World Painted Blood Review

Released: Nov 3, 2009
Genre: Thrash Metal
Label: Columbia
Number Of Tracks: 11
The reigning overlords of metal –Slayer, in case you live under a rock on the ocean floor- offer up a fast ‘n furious slab of metal. Did you expect anything less? Of course you didn’t.

Sound:	7
Lyrics:	8.3
Impression:	6.7
Overall rating:	7.3
Users rating:	7.6
Comments:	130

overall: 8.7

Featured review by: UG Team, on november 06, 2009

Sound: Slayer split the recording of World Painted Blood between October 2008 and January and March 2009, which meant that the band had a chance to record with all the songs already written and rehearsed. Does that matter in the overall scheme of things? No. Because World Painted Blood picks up where Christ Illusion left off, with Slayer continuing to play faster, harder and louder as they get older. There’s not carpal tunnel, no lack of passion and no lack of heavy artillery riffing as the band celebrates another year together. The title track has a venomous, almost punk rock aggression to it, while “Snuff” is a blast that could blow your kneecaps and knuckles to kingdom come. “Human Strain” is dark and doomy and a wee bit slower and choppier than the rest of the album but it’s still the Slayer we know and love. The album is relentless enough to rip the follicles out of your scalp and epidermis. “Psychopathy Red” eats its young and is destined to become a Slayer classic as the years pass and this album settles into the band’s catalogue. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: Tom Araya once again touches on familiar Slayer topics: you know, things like war, destruction, religion, death, serial killers, the apocalypse. Nothing Araya says will go down easy and that’s always been part of Slayer’s almost anarchic appeal. They’re the Howard Stern of metal: they say what everyone is already thinking, without sugar-coating it. “Americon” is another chunky track, written by Kerry King, who, despite the recent problems plaguing our country, is proud to live in this country. It’s not Slayer’s version of the National Anthem, that’s for sure, but it’s a left-of-center, more mid-tempo song that delivers a sufficient boot to the Adams’ Apple of its listener. // 9

Impression: Slayer does change tempos a bit on the album – fast to really f--king fast, for the most part- but they never let up on the gas pedal. World Painted Blood will get the blood coursing through your veins, no matter how lethargic you may be at any time. Slayer’s sole mission is to keep producing the heaviest metal they can and they do not disappoint in the slightest here. It’s more grist for Slayer’s metal mill. // 9

- Amy Sciarretto (c) 2009

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: OCDeity, on november 06, 2009

Sound: My only concern leading up to the release of World Painted Blood was the fact it was overseen by the same production team behind Metallica's recent Death Magnetic. I enjoyed Death Magnetic, however it was mixed poorly in my opinion. Fortunately, after listening to World Painted Blood for the first time, I was greeted by the same furious head-popping metal that Slayer has always delivered.

Araya, King, Hanneman, and Lombardo pull out absolutely everything for this album. Of course you get traditional face-melting thrash songs (Unit 731, Snuff, Hate Worldwide, Public Display of Dismemberment, Psychopathy Red), but I was pleasantly surprised to find slower, moodier songs that remind me fondly of the South of Heaven and Seasons era (World Painted Blood, Beauty Through Order, Human Strain, Playing With Dolls).

Also, though most find it unimportant, I'm very pleased that the majority of the album is tuned to Eb rather than drop B (or whatever it was they used on God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion). It's vintage Slayer, and I f--king love it. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: Tom Araya actually sings a lot on this album, again hearkening back to the South of Heaven and Seasons days. I loved it - Araya can send chills down your spine when he wants to. There is no shortage of balls to the wall yelling, though. In particular, Psychopathy Red is one of the most impressive Araya performances I've heard in years.

Lyrically, I'll break it down song by song. No surprises here really, just typical Slayer fare. It's all very, very metal.

01. World Painted Blood: written as a quasi-sequel to Final Six, this song essentially describes the horrors of the Mayan apocalypse. Mix of slow parts and thrash. Lots of tasty gore.

02. Unit 731: this is essentially the Pacific version of Angel of Death. Unit 731 was a Japanese Imperial Army special ops unit that specialized in chemical/biological warfare and disturbing human experimentation. The scream of "What are your final thoughts" at the beginning of every chorus has already become iconic amongst my friends. Pure thrash song. Describes atrocious acts and warfare.

03. Snuff: pretty straightforward. The song describes the grotesque nature of snuff films. Pure thrash - even more gore.

04. Beauty Through Order: written about Elizabeth Bathory, a medieval countess whom is generally recognized as the first prolific female serial killer. Mix of slow parts and thrash. Expect buckets of blood and bit of religious mockery.

05. Hate Worldwide: strictly an anti-religion song. Unfortunately, it really fails to stand out lyrically against legendary songs like Disciple and Cult. Still fun to listen to, though. Pure thrash.

06. Public Display Of Dismemberment: semi-political. Mostly thrash. This songs feels like an excuse to show off every stupidly difficult thing Dave Lombardo can do on a drum set, rather than a lyrically invigorating piece.

07. Human Strain: describes an unnamed super-disease that wipes out mankind. Slower, moodier song. Very haunting.

08. Americon: Slayer's attempts at political music have never impacted me too greatly, but this one's alright. Still a little too ambiguous though. Hard to describe genre-wise...it's almost industrial metal, really.

09. Psychopathy Red:written about infamous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. Pure thrash, horrifying and gruesome - an instant classic.

10. Playing With Dolls: I can't really pinpoint exactly what this song's about, but it's absolutely demented. It's seemingly about a mortician who indulges in deviant behavior with his bodies. More of a slow, creepy song. Very disturbing.

