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  • Artist: Slayer
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: August 08, 2006
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The reunion of the original Slayer lineup appears for the first time in the studio since 1990's Seasons in the Abyss (a record that topped off one of the great four-album stands in metal history: Hell Awaits, Reign in Blood, and South of Heaven preceded it). Drummer Dave Lombardo's retaking of the drum chair places the band back on the edge, pushing themselves and the genre to look back at where they've been and where they go from here. For a band that has been together as long as Slayer has, they have never made concessions and have stubbornly refused to sound like anyone but themselves. Christ Illusion is a raging, forward-thinking heavy metal melding with hardcore thrash; this is what made them such a breath of fresh air in the first place. And while they no longer sound terrifying, that was never their point anyway. Slayer rips through these ten songs, complete with lightning changes, off-kilter rhythms, and riff invention, together with plodding crescendos, sick-as-hell guitar breaks, and dark, unrelentingly twisted-as-f*ck lyrics that reflect a singular intensity. The big themes on Christ Illusion center on the perverse myth of religion and its responsibility for, and cause of, war. One can talk about the power big-money has at stake in the Middle Eastern havoc, but the root, according to some of these songs, is the culture war between two competing myths, Christianity and Islam, that this time out could result in the apocalypse. On the opener, "Flesh Storm," Tom Araya roars the refrain above the guitars and frantic drumming: "It's all just psychotic devotion/Manipulated with no discretion/Relentless/Warfare knows no compassion/Thrives with no evolution/Unstable minds exacerbate/Unrest in peace...only the fallen have won/Because the fallen can't run/My vision's not obscure/For war there is no cure/So here the only law/Is men killing men/For someone else's cause."

Elsewhere, such as "Eyes of the Insane," the story comes in the first person from the point of view of a soldier who is suffering the effects of PTSD, yet he may or may not still be on the battlefield. Lombardo's drums open it slowly, then the Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King guitar gods create an intensely harrowing and angular riff that changes from verse to verse, through the refrain and bridge, and comes back again. Yeah, Slayer actually crafts and writes songs. Check the little skittering vamp that leads into "Jihad," where Lombardo just shimmers his hi-hat before the band begins to enter and twist and turn looking for a place to create a new rhythmic thrash that's the most insane deconstruction of four/four time on tape. The indictment of "holy war" is possible only through the telling of the narrative from a Jihadist's point of view. The blazing, low-tuned heaviness of "Consfearacy" turns the entire principle of patriotism's blind ideals into an evil joke. Araya's voice is mixed way up this time, every utterance is understandable, thanks to producer and mixer Josh Abraham and label boss Rick Rubin. This scathing rejection of religion as the cause for world conflict is best characterized in "Cult." The low-tuned, two-string vamp that slithers into the foreground creates a tension as Lombardo's cymbals call the band into the riff that opens the tune. It's slow, meaty, unrelenting in its tautness. When Araya's voice comes in, the whole track is off the rails and stays there: "Oppression is the holy war/In God I distrust...Is war and greed the Master's plan? The Bible's where it all began/Its propaganda sells despair/And spreads the virus everywhere/Religion Is hate/Religion Is fear/Religion is war...." Whether you agree with Slayer's anti-religion militancy is one thing, but their view that it underscores this war and so many preceding it has to be taken with some seriousness. And musically, they are in a league of their own. Christ Illusion creates an interesting dilemma for people of faith who like heavy metal: the stance against war here is unreproachable, but can one hang with the conflicting point of view that faith in a god is responsible for it? Given the defined presence of the vocals, one cannot simply listen to the voice as another instrument, as in much of heavy metal. One has to deal with the music and the words this time out, and yes, they're printed in the lyric booklet. Christ Illusion is an antiwar record that asks people to think for themselves. At one point Araya makes his choice, "six six six," but even that's in reaction, an irony. Christ Illusion is brilliant, stomping, scorched-earth thrash metal at its best. Lyrically, it may offend people, but getting the listener to think and make choices is what this music is all about. An anti-Christian/anti-Islam/anti-theocratic, antiwar album, Christ Illusion is essential for anyone interested in the genre. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Flesh Storm Slayer (4:14)
Catalyst Slayer (3:07)
Skeleton Christ Slayer (4:22)
Eyes of the Insane Slayer (3:23)
Jihad Slayer (3:31)
Consfearacy Slayer (3:07)
Catatonic Slayer (4:54)
Black Serenade Slayer (3:16)
Cult Slayer (4:40)
Supremist Slayer (3:51)

