Reign in Blood
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Released | October 7, 1986 | |||
Recorded | January–March 1986 | |||
Studio | Hit City West, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 28:55 | |||
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Reign in Blood is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 7, 1986, by Def Jam Recordings.[1] The album was the band's first collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, whose input helped the band's sound evolve. The release date of the album was delayed because of concerns regarding the lyrical subject matter of the opening track "Angel of Death", which refers to Josef Mengele and describes acts such as human experimentation that he committed at the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2] The band's members stated that they did not condone Nazism and were merely interested in the subject.[3]
Reign in Blood was well received by both critics and fans, and was responsible for bringing Slayer to the attention of a mainstream metal audience. Today, it is often mentioned among the greatest heavy metal records ever. In their 2017 listing of the 100 Greatest Metal albums of all time, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Reign in Blood at #6.[4] Alongside Anthrax's Among the Living, Megadeth's Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, and Metallica's Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood helped define the sound of the emerging US thrash metal scene in the mid-1980s, and has remained influential since. The album was Slayer's first to enter the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 94, and was certified Gold on November 20, 1992. In 2013, NME ranked it at number 287 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[5]
Background
Following the positive reception Slayer's previous release Hell Awaits had received, the band's producer and manager Brian Slagel realized the band were in a position to hit the "big time" with their next album. Slagel negotiated with several record labels, among them Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons' Def Jam Recordings. However, Slagel was reluctant to have the band signed to what was at the time primarily a hip hop label. Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo was made aware of Rubin's interest, and he initiated contact with the producer. However, Slayer's remaining members were apprehensive of leaving Metal Blade Records, with whom they were already under contract.[6]
Lombardo contacted
Guitarist
Cover art
The cover artwork was designed by
It was believed that Columbia Records initially refused to release Reign in Blood because of the disturbing imagery. Araya refuted this claim in 2016 saying that it was because of the song "Angel of Death" and it had nothing to do with the cover art.[9]
Recording
Reign in Blood was recorded and produced at Hit City West in Los Angeles with Rubin producing and Andy Wallace engineering.[10] The album was the label boss' first professional experience with heavy metal, and his fresh perspective led to a drastic makeover of Slayer's sound. Steve Huey of AllMusic believed Rubin drew tighter and faster songs from the band, and delivered a cleanly produced sound that contrasted sharply with their previous recordings.[11] This resulted in drastic changes to Slayer's sound, and changed audiences' perception of the band. Araya has since stated their two previous releases were not up to par production-wise.[12] Guitarist Kerry King later remarked that "[i]t was like, 'Wow—you can hear everything, and those guys aren't just playing fast; those notes are on time.'"[6]
According to Araya, it was Hanneman's idea to add the scream for the introduction in "Angel of Death." Araya did several takes but ended up using the first one.[13]
Hanneman later admitted that while the band was listening to
Lombardo's departure
Following the album's recording sessions, Slayer embarked on the Reign in Pain tour with the bands
Rubin called Lombardo daily to insist he return, telling him: "Dude, you gotta come back in the band." Rubin offered Lombardo a salary, but he was still hesitant about returning; at this point Lombardo had been out of the band for several months. Lombardo returned in 1987; Rubin came to his house and picked him up in his Porsche, taking him to a Slayer rehearsal.[6]
In a video interview, Kerry King stated: “Your first one (album), you emulate your heros, your second one, your second one, you start finding your direction, the second album, is basically a Mercyful Fate album. Reign in Blood is when Slayer became Slayer and that’s the sound you know us for, till this day!”
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [16] |
The Guardian | [17] |
Kerrang! | [18] |
Rock Hard | 9.5/10[19] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [20] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10[21] |
Stylus Magazine | A+[22] |
The Village Voice | B+[23] |
Although the album received no radio airplay, it was the band's first release to enter the Billboard 200, where it debuted at #127, and attained its peak position of 94 in its sixth week.
Reign in Blood was critically acclaimed by the underground and mainstream music press. Reviewing for AllMusic, Steve Huey awarded the album five out of five, describing it a "stone-cold classic."[16] Stylus Magazine critic Clay Jarvis awarded the album an A+ grade, calling it a "genre-definer," as well as "the greatest metal album of all time."[22] Jarvis further remarked the song "Angel of Death" "smokes the asses of any band playing fast and/or heavy today. Lyrically outlining the horrors to come, while musically laying the groundwork for the rest of the record: fast, lean and filthy."[22] Kerrang! magazine described it as the "heaviest album of all time,"[28] and listed the album at #27 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time".[29] Metal Hammer magazine named it "the best metal album of the last 20 years" in 2006.[30] Q Magazine ranked Reign in Blood among their list of the "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time",[31] and Spin Magazine ranked the album #67 on their list of the "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005".[32] Critic Chad Bowar stated: "1986's Reign in Blood is probably the best thrash album ever recorded."[33] In August 2014, Revolver placed the album on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list.[34] In 2017, it was ranked 6th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".[35]
Adrien Begrand of PopMatters observed that "[t]here's no better song to kick things off than the masterful 'Angel of Death', one of the most monumental songs in metal history, where guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman deliver their intricate riffs, drummer Dave Lombardo performs some of the most powerful drumming ever recorded, and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya screams and snarls his tale of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele."[36] When asked why Reign in Blood has retained its popularity, King replied: "If you released Reign in Blood today, no one would give a shit. It was timing; it was a change in sound. In thrash metal at that time, no one had ever heard good production on a record like that. It was just a bunch of things that came together at once."[37] Decibel inducted Reign in Blood into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame in November 2004, being the first album to earn such award.[38]