11. Not Of This God: another anti-religious song, which as previously stated fails to stand out among Slayer's back library of God-hating music. Not that there's anything wrong with some good old-fashioned soul crushing, God-hating metal. // 9

Impression: To put it simply, Slayer knows how to deliver. This, just like every other album with the original Slayer lineup, is an unabashed thrashterpiece. Beauty Through Order is my personal favorite song on the album - Human Strain and Psychopathy Red being close behind. But it's all f--king metal, and it's all f--king awesome.

Final Verdict. I cannot stress enough how much of a Slayer album this is - as in, if you've never liked Slayer, World Painted Blood will do nothing to change your mind. But for hardcore Slayer fans such as myself, this is as brilliant as it gets. A must-buy. // 9

overall: 4

Reviewed by: jonathan_5150, on november 10, 2009

Sound: My impression of Slayer is one of an honest musician. Quite frankly, I disagree with every aspect of Slayer's sound. The random screaming unmusical vocals speaking of destruction sound horrible to me. The lyrics can be good, but the way they are sung is just unappealing to me and my opinion. The bass is unnoticeable, the guitar work is what is mostly appealing. The drums have simple beats that in my opinion don't work with the song. The guitar work on this album may have some good riffs but quite frankly they're recycled from previous albums or have no musical significance at all. And the solos... Random shredding. Trash. Kerry King does not win me over in the soloing department at all, but to each his own! // 3

Lyrics and Singing: Like I said, the lyrics on this album are pretty good, Playing with Dolls features some creative writing on his part. They're dark but that's what Slayer's image is about. But the way Tom sings them? Not so great. The way he screams is horrible. I know this is how he has done with every Slayer album, but this one is no exception. // 7

Impression: It definitely anything close to Endgame or Black Gives Way to Blue, but it's just another Slayer album. If you love Slayer, you'll like it, if you're like.. Eh... Not much of a fan, you'll hate it along with every other album they've done. If I were to lose this album, I would actually be kind of happy, maybe feel some pity for the person who will eventually find it, but overall I'd be very happy. Just my opinion, folks. // 2

Comments

[SolidState85]

I think this album is significantly better than christ illusion. This album has a similar groove as older albums such as seasons of the abyss or south of heaven, but it does not sound forced like in Christ Illusion...and i think im first

[DeftRed]

cant wait to get my hands on this!

[guitarfreak222]

nice, I might pick it up... must get money..

[humperdunk]

if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

[lethaldosage45]

webbtje wrote:

Urgh, why am I not surprised that Amy gave it a load of 9/10. I wonder if she actually listens to these albums sometimes.

AGREED... cept I don't think Slayer has been any good since God Hates us All.
This was absolute turd as far as I'm concerned, and this is coming from someone who liked Christ Illusion. Araya's vocals are completely ****ed, the aggression is starting to wane, the lyrics are laughable, and King has still been allowed to solo.

[postmortem2006]

webbtje wrote:

Urgh, why am I not surprised that Amy gave it a load of 9/10. I wonder if she actually listens to these albums sometimes.

This was absolute turd as far as I'm concerned, and this is coming from someone who liked Christ Illusion. Araya's vocals are completely ****ed, the aggression is starting to wane, the lyrics are laughable, and King has still been allowed to solo.

For once, you and I are in 100% agreement.

[MadYamaha93]

Look the band keeps their core insight as far as their lyrical meaning and they did the same thing that Metallica did with DeathMagnetic and thats going back to their older sound cuz thats what people want sometimes especialy from a band as timless as Slayer

[FearOfTheDuck]

Its a good album, i prefer the songs with the Seasons... and ...Heaven grooves.

[cotton3434]

Generic.

[Jøhnny]

Every review I see says that this is an amazing album bla bla bla... But I don't think I'll give it a listen. God Hates us All is extremely boring album and just bullcrap compared to their older stuff, and so is all the other stuff that they have made after that album, so I don't see any reason why this album would ge good. In my opinion Slayer sounds more like a Metalcore band than a Thrash band nowadays... Go on fanboys, start whining already. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. But old Slayer... Brilliant stuff, especially Hell Awaits, excellent Thrash album.

[Baboulai]

I go to school in halifax and Slayer just postponed their show that was SUPPOSED to be monday. f**cking brutal. slayer megadeth and machine head. I'm gonna go cut myself.... goodbye cruel world

[edinfang]

Ye No theres a reason Metallica are bigger than slayer...

[schangatang]

ooh metallica, now that your sober your worst than all the bands that spawned from you

[stewiegriffin23]

good album

[alkalineweeman]

Another paint by numbers bore-athon, how can this band keep releasing the same songs with different titles and get away with it? Slayer is good music to vacuum by maybe some dusting too but i grew tired of them a long time ago and this gives me no reason to change my mind... all in my own humble opinion of coarse.

Checked.

[EREV777]

ima buy this CD

[bloodbath519]

I like all there albums. I think God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion are not great but still pretty good. This one sucks. Totally worthless album.

[EpiExplorer]

cotton3434 wrote:

Generic.

+1 Looking more forward to Gama Bombs new album

[Abom]

Jøhnny wrote:

Every review I see says that this is an amazing album bla bla bla... But I don't think I'll give it a listen. God Hates us All is extremely boring album and just bullcrap compared to their older stuff, and so is all the other stuff that they have made after that album, so I don't see any reason why this album would ge good. In my opinion Slayer sounds more like a Metalcore band than a Thrash band nowadays... Go on fanboys, start whining already. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. But old Slayer... Brilliant stuff, especially Hell Awaits, excellent Thrash album.

