Artist: SLAYER
Album: GOD HATES US ALL (CD)

Release date: 2001
EAN/UPS: 0602537352234
Media type: CD

As 2001 broke the band finally saw the case against them for having influenced the death of the teenager, Elyse Marie Pahler, in 1995 thrown out. SLAYER were rooted in the recording studio in Vancouver laying down the Matt Hyde produced new album prior to hooking up with PANTERA for the 'Extreme Steel' American tour.

Early leaks that the album was to be titled 'Soundtrack To The Apocalypse' proved false as the succinct 'God Hates Us All' was duly chosen. The album cover artwork, a blood-soaked bible punctured by nails, was apparently deemed unacceptable to display in many major retail outlets and so many copies had the original concept disguised by a false cover depicting four gold crosses on a plain white background. Quite unbelievably, 'God Hates Us All' was released on September 11th, 2001. This horrific coincidence resulted in many stores pulling the album from the shelves for fear of protest at the title.

European festival billings, dubbed the 'Tattoo The Planet' dates originally in alliance with PANTERA, BIOHAZARD, VISION OF DISORDER and STATIC X, were far from trouble free. Following the September 11th terrorist attacks PANTERA pulled out of the tour leaving SLAYER to remain behind as headliners.

Guitarist Kerry King rounded off the year by guesting on the track ‘Final Prayer For The Human Race’ on the 2002 HATEBREED album ‘Perseverance’. Less welcome news for Bostaph would be an aggravating wrist condition which forced his exit from the band. This statement would be strongly refuted by the ex-drummer. Bostaph subsequently enrolled into the SYSTEMATIC ranks and would later re-join TESTAMENT.

TRACKLIST :

1. Darkness Of Christ
2. Disciple
3. God Send Death
4. New Faith
5. Bloodline
6. Threshold
7. Exile
8. Seven Faces
9. Cast Down
10. War Zone
11. Here Comes The Pain
12. Payback

LINE-UP:

Tom Araya (vocals/ bass)
Jeff Hanneman (guitar)
Kerry King (guitar)
Paul Bostaph (drums)