Credits

Tom Araya (Bass), Tom Araya (Vocals), Tom Araya (Group Member), Jeff Hanneman (Guitar), Jeff Hanneman (Lead), Jeff Hanneman (Group Member), Kerry King (Guitar), Kerry King (Lead), Kerry King (Group Member), Dave Lombardo (Drums), Dave Lombardo (Group Member), Rick Rubin (Executive Producer), John Ewing, Jr. (Engineer), Dino Paredes (A&R), Ryan Williams (Mixing), Josh Abraham (Producer), Josh Abraham (Mixing), Nick John (Management), Rick Sales (Management), Vlado Meller (Mastering), Norm Costa (Drum Technician), Brian Warwick (Assistant Engineer), Larry Carroll (Cover Art), Dave Colvin (Assistant Engineer), Kristen Mulderig (Management)
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Christ Illusion
Christ Illusion cover
Studio album by Slayer
Released August 8, 2006
Recorded NRG Studios in North Hollywood, and Westlake Studios in Los Angeles
Genre Thrash metal
Length 42:15
Label American
Producer Josh Abraham
Professional reviews
Slayer chronology
God Hates Us All
(2001)		 Christ Illusion
(2006)		 World Painted Blood
(2009)
Alternate cover
Special edition
Special edition

Christ Illusion is the ninth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on August 8, 2006, the album received generally favorable critical reviews, and it entered the Billboard 200 at number 5—the band's highest U.S. chart position to date. Christ Illusion includes the Grammy Award-winning songs "Eyes of the Insane" and "Final Six", and is the band's first studio album to feature original drummer Dave Lombardo since 1990's Seasons in the Abyss.

Depicting a mutilated Christ painted by longtime collaborator Larry Carroll, the album's graphic artwork courted controversy. An alternative cover was issued to conservative retailers who felt uncomfortable with the original. Lyrical themes, particularly in the song "Jihad" which describes the September 11 attacks from a terrorist perspective, outraged the Mumbai-based Catholic Secular Forum in India. As a result, all Indian stocks of the album were recalled and destroyed by EMI India.

Contents

Recording

Christ Illusion was recorded via computer between two studios: NRG Studios, North Hollywood, with assistant engineer Dave Colvin; and Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, where Brian Warwick assisted.[10][11] Guitarist Kerry King recalls nine of the eleven songs originally slated for Christ Illusion were demoed in 2004, with Dave Lombardo at the drum kit.[12] However, Lombardo recalls recording with King as far back as early 2003, when two demos were completed at Lombardo's home.[13] In a July 2004 interview, guitarist Jeff Hanneman reported "Me and Kerry have a bunch of songs," and expressed the band's intent to finish the record that year.[14] Slayer's label American Recordings was at the time negotiating a switch of record distributors from Columbia Records to Warner Bros. Records, meaning the recording would have been temporarily shelved until the issue became resolved.[14] For this reason the group did not finish a record at that time,[14] as the distribution deal with Warner Records was not finalized until late July 2005.[15]

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.[16] Rubin was busy, however, which caused a further delay to recording.[16] 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."[16] Josh Abraham produced the album instead,[10] and was praised by Blabbermouth's Don Kaye "for capturing much more of the spark than has been apparent on the last few records."[17] Despite missing an opportunity to produce Christ Illusion, Rubin contributed in an "executive production" capacity.[10] 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.[11] 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."[6]

As with Slayer's previous two albums, all rhythm guitar tracks on Christ Illusion were laid down by King.[11] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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,[11] a reason cited by guitarist Jeff Hanneman for an alleged clearer punk vibe throughout the songs on the album.[18] Lombardo personally described the album as "a matured Reign in Blood",[19] while King described it as "a mix between God Hates [Us All] and Seasons [in the Abyss]."[20]

Although 11 songs were originally slated for the album, only ten made the final track listing. A song penned by Hanneman,[12] entitled "Final Six," was meant for inclusion,[11] with the song name originally declared as the album's title by vocalist Tom Araya to George Stroumboulopoulos of CBC's The Hour.[21] Questioned about the album's title by Kevin and Bean of Los Angeles KROQ-FM, King replied "I'm not positive it's been nailed yet. I think last week was the deadline and I'm not sure where it ended up, so I'm gonna have to take the fifth on that one. The way it was going, my vote was overlooked, so… That's why I'm not real thrilled about it."[21] However, Araya took one weekend off for vacation during the recording of the album and required a two-hour gall bladder operation the following Monday on May 5, 2006.[11][22] Thus, he was unable to finish the vocals for the song in time for the album's release.[11] King hinted "Final Six" might appear on a special digipack release of Christ Illusion[11], a release which eventually surfaced in July 2007.

