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World Painted Blood

Slayer
World Painted Blood

[Album]
3 November 2009
Thrash Metal

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Library Status Complete FLAC 16bit/44.1khz CD

TheBigBlack Review
(15 July 2023)

Rating - 3 Stars

'World Painted Blood' had something of a messy birth, and it reflects throughout the album. The band admitted they weren't prepared to record (and even wrote in the studio), and they parted ways with long term producer Rick Rubin soon after. The proceedings start off with a slow burn in the same way 'South Of Heaven' did 20+ years earlier, and builds into some massive riffs. 'Hate Worldwide' and 'Psychopathy Red' are classic vintage Slayer, whilst other tracks such as 'Human Strain' and 'Americon' sound more like the band we heard in the late 90s. If any complaints can be made about the album it is mostly in the production. The guitar tones are thin, and rubber band like in places instead of the thick rich wall of guitar Slayer is known for, leaving the album feeling somewhat underdeveloped at times. The drum sound luckily carries the album, and this was the last album to feature the recently returned Dave Lombardo. Also worth noting, it was the last album to feature guitarist Jeff Hanneman before his death in 2013. 'World Painted Blood' is far from being a Slayer masterpiece, but it does have personality and charm to boot, and this tends to carry it through the patches of mediocrity it occasionally touches on. All in all it is a great listen, but just not a 'Reign In Blood' for the new millennium that reunion album 'Christ Illusion' from 3 years earlier hinted it was capable of possibly aiming for.
Tracks:  
(1/1) 1.
Slayer - World Painted Blood (05:53)
(1/1) 2.
Slayer - Unit 731 (02:40)
(1/1) 3.
Slayer - Snuff (03:42)
(1/1) 4.
Slayer - Beauty Through Order (04:37)
(1/1) 5.
Slayer - Hate Worldwide (02:52)
(1/1) 6.
Slayer - Public Display Of Dismemberment (02:35)
(1/1) 7.
Slayer - Human Strain (03:09)
(1/1) 8.
Slayer - Americon (03:23)
(1/1) 9.
Slayer - Psychopathy Red (02:26)
(1/1) 10.
Slayer - Playing With Dolls (04:14)
(1/1) 11.
Slayer - Not Of This God (04:20)

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