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.
God Hates Us All was originally intended to be named Soundtrack to the Apocalypse. However, Araya suggested that the title would be better used for a box set, which the band released in 2003. The phrase God Hates Us All originates from the song "Disciple", during which the line is repeated over the chorus. The lyrics are in reference to God's allowance of acts such as suicide and terrorism, while seemingly doing nothing to prevent them . A member of the heavy metal band Pantera suggested using "God Hates Us All" for a shirt design after King played the song to the band. King agreed, although he thought the phrase would have more impact as the album title.
The original album cover depicts a Bible spiked with nails placed in a pentagram star shape, covered in blood with the word "Slayer" burnt across it. The liner notes intersperse the lyrics between passages from the biblical book of Job, partly crossed out with a black marker. The idea was suggested by the band's record company, although King wanted more time to develop a better cover. King's concept for the cover was to show nails in the shape of a pentagram, and have them miss keywords in Bible verses so it appeared as if it had been created by a sociopath who knew where every word appears. He later complained that the outcome was typical of "a record company with absolutely no idea what the fuck they were going to do", and said that the cover "looked like a seventh grader defaced the Bible."A slip insert was placed in front of the covers in major retail outlets.
Tracklist:
- Darkness of Christ 01:30
- Disciple 03:37
- God Send Death 03:46
- New Faith 03:05
- Cast Down 03:28
- Threshold 02:29
- Exile 03:57
- Seven Faces 03:42
- Bloodline 03:36
- Deviance 03:09
- War Zone 02:46
- Scarstruck 03:29
- Here Comes the Pain 04:31
- Payback 03:05
- Addict 03:41
Time: 49:51
Enhanced content:
- Darkness of Christ (DVD Intro Video)
- Bloodline (Video)
- Raining Blood (Live Video)
- Interview / B-Roll Footage (Video)
Released on the same date several planes flew into the World Trade Center, NY. The album comes with a cover slip with alternate artwork to censor the original image.
Bootlegged by Digital Justice with artwork lifted from the traycard of the remastered version of Seasons in the Abyss.
Video was made for 'Bloodline'.
Recording information:
Recorded at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada.
Mixed at Larrabee East, Los Angeles, California.
Mastered at Oasis Mastering, Studio City, California.
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