in the other headphone. "Cast Down" has a a section which has a bobbing beat and staccato vocals and I enjoy how "Threshold" chugs fast, pauses briefly, then chugs some more.
"Exile" begins with two lumbering riffs (one from each guitarist), in the middle has a guitar solo that goes up and down, and ends with crashing "boom-boom" sound. But this song is a personal favorite mostly because of the viscious lyrics. Tom, who is insanely and genuinely mad, yells phrases like: "Take a good look in these eyes, know that I'm the one that's gonna tear your f*ckin' heart out!"
"Seven Faces" and "Bloodline" are the only two really slow songs, but even they are faster than most songs in music today.
"War Zone" begins with machine gun/jackhammer riffs and drums.
"Payback" is one of the fastest songs on the record, but it's quite short.

Even though I like this album a lot, I can understand why old school Slayer fans would hate it (as it is not a good representation of the band). So if you're new to the band, check out this album first (AND LISTEN WITH AN OPEN MIND), then explore their earlier works. Try to enjoy the Slayer albums seperately, don't compare them. Also, love this album or hate it, you need to own it if you're a Slayer completist.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A. Stutheit "andreaabs" is right, June 4, 2005

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A. Pierre (Somewheres) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God Hates Us All (Audio CD)

I agree with that guys review. Slayer has changed but its not the music at all, its Tom's voice. He cant scream like he use to, just listen to some concerts of the past few years. If this cd was released back after Reign in Blood, this would probably be the greatest thrash metal ever. This cd has amazing lyrics, the guitars are very heavy, Tom's voice is a little changed but its still an amazing cd. Id recommend this cd to all the people who think Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, and those types of bands are heavy and violent-this guys dont go soft, they just get more pissed off. I saw them in concert, and that was the first time they used the raining blood effect. Lets just say that changed my life forever, and my view on metal bands. Slayer releases album after album of great, heavy, violent music and very disturbing, imaginative lyrics. Long live the greatest metal band of all time , SLAYER

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent taster, July 3, 2001

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emperorcaligula (Glen Burnie, MD.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Hates Us All (Audio CD)

I managed to get my hands on an advance 6-track promo and thought I'd give my views on what I've heard so far. Overall it's an excellent preview; musically, it sounds like a slightly nastier "Diabolus..." with lots of tempo changes, and lyrically, well...let's just say that Slayer is one of the few Alcatraz Islands in a sea of changing metal attitudes.

1. "Bloodline": good slow-pacer, lyrics remind me of "At Dawn They Sleep".

2. "New Faith": catchy groove mid-pacer; doesn't really sound like a Slayer song in places, but overall a good song with cool lyrical stabs at organized religion (kind of an overall theme throughout the album).

3. "God Send Death": an awesome mid-to-fast tempo-changer; pretty much textbook Slayer. Sounds like it could've been on "South of Heaven".

4. "Cast Down": kinda plodding and filler-ish; this one didn't really do it for me. Fast forward.

5. "Here Comes the Pain": sounds much better here than on that wrestling album (whatever that was). Lyrics are kinda dumb, but hey, they wrote it for a wrestling album!

6. "Disciple": this one's my favorite; another kick.. mid-to-fast tempo changer with a riff straight out of "Reign In Blood" and with vocals and lyrics that will make your grandma turn blue (especially the super-angry slow end part). Now THIS is SLAYER! YEAH!

I only gave this 4-stars because I haven't heard the rest of the album, but the future looks wonderfully grim! HAIL SLAYER!!!!