How the hell can you bash the album without even bothering to listen to it?

[K!!LsWiTcH]

Abom wrote:

Jøhnny wrote:

Every review I see says that this is an amazing album bla bla bla... But I don't think I'll give it a listen. God Hates us All is extremely boring album and just bullcrap compared to their older stuff, and so is all the other stuff that they have made after that album, so I don't see any reason why this album would ge good. In my opinion Slayer sounds more like a Metalcore band than a Thrash band nowadays... Go on fanboys, start whining already. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. But old Slayer... Brilliant stuff, especially Hell Awaits, excellent Thrash album.

How the hell can you bash the album without even bothering to listen to it?

how can you say slayer is a metalcore band? ive heard 2 song off of this album and im sorely disappointed.

[hamsteroceros]

humperdunk wrote:

if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

You know what I want? I WANT people to graduate from high school with the capability to spell common four-letter words! That being said, of course it's more of the same, genius. King has said in multiple interviews that Slayer has a formula and Slayer fans have certain expectations and that the band isn't ever going to screw with either.

Certain other thrash bands have "progressed" in the past and most would argue that it hasn't gone well, but then again you strike me as a Load/Reload kind of guy...

[JFRules]

Baboulai wrote:

I go to school in halifax and Slayer just postponed their show that was SUPPOSED to be monday. f**cking brutal. slayer megadeth and machine head. I'm gonna go cut myself.... goodbye cruel world

lol ya same for me for the Montreal show.

I find that the last good album was Divine Intervention. All other have been ok but not the same. I`m getting old maybe who knows. But the new album does have a old school slayer sound

[TheTortured]

this album is pretty meh.

[TheTortured]

just like slayers writing has been for the last 10 years...

[SGofawesome]

SLAYER!!
SLAYER!!
SLAYER!!
Good album, compares a lot to Seasons...

[metalcore123]

SLAYYYYYERRRRR

[Paradox5]

Bad production! 9 in sound? Get outta here

[shreducator]

Sounds like all the rest of Slayer's music.

[metallifreak77]

no progression here, just some pure thrash, some great riffs and drumming masterpieces by the one and only Lombardo. Sure, many will say "meh" to the album, but most Slayer fans will not be disappointed. I did enjoy some of the slower and more haunting tones Jeff put into some songs. I think this is a pretty good album overall, but nothing to go crazy over.

[metallifreak77]

regardless, it is good to see Slayer in action

[dave1Mustaine]

well im a slayer fan and think this album is garbage... toms vocal approach has been awfull since the 90s and keeps getting worse and the riffs and production just osund so generic.... i cant see any slayer fan who loves show no mercy to south of heaven liking this album

[hamsterman64]

hamsteroceros wrote:

humperdunk wrote:

if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

You know what I want? I WANT people to graduate from high school with the capability to spell common four-letter words! That being said, of course it's more of the same, genius. King has said in multiple interviews that Slayer has a formula and Slayer fans have certain expectations and that the band isn't ever going to screw with either.

Certain other thrash bands have "progressed" in the past and most would argue that it hasn't gone well, but then again you strike me as a Load/Reload kind of guy...

Well put. It's funny how people just loooove to bash these guys for never having changed, but honestly, it's their band, they can do whatever the hell they want. I thought that Christ Illusion had some winners on it, but it just didn't pack the same punch as the older albums. I like God Hates Us All a lot more because they managed to change the tempo a little and still be f***ing brutal as ever.

The first time I listened to World Paint Blood I was blown away. It's a true return to form, in my opinion. Of course some people aren't going to like that Slayer's never really changed things up, but if they've always melted faces with what they play, then why should they change?

Checked.

[MegaRockFace]

This is definetely a great album! This stuff is heavy enough to explode babies! Another great CD from the gods of metal!

[ninjagayden777]

hamsteroceros wrote:

humperdunk wrote:

if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

You know what I want? I WANT people to graduate from high school with the capability to spell common four-letter words! That being said, of course it's more of the same, genius. King has said in multiple interviews that Slayer has a formula and Slayer fans have certain expectations and that the band isn't ever going to screw with either.

Certain other thrash bands have "progressed" in the past and most would argue that it hasn't gone well, but then again you strike me as a Load/Reload kind of guy...

+1 When bands mess with their sound it almost always ends up with a legion of pissed off fans. *St. Anger cough cough* And at least they're not like AC/DC who write the same eight songs over and over again with new lyrics and a solo.

[DiabolusnMusica]

I'm sick of those "faithful fans" who jump on the "this is shit, I like their older stuff" bandwagon. Get over it already! araya isn't going to get his voice back, if you love the classic 80s thrash albums i got news for you, the producing/mixing of the albums changed and you'll never gonna hear an album sound like that again. Wth you mean with "older stuff" anyway? show no mercy, hell/reign, south of heaven and seasons were way diferent from each other and listening to WPB you can tell it has a lil of everything they've done in the 80s.

[alkalineweeman]

ninjagayden777 wrote: +1 When bands mess with their sound it almost always ends up with a legion of pissed off fans. *St. Anger cough cough* And at least they're not like AC/DC who write the same eight songs over and over again with new lyrics and a solo.

You're right, if Kerry has anything to do with it they wont even bother writing a new solo.

[fr33t0m]

I love Slayer but this was a huge disappointment. I hope the next album will be a little less generic.

