Slayer Album: “God Hates Us All [DVD Bonus Tracks]”

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

GHUA is not only one of the most extreme metal albums released in 2001, it is a jewel in Slayer's crown of brutality.Top notch riffing, melody and an exhausting vocal performance from Tom Araya combine with sharp production and result in an almost perfect thrash album. Once again, Slayer's lyrics strike the perfect balance between morbid humour and seriousness. Thematically, GHUA examines the pain and suffering a person goes through in their life and the question over whether life is worth living at all. God is presented as the ultimate sadist and the album touches on the hopelessness and helplessness everyone feels at onetime or another. I only have one complaint. The first four and last three songs are so good that the middle almost suffers in comparison. Now a song by song breakdown.

1.Darkness of Christ- An excellent intro track to the album. The words suggest that the world spins on a mantra of 'survival of the fittest'. N/A

2.Disciple- The first track is also the best. Paul's drumming is brutal and fast with enough rhythym changes in percussion and guitars to keep an audience interested after several spins.10/10

3.God Send Death- The opening is a melodic throwback to South of Heaven that twists into a straight out thrasher.9/10

4.New Faith- The grooviest track on the album and a welcome dose of comic relief comes about halfway through. Let the words 'I keep the Bible in a pool of blood' ring through the ages.9/10

5.Cast Down- A serious song about the despair of homelessness. The jilted drum part will throw you of balance while the guitars pull you in.9/10

6.Threshold- One of the weakest songs on the album, it should have been better. The guitar riff is cool but it never picks up any complexity. It feels like a half a song.7/10

7.Exile- Same problems as Threshold. Gets better as you listen to it more. 7/10

8.Seven Faces- The melodius beginning falls away to reveal a hideous scream and one of the best structured songs on the album. 'I live for the things that keep me hollow'.8/10

9.Bloodline- A lot of fun, South of Heaven style, and a good track for people new to Slayer. 9/10

10.Deviance- Same lack of depth that plagues Threshold and Exile. Could have been a classic with a little more work, but oh well. 7/10

11.War Zone- Ah, here we go. One of the fastest and hardest songs Slayer has ever made. If the brutality of war were ever captured and purified into a heavy metal thrash band, it would be SLAYER.9/10

12.Here Comes the Pain-This one challenges Disciple for title of best track on the album. Heavy Metal at its best. 10/10

13.Payback-A brutal closer. It doesn't have the staying power of some of the others but carries the classicly absurd chorus: 'Payback's a b*tch, motherf*cker!'. Beautiful.

Overall this is one of Slayer's best and heaviest. Each album Slayer has released has kept getting better, and they were damn good from the start.

Overall- 9/10

Thrash metal is still alive and well thanks to Slayer... The power, speed and aggression here is intense. It's just as fast and furious as their great 80's albums, but with a newer style to keep up with the times. Singer Tom Araya has a career performance which dominates much of the album with powerful vocals and lyrics. You'll hear him screaming "God Hates Us All" in your head hours after each listen. The guitar playing of Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman is superb, as is the drumming of Paul Bostaph.

It starts out with "Darkness of Christ", the perfect intro for the soon-to-be-classic "Disciple" and the power and speed only increases from there with great songs like "God Send Death" and "New Faith" until the best song of the album "Exile" with it's incredible guitar playing and drumming. The rest of the album remains intense enough with a the killer closing of "Payback".

The recording production, however, could have been better. Bostaph's drums sound a bit flat in comparison to their 80's albums, where the drumming sounded more clear and punchy. I also was turned off a bit at first by all the "F" words in the lyrics, but these are small flaws in an otherwise perfect and powerful perfomance by the entire band. Slayer is still the king of thrash metal. If you are a true metal fan you won't want to miss this one. It really grows on you after each listen. I rank "Exile" as one of the best Slayer songs ever, right up there with "Jesus Saves" off of Reign In Blood.

The new Slayer album flat out proves Slayer is still on the top of their game. This album is an excellent, energetic mix of Slayer styles with some slow and some shredders of songs. The production is top-notch, and gives a refreshingly modern metal sound. That is not to say this is a nu-metal album at all. Simply put, this is the best sounding Slayer ever. This album rocks hard and you can hear all the instruments.

Tom Araya gives an awesome performance vocals-wise, soudning angrier than in any past album. Paul Bostaph once again proves he is a stellar drummer, and possibly one of the best ever. Listening to this album, one of the first things you will notice is the absolutely killer drumming. Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman continue to dish out the sick riffs. As opposed to Diabolus, most of the solos here seem to really fit, and are executed quite nicely.

As to the songs themselves, they simply rock hard. Nearly EVERY track is a classic in its own right. A couple of the middle tracks sound like filler (Cast Down, Threshold), but the rest absolutely destroy. My personal favorites include God Send Death, Warzone, Payback, New Faith, Exile, and Disciple.

The booklet is really well put together, with the lyrics being mixed in with bible annotations, you have to see it for yourself. As everyone knows, the cover is the white one with crosses to appease the censors, but the real cover(underneath), in all its bloody glory is one of their best covers ever.

Dont hesitate to listen to this album a few times to let it really soak into you. It grows on you quite quickly, and I guarantee that hardcore Slayer fans as well as newcomers will not be disappointed.

Starting off with the most fitting, and best, intro to a Slayer Album ever with "Darkness of Christ"..This CD is like all Slayer Albums. It comes on and just destroys in classic Slayer fashion. Although not as popular or classic, obviously, as some of their previous work..This Album still deserves respect. For example..bands like Metallica have slowed down since their 'heyday', and their latest release was awful (Judging from what i've read, as i don't own it..) ..Whereas Slayer on the other hand, are still pretty brutal and still highly regarded as extreme. Their Albums are still top-quality as well. Like this Album..

This Album really doesn't slow down until the song "Seven Faces". From there it stays sort of slow paced until the brutal "Warzone"..An explosive and fast paced song, in the same fashion as the speed metal songs off "Reign In Blood". "Here Comes The Pain" starts off pretty slow, then launches into a riff that is total headbang central (It's a shame it only lasts 30 seconds though..although the riff returns towards the end of the song..). From there the pace picks up somewhat with "Payback". And "Addict" is a good finisher.

The standout tracks, and my personal favourites as well, are.."Darkness Of Christ", "Disciple", "God Send Death", "New Faith", "Cast Down", "Threshold", "Bloodline" (Which they also did a Video for), "War Zone", "Scarstruck", "Here Comes The Pain", and "Payback". .."Threshold" has some of the most hateful lyrics, and just an overall _Don't F*ck With Me_ attitude within it. And i also read that guitarist Jeff Hanneman

actually hated the song "New Faith" to begin with. I don't know why, since the riff (And the whole song too..) is just..wow. It's definitely one of my personal favourites on this Album.

This CD basically just goes to show that Slayer can still kick ass. Like their previous release, "Diabolus in Musica", many fans are divided over where Slayer is headed towards. And like "Diabolus in Musica", in my opinion, there are alot of quality songs on here that i think every Slayer fan will enjoy.

This Album just leaves you wanting more. ..Can't wait for the new Slayer Album which is rumoured to be in the works right now, and set to be released either halfway through this year, or at the end of this year. If this is anything to go by..Even though this did come out in 2001..then Slayer will just continue to destroy everything and everyone in their path. (Especially now that Dave Lombardo is back..)