God Hates Us All is the ninth studio album by the thrash metal Slayer, released on September 11, 2001, by American Recordings. It was recorded over three months at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, and includes the Grammy Award nominated song “Disciple”.
Guitarist Kerry King wrote the majority of its lyrics, taking a different approach from earlier recordings by exploring topics such as religion, murder, revenge, and self-control. Stylistically, the album shows a return to Slayer‘s classic thrash metal sound.
It was Slayer’s last album to feature drummer Paul Bostaph until his return on their 2015 album Repentless. The album’s release was delayed due to its explicit cover artwork, which led to alternative slip covers in some retail outlets, difficulties during mixing, and a change of distributor for the band’s label. Despite this, God Hates Us All received positive reviews from critics and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200. By 2009, it had sold over 319,000 copies in the United States.
Tracklist:
- Darkness of Christ
- Disciple
- God Send Death
- New Faith
- Cast Down
- Threshold
- Exile
- Seven Faces
- Bloodline
- Deviance
- War Zone
- Here Comes the Pain
- Payback
Slayer
Tom Araya: bass, vocals
Kerry King: guitars
Jeff Hanneman: guitars
Paul Bostaph: drums
Production
Matt Hyde: production, recording engineering
Dean Maher: recording engineer
Sean Beavan: mixing
Paul Forgues: assistant engineer
Eddy Schreyer: mastering
Rick Rubin: executive producer
Louis Marino: photo illustrations, art direction, design
Rick Patrick: creative direction
Jeffrey John Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013)
