[.ca] God Hates Us All (Ri)

From Amazon.co.uk:
On first listening to God Hates Us All, one immediately fears a terrible regression to the Slayer who were so desperate to shock that their lyrics became nothing more than a dull catalogue of historical evil-doings and painful ways to die, and whose sound was reduced to an annoying, structure-less buzzing, lacking all weight and power. After the introductory "Darkness of Christ", the band burst into "Disciple", an enraged howl backed by a mean riff that increases in momentum till the guitars begin to blur. But, thankfully, there's a saving grace: the drums, though searingly fast in their rolls, don't attempt to out-run the over-heating guitars. Consequently, Slayer never lose control, retaining their heaviness and vitality as the tom-tom rumble of "New Faith" leads them into "Bloodline", with its chopping "Children of the Grave"-style riff and electric shriek of a solo. Here's a further improvement--Slayer's solos are always brief, brutal shudderings, often, as in ! "Here Comes The Pain", sounding like some creature being quickly killed. The vocals too are notable in their refusal to descend to a bog-standard metal grunt (such a silly affectation). Though they occasionally lapse into predictable rap & grind ("Cast Down"), Slayer and producer Matt Hyde have kept this album true to the band's raison d'etre--it's shockingly heavy. --Dominic Wills

Chronique amazon.fr:
Que les fans du combo de thrash metal californien se rassurent, la puissance, la violence et la virulence de Slayer sont intactes ! Le groupe a marqué le genre d'une empreinte définitive et indélébile, distillant sans compter la fureur depuis 1983. À la hauteur des précédents Reign In Blood et Seasons Of The Abyss, God Hates Us All fait la nique aux Megadeth, Anthrax et consorts. Kerry King et Jeff Hanneman délivrent sans coup férir des riffs de guitare propres à assommer un boeuf, écrin idéal à la voix rageuse et hurlée de Tom Araya portée par les roulements de Paul Bostaph qui remplace avec panache le batteur Dave Lombardo parti expérimenter sous d'autres cieux, Fantômas et un quartette avec le saxophoniste new-yorkais John Zorn notamment. L'ensemble, comme en témoigne un titre comme "Here Comes The Pain", dévoile encore plus d'intensité concentrée désormais vers l'expression de l'énergie du punk et du hardcore les plus efficaces. --Hervé Comte

Quite the Controversy On This One.:
Slayer. Where do you start really? They're the best metal band out there if you ask me. I think the booklet from the box set says it all best. I think it's fascinating that Slayer still seem to piss people off, even the "fans" sometimes. First of all, we gotta drop the whole "nu-metal" thing here. We all know that about 99% of it is trash; it's a trend and trends don't last. I'd like to know when Slayer conformed to a trend at any point in their 22+ year history. Comparing Slayer to a trend is like comparing the effect of a fire cracker to a nuclear bomb. I keep coming back to listen to this album, which means it's a good album. Whenever I listen to it, I end up listening to the entire thing. It sucks you in and doesn't let go until its had its way with you. People fail to realize that the main idea behind this album isn't the cliche "god sucks" thing. This album is about anger. Pure rage. The lyrics and music are trimmed of the fat, ala Reign In Blood. The music is more diverse since then, but it's still good. I have to agree with Tom when he says "it sounds like Slayer to me". Kerry did indeed write most of the structures and lyrics, trimmed them down as if he was in an argument with someone face-to-face. It didn't have any thesaurus-spiced up lyrics that cause you to think, it was a straight out blow to the face. That's what makes this album such a good album is the fact that it's just a speeding train coming at you, no matter whether it's from 1860 or 2000, it's still gonna hurt. There is some seven string guitar experimenting along with the C# seen on Diabolus and not too many regular Eb tuned songs. It's pretty diverse though and the heaviness is cleaned up and processed so you don't get that usual "dow dow dow" sound every time a note it struck. I think it works for this album well. Playing wise, the riffs are fast and heavy. The leads, although not as frequent as I would like, sound like a dying infant. There's some clean parts which of course sound as if the shadows have come to life. It's probably Bostaph's best work (but still no comparison with Lombardo). And Tom. Tom sounds like he's the medium in which death is released unto the world. Overall, it's a good album. It might not click real well because 3 of the songs were written for soundtracks and so many things got in the way of recording the album. But Slayer still pulled it off. And the September 11th, 2001 release date, what more proof do you need that god hates us all?

One of the best albums from one of the best metal bands of all-time.:
Slayer has released one of the best metal albums of all-time and it's a great metal album. Slayer's God Hates US ALL is a pure metal album. It's raw and aggressive. It's wild. Untamed and angry. Slayer has created a metal masterpiece and they prove time and time again exactly why they are one of the best metal albums of all-time. God Hates Us ALL is simply one of the best metal albums out there. This album is a must-have for every Slayer fan.

NO EQUAL.:
I bought this on 9/11/01. It was early in the morning & I had no idea what was going on in the world yet. I was focused on two things getting to work and buying the new Slayer cd. My job at the time was right next door to a small record store. By the time I got into work I was told to go home. It was then I was informed. It was another 24 hours b4 I remebered that I had bought this cd. So I popped it in my walkman and sat on my porch listening and reading along to God Hates Us All. By the end of the 1st song I was in tears. Allthough not what some would call"PATRIOTIC"nor could anyone for better or worse make any connections to this cd or the events that took place on the day of its release there was/is still a noteable ambiance of frustration and anger that should not be dismissed just because this is some metal band. In a way Slayer are a true representation of freedom of expression in this country. Theres no reason why Slayer cant be mentioned next to the greats(Guthrie,Dylan etc)cept for the fact that they play really abrasive metal but none the less shouldnt they be honered just the same?! My better half is amoung those who just cant get past the fact that they are LOUD. I convinced her to see them live with earplugs(hey it was a compramise!)and she was floored. Not by how heavy or how well they played just by the sheer crackling energy these guys produce even b4 they play a single note. Slayer are an important voice in the world of music. One day everyone else will realise this or maybe its better that they just stay the f@#k away. Yeah I like that idea alot better.

Hardcore Classic:
If you like Slayer and you don't like this album, you have more problems then anyone may have previously thought. This is a classic effort from a classic heavy metal band. If you are a fan of Slayer and don't have this album, smack yourself in the face and then go buy it. Just like "Seasons..." this can be put on repeat and left alone. The first two tracks (intro thingy and then ass-kicking song with the words "God Hates us All!!!" as the chorus) start the CD off on maximum carnage and it keeps kicking ass right to the end. I've had it for over 3 years and I can still play it over and over. One word: CLASSIC

FUKIN AWESOME:
ok first of all, the lyrics are truly amazing, read the lyrics to disciple, when i did....i actually had a stroke...everything that "good christian" hate is here, for me it was amazing to hear alot of these truths in an amazing song....i just got this yesterday and so far im only gonna rate darkness of christ, disciple and bloodline, these were the only songs i'v had time to listen to: Darkness of Christ: this song is like and intro, cool guitars and i love when tom says the "fearful truth" "ONLY THE STRONG WILL PROSPER, ONLY THE STRONG WILL CONQUER!!".3/5 Disciple: i love this song, amazing lyrics and the guitars just add on to the whole expericence, after really getting into this song u'll feel like stabbing someone and devour their body! hahaha.5/5 Bloodline: i like the mood this song sets with how the singing and guitars blend together, great song. 4/5

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