God Hates Us All
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| Studio album by Slayer | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2001 | |||
| Studio | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | American | |||
| Producer |
Rick Rubin (exec.) Matt Hyde |
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| Alternative cover | ||||
In order for the album to be sold in more outlets, an alternative slip insert was created.
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | 7/10 |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Rock Hard | 8/10 |
| Spin | 8/10 |
God Hates Us All is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on September 11, 2001, the album received positive critical reviews and entered the Billboard 200 at number 28. It was recorded in three months at The Warehouse Studio in Canada, and includes the Grammy Award-nominated "Disciple". The album is the band's last to feature drummer Paul Bostaph until Repentless (2015).
Guitarist Kerry King wrote the majority of the lyrics, taking a different approach from earlier recordings by exploring topics such as religion, murder, revenge and self-control. Limiting the lyrics to subject matter most could relate to, King wanted to tackle realistic themes. The band experimented; recording most of the album in C# tuning, with three songs in drop B, while two others were played with seven-string guitars in B♭. The album's release was delayed due to the explicit cover artwork – which led to alternative slip covers in some retail outlets – difficulties during audio mixing, and a change of distributor by the band's record label during the release period.
Slayer began writing lyrics for a new album prior to their appearance at the 1999 Ozzfest. However, every three to four months the band was distracted by commitments to Ozzfest, and worldwide "Tattoo the Earth" tour with Slipknot. Guitarist Jeff Hanneman later admitted "that was the last break. Then we got our shit together." The band's longtime producer, Rick Rubin, was too busy to work with Slayer, and felt "burned out"—unable to create intense music. Araya and King had similar feelings about Rubin, and King remarked he "wanted to work with someone into the heavy-music scene, and Rubin's not anymore. I wanted somebody who knows what's hot, knows what's selling, knows the new techniques, and will keep me on my toes." Rubin recommended two producers, although the first producer was not going to work out personality-wise according to Hanneman. The band gave second candidate, Matt Hyde, a trial on the song "Bloodline", which appeared in the movie Dracula 2000. The band was pleased with Hyde's work on "Bloodline" and hired him to produce the entire album. "Bloodline" was also briefly used in the 2009 film Law Abiding Citizen. The song "Here Comes the Pain" had originally been recorded almost two years prior to the release of God Hates Us All, appearing on the compilation album WCW Mayhem: The Music in 1999, and then used as the opening theme for WCW Thunder from February 16, 2000 to the final episode on March 21, 2001.
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