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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Slayer - God Hates Us All + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-20-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.slayer.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Slayer Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : God Hates Us All Label : Victor ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Well IÆve been to hell and back with this ║ │
│║ recording. Though it wasnÆt the first true metal ║ │
│║ recording I ever bought, it was the first ║ │
│║ recording I ever bought by a true metal band, ║ │
│║ and at the time, I loved it, as it would do to ║ │
│║ wean me off the Coal Chamber and Skinlab that ║ │
│║ was making up the bulk of my CD collection. Then ║ │
│║ I went to the next stage of metal and attempted ║ │
│║ to hate it, to try and be true and grim and a ║ │
│║ sheep to be accepted by the metal community. But ║ │
│║ after taking what I feel is a maturer look at ║ │
│║ metal, I felt a need to review this because of ║ │
│║ some opinions that I see, which I feel are way ║ │
│║ too unkind to the album, because a prelude to ║ │
│║ St. Anger, this is not. LetÆs also get out of ║ │
│║ the way, the fact that I wonÆt compare this to ║ │
│║ ôDiabolus in Musicaö, on account of not having ║ │
│║ actually listened to the album. ║ │
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│║ I believe that most of the loathing towards this ║ │
│║ album is because people canÆt accept that Slayer ║ │
│║ changed on this album. In addition to this, the ║ │
│║ fact that Tom Araya is a Catholic seems to have ║ │
│║ only kicked up a fuss since an interview, we all ║ │
│║ know he said ôGod doesnÆt hate, he loves all, ║ │
│║ but GHUA is a cool titleö û let it go guys! The ║ │
│║ first sign of the band branching out from their ║ │
│║ tried and true style was what we heard on ║ │
│║ ôDivine Interventionö seven years earlier, when ║ │
│║ the music was still thrashy as hell, but the ║ │
│║ lyrics were almost ripped straight out of a punk ║ │
│║ album. Yes, admittedly in spite of the positive ║ │
│║ change, there is some absolute equine faeces ║ │
│║ which should have never made it onto the album, ║ │
│║ such as ôWar Zoneö, riddled with filler riffs, ║ │
│║ irritating vocals, and all the rest. Much anger ║ │
│║ and hatred is on the album, and itÆs no secret ║ │
│║ that Kerry King, who wrote a fair proportion of ║ │
│║ the music and lyrics to ôGod Hates Us Allö, was ║ │
│║ inspired by Slipknot and Chaimara at the time. ║ │
│║ But looking deeper, the lyrics in particular ║ │
│║ are, for the most part, a lot less juvenile than ║ │
│║ they are given credit for, and the riffs are ║ │
│║ much more technical and better thought out than ║ │
│║ the 1-finger chords, but IÆll get more into that ║ │
│║ later. ║ │
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│║ Another major difference is that gone are the ║ │
│║ days of ôthrash from beginning to endö. Mid ║ │
│║ paced and slower parts are scattered throughout ║ │
│║ the CD. An example of this is ôSeven Facesö, ║ │
│║ which kicks off with an intro reminiscent of the ║ │
│║ quite spooky verses from Divine InterventionÆs ║ │
│║ ôSerenity In Murderö. Said song has some quite ║ │
│║ well written lyrics too. ║ │
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│║ TomÆs vocals sound as good as ever. His tone is ║ │
│║ excellent, very high-pitched and as full ║ │
│║ sounding as they ever were, with no cracks or ║ │
│║ squeaks or anything close to signs of wear and ║ │
│║ tear on the old man. His lung capacity is also ║ │
│║ great, even more so for somebody of his age û ║ │
│║ have a listen to ôPaybackö, one of the faster ║ │
│║ efforts on the album. Although the lyrics ║ │
│║ themselves arenÆt great, the vocal patterns are ║ │
│║ as complex as hell, and just you try singing ║ │
│║ along to it û see if you donÆt skip lines to ║ │
│║ draw breath. ║ │
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│║ Drums also. Whatever you say about Paul Bostaph, ║ │
│║ the harsh reality is that he actually kicks Dave ║ │
│║ LombardoÆs arse in every aspect of technicality ║ │
│║ and competence. The difference is that he is ║ │
│║ sometimes too technical for his own good, and ║ │
│║ some of the fills and such, though extremely ║ │
│║ hard to pull off I imagine, just seem a little ║ │
│║ bit overdone for the music, when on occasions, ║ │
│║ something simpler would have sufficed. Still, ║ │
│║ itÆs better to have too much than too little, ║ │
│║ and the occasions where Lombardo simply could ║ │
│║ not have been physically able to keep up and ║ │
│║ Bostaph pulls off with precision, outweights the ║ │
│║ bad. ║ │
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│║ ôGod Hates Us Allö has a production job thatÆs ║ │
│║ extremely different to previous efforts. The ║ │
│║ treble is mixed very high on the album, which is ║ │
│║ a little odd considering the string section ║ │
│║ tuned down to lower notes than the traditional ║ │
│║ D# (including as low as A# on a couple of ║ │
│║ songs). Although the treble stands out most and ║ │
│║ thus, is what catches your ear, the bottom end ║ │
│║ is still fairly well done and provides enough ║ │
│║ heaviness to satisfy. ║ │
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│║ A sad downside to the recording is that there is ║ │
│║ a fairly tragic lack of guitar solos on the ║ │
│║ album. And when there are some, they are pretty ║ │
│║ much what we dislike about Kirk Hammett û just ║ │
│║ an excuse to noodle around on the wah pedal, ║ │
│║ wasting the evident shredding capacity of two ║ │
│║ great guitarists, even if they think by a ║ │
│║ ôscaleö, that means the thing you weigh yourself ║ │
│║ upon. The hatred of scales and arpeggios is how ║ │
│║ we always liked Slayer, and unlike something ║ │
│║ where a solo wouldnÆt fit the style of music, I ║ │
│║ can imagine solos, or in some cases, much better ║ │
│║ solos, really suiting the music here. ║ │
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│║ So itÆs a different Slayer, rather than a bad ║ │
│║ one, that churned out God Hates Us All. This is ║ │
│║ not for thrash purists, nor for somebody looking ║ │
│║ to get into the cream of the crop of what the ║ │
│║ group is famous for. This is for somebody that ║ │
│║ doesnÆt mind trying different things, and can ║ │
│║ listen to music with an open mind. If you think ║ │
│║ you fall into either of the latter categories, ║ │
│║ give this a try and donÆt expect some feeble ║ │
│║ attempt at dragging thrash into the 21st ║ │
│║ century. ItÆs the songs that branch out and ║ │
│║ stray far from the traditional ad well-known ║ │
│║ style of the band, like ôSeven Facesö and ║ │
│║ ôBloodlineö, that bring the album home. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Darkness of Christ [01:30] │
│ 02 - Disciple [03:36] │
│ 03 - God Send Death [03:46] │
│ 04 - New Faith [03:06] │
│ 05 - Cast Down [03:27] │
│ 06 - Threshold [02:29] │
│ 07 - Exile [03:55] │
│ 08 - Seven Faces [03:42] │
│ 09 - Bloodline [03:21] │
│ 10 - Deviance [03:09] │
│ 11 - War Zone [02:45] │
│ 12 - Scarstruck (Bonus Track) [03:29] │
│ 13 - Here Comes the Pain [04:32] │
│ 14 - Payback [03:03] │
│ 15 - Addict (Bonus Track) [03:42] │
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│ Total Length : [49:32 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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