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Reign in Blood - Definition and Overview |
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Reign in Blood is a speed metal album by thrash metal band Slayer, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) through Def Jam Records (later rereleased on Rubin's Def American/American Recordings). Reign in Blood is lyrically extremely graphically violent, and the music is fast, loud and punk rock-influenced. The album's influence has been most pronounced on the American death metal scene which developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, though it is also a seminal album of the speed metal genre. Produced by Rick Rubin, Reign in Blood largely abandoned the prog-influenced stylings of Hell Awaits for quick beats and a runtime of just over half an hour. Columbia Records refused to distribute the album but Geffen Records picked it up.
Reign in Blood peaked at #94 on Billboard's (North America) Billboard 200 albums chart. It was named as the "No. 1 Thrash Metal Album of All Time" by Kerrang! magazine. In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. "Raining Blood" was covered by Tori Amos on 2001's Strange Little Girls.
Track listing
- "Angel of Death" (Hanneman) - 4:50
- "Piece By Piece" (King) - 2:02
- "Necrophobic" (Hanneman/King) - 1:38
- "Altar Of Sacrifice" (Hanneman/King) - 2:49
- "Jesus Saves" (Hanneman/King) - 2:49
- "Criminally Insane" (Hanneman/King) - 2:13
- "Reborn" (Hanneman/King) - 2:20
- "Epidemic" (Hanneman/King) - 2:12
- "Postmortem" (Hanneman) - 2:44
- "Raining Blood" (Hanneman/King) - 4:23
The Re-Issue added "Aggressive Perfector" and "Criminally Insane (Remix)".
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Chart position
1987 Reign In Blood The Billboard 200 No. 94
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