Legacy
Reign in Blood is regarded by critics as one of the most influential and extreme thrash metal albums.[11] In its "Greatest Metal Bands Of All Time" poll, MTV praised Slayer's "downtuned rhythms, infectious guitar licks, graphically violent lyrics and grisly artwork," which they stated "set the standard for dozens of emerging thrash bands," while "Slayer's music was directly responsible for the rise of death metal." MTV described Reign in Blood as essential listening,[39] and the album was ranked number 7 on IGN's "Top 25 Most Influential Metal Albums".[40]
Asked during a press tour for 1994's Divine Intervention about the pressure of living up to Reign in Blood, King replied that the band did not try to better it, but just wanted to make music.[6] In 2006, Blabbermouth's Don Kaye drew a comparison to the band's 2006 album Christ Illusion, and concluded, "Slayer may never make an album as incendiary as Reign in Blood again."[41]
Rapper Necro was heavily influenced by the album, and has remarked that it takes him back to the 1980s, "when shit was pure".[42] Ektomorf vocalist Zoltán Farkas describes the album as one of his primary influences.[43] Paul Mazurkiewicz of Cannibal Corpse stated Lombardo's performance on the album helped him play faster throughout his career.[44] Kelly Shaefer of Atheist said: "When Reign in Blood came out it changed everything! That is easily the best extreme metal record ever!"[45]
Hanneman said that the album was his personal favorite, reasoning it was "so short and quick and to the point".[46]
Paul Bostaph – Slayer's drummer from 1992 to 2001, and from 2013 to 2019 – first heard the record while a member of Forbidden. At a party, he walked towards music he heard from another room, and approached Forbidden guitarist Craig Locicero. Asked what was playing, Locicero shouted, "The new Slayer record." After listening closely, Bostaph looked at Locicero, and concluded his band was "fucked".[6]
Oderus Urungus of Gwar cited 'Altar of Sacrifice' as his favourite Slayer song: "It's the one I would always play for my friends when I was getting into Slayer. They would get this glazed look in their eyes and worship the speakers while doing the devil-horn thing."[47]
In 2006, the album won a Metal Hammer award for Best Album of the Last 20 Years.[48]
In 2016, Loudwire ranked Reign in Blood #1 among Slayer's eleven studio albums.[49] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 287 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[50]
Live performances
The tracks "Raining Blood" and "Angel of Death" have become almost permanent additions to Slayer's live set, and were Hanneman's favorite tracks to play live.[51] The band played Reign in Blood in its entirety throughout the fall of 2004, under the tour banner "Still Reigning". In 2004, a live DVD of the same name was released, which included a finale with the band covered in fake blood during the performance of "Raining Blood".[52]
King later said that while the idea of playing Reign in Blood in its entirety was suggested before by their
Although it was omitted from a number of concerts because of short time allotments, Slayer have often said that they enjoy playing the album in its entirety. According to Hanneman: "We still enjoy playing these songs live. We play these songs over and over and over, but they're good songs, intense songs! If it were melodic songs or some kind of boring 'clap your hands' song, you'd be going crazy playing those every night. But our songs are just bam-bam-bam-bam, they're intense."
Controversy
Lyrical themes
Def Jam's distributor, Columbia Records, refused to distribute the album due to the song "Angel of Death", because of its setting and description of the Holocaust. Reign in Blood was eventually distributed by Geffen Records; however, due to the controversy it did not appear on Geffen's release schedule and the Geffen logo was not put on the album.[6]
For the album, Slayer decided to abandon much of the earlier
Hanneman was inspired to write "Angel of Death" after he read a number of books on Mengele during a Slayer tour. Hanneman has complained people usually misinterpret the lyrics, and clarified: "Nothing I put in the lyrics that says necessarily he was a bad man, because to me — well, isn't that obvious? I shouldn't have to tell you that."
Song covers
"Raining Blood" was covered by
In 2005, the Slayer tribute band Dead Skin Mask released an album with eight Slayer tracks, including "Angel of Death".
Popular culture
"Raining Blood" was featured in the
"Angel of Death" was featured in the multi–platform video game
In season 1, episode 6 of The Leftovers, the character Nora Durst (played by Carrie Coon) pays a prostitute to shoot her in the chest while she wears a Kevlar vest, playing "Angel of Death" to mask the sound of gunfire.[76][77]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Angel of Death" | Jeff Hanneman | Hanneman | 4:51 |
2. | "Piece by Piece" | Kerry King | King | 2:02 |
3. | "Necrophobic" |
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| 1:40 |
4. | "Altar of Sacrifice" | King | Hanneman | 2:50 |
5. | "Jesus Saves" | King |
| 2:54 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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6. | "Criminally Insane" |
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| 2:23 |
7. | "Reborn" | King | Hanneman | 2:11 |
8. | "Epidemic" | King |
| 2:23 |
9. | "Postmortem" | Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:27 |
10. | "Raining Blood" |
| Hanneman | 4:14 |
Total length: | 28:55 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Aggressive Perfector" |
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| 2:30 |
12. | "Criminally Insane" (remix) |
|
| 3:18 |
Total length: | 34:43 |
Personnel
- Tom Araya – bass, vocals
- Kerry King – guitars
- Jeff Hanneman – guitars
- Dave Lombardo – drums
Production
- Larry Carroll– artwork
- Rick Rubin – production
- engineering
- mastering
Charts
Chart (1986-1987) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[78] | 47 |
US Billboard 200[79] | 94 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums (IRMA)[80] | 80 |
9 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[82] | 264 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Polish Albums (ZPAV)[83] | 48 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[84] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[85] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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External links
- Reign in Blood (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)