Marketing and promotion
"Cult"
"Cult" was written by guitarist King as a comment on both religion and America, which he describes as "the biggest cult in the world".[23]
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Christ Illusion was originally scheduled for release on June 6, 2006,[12] the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year. This connotation with the Book of Revelation's Number of the Beast was being used as a marketing ploy to hype a number of media releases at the time, most notably the remake of the horror film The Omen.[24] King said the idea was scrapped because of the number of other bands that had the same idea,[12] but USA Today reported that the release date was thwarted because the band had failed to secure sufficient studio recording time.[24] Having missed the "Satanic" date, the release was pushed back to July 25;[21] however, this date was not met either. Despite this, an exclusive T-shirt, limited to 666 units and only available via the band's store, was released in commemoration of "the sixth day of the sixth month of the sixth year".[22] Five thousand copies of the limited edition EP "Eternal Pyre" were also released on this date, and made available via Hot Topic stores in the US. The EP previewed the song "Cult", and the track was made available for streaming on the band's official website the same day.[25] Issued in Europe on June 23, the EP landed at number 48 on the Swedish charts[26] and number 2 on the Finnish charts,[27] while on June 30, Nuclear Blast Records released a 7" vinyl picture disc version limited to a thousand copies.[28]

Not all media attention surrounding the group on June 6 was favourable. National Day of Slayer, LLC, which describes itself as a "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.[29] However, vandals attacked St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, by spray-painting a large pentagram in front of the doors, black inverted crosses in two columns in front of the main entrance, and the number six on three steps leading into the Seminary. The words "Reign in Blood" were scrawled on the seminary landing,[30] while the phrase "Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven", taken from Book 1 of John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost", was found inscribed on two inside columns.[30] The National Day of Slayer website took credit for inspiring the perpetrator(s), and a media investigation discovered that the site had left instructions that fans "spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries".[31]

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.[32] A listening party event for the album took place on July 22 at Duff's Brooklyn in New York City's Williamsburg neighborhood.[33] Filmed on the set of "The Henry Rollins Show", a live rendition of "Disciple" (taken from Slayer's 2001 album God Hates Us All) was posted online, followed by "Cult"'s live performance which aired on the Independent Film Channel a few days later.[34] BBC Radio 1's "Mike Davis Rock Show" gave "Skeleton Christ" a premier airing on August 1,[35] and by August 4 the full album was available for streaming via Slayer's official MySpace profile.[36] AOL Radio complimented this by launching an "All Slayer" station in anticipation of Christ Illusion's release, playing all of Slayer's previously released songs and tracks from the upcoming record.[37]

In late July 2006, bus benches in several Californian cities were decorated with promotional artwork for Christ Illusion.[38] 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.[38] 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.[38] Eventually, the artwork was removed.[39] However, various Orange County, California areas surrounding the city of Fullerton still had benches sporting the cover artwork.[39]

Critical reception

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 Billboard 200 Chart.[40] Though this ranked as the band's highest chart position to date, and was their first top 10 charting since 1994's Divine Intervention,[40] the album dropped to number 44 the following week.[41] Christ Illusion reached number 9 in Australia,[42] number 3 in Canada, number 6 in Austria, number 8 in the Netherlands, number 10 in Norway and debuted at number 2 in Finland[43] and Germany.[44] The single "Eyes of the Insane" won the "Best Metal Performance" category at the 49th Grammy Awards.[45] The song "Final Six" also won in the same category at the 50th Grammy Awards.[46]

The album was met with mostly favourable reviews. 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."[1] 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."[47] PopMatters critic Adrien Begrand called it "Slayer's best album in sixteen years and their most thought-provoking work to date",[8] and the album was placed at number 15 on PopMatters list of The Best Metal Albums of 2006.[48] Drummer Lombardo came in for particular praise; though Rolling Stone slated the album, the reviewer acknowledged that "at least their awesome drummer Dave Lombardo shows off some chops."[49] Blabbermouth's Don Kaye thought that "while flawed", Christ Illusion "proves that the band still has a few tricks up its sleeve and one very potent weapon behind the kit."[17] Peter Atkinson of KNAC.com felt similarly, and reported Lombardo's "performance is top notch throughout and does give the album a looser feel than Paul Bostaph’s technical precision offered."[50]

