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Artist: SlayerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2009-11-03
Music Label: Sony
Product features:
- SLAYER WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
- World Painted Blood
- Unit 731 (Explicit Version)
- Snuff
- Beauty Through Order (Explicit Version)
- Hate Worldwide (Explicit Version)
- Public Display Of Dismemberment
- Human Strain (Explicit Version)
- Americon (Explicit Version)
- Psychopathy Red (Explicit Version)
- Playing With Dolls (Explicit Version)
- Not Of This God (Explicit Version)
Free Music Notes for World Painted Blood
Free Music Review: Slayer paint the world with blood...yet again!
Hit: 5 Stars
Slayer fans began the new millennium in a negative way: By stubbornly waiting a full five years to get to hear anything new. This began following the release of 2001's "God Hates Us All" and continued until "Christ Illusion" finally saw the light of day in the summer of 2006. Fortunately, following that, three years -- which is a reasonable length of time in between releases, mind you - was all it took for them to get back in the saddle and kick out another new one. As a result, some fans may view 2009's "World Painted Blood" as an unexpected pleasant surprise. If nothing else, it at least acts as to more-or-less offset and/or atone for the fairly-lengthy, above-mentioned hiatus that came with it. True, one could make the argument that this album was a bit of a rush job because a) it was an easy way to be released from a record deal (since it is the last item on the contract); and b) even though the record was in its infant stages of development stages circa the beginning of 2009, it was announced that it would be on store shelves by summer (just in time for a headlining gig at that summer's Mayhem Festival.)
But that notwithstanding, the fact remains that "World Painted Blood" is every-bit-as-strong as its excellent (if much delayed) predecessor. Hence, even though this is a band that is (to date) entering its fourth decade of existence (!), they are still, without a doubt, are entirely capable of blasting out truly quality new material that (alongside "Christ Illusion") is the finest we've heard from them in almost 20 years (since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss"), and that also ranks right alongside some of their best of all-time. Furthermore, they show absolutely no sign of sign of slowing down or softening-up at all; they are still as fast, brutal, inspired, maniacal, skillful, and all-around dangerous as ever. Anyone who knows anything about heavy metal is well-aware of everything involved with an album by this California-based quartet: Turbo-charged tempos, wild, shredding guitar solos, duelling, face-melting leads, and amazing, white-hot, Gynsu-sharp riffs from Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman (a very original and legendary six-string duo), distorted bass lines, and frontman Tom Araya's visceral, amelodic screams of enraged, and frequently Satanic-leaning lyrical content. All of these traits remain firmly in tact here. And the heck of it is, on "WPB," Slayer are still managing to find ways to push the sonic envelope an iota even further. The key ingredient? Dave Lombardo. A founding member of the band and the original drummer, Dave left the fold in 1992 to pursue various other musical projects before returning in 2002. And it may have been said before, but it will be said again: This guy is one awesome skinsman. With plenty of inventive blast and impeccable thrash beats to go around, he drives these eleven songs, ensuring that their levels of momentum and muscle never dip.
The title cut kicks things off on a foreboding note spoken word vocals, a martial drum beat, and chords that are almost pure doom metal. From there, the listener is lead into blood-pumping thrash territory, complete with fiery, double-bass-driven chugging guitars, and a catchy, moshable, "Seasons In The Abyss"-reminiscent groove. And it's all capped off by memorable vocals in the choruses and a noisy, dive-bombing, whammy-bar guitar solo. "Unit 731" is a bulldozing, rampaging assault fueled by a deluge of great, barn-burning buzzsaw riffage that evokes Slayer's "Reign In Blood" era, thunderous, pounding rhythms created by Mr. Lombardo's tight, slamming, powerhouse blast beats, and two solos (one is "wah"-esque, and the other is classically chaotic). "Snuff" keeps your blood pumping and the frenetic energy going thanks to its bludgeoning guitar parts, really deft drumming, and several fast, screaming, atonal, and near-shrieky-sounding solos that build off of each other. On the flipside, don't be surprised if "Beauty Through Order" raises a few of the hairs on the back of your neck, what with the doomy atmosphere, and brooding, crawling tempo in its intro. This track also has industrial-strength, chug and churn rhythms. And it is all sandwiched between searing, discordant soloing. Back on familiar ground, "Public Display of Dismemberment" is a ripping, charging thrash melee with debatable grindcore-tinges. It is filled with blistering, nimble-fingered riffing, and thunderous double-time drumming (which really helps to fill-up the bottom-end).
Two other highlights include "Psychopathy Red," a scorching and inexorable speedster that is noteworthy for its blazing guitar interplay, and good, grumbling bass interlude; and "Playing With Dolls," which shockingly begins with nice guitar harmonies, lightly-picked strumming, and ominous, underlying bass notes. Fear not, though, the vintage Slayer sound eventually kicks in around 2:30 in, and the remainder of "Playing With Dolls" terrorizes the neighboorhood with the best of `em. But the record's clear standout is track eight, "Americon," which marries a cool tribal beat intro with a memorable "wah-wah" guitar lead, a sludgy, grungy bass bottom, decisively political lyrics (i.e. "it's all about the oil!"), stomping, galloping drums, well-placed tempo changes, and three surprisingly ripping solos.
"World Painted Blood" isn't a particularly groundbreaking affair (it's just a fan pleaser -- look at it like it that, and the results are very satisfying). Plus, there are some gag-worthy song topics moments (see "Snuff"). But since when does anybody take Kerry King too seriously?! The lyrics have always been all just tongue-in-cheek. And finally, the production is a bit shoddier this time around than it has been (the drums and vocals are higher up in the mix). But this sound quality does get better -- it just needs a few listens in order for one's ears to adjust to it. The bottom line? Yes, it is possible to find a few flaws in "WPB," but they are so minor that it would be nitpicking to look for them. There really is very little to dislike here, folks. This is yet another great, and very-worthy installment in an already-incredible discography, and further evidence that Slayer are untouchable in the world of thrash, and that they are one of the godliest heavy metal bands (in general) ever to walk this Earth. Period.
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Slayer is the premier thrash metal band on the planet. Since 1983 the band has defined a genre and thrived where many have come and gone. Consistently releasing acclaimed albums and delivering brutal live shows, Slayer is a revered and respected fixture in the hard rock/metal landscape now and forever. World Painted Blood is the most vital and exciting metal release in recent memory. Produced by Greg Fidelman and Executive Produced by Rick Rubin (the same team responsible for Metallica's Death Magnetic) the songs are intense and performed at a level only reachable by the masters of their craft. From epic statements like the title track and "Hate Worldwide," to the fast, punk/thrash outbursts of "Snuff" and "Psychopathy Red," to the dark theater of "Beauty Through Order" and "Human Strain" there is nothing backward-looking about World Painted Blood; it's the sound of a band effortlessly earning their relevance in 2010.Hard Rock & Metal Music CDs
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