Christ Illusion
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Christ Illusion is the tenth
Depicting a mutilated Christ painted by longtime collaborator
Christ Illusion received generally favorable critical reviews, and entered the
Recording
Christ Illusion was recorded via computer between two studios: NRG Studios,
Slayer wished for Reign in Blood producer Rick Rubin to produce the album, and expected him to do so after Rubin expressed an initial interest.[10] Rubin was busy, however, which caused a further delay to recording.[10] While Christ Illusion's recording was finally underway Rubin lent production to Metallica's Death Magnetic, an action later described by King as a "slap in the fucking face."[10] Josh Abraham produced the album instead,[4] and was praised by Blabbermouth's Don Kaye "for capturing much more of the spark than has been apparent on the last few records."[11] Despite missing an opportunity to produce Christ Illusion, Rubin contributed in an "executive production" capacity.[4] King was critical of his involvement, and said he cannot recall Rubin's presence in the studio during the recording, and that Rubin's main contribution was in providing suggestions during the final mix.[5] Jamie Thomson of UK's The Guardian newspaper was scornful of Rubin's contribution, and observed Slayer "seem unwilling to ditch the nu-metal tendencies that have made much of their recent output so resistible, which suggests Rubin's involvement was considerably less hands-on than in his remarkable redemptions of Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond."[12]
As with Slayer's previous two albums, all rhythm guitar tracks on Christ Illusion were laid down by King.[5] Using a Marshall JCM 800 as the main guitar sound throughout the album, King wrote roughly 80% of his guitar solo parts prior to the sessions.[5] The song "Catalyst," meanwhile, almost saw inclusion on Slayer's 2001 album God Hates Us All, existing in an alternative version which features former drummer Paul Bostaph on drums.[6] Lombardo's involvement marked the first time he, King, Araya and Hanneman had appeared together on record since the release of Seasons in the Abyss in 1990,[5] a reason cited by guitarist Jeff Hanneman for an alleged clearer punk vibe throughout the songs on the album.[13] Lombardo personally described the album as "a matured Reign in Blood",[14] while King described it as "a mix between God Hates [Us All] and Seasons [in the Abyss]."[15]
Although eleven songs were originally slated for the album, only ten made the final track listing. A song penned by Hanneman,
Marketing and promotion
Being Slayer's tenth studio album, Christ Illusion was originally scheduled for release on June 6, 2006,
Not all media attention surrounding the group on June 6 was favorable. National Day of Slayer, LLC, which describes itself as "a non-profit corporation in the State of Wyoming", requested on their website that Slayer fanatics participate in "The National Day of Slayer" by coming together and listening to the group's tracks.
Fans were given an exclusive preview of further tracks culled from the upcoming album before its release. In addition to "Cult", the tracks "Jihad" and "Eyes of the Insane" were made available for streaming on the Spanish website Rafabasa.com in late June.
In late July 2006, bus benches in several Californian cities were decorated with promotional artwork for Christ Illusion.[33] City officials in Fullerton, California, demanded the artwork be immediately removed from seventeen bus benches located throughout the city, and contacted the hired company which had originally put the adverts in place to assume the task.[33] The officials disliked the band's name, which they felt referred to a murderer. They also took offense to the antichrist and skull logo adorning the bench artwork.[33] Eventually, the artwork was removed.[34] However, various Orange County, California areas surrounding the city of Fullerton still had benches sporting the cover artwork.[34]
Commercial performance
Christ Illusion was released on August 8, 2006 by American Recordings / Warner Bros. Records. In its first week of release, the album sold 62,000 copies in the United States and debuted at number 5 on the
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[44] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [45] |
The Austin Chronicle | [46] |
Blender | [47] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[48] |
The Guardian | [12] |
musicOMH | [49] |
PopMatters | 8/10[50] |
Spin | 6/10[44] |
Stylus | B[51] |
Uncut | [44] |
The album was met with mostly favorable reviews. On Metacritic, it was given a score of 72 out of 100 based on 21 reviews.[44] Thom Jurek of AllMusic hailed the album as "raging, forward-thinking heavy metal melding with hardcore thrash", and wrote that Christ Illusion marked a return to "what made them such a breath of fresh air in the first place."[45] Ben Ratliff of The New York Times described the album as possessing "a kind of demented gravity, and the music bears it out: it is the most concentrated, focused Slayer record in 20 years."[52] PopMatters critic Adrien Begrand called it "Slayer's best album in sixteen years and their most thought-provoking work to date",[50] and the album was placed at number 15 on PopMatters' list of The Best Metal Albums of 2006.[53]
Drummer Lombardo came in for particular praise; though Rolling Stone panned the album, the reviewer acknowledged that "at least their awesome drummer Dave Lombardo shows off some chops."