Not all critics were so 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."[49] 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."[6] 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."[50]

Album artwork

The censored album cover for Christ Illusion, 2006

Several aspects of Christ Illusion's content and promotion generated adverse attention and publicity. In particular the cover art, painted by Larry Carroll and depicting a mutilated, stoned Jesus. Carroll, who had painted the cover artwork to previous Slayer albums such as Reign in Blood, South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss, resumed duties on Christ Illusion.[51] Working solely from track names and formative lyrics, Carroll produced the original on a 4-by-4-foot slab of wood using a combination of mediums.[51] Having requested an image of Christ in "a sea of despair", King commented that an early version seemed as though Christ was "chilling out in the water".[52] The final image portrays Christ with a missing eye and amputated hands, and standing amidst a sea of blood and severed heads.[51] Araya deemed this version "much better because he looked like a drug addict!",[52] while King admired the artwork enough to purchase the original.[53] Certain album pre-orders gave fans the chance to win one of ten autographed lithographs of the artwork,[54] while an alternative, non-graphic cover was made to appease retailers who had refused to stock the original version.[55]

World Entertainment News Network reported Slayer were attracting controversy through issuing the artwork.[52] 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.[56] 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'",[49] while KNAC.com's Peter Atkinson deemed the artwork "defiantly sacrilegious".[50]

Lyrical themes

Lyrical themes explored on Christ Illusion deal with terrorism, warfare and religion, drew criticism from conservative groups. It includes a depiction of the September 11 attacks from the viewpoint of one of the terrorists ("Jihad"),[57] and a portrayal of a soldier's experience of post-traumatic stress ("Eyes of the Insane").[58] The song "Cult" revolves around King's perception of flaws in American religion,[23] while "Consfearacy" has been described as a "government hating song".[59][60]
"Eyes of the Insane"
The Araya penned lyrics of "Eyes of the Insane" were inspired by an article called "Casualties of War" in Texas Monthly, dealing with the plight of soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress.[58]
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Critical reaction to the album's lyrical content was mixed. Thom Jurek of Allmusic felt the "dark, unrelentingly twisted-as-fuck lyrics reflect a singular intensity," and praised the band for connecting their anti-religion stance with a belief that religion has underscored many wars throughout history.[1] However, Rolling Stone's Chris Steffen mourned that it had become "downright painful to hear Tom Araya — at 45 years old! — continue to belt out the band's increasingly self-parodying, anti-religious lyrics," and singled out lyrics such as "Religion's a whore" and "I've made my choice: six six six!" as over the top.[49] Jamie Thomson of The Guardian wrote that the album left "no blasphemy...unuttered",[6] while Peter Atkinson of KNAC.com observed that "when not fixating on religion, the band revisit their other favorite subject — war — in surprisingly familiar terms," and remarked that Slayer had sunk "to the level of God-repelling dunderheads Deicide."[50] He concluded the review with the opinion that "It's déjà vu all over again from God Hates Us All — and once you've titled something God Hates Us All, haven't you made your point enough already?"[50]

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."[56] 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."[56] EMI India met with the CSF, apologizing for Christ Illusion's release and recalling the album with no plans of a reissue.[56] On October 11, 2006 it was announced all stocks had been destroyed.[61] Though Araya had expected "Jihad"'s treatment of the events of 9/11 to create an American backlash,[57] it failed to materialise, in part, he believes, due to peoples' view that the song is merely "just Slayer being Slayer".[18]

Track listing

# Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Flesh Storm"   Kerry King King 4:16
2. "Catalyst"   King King 3:09
3. "Skeleton Christ"   King King 4:22
4. "Eyes of the Insane"   Tom Araya Jeff Hanneman 3:24
5. "Jihad"   Araya Hanneman 3:32
6. "Consfearacy"   King King 3:09
7. "Catatonic"   King King 4:56
8. "Black Serenade"   Araya, Hanneman Hanneman 3:18
9. "Cult"   King King 4:42
10. "Supremist"   King King 3:51

Special edition

# Title Writer(s) Length
8. "Black Serenade" (Alternate Version) Araya, Hanneman 2:58
11. "Final Six"   Araya, Hanneman 4:10
Hot Topic bonus tracks
# Title Lyrics Music Length
12. "Disciple" (Live) King Hanneman 3:44
13. "Mandatory Suicide" (Live) Araya Hanneman, King 4:04
DVD (Included with the special edition)

Personnel

References

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