God of Thunder (EP)

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God of Thunder
Caroline
ProducerDaniel Rey
White Zombie chronology
Make Them Die Slowly
(1989) 		God of Thunder
(1989) 		La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
(1992)

God of Thunder is an

Jay Yuenger on guitar. EP contains "God of Thunder", originally a Kiss song from their 1976 album Destroyer, and "Disaster Blaster II", a reworked version of "Disaster Blaster" from their 1989 album Make Them Die Slowly.[1]

Music

The release was a shift from the traditional heavy metal style of

La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1
.

"Star Slammer", which was originally cut from the Make Them Die Slowly recording sessions, was also re-recorded around the time of this EP's release. However, it was left off the EP.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]

In an interview on Loudwire, Rob Zombie denied making the album cover to provoke Gene Simmons in order to gain press coverage. In fact, Simmons never filed any sort of lawsuit or complaint against the band for the cover art of the album.[5] On May 31, 2006, Zombie fronted a supergroup which performed "God of Thunder" at the VH1 Rock Honors.

La Sexorcisto
.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rob Zombie; all music is composed by White Zombie, except God of Thunder written by Paul Stanley

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."God of Thunder" (Kiss cover)3:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Love Razor"5:19
2."Disaster Blaster II"4:56

Sample overview

# Title Samples[7]
1 "God of Thunder"
  • "You wanted the best and you got the best...the hottest band in the world" is from "Detroit Rock City" on Kiss' live album Alive II (1977).
  • "Hey now wait a minute" is from the film Head (1968) featuring the voice of Mike Nesmith of the Monkees. The sample is also featured on the soundtrack to the film.
  • "Suck on this!" is from the film Taxi Driver (1976).
  • "They kill for one reason: they kill for food. They eat their victims, you understand that, Mr. Berman? That's what keeps them going" is from the film Dawn of the Dead (1978).
2 "Love Razor" --
3 "Disaster Blaster II"
  • "You think that when you die you go to Heaven? You come to us." is from the horror film Phantasm II.
  • The alien language dialog (translated "Tell Jabba" and "It's too late") and the following laughter is from the film
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
    .

Personnel

Adapted from the God of Thunder liner notes.[8]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1989
Caroline
LP
 CAROL 1457

References

  1. ^ Fasolino, Greg; Sprague, David (2007). "White Zombie". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "White Zombie: God of Thunder > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  3. ProQuest 1015390229
    .
  4. Pitchfork Media
    . Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Moses, Michael. "All Hail The Zombie King!!!". Foundations. April, 1995. cited October 30, 2008
  6. ^ True, Everett. "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Melody Maker. January 27, 1990. cited June 11, 2010
  7. ^ "White Zombie's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  8. Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )

External links
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