Not all critics were positive. Chris Steffen of Rolling Stone magazine dismissed the album, noting that it "mines much of the same territory as its predecessor, God Hates Us All, just without the memorable riffs."[54] Jamie Thomson of The Guardian described the album as "wholly disappointing," and thought the band sounded "unwilling to ditch the nu-metal tendencies that have made much of their recent output so resistible."[12] KNAC.com contributor Peter Atkinson felt that the album "demands OUTRAGE —more calculatingly so than any other album the band has done," and that "that, in a nutshell, is Christ Illusion's glaring weakness."[55]
Album artwork
Several aspects of Christ Illusion's content and promotion generated adverse attention and publicity. In particular the cover art, painted by
World Entertainment News Network reported Slayer were attracting controversy through issuing the artwork.[60] Joseph Dias, general secretary of the Mumbai Christian group Catholic Secular Forum, (CSF) took "strong exception" to the original album artwork, and issued a memorandum to Mumbai's police commissioner in protest.[64] Chris Steffen of Rolling Stone magazine commented that "The album art takes it all over the top with an image axeman Kerry King dubs 'Christ in a Sea of Despair'",[54] while KNAC.com's Peter Atkinson deemed the artwork "defiantly sacrilegious".[55]
Lyrical themes
Lyrical themes explored on Christ Illusion deal with terrorism, warfare and religion, which drew criticism from conservative groups. It includes a depiction of the
Critical reaction to the album's lyrical content was mixed. Thom Jurek of
The Catholic Secular Forum condemned the album's lyrical content. Joseph Dias issued a statement in which he deemed the lyrics to "Skeleton Christ" to be an "insult to Christianity."[64] The memorandum was sent to Mumbai's police commissioner, and further expressed concern that the track "Jihad" would offend "the sensibilities of the Muslims... and secular Indians who have respect for all faiths."[64] EMI India met with the CSF, apologizing for Christ Illusion's release and recalling the album with no plans of a reissue.[64] On October 11, 2006 it was announced all stocks had been destroyed.[68] Though Araya had expected "Jihad"'s treatment of the events of 9/11 to create an American backlash, it failed to materialise, in part, he believes, due to peoples' view that the song is merely "just Slayer being Slayer".[13]
Track listing
All tracks (both music and lyrics) written by Kerry King unless noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Flesh Storm" | 4:14 | ||
2. | "Catalyst" | 3:07 | ||
3. | "Skeleton Christ" | 4:22 | ||
4. | "Eyes of the Insane" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | 3:23 |
5. | "Jihad" | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:31 |
6. | "Consfearacy" | 3:07 | ||
7. | "Catatonic" | 4:54 | ||
8. | "Black Serenade" (Alternate version in special edition) | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:16 |
9. | "Cult" | 4:40 | ||
10. | "Supremist" | 3:51 | ||
Total length: | 38:25 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Final Six" | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Slayer on Tour '07" (documentary) | N/A | N/A | 5:11 |
2. | "Eyes of the Insane" (music video) | Araya | Hanneman | 3:53 |
3. | "South of Heaven" (from the Unholy Alliance DVD) | Araya | Hanneman | 4:46 |
Total length: | 13:50 |
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[69]
Personnel
Slayer
- Tom Araya – bass, vocals
- Kerry King – guitars
- Jeff Hanneman – guitars
- Dave Lombardo – drums
Production
- Rick Rubin – executive production
- Josh Abraham – production, mixing
- John Ewing Jr. – engineering
- Ryan Williams – mixing engineer
- Dave Colvin – assistant engineer (at NRG)
- Brian Warwick – assistant engineer (at Westlake Studios)
- Armand B. Crump – guitar tech, bass tech
- Norm Costa – drum tech
- Vlado Meller – mastering
Artwork and design
- t42design – art direction, design
- Josh Victor Rothstein – photography
- Larry Carroll – cover art
- Krucified Kittens – art direction, cover design (special edition only)
Studios
- NRG, Los Angeles, California – recording
- Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, California – recording
- Pulse Recording, Los Angeles, California – mixing
- Sony Music Studios, New York City, New York – mastering
DVD credits
- Slayer on Tour '07
- Matt Weston – direction
- Dave Wither – direction
- Brett Jordan – direction
- Andrew Deerin – production
- Kevin Flynn – editing
- "Eyes of the Insane"
- Tony Petrossian – direction, production, editing
- Amanda Fox – production
- "South of Heaven"
- Adam Rothlein – direction, editing
- Jen Rothlein – production
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[70] | 9 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[71] | 6 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[72] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[73] | 48 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[74] | 3 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[75] | 14 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[76] | 8 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)[77]
|
2 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[78]
|
52 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[79] | 2 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[80] | 11 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[81] | 10 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[82] | 18 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[83] | 17 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[84] | 10 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[85] | 10 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[86] | 9 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[87] | 17 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[88] | 4 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[89] | 11 |
UK Albums (OCC)[90] | 23 |
1 | |
US Billboard 200[92] | 5 |
US | 2 |
US | 1 |
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