Undisputed Attitude is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. The album consists almost entirely of punk rock/hardcore punk cover songs. Also included are two songs written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 1984 and 1985 for a side project called Pap Smear, and the closing track, "Gemini", the only Slayer original on the record. The cover songs on the album were originally recorded by the bands Minor Threat, T.S.O.L., D.R.I., D.I., Dr. Know, The Stooges and Verbal Abuse, whose work was prominently featured with the inclusion of cover versions of five of their songs. A video was also released of Slayer's version of the song "I Hate You" by Verbal Abuse. Released on May 28, 1996 through American Recordings, Undisputed Attitude peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Undisputed Attitude was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer Dave Sardy, while Reign in Blood producer Rick Rubin served as executive producer. Recorded in three to four weeks, the album was largely the brainchild of guitarist Kerry King, who stated that the songs chosen were from highly influential bands who "made Slayer what it is". The album was initially to feature material from classic heavy metal artists such as Judas Priest, UFO, and Deep Purple. However, after several rehearsals "things didn't pan out" according to King, so the band instead elected to cover punk songs.
Slayer considered covering 1960s psychedelic rock band The Doors as they were an influence to vocalist and bassist Tom Araya. When asked which track they considered recording, Araya responded, "Maybe 'When the Music's Over', 'Five to One', something like that." A cover of Black Flag's "Rise Above" was suggested by Rubin, although was shelved after the band was not sure how to arrange it musically.
Guitarist Jeff Hanneman had written four unreleased songs in 1984–1985 while in the side project Pap Smear with Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George. The band chose the best two, namely "Ddamm (Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers)" and "Can't Stand You". "Gemini" was written by King and Araya several months before entering the recording studio. King asserts it is the only Slayer song on the album. The song begins as a sludge/doom number, before becoming a more typical Slayer song.
The band's cover of Minor Threat's "Guilty of Being White" raised questions about a possible message of white supremacy. The controversy involved the changing of the refrain "guilty of being white" to "guilty of being right", at the song's ending. This incensed Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye, who stated "that is so offensive to me". King said the lyric was altered for "tongue-in-cheek" humor, saying that the band thought racism was "ridiculous" at the time.
Tracks 4-5 were previously unreleased recordings of Pap Smear, a short-lived punk side-project of Jeff Hanneman, Dave Lombardo and Rocky George (from Suicidal Tendencies). DDAMM means 'Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers').
The Stooges song "I'm Gonna Be Your Dog" was re-titled "I'm Gonna Be Your God" by the band. According to interviews of the time of release, the reason for changing the original title was something like: in our vocabulary the word/concept "submission" doesn't exist.
Tracklist:
Disintegration / Free Money (Verbal Abuse cover) 01:41
Verbal Abuse / Leeches (Verbal Abuse cover) 01:57
Abolish Government / Superficial Love (T.S.O.L. cover) 01:47
Can't Stand You (Pap Smear cover) 01:27
Ddamm (Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers) (Pap Smear cover) 01:01
Guilty of Being White (Minor Threat cover) 01:06
I Hate You (Verbal Abuse cover) 02:16
Filler / I Don't Want to Hear It (Minor Threat cover) 02:28
Spiritual Law (D.I. cover) 02:59
Mr. Freeze (Dr. Know cover) 02:23
Violent Pacification (D.R.I. cover) 02:37
Richard Hung Himself (D.I. cover) 03:21
I'm Gonna Be Your God (The Stooges cover) 02:58
Gemini 04:53
Time: 32:54
Trivia: rumour has it that the picture in the foldout of a man with his brains blown out is of Kurt Cobain.
Recording information:
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Additional recording and mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered at Precision Mastering.
Co-produced by Slayer.
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