[St.Angarrr]

MegaRockFace :
This is definetely a great album! This stuff is heavy enough to explode babies! Another great CD from the gods of metal!

This album sucks,just like god hates us all,

[niel9802]

i was disappointed with this album. i was looking so forward to hearing their new material, especially since christ illusion was so badass.

[lethaldosage45]

They really should just stop. I haven't seen many good comments here...

[guitarist41]

I stole this album. It's pretty fun. I like the no-frills production. 'Snuff' is my favourite.

[BleedingRose]

Amazing album! I got it the first day, and I can't stop listening to it! Effin Brilliant! SLAYERRRR

[DeepEcoDoom]

I like the songs on the album. The production on the other hand is utter crap. The guitars sound ridiculously thin and weak with no "oomph" behind them. It's as if they were compressed and then limited the hell all over to prevent any expression from it. Due to this I feel like there is very little aggression in the guitars sound.

Some people have been disappointed with Tom Araya's vocal style since the 90's but I tend to like his "Rancid Shout" as I once heard it described as. Gives me that almost black metal impression of your vocals sounding like you're throwing up all over the audience with the impression of hate being spilled lol.

[thirteenburn]

Recently, there's been much talk about Anthrax's problems with their ex-frontman, Dan Nelson, causing the band to essentially scrap the entire project, which is sad, really, when you think about "Death Magnetic" (the more favorable recordings - they're out there, one only need look for them) "Endgame" and now "World Painted Blood" being released, each one a thrash masterpiece.

And when you add to that the recent rumors of the possibility of the "Big Four" doing a massive summer tour, Anthrax's problems seem even more troubling.

"World Painted Blood" has proven that even when pushing the early sixties, the members can still manhandle what some consider to be the most physically gruling genre of music today. I love the damn thing and to be honest, I can't add much to what "OCDeity" has already stated in his review - I give it a full "10 out 10" across the board.

When you think of how well the three previously mentioned albums sound overall, the fact that the fanbase of the "Big Four" is still thriving and growing, can anyone give me a decent reason that the similarly aforementioned summer tour can't be pulled off?

Anyone?

[heineken88]

great cd, lame bonus dvd

[jonathan_5150]

i hate this thing, same sound, and no memorable tracks. just random shred.... riffs that are unmusical and boring.... the lyrics can be nice, but tom does a sub par job of singing them. and kerry's still allowed to solo, pathetic..... can't wait to get flamed for this.

[dfisher_18]

People are complaining that it sucks, but you have to realize something. Slayer will always sound like slayer, they have never gone in a new direction and have kept to their roots for 20+ years. Slayer has always been on their A game and delivers us thrash, Metallica epically failed after "Puppets," Anthrax disappeared all of a sudden, and Megadeth you never know what the **ck Dave is thinking each album. When you hear of a new Slayer album there is no anticipation of what you think it'll sound like, cuz you already know, it's just pure excitement knowing it's always going to be brutal. You have to understand where they are coming from to appreciate their music.

This album I give 10/10

[Jondy]

Jøhnny wrote:

Every review I see says that this is an amazing album bla bla bla... But I don't think I'll give it a listen. God Hates us All is extremely boring album and just bullcrap compared to their older stuff, and so is all the other stuff that they have made after that album, so I don't see any reason why this album would ge good. In my opinion Slayer sounds more like a Metalcore band than a Thrash band nowadays... Go on fanboys, start whining already. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. But old Slayer... Brilliant stuff, especially Hell Awaits, excellent Thrash album.

hahaha METALCORE? You can't be serious. I don't dislike metalcore, don't get me wrong. I actually like it very much. But Slayer, metalcore? That has to be a joke.

I agree with the guy who said how can you bash an album you haven't even listened to.

[Bighair]

Jøhnny wrote:

Every review I see says that this is an amazing album bla bla bla... But I don't think I'll give it a listen. God Hates us All is extremely boring album and just bullcrap compared to their older stuff, and so is all the other stuff that they have made after that album, so I don't see any reason why this album would ge good. In my opinion Slayer sounds more like a Metalcore band than a Thrash band nowadays... Go on fanboys, start whining already. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. But old Slayer... Brilliant stuff, especially Hell Awaits, excellent Thrash album.

If you don't listen to something, then you'll never know whether or not it's good. Jackass.

[trendkill-]

dfisher_18 wrote:

People are complaining that it sucks, but you have to realize something. Slayer will always sound like slayer, they have never gone in a new direction and have kept to their roots for 20+ years. Slayer has always been on their A game and delivers us thrash, Metallica epically failed after "Puppets," Anthrax disappeared all of a sudden, and Megadeth you never know what the **ck Dave is thinking each album. When you hear of a new Slayer album there is no anticipation of what you think it'll sound like, cuz you already know, it's just pure excitement knowing it's always going to be brutal. You have to understand where they are coming from to appreciate their music.

This album I give 10/10

no slayers sound has changed, and its not always been brutal their music, you should realy compare a new album to any of their early ones, huge difference.

[hamsteroceros]

hamsterman64 wrote:

humperdunk wrote:

if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

Well put. It's funny how people just loooove to bash these guys for never having changed, but honestly, it's their band, they can do whatever the hell they want. I thought that Christ Illusion had some winners on it, but it just didn't pack the same punch as the older albums. I like God Hates Us All a lot more because they managed to change the tempo a little and still be f***ing brutal as ever.

The first time I listened to World Paint Blood I was blown away. It's a true return to form, in my opinion. Of course some people aren't going to like that Slayer's never really changed things up, but if they've always melted faces with what they play, then why should they change?

I have no issues with the new album. Production this and Tom that. Whatever. On a side note, I thought God Hates Us All was brutally awesome as well, although this seems to be a minority opinion. Either way, South of Heaven is their weakest original album and I laugh when people use it as a benchmark. The fact that it was released between (probably) their two finest albums doesn't help much, but come on- SOH? Really?

[jrandmb]

alkalineweeman wrote:

ninjagayden777 wrote: +1 When bands mess with their sound it almost always ends up with a legion of pissed off fans. *St. Anger cough cough* And at least they're not like AC/DC who write the same eight songs over and over again with new lyrics and a solo.
You're right, if Kerry has anything to do with it they wont even bother writing a new solo.

Jeff is definitely a lot better than King. I have a feeling I will do with this album the same I did with Christ Illusion, listen to it for a couple of days and then barely listen to any of the songs again. Hopefully, I will be wrong.

[adamjowens]

i thought it was pretty good

[Themadisraeli]

here is the thing. Slayer has changed, but Slayer changed by devolving, not progressing, and this album is just such horse shit. None of the riffs are good at ALL! These are songs written by a 13 year old, or Slipknot. Anyone who thinks this band has it in them anymore is a total idiot and should realize Slayer died after Divine Intervention. Who here seriously HASN'T written the verse riff to World Painted Blood?

This isn't even good thrash on a standard sort of hey this is done well note, its just shit shit shit shit shit!

[Pingis_Or_Death]

If you want generic, forced thrash with tired vocals, godawful solos and bad production, then this is the album for you. Otherwise, I recommend you to stay away from this album.

[SOADriff]

god i don't want to listen to this album.

Checked.

[strat0blaster]

Sounds like the same album they've put out every time they've put out an album every other time to me. If you've heard one Slayer album, you've heard them all as far as I'm concerned.

[Tad_Eats_People]

Doubt they'll ever beat Hell Awaits.
Also if you're mentioning anything by Metallica after Master Of Puppets and not slating it, your review dies.

[Yngwi3]

It's just a shame that this album is the worst produced album since St. Anger

[SG Man Forever]

I maintain what I've always said. The only slayer albums worth owning are Reing in Blood, South of Heaven, and Seasons in the Abyss.

I wouldn't quite call this album garbage, but there is much better stuff out there. Stay clear of this if you're looking for something interesting.

[the-stuge]

Out of all the new Thrash metal albums coming out from the Big 4, I think Endgame is still alot better than Death Magnetic and World Painted Blood... but WPB is way better that DM!

[rickeytrevino]

from hearing some of this album on myspace I must say that I will not be purchasing this album.

The production is horrible. The guitar tone sounds very thin and it seems like slayer is not progressing anymore. It sounds very similar to christ Illusion. The same old generic riffs with Tom's annoying yelling voice that he has had since the God Hates Us All album.

I'm kinda disappointed but I guess Psychopathy Red is an ok track. I think slayer should just call it quits.

[slipperymess]

Guitar tone is kinda' week, but overall really like it. Same kind of slayer stuff, cept for Playing with Dolls. That was a little different, in a good way.

['TallicaRules]

i think its an ok record...nothing special. But production and mixing suck badly.

GenerationKILL :
just gonna throw this out there so fanboys crap themselves:

death magnetic is better.

me too!

[priestfan76]

I don't know what you guys are on about. I honestly think this is one of the best metal albums in awhile. The aggression is completely there, the solo's are slowly getting better, and i love when Tom sings, his voice is actually extremely powerful. This is in my opinion heads above God Hates us All and Christ Illusion, which i felt were still great albums. And lombardo still absolutely shreds the skins too hard. And for the people who think Death Magnetic is better, look at it this way. Slayer is consistently fast, aggressive, and thrash to the max. Metallica fell off in the 90's and at the end of them were barely even thrash anyomre. Then they made St Anger, which while i personally feel is a huge improvement, still fell short in most peoples eyes. Death Magnetic is simply Metallica saying "Hey Look! We can still play fast and be metal!" So of course anyone who likes metallica will like Death Magnetic more.

[Necray]

I love everything about their music..... except their soloing. The solos suck really bad.

I really loved the guitar tone of the song "World painted blood". The end of the song really gets me hyped up, it's as if it's reinforcing everything that has been said before.

[SoundOfDeity]

It's nothing special tbh. Granted, Slayer are Slayer, but they're on the decline.

[slipknot_420]

webbtje wrote:

Urgh, why am I not surprised that Amy gave it a load of 9/10. I wonder if she actually listens to these albums sometimes.

AGREED... cept I don't think Slayer has been any good since God Hates us All.
This was absolute turd as far as I'm concerned, and this is coming from someone who liked Christ Illusion. Araya's vocals are completely ****ed, the aggression is starting to wane, the lyrics are laughable, and King has still been allowed to solo. [/quote]

Do u also know on slayer cds that king plays both guitar parts in recording so u cant really dis kings playing

[padgea7x]

I like a few of slayers songs, not much of a fan.
i might give this album a listen if I can.
But I read a review in kerrang! and they only rated the album 2/5. But the reviews here on ug are far better so yeah.....

[guitarfreak222]

humperdunk wrote:

if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

Argh, buying this was MASSIVE mistake. sounds like any other slayer album. this isnt so great..

[Abyssous]

slipknot_420 wrote:

Do u also know on slayer cds that king plays both guitar parts in recording so u cant really dis kings playing

Can I ask why in the HELL would they make 1 out of 2 guitarists record all the guitars in the album? That is clearly wrong.

And seriously, this album sucks. It really is one of those albums you can say "It all sounds the same" its just boring same old in every song.

[guitarfreak222]

dfisher_18 wrote:

People are complaining that it sucks, but you have to realize something. Slayer will always sound like slayer, they have never gone in a new direction and have kept to their roots for 20+ years. Slayer has always been on their A game and delivers us thrash, Metallica epically failed after "Puppets," Anthrax disappeared all of a sudden, and Megadeth you never know what the **ck Dave is thinking each album. When you hear of a new Slayer album there is no anticipation of what you think it'll sound like, cuz you already know, it's just pure excitement knowing it's always going to be brutal. You have to understand where they are coming from to appreciate their music.

This album I give 10/10

^ Ignorance. Also, an element of a musician or band is to evolve. You can't just stick to the same thing for 20 years. People WILL get bored after 20+ years of the same thing over and over again. You can see how people dislike this album because for the past few years, slayer has just been releasing songs that sound exactly like the past ones and they fail to surprise or deliver anything interesting. I think slayer should shape up and do something different. Kerry King's tone needs to be fixed too... A massive disappointment slayer.

[Abyssous]

guitarfreak222 wrote:

^ Ignorance. Also, an element of a musician or band is to evolve. You can't just stick to the same thing for 20 years. People WILL get bored after 20+ years of the same thing over and over again. You can see how people dislike this album because for the past few years, slayer has just been releasing songs that sound exactly like the past ones and they fail to surprise or deliver anything interesting. I think slayer should shape up and do something different. Kerry King's tone needs to be fixed too... A massive disappointment slayer.

+1

[DiabolusnMusica]

SOADriff wrote:

god i don't want to listen to this album.

don't you say god in here!!

[DiabolusnMusica]

priestfan76 wrote:

I don't know what you guys are on about. I honestly think this is one of the best metal albums in awhile. The aggression is completely there, the solo's are slowly getting better, and i love when Tom sings, his voice is actually extremely powerful. This is in my opinion heads above God Hates us All and Christ Illusion, which i felt were still great albums. And lombardo still absolutely shreds the skins too hard. And for the people who think Death Magnetic is better, look at it this way. Slayer is consistently fast, aggressive, and thrash to the max. Metallica fell off in the 90's and at the end of them were barely even thrash anyomre. Then they made St Anger, which while i personally feel is a huge improvement, still fell short in most peoples eyes. Death Magnetic is simply Metallica saying "Hey Look! We can still play fast and be metal!" So of course anyone who likes metallica will like Death Magnetic more.

Exactly!! diabolus

[Peteyeah]

So what I got from this review is that it was a Slayer album.

What I didn't get was any understanding of what's actually on it!

[Ali-b912]

I reckon they kind of picked up where Hell Awaits left off. That album was always a little more refined and almost progressive in it's sound. It was also quite heavy sounding. Slayer isn't usually heavy, just really agressive. The new album has alot of that heavy sound, combined with the faster more agressive style they came out with after Hell Awaits. I kinda wish you could hear tom's bass more, but he doesn't usually do much anyway, which sucks. I can't stand anything after Divine Intervention. I tolerate Christ Illusion.

[Megadeth2011]

I ended up buying this album, and Im happy with it. I think its kinda cool. Sure, its not like Show No Mercy or South of Heaven, but you cant expect it to be like that. EVERY band evolves. If you're going to listen to this album, you need to have the "new Slayer" mind set when you hear it

[BlisteringDDj]

SolidState85 wrote:

I think this album is significantly better than christ illusion. This album has a similar groove as older albums such as seasons of the abyss or south of heaven, but it does not sound forced like in Christ Illusion...and i think im first

I like Christ Illusion much better than this. I was slightly dissapointed, but it's a solid thrash record.

[Jøhnny]

Abom wrote:

Jøhnny wrote:

Every review I see says that this is an amazing album bla bla bla... But I don't think I'll give it a listen. God Hates us All is extremely boring album and just bullcrap compared to their older stuff, and so is all the other stuff that they have made after that album, so I don't see any reason why this album would ge good. In my opinion Slayer sounds more like a Metalcore band than a Thrash band nowadays... Go on fanboys, start whining already. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. But old Slayer... Brilliant stuff, especially Hell Awaits, excellent Thrash album.
How the hell can you bash the album without even bothering to listen to it?

Where did I bash the album? I didn't say anywhere that the album sucks or something like that, I just said that I don't see any reason why this album would be good, because all their stuff after Seasons in the Abyss is bullshit. You should learn to read before asking anything like that. And like I expected, the angry fanboys are already whining, I knew that it was going to happen. Slayer, Metallica and Iron Maiden probably have the most angry fanboys/girls in the world... Based on what I have seen in my life many, many times...

[slipknot_420]

Abyssous wrote:

slipknot_420 wrote:

Do u also know on slayer cds that king plays both guitar parts in recording so u cant really dis kings playing

Can I ask why in the HELL would they make 1 out of 2 guitarists record all the guitars in the album? That is clearly wrong.

And seriously, this album sucks. It really is one of those albums you can say "It all sounds the same" its just boring same old in every song.

Its the truth, check it out for yourself in the guitar world interveiw with slayer.
King does all the guitar playing in recording i believe he says because its easier for him to record both parts, and that him and hanneman dont have that great of a recording chemistry!

[spghlax15]

jrandmb wrote:

alkalineweeman wrote:

ninjagayden777 wrote: +1 When bands mess with their sound it almost always ends up with a legion of pissed off fans. *St. Anger cough cough* And at least they're not like AC/DC who write the same eight songs over and over again with new lyrics and a solo.
You're right, if Kerry has anything to do with it they wont even bother writing a new solo.
Jeff is definitely a lot better than King. I have a feeling I will do with this album the same I did with Christ Illusion, listen to it for a couple of days and then barely listen to any of the songs again. Hopefully, I will be wrong.

Yes thank you. I thought I was the only one who realized this. Jeff is alot better then Kerry and always has been, I hope to see alot more of him on future albums. But anyway, I'm glad to see a resurgence of thrash and Slayer getting close to their old sound again. Great abum: 9/10

[TheJudasKiss]

jonathan_5150 wrote:

i hate this thing, same sound, and no memorable tracks. just random shred.... riffs that are unmusical and boring.... the lyrics can be nice, but tom does a sub par job of singing them. and kerry's still allowed to solo, pathetic..... can't wait to get flamed for this.

Yep.

[Xakaryus]

I really did like the album, but every song sounds pretty similar. If I had just put one song on repeat, I probably would gotten about the same experience.

[B455GU174R]

stupid haters, this is a good slayer album, better then the crap they released earlier, its very well 90's sounding produced and kicks holy asses!!!

[zAg1619]

thirteenburn wrote:

Recently, there's been much talk about Anthrax's problems with their ex-frontman, Dan Nelson, causing the band to essentially scrap the entire project, which is sad, really, when you think about "Death Magnetic" (the more favorable recordings - they're out there, one only need look for them) "Endgame" and now "World Painted Blood" being released, each one a thrash masterpiece.

And when you add to that the recent rumors of the possibility of the "Big Four" doing a massive summer tour, Anthrax's problems seem even more troubling.

"World Painted Blood" has proven that even when pushing the early sixties, the members can still manhandle what some consider to be the most physically gruling genre of music today. I love the damn thing and to be honest, I can't add much to what "OCDeity" has already stated in his review - I give it a full "10 out 10" across the board.

When you think of how well the three previously mentioned albums sound overall, the fact that the fanbase of the "Big Four" is still thriving and growing, can anyone give me a decent reason that the similarly aforementioned summer tour can't be pulled off?

Anyone?

You want a decent reason? Egos. Plain and simple. If they could get over their bullshit, they would end up having a ****ing classic tour, but I don't think they will. Besides, think about being at the concert, with all those hardcore Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer fans... The concert is gonna look like the comments on this site whenever any of those bands are mentioned together.

[DethThrasher]

new album sucks..even worse than CI

[Abyssous]

slipknot_420 wrote:

Its the truth, check it out for yourself in the guitar world interveiw with slayer.
King does all the guitar playing in recording i believe he says because its easier for him to record both parts, and that him and hanneman dont have that great of a recording chemistry!

I find that strange lol, but fair enough

[deluded_reality]

The last good album Slayer put out was Divine Intervention. Everything else since then is shit. This one is no exception.

checked

[RUSTDOGG666]

this album kicks ass and I play it all the time. perfect 10. they didnt disappoint me at all on this.

[Idiot_Son]

i'm not even a slayer fan, but i really like this album. I was able to listen to it from start to finish without getting bored, which is more than i can say for Christ Illusion, or anything other than Reign in Blood...

[Last_Hope]

I personally hate slayer... but my friend bryan says :
it got a 9/10!
should have gotten a 10!
ITS A FREAKIN MASTERPIECE!

SO I BELIEVE HIM!!!!!
UPGRADE IT TO A 10 NOW!!! OR SO HELP ME!!! haha.

[queenslander47]

alkalineweeman wrote:

ninjagayden777 wrote: +1 When bands mess with their sound it almost always ends up with a legion of pissed off fans. *St. Anger cough cough* And at least they're not like AC/DC who write the same eight songs over and over again with new lyrics and a solo.
You're right, if Kerry has anything to do with it they wont even bother writing a new solo.

check and mate.
from what i've heard this album isn't bad, nothing to get overly excited about but still an enjoyable listen

[SlIPKnOtFan2009]

i think the album is pretty good. not there best,**** that, but it has some pretty amazing songs.
i coundt really pick there best but if i had to pick a favorite id say a tie between Seasons, South of Heaven, Reign in BLood or Hell Awaits.

[Tomo009]

SolidState85 wrote:

I think this album is significantly better than christ illusion. This album has a similar groove as older albums such as seasons of the abyss or south of heaven, but it does not sound forced like in Christ Illusion...and i think im first

Oh that sounds awesome, Seasons is my favorite Slayer album so I hope WPB kicks as much ass.

[The Krusher]

I think this album is average at best. The guitar production is the biggest let down of all. Just once I would like to hear Slayer with a great modern guitar production. Amplifier and Production recording quality has vastly improved over the years, why hasn't Slayer caught up? (have a listen to Testament or Tankard if you don't believe me!!!) I think we might have seen the best of Slayer a while ago. The last few albums have been pretty lackluster and seem to lack something that the previous albums had. Maybe they should go back and listen to what originally influenced them and try again. World Painted Blood= FAIL!!!

[DIV ON!]

the sings sounds, slayer at their best, awesome, cant wait to buy album

[CradleOfJames]

Really... Really bad...

[Moomar]

jonathan_5150 wrote:

i hate this thing, same sound, and no memorable tracks. just random shred.... riffs that are unmusical and boring.... the lyrics can be nice, but tom does a sub par job of singing them. and kerry's still allowed to solo, pathetic..... can't wait to get flamed for this.

+1 the solos sound like "the" kid thatl be "shredding" when you walk into a guitar shop. poor!

[MotörHeadFan22]

It's definitely not their best album. Bust it's not their worst IMO Undisputed Attitude was much worse...

[Zakattak264]

good slayer album. got it hot off the press on the third. if you dont like slayer, dont listen, youll just end up whining like a bitch the whole time. deats the sgit out of death magnetic. i wonder if Anthrax will put an album out.

[Cafas]

I love Slayer, and I still think it's a shitty album. I dunno how anyone in their right mind can listen to an album like Hell Awaits and then put this on and like it just the same. But hey, if you consider God Hates Us All a great metal album, the last two should go hand in hand for you.

[Paramecium302]

Paradox5 wrote:

Bad production! 9 in sound? Get outta here

I thought the same thing, the sound was dead as a doornail

Really good album writing though, I could tell there's some sic stuff on it, Psychopathy Red in particular, but Rick Rubins shitty producing ruined it for me. it was a step up from Christ Illusion even still.

[exile166]

This album is horrible. I've lost what little bit of faith I had left in Slayer.

[Unispex]

I don't know why everybody is bitching about this album. What, has it become cool to rip on Slayer now? I personally find this to be their best album since Seasons.

[Themadisraeli]

"It's definitely not their best album. Bust it's not their worst IMO Undisputed Attitude was much worse..."

I love how someone brings up a album full of COVERS to make this album better than it is.

[strat07]

The only thing that i liked was the guitar tone in the self-titled song and the references in Playing with dolls and Jihad. Slayer suck big time with musicanship.

[Zero_Soomdrag]

humperdunk :
if you wan't more of the same, buy it. If you want to hear a band that's progressed in the past 15 years, don't.

i think you dont have a single fu**ing clue of what the hell you're talking about son

[Your41Plague12]

I think this album absolutely stomps Christ Illusion, one of their best in a long time. Definitely worth the money. Good old-fashioned Slayer.

[TheEsupremacy]

My favorite Slayer cd in a decade. Killer riffs, lyrics, musicianship, guitar tone(s), production, etc:
If you don't like (or can't appreciate Slayer) you're NOT METAL!

[TheEsupremacy]

strat07 wrote:

The only thing that i liked was the guitar tone in the self-titled song and the references in Playing with dolls and Jihad. Slayer suck big time with musicanship.

Post some clips buddy. Lets hear you do better. OBVIOUSLY you've NEVER seen this band live, or bothered to pay attention.

[TheMysticBard]

cotton3434 wrote:

Generic.

I agree 100%

[dogratdemise]

well....i must say...other that random and pointless solos, it was a purty solid album

[Duybi]

Sure this album will never meet up to the expectations of pre-Seasons, but still, it is a nice album nevertheless considering they are at least 50 or something now. It's Slayer to describe at best and if you don't like it then go to your 21st century junk that doesn't even deserve to be called Metal. In my opinion, Metal died a long time ago. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

[Rimfrost]

i don´t see why people hate this one, fans almost always want the bands to back to their roots, and honestly i´ve never heard anyone pull it off exept on this album. This is probably the closest you will ever get to a classic 80s thrash sounding album nowadays.

I´m not the greatest slayer fan, but i think this one has some nice moments. Like Playing with dolls, really like that one, and reminds me a little of the sound from seasons

[Paradox5]

This album is so very mediocre. Testament, Exodus, Megadeth and Kreator piss on and rape slayer.

['TallicaRules]

Slayer gets a lot of shit because their music didnt change or "evolve" as bashers say. Metallica gets flamed a lot because their musical style evolved too much! just a thought.

[Tomo009]

'TallicaRules wrote:

Slayer gets a lot of shit because their music didnt change or "evolve" as bashers say. Metallica gets flamed a lot because their musical style evolved too much! just a thought.

you can't win, people get accustomed to what they hear first and base everything off that. being young and missing the 80s, I got a wide selection of albums from these bands from the start so I tend to like it all, whereas I'm sure I'd be with them if I was there for the beginning.

[DomSpazzirri]

I'm not a huge Slayer fan but I love the original songs. But if this band is goign to go any where, they should just drop off the face of the Earth for a good 8 years.

[SGofawesome]

SLAYER!!
This album beats Death Magnetic imo, but not endgame. Still listening to every single track every single day!!

[xM3GAD3THx]

Personally this is the type of album that would have to grow on me, I do really like Psychopathy Red, Snuff, and Public DIsplay of Dismemberment.

[The Black Salts]

Another Christ Illusion with lower sound quality.

[OCDeity]

DomSpazzirri wrote:

I'm not a huge Slayer fan but I love the original songs. But if this band is goign to go any where, they should just drop off the face of the Earth for a good 8 years.

That makes literally no sense.

And to anyone bashing the album, because Slayer didn't completely change their sound or style or whatever, you have failed to understand Slayer and failed to comprehend thrash metal.

I saw one guy even called it metalcore. Jesus ****ing Christ.

Educate yourselves, and rid your system of any garbage commercial "metal" bands. Otherwise you will not experience the same Slayer that legions of fans do every day.

[Gacel]

i like this album a lot

Unit 731 my favourite

[baspvn]

i think its ok
not that awesome but not bad

[MotörHeadFan22]

I have it on vinyl and CD shows how much i like it, overall it's a GOOD album ,its not GREAT but it's just good, nothing can